In short
Flying Carpet Cleaning NJ cleans sofas, couches and sectionals in Passaic, New Jersey, and across Passaic County. We read the fabric's cleaning code, vacuum, treat the arms, headrests and seat fronts, and clean cushion by cushion with hot water extraction or a low moisture method. Fabric is usually dry within a few hours. Quotes are free and based on the size of the piece.
Sofa cleaning in Passaic: what to know
A sofa's tag is the place to start. Look under the seat cushions for a label with a letter on it. A W on that label allows water based cleaning, an S calls for solvent, WS allows both, and an X limits the piece to vacuuming. Read us the letter when you ask for a quote and we will know a good deal before we see the piece. Passaic is a city of renters, who hold 76 percent of its occupied homes, and of apartments up one or more flights, so sofas and sectionals are cleaned right where they sit. We treat the oily areas on the arms and headrests first, clean the body and each cushion, and leave the cushions standing apart to dry. Most fabric is dry within a few hours, and a fan or an open window helps.
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 sofa cleaning visit goes
We read the fabric
The cleaning code on the tag and a test in a hidden place tell us which method is safe.
We vacuum and treat
Loose soil comes out first. Arms, headrests, seat fronts and spots are treated before cleaning.
We clean each cushion
Every side of every cushion, then the frame, with the amount of moisture the fabric allows.
We set it to dry
Cushions are stood on edge so air reaches every side. The sofa is usually dry within a few hours.
- What we clean
- Fabric sofas, couches, loveseats, sectionals and sofa beds
- First step
- Reading the cleaning code on the fabric tag and testing a hidden spot
- Drying
- Usually a few hours, depending on the fabric and the airflow
- Quote
- Free, by the piece and its size
- When
- Open 24 hours, every day
Sofa cleaning in Passaic: questions, answered
Do you clean apartments for landlords between tenants in Passaic?
Yes. We clean carpet in rented homes as well as owned ones, and renters hold 76 percent of the occupied homes in Passaic. An empty apartment is the simplest kind to work in. Tell us the number of rooms, say if the hall or the stairs are included, and let us know who will open the door.
How long until I can sit on the sofa again?
Usually a few hours. It depends on the fabric, the weather and the airflow in the room. Standing the cushions on edge and running a fan shortens the wait.
Will cleaning damage the fabric?
Not when the method follows the cleaning code. We read the tag and test a hidden place first. If a fabric is not safe to clean with water, we use a low moisture method or tell you it should not be wet cleaned.
Do you charge by the cushion or by the piece?
By the piece and its size. A quote is based on the sofa or sectional itself and the number of seats, with the fabric and the condition taken into account. Quotes are free.
Can you remove pet smells from a couch?
Often from the fabric, and not always from the core. A recent accident usually responds well. Urine that soaked into the foam of a cushion can leave a smell that surface cleaning improves without removing.