Stage draperies and window treatments act like air filters, collecting dust, dirt, chemicals, and allergens. If left unclean, they can dry rot and even harbor dust mites. Dust is also a known fire accelerant when it comes in contact with high intensity stage lighting and is hazardous to the safety of the venue. Regular professional cleaning will improve air quality, create a safe environment, and greatly extend the longevity of your draperies.
Unlike household fabrics, drapery fabric is not designed for the washing machine. While you can brush your draperies and vacuum them as needed, we recommend professional cleaning to maintain their quality.
It depends on the facility or home. If the area is frequently exposed to heavy cleaners, smoke, or high traffic, you may need to have your draperies cleaned more often. Here’s what we recommend:
- Every 6 months or once a year: Homes, hospitals and healthcare facilities, banquet halls and restaurants, nursing homes, hotels and conference facilities.
- Once every 3 years: clubs and organizations or venues that use fog machines and pyrotechnics for their shows.
- Once every 5 years: Colleges and universities, public and private schools, and theaters.
We can clean items as small as a curtain valance or as large as hanging theatrical stage draperies.
Using our mobile cleaning units, we bring the entire treatment process to you. There’s no need to remove your stage draperies or window treatments, and our professional cleaning technicians will leave your space clean and tidy when they’re finished. Our process is safe and we guarantee your draperies will not shrink, stretch or fade.
No, not at all! We provide on-site cleaning, so drapery removal is not necessary.
For residential clients, the entire process (from removal to cleaning to rehanging of your window treatments) takes just 2 to 3 hours. Commercial projects can vary widely depending on the scope of work. For commercial clients, the scope of the job determines how long it will take. We take every measure to ensure to that your to ensure that your restaurant, office, school, or theater can work with minimal disruption — that includes working after regular business hours. Stage drapery cleaning can typically be completed in a couple of days without disruption to a theater’s schedule.
No. Our cleaning and flameproofing products are safe and effective.
We clean stage draperies and fabric window treatments as well as blinds, shades, and shutters. We also clean acoustical panels, theater chairs, upholstered furniture, restaurant booths, and more.
Most fabrics used in public spaces (including schools, churches, auditoriums, theaters, etc) are required by law in all states and cities to be certified as flame retardant according to standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
The NFPA has various standards depending on fabric density. Curtains, stage draperies, similar hanging textiles, and combustible scenery must meet the requirements of NFPA 701. We will work with you to ensure that you meet the specific standards and regulations pertaining to your public space.
Soft goods cannot be treated with flame retardant without proper cleaning, as the flame retardant will not effectively absorb into dirty fabric. Dust is a known fire accelerant.
Blinds and fabric shades are taken down from the window, washed and rinsed in an ultrasonic machine that we bring to your home, office, or venue, then we dry and rehang them in the window. Ultrasonic cleaning is a safe and effective method that also cleans the cords and headrails.
Stage drapery manufacturers initially warrant the flameproofing for 1 year. After that time period, it is the venue’s responsibility to ensure flame retardancy is maintained in their soft goods for the safety of the public.
Yes. Flame retardant is water soluble, much like salt, and can become compromised if the humidity level in the venue exceeds 65% or if the soft goods come in contact with water or water-based cleaning products.
Generally, the manufacturer of the curtain or drapery will include paperwork which indicates the type of material, date when it was manufactured, and specifying a flameproof warranty of 1 year from the manufacturing date. Your facilities management department or life safety officer should have a flameproofing certificate in their preventative maintenance folder that supports safety compliancy and indicates the date of past treatments.
If the certificate is 5 years old or older, we recommend cleaning, flame retarding, and certification to bring your facility’s draperies up to fire code compliance.
Yes! We will provide you with certification for your records that will meet your fire marshal’s requirements.
We’ve got you covered – just contact us for a replacement. We keep a complete history of our certification customers, and we’ll gladly provide you with a copy if your original certificate is misplaced or lost.
Stage draperies and window treatments act like air filters, collecting dust, dirt, chemicals, and allergens. If left unclean, they can dry rot and even harbor dust mites. Dust is also a known fire accelerant when it comes in contact with high intensity stage lighting and is hazardous to the safety of the venue. Regular professional cleaning will improve air quality, create a safe environment, and greatly extend the longevity of your draperies.
Unlike household fabrics, drapery fabric is not designed for the washing machine. While you can brush your draperies and vacuum them as needed, we recommend professional cleaning to maintain their quality.
It depends on the facility or home. If the area is frequently exposed to heavy cleaners, smoke, or high traffic, you may need to have your draperies cleaned more often. Here’s what we recommend:
- Every 6 months or once a year: Homes, hospitals and healthcare facilities, banquet halls and restaurants, nursing homes, hotels and conference facilities.
- Once every 3 years: clubs and organizations or venues that use fog machines and pyrotechnics for their shows.
- Once every 5 years: Colleges and universities, public and private schools, and theaters.
We can clean items as small as a curtain valance or as large as hanging theatrical stage draperies.
Using our mobile cleaning units, we bring the entire treatment process to you. There’s no need to remove your stage draperies or window treatments, and our professional cleaning technicians will leave your space clean and tidy when they’re finished. Our process is safe and we guarantee your draperies will not shrink, stretch or fade.
No, not at all! We provide on-site cleaning, so drapery removal is not necessary.
For residential clients, the entire process (from removal to cleaning to rehanging of your window treatments) takes just 2 to 3 hours. Commercial projects can vary widely depending on the scope of work. For commercial clients, the scope of the job determines how long it will take. We take every measure to ensure to that your to ensure that your restaurant, office, school, or theater can work with minimal disruption — that includes working after regular business hours. Stage drapery cleaning can typically be completed in a couple of days without disruption to a theater’s schedule.
No. Our cleaning and flameproofing products are safe and effective.
We clean stage draperies and fabric window treatments as well as blinds, shades, and shutters. We also clean acoustical panels, theater chairs, upholstered furniture, restaurant booths, and more.
Most fabrics used in public spaces (including schools, churches, auditoriums, theaters, etc) are required by law in all states and cities to be certified as flame retardant according to standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
The NFPA has various standards depending on fabric density. Curtains, stage draperies, similar hanging textiles, and combustible scenery must meet the requirements of NFPA 701. We will work with you to ensure that you meet the specific standards and regulations pertaining to your public space.
Soft goods cannot be treated with flame retardant without proper cleaning, as the flame retardant will not effectively absorb into dirty fabric. Dust is a known fire accelerant.
Blinds and fabric shades are taken down from the window, washed and rinsed in an ultrasonic machine that we bring to your home, office, or venue, then we dry and rehang them in the window. Ultrasonic cleaning is a safe and effective method that also cleans the cords and headrails.
Stage drapery manufacturers initially warrant the flameproofing for 1 year. After that time period, it is the venue’s responsibility to ensure flame retardancy is maintained in their soft goods for the safety of the public.
Yes. Flame retardant is water soluble, much like salt, and can become compromised if the humidity level in the venue exceeds 65% or if the soft goods come in contact with water or water-based cleaning products.
Generally, the manufacturer of the curtain or drapery will include paperwork which indicates the type of material, date when it was manufactured, and specifying a flameproof warranty of 1 year from the manufacturing date. Your facilities management department or life safety officer should have a flameproofing certificate in their preventative maintenance folder that supports safety compliancy and indicates the date of past treatments.
If the certificate is 5 years old or older, we recommend cleaning, flame retarding, and certification to bring your facility’s draperies up to fire code compliance.
Yes! We will provide you with certification for your records that will meet your fire marshal’s requirements.
We’ve got you covered – just contact us for a replacement. We keep a complete history of our certification customers, and we’ll gladly provide you with a copy if your original certificate is misplaced or lost.