Carpet Cleaning in East Village, Manhattan

Not many East Village apartments have wall-to-wall carpet in every room, but plenty have it where it counts: a bedroom, a carpeted hallway, or a runner on the stairs of a small building. In a walk-up, that carpet takes a beating from everyone climbing up from Avenue A or St. Marks Place.

The method is hot water extraction. Spills and the gray path down the middle get a pre-treatment, a hot rinse loosens what is packed into the pile, and strong suction lifts the dirty water out a second later. A last pass with a grooming rake stands the fibers up again.

Our portable extraction units are built to be lifted. Two technicians bring them up the stairs, set up in the hallway or the apartment, and run the hoses neatly so they do not block the landing. Even a sixth-floor unit gets a full hot water clean.

Railroad layouts mean long, narrow rooms with doors at both ends. We start at the far room and work back toward the door, so nobody has to walk on wet carpet to get out.

Tenement floors are rarely level, and the padding under an old carpet can be crumbling. Before the hot water goes down, we look at the seams, tack strips and corners, because those are the spots that lift if a machine is pushed too hard.

Common stains here are beer, coffee, takeout sauce and pet accidents. Pet urine needs an enzyme pre-treatment so the odor goes too, not just the color.

Building owners can book stair runners and hallway carpet in the common areas. We work early so tenants are not stuck waiting on the stairs.

Plan on four to six hours of drying. A box fan in the doorway and a cracked window speed things up a lot in a small apartment. Since the products are non-toxic and eco-safe, the cat can stay home.

Get the couch done in the same trip with East Village sofa cleaning, or look at every service on our East Village page. Up past 14th Street, we also clean carpets in Gramercy. Ring 1-800-589-4364 and we will quote it for free.