In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Montclair, New Jersey, and across Essex 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 Montclair: what to know
About six in ten Montclair homes were standing before 1940. Floors in houses that old are often hardwood, if not in every case, so say what your rug lies on. Rugs are cleaned where they lie. We start with the fiber and with a test of the dyes, which comes before any wet cleaning. Wool is slow to dry, which is why less water goes on a wool rug than on a synthetic one. Before you call, turn back a corner and compare the back of the rug with its face. If the face is much paler, the rug has faded in the light, and cleaning takes out soil without putting that color back. Tell us what you saw, along with the size. When yours ought to go through a full immersion wash instead, you learn that from us, together with the reason.
A cleaning visit in Montclair
A visit to a Montclair house starts at the curb. Tell us if there is a driveway we can use and how many steps rise from it to the door, since a house set above the street means a longer carry. Inside, count the flights between the entry and the rooms being cleaned. For an apartment, give us the floor and ask the manager if outside work needs notice or a reserved elevator. We look over the carpet or the furniture with you first and say what to expect. Carpet and fabric need a few hours to dry, fewer when the doors between rooms stand open.
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 Montclair: questions, answered
Can wool carpet on the stairs of my Montclair house be cleaned?
Yes. Wool takes a gentler cleaning than nylon: less water goes on, since the fiber holds more of it and dries slower. Tell us it is wool when you ask for a quote, and count the steps. Expect the stairs in your Montclair house to stay damp somewhat longer than a synthetic carpet would.
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.