In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans area rugs in Teaneck, 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 Teaneck: what to know
A rug is cleaned where it lies, and before that it is looked at closely: the fiber, the weave, the wear and the dyes, which are tested before the rug is wetted. In Teaneck, where 43 percent of homes were built between 1940 and 1960 and a third before that, tell us what the rug rests on. Tell us about the rug as well. A label on the back may name the fiber. Where there is none, which is common with older and handmade rugs, its history helps: where it came from, roughly how old it is, how it was last cleaned and if the colors held. A wool rug drinks more water than a nylon one and parts with it slowly, so it is cleaned with that in mind. Where a full immersion wash is the better course, you are told at the start.
A cleaning visit in Teaneck
At a Teaneck house, tell us where we can park, which door to use and how the stairs run, straight up or with a turn at a landing. In an apartment, give us the floor and the building's rules for outside work. Carpet and fabric tend to dry in a few hours, with the material, the weather and the airflow setting the pace. Some older houses are heated by radiators and have no system fan to move the air. If yours is one, have a box fan ready and open windows on opposite sides when the weather is dry.
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 Teaneck: questions, answered
Do you clean dining chairs and headboards in Teaneck, or only sofas?
Yes, we clean them. Dining chairs and headboards, like armchairs and ottomans, are cleaned by the piece in your Teaneck home, and so are sofas and sectionals. Count the pieces of each kind, tell us the fabric if you know it and mention the marks you care about. There is no charge for the quote.
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.