Area Rug Cleaning in Hempstead, NY

Rental apartments in Hempstead often come with plain floors, so tenants bring rugs to warm the room and keep the noise down. Homeowners in the older houses lay them over hardwood. Either way, the rug ends up holding crumbs, pet hair and street dirt carried in from busy sidewalks.

You do not have to carry anything. Our driver comes to the door, including upper floors of walk-ups, takes the rug away and brings it back clean.

Here is how it works in a few common Hempstead situations.

If you are moving. A rug that has been rolled up in a truck, or lived for years in someone else's apartment, is worth cleaning before it goes down in your new place. If the new address is within our service area, we can return it there instead of to the old one.

If you have a dog or cat. Accidents soak through to the back of a rug and into the floor below. That is why we treat both faces, not just the top. Fresh spots usually lift completely. Old ones may leave a pale mark, which we point out when we collect the rug.

If you have small kids. Juice, crayon, play dough and food from the high chair all end up on the living room rug. Those marks respond well to the right pre-treatment, and our solutions are non-toxic, so the rug is safe for crawling babies once it is home.

If the rug was cheap. That is fine. We will still tell you honestly if the cleaning costs more than a new rug would, so you can make the call.

What happens at the plant: the rug is checked for fiber, backing and color stability, beaten and vacuumed to drive out the dry grit, washed, rinsed and hung or laid out in a drying room with moving air. That last step matters. A rug that goes home half-dry can start to smell within days.

Expect it back roughly seven days after pickup. Several rugs from one apartment travel together.

Hand-knotted Persian or tribal pieces go through a gentler routine, which is described on our oriental rug page for the village.

Some Hempstead households keep a good rug in the living room and cheaper washable ones in the kids' rooms and hallway. We are happy to take a mix in one pickup, and we tell you which ones are worth cleaning and which might be better replaced.

Hallway runners in walk-up buildings deserve a word. If the runner belongs to the building rather than to you, check with the landlord or super first. We are glad to clean it, but we will want to know who is approving the work.

Tribal and hand-knotted pieces are covered by oriental rug care in Hempstead, and fitted carpet by the Hempstead carpet page. A short drive north, rug collection in Garden City works the same way.

Dial 1-800-589-4364 to set up a pickup, or use the quote box near the top. Pricing is free, and a first order gets 10% knocked off.