In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Passaic, New Jersey, and across Passaic 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 Passaic: what to know
Three in four homes in Passaic were built before 1960, most of them well before, and rugs in buildings of that age tend to cover wood floors that should stay dry. Rugs here are cleaned in place, with that floor in mind. The first step is to learn what the rug is. Look at the fringe before you call: on a hand knotted rug the fringe is the end of the rug's own foundation threads, and on a machine made rug it is usually sewn on afterward. Tell us which you see, plus the size. On site we test the dyes, treat the spots and clean with a measured amount of water. Wool dries more slowly than a synthetic pile, so give a wool rug extra time and air. Should the rug need a full immersion wash, you will hear that from us first.
A cleaning visit in Passaic
Most homes in Passaic are apartments in older buildings, so a few plain questions shape the visit. We ask how many flights lead to your door, if the building has an elevator, and if a superintendent or a landlord has to let us in. Parking near the entrance is the other thing to settle early: if the building has a lot or a driveway, ask if we may use it. Once the cleaning is done, keep air moving. An apartment with windows on one side only dries more slowly, so set a fan in the doorway and let it run for the few hours that drying usually takes.
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 Passaic: questions, answered
My building in Passaic is very old. Is it safe to clean the carpet with water?
Yes, with the right method. More than half of the homes in Passaic were built before 1940, so old floors under the carpet are common here. Hot water extraction draws back much of the water it puts down, and where the carpet or the floor calls for less, we use a low moisture method instead.
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.