Rug cleaning
in Foster City.

Foster City stands on Brewer Island, marsh ground raised with engineered fill. The first families moved in on 7 March 1964 and the city incorporated on 27 April 1971. Four-fifths of its area is water, the land averages about seven feet above sea level, and the Foster City Lagoon — some 212 acres, six feet deep on average, sixty degrees in winter and sixty-nine in summer — runs behind a great many back fences. That is a humid address for wool. Rugs from Treasure Isle, Whalers Island, Sea Colony and Harborside reach us with damp backing far more often than rugs off the hills do, and a carpet lying on slab near a sliding door to the water can hold moisture in its foundation yarns long after the pile feels dry to the hand. Damp foundations are where moth larvae and mildew begin. So we read the back before anything else, wash cold through twelve stages, then dry under controlled air until the foundation itself is dry rather than just the surface. If a rug arrives on a rubber-backed pad that has been trapping damp against the floor, we will say so and suggest a breathable one. Moth-proofing and protection treatment earn their keep on this side of the bridge. Our own crew collects and returns; nothing routes through a depot.

Pick the day you would like us and the precise hour comes back to you inside twenty-four hours, by call or text on (650) 675-8160, where someone answers from 8am to 8pm. There is no charge for collection or return anywhere in the city, including the bridged islands and the condominium blocks with lift access. A standard wash and dry takes seven to ten days; if the drying stage needs longer, you hear it from us.