In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and across Bergen County. Before any water touches a rug we check the fiber and test the dyes, then choose a method for that rug. Wool, synthetic, Persian, Oriental and shag rugs are all cleaned this way. If a rug is better picked up than cleaned on your floor, we say so before starting.
Rug cleaning in Fort Lee: what to know
Rugs are cleaned where they lie, and in Fort Lee, where four in five homes are in buildings of 2 or more units, that is most often the living room or bedroom floor of an apartment. What stands on the rug is the first thing to settle. If a bed, a dining table or a heavy cabinet holds it down, decide before the visit if the piece can come off, and tell us, since the area to be cleaned is part of the quote. The material is the second. No wet cleaning starts until the dyes have been tested, and the fiber guides the method, because wool keeps hold of more water than nylon does. Spots are treated ahead of the main cleaning. When a full immersion wash is what a rug calls for, you are told before any work is done, and the decision is yours.
A cleaning visit in Fort Lee
A Fort Lee visit is arranged with the building first and with us second. The rules of the house apply to owners and tenants alike, and the front desk or the management office can tell you what they are: the entrance and the elevator to use, the days and hours allowed, and where a work vehicle may wait. Ask a few days ahead and give us the answers with your floor. At a house, the driveway and the nearest door are what we ask about. Drying usually takes a few hours and varies with the material, the weather and the airflow, so keep the ventilation running afterward.
How a rug cleaning visit goes
We identify the rug
Fiber, construction, dyes, fringe and backing are checked, and the dyes are tested in a corner.
We remove dry soil
Thorough vacuuming takes out the grit at the base of the pile before any water is used.
We clean to the rug's limits
Spots first, then cleaning with the water and temperature that the fiber and dyes allow.
We groom and dry
The pile is set in one direction and the rug dries flat with air moving across it.
- What we clean
- Wool, synthetic, Persian, Oriental, tribal and shag area rugs
- Where
- In your home, on the floor where the rug lies, or by pickup
- Pickup
- On request the rug is collected from your home, cleaned and returned rolled and wrapped
- First step
- A check of the fiber, the dyes and the condition
- Quote
- Free, based on the size, the fiber and the condition
- When
- Open 24 hours, every day
Rug cleaning in Fort Lee: questions, answered
How long do carpet and furniture take to dry in a Fort Lee high rise?
Usually a few hours. The time depends on the material, on the weather and on the air moving through the rooms, and wool or thick fabric is slower than a thin synthetic. If the windows on your floor open only a little, keep the air conditioning or the heat running with the fan on until everything feels dry to the hand.
Do you pick up rugs and bring them back?
Yes. We clean a rug in your home, or we pick it up from your home, clean it and return it rolled and wrapped. Tell us the size of the rug and the floor it is on when you ask for a quote.
Do you clean silk or viscose rugs?
With great caution. Silk and viscose lose their sheen and can be marked by water, so we test first and clean only the surface when the test allows it. Some of these rugs are better left to a specialist in that fiber, and we say so.
Will the fringe turn yellow or shrink?
It should not when it is handled correctly. Cotton fringe is cleaned by hand, separately from the pile, and dried quickly, because slow drying is what browns it.
How long does a rug take to dry?
Usually a few hours for a synthetic rug and longer for wool, which holds more water. Air moving across the rug matters more than heat. Keep furniture and the pad off it until it is dry.