Carpet Cleaning in Upper West Side, Manhattan

In a brownstone on West 78th Street or a co-op on Riverside Drive, carpet usually lives in the quieter rooms: the bedrooms, the kids' rooms, the stairs between duplex floors and sometimes a long hallway where it muffles footsteps for the neighbors below.

Those carpets collect more than you might think. Grit from the sidewalk, dog hair, spilled cereal and the dust that drifts in through old windows all sink to the bottom of the pile.

Our technician starts by walking the rooms with you and pointing out the worst spots. Stains are treated first. Then hot water is pushed down to the base of the fibers and extracted again with strong suction, and a deodorizing, sanitizing rinse finishes the job.

Brownstone stairs are often narrow and steep, with a runner held by rods or tacks. The crew cleans them by hand from the top down, so no one has to walk on a wet step to get out.

Children's rooms get a closer look. Marker, juice, paint and the occasional accident each need a different product, and we choose them with kids in mind.

Herringbone or plank floors often run under the carpet in prewar apartments. We keep water use controlled so moisture stays in the carpet and is pulled back out, not left to soak through.

Dogs that come home from Riverside Park on a rainy day tend to head straight for the bedroom carpet. Muddy paw prints and that damp-dog smell are both treated during the clean.

Some West End Avenue apartments have very long halls with carpet from end to end. We clean them in sections so you can still get from room to room.

Carpet is usually dry in four to six hours. A fan, an open window or the air conditioner helps it along.

Kids' beds can be done at the same time with mattress cleaning, and a hall runner can leave with us through our rug pickup. The Upper West Side page lists the rest; for an apartment on the other side of the park, see Upper East Side carpet care. Ring 1-800-589-4364 to get your quote.