Oriental Rug Cleaning in Glendale, Queens

Many Glendale families have one rug that matters more than the rest: a Persian bought decades ago, a Turkish runner carried home from a trip, a hand-knotted piece passed down from parents or grandparents.

That rug gets real care from us. It is picked up free, inspected, tested for fiber and dye, hand-washed in our shop, dried slowly and brought back.

First, we look at how the rug was built. A hand-knotted foundation can be damaged by rough cleaning, which is why these rugs are never scrubbed by a machine on the floor.

The yarn matters next. Most family rugs here are wool; a few have shiny silk accents, and a rug bought as silk can turn out to be viscose, the trickiest fiber of all to wash.

Every dye is checked one shade at a time. Older rugs and some newer imports can bleed when wet, and the test shows which wash will keep the colors crisp.

A rug left in one place for twenty years usually shows a worn path and a faded half. We will tell you honestly which of those a wash can improve.

Moths go for wool hidden under a heavy sofa or bed. Any damage we find is shown to you first, before a drop of water touches the rug.

The fringe gets washed and combed every time, and loose knots at the ends are flagged.

Slow, controlled drying keeps the rug flat and square. Most come home in around a week.

Not sure what kind of rug you own? Our crew will look it over at pickup and explain it in everyday words.

Rugs used in front of a basement bar or under a dining table see far more spills than a hallway runner. Let us know about any spot that worries you so it gets attention during the wash.

A machine-made rug is better off with regular rug washing in Glendale; the rest of our local work is on the Glendale page. Neighbors over the park in Forest Hills get the same hand-wash service. Call 1-800-589-4364, or fill out the request, to set up a free Glendale 11385 pickup.