Oriental and Persian rug cleaning for Windsor Terrace homes, with dye testing, hand-washing and free pickup and delivery.
Houses that have stayed in one family for decades often hide a Persian or oriental rug. It may lie in the front parlor, or it may have been rolled up in the basement since someone moved in years ago.
Rugs like that should not be scrubbed with a carpet machine on the floor. They travel to our plant for a wash by hand.
The trip is free both ways, and the work always begins with a test of every dye.
Basement storage is hard on wool. Dampness, a musty smell and moths are common, so we unroll a stored rug at your house and look it over before it leaves.
A heavy dusting starts the process. Sand that has worked deep between the knots acts like sandpaper on the wool every time someone steps on it.
Older rugs often use natural dyes, and some of those bleed. Only after each color is tested do we hand-wash with gentle, eco-safe soap and rinse until the water runs clean.
Slow, flat drying keeps the rug from distorting. Tassels are washed and brushed, and loose fringe can often be secured during the same stay.
Parlor rooms in these row houses often get morning or afternoon sun through tall windows. Over the years that sun softens the colors on one half of the rug. Washing brings back brightness, but we will be honest that faded color does not fully return.
Bare patches and loose tufts under furniture usually mean moths. The rug is treated for larvae, and we point out the damage so you know where to look.
Pet accidents on fine rugs are worth mentioning up front. Urine can shift some dyes, and we will be clear about what is fixable.
Once it is home again, turning it end to end now and then evens out the wear from the busy path between the front door and the kitchen.
Some families keep a fine rug for the dining room and bring it out only for holidays. If yours lives in a closet most of the year, have it cleaned before it goes back into storage, and wrap it in breathable cloth, not plastic.
Machine-made rugs are better suited to the plant wash on area rug cleaning in Windsor Terrace.
Family-owned, serving the NYC area since 2005.
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Safe for kids, pets and allergy-sensitive homes.
Most Windsor Terrace addresses can be scheduled same day.
Talk to us at 1-800-589-4364, or use the quote form, about a fine rug in Windsor Terrace, 11218. New customers take 10% off the first job. Floors can be added through Windsor Terrace carpet care, and we hand-wash rugs for families in Sunset Park as well.
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