Short answer
Carpeted stairs are priced separately because each step is cleaned one at a time, tread and riser, which takes more time and hand work than the long passes we make across an open room. Our 3 rooms for $195 offer covers rooms up to 200 square feet each, and stairs, hallways, heavy soils and pet treatments are quoted at your free in-home estimate.
Why do stairs take more work than a room?
A room is a flat, open surface, so the cleaning wand can make long, even passes. A staircase is a run of small surfaces: the flat tread, the vertical riser and the rounded nose at the front edge of each step. Every one of those has to be pre-treated and cleaned separately, and the nose of each step takes the hardest wear because every foot lands there going up and down.
What is included in the 3 rooms for $195 price?
The $195 price covers 3 rooms of carpet, with a room counted as up to 200 square feet. Hallways, stairs, heavy soils and pet treatments are quoted separately, so the price you see at the estimate fits your actual home. Our guide What Does Carpet Cleaning Cost on Long Island explains how room pricing works.
Why do stairs get so dirty in Long Island homes?
Many north shore homes are colonials and split-levels with carpeted bedrooms upstairs and carpeted stairs between floors. That makes the staircase the busiest stretch of carpet in the house. In winter, salt and sand tracked in from the driveway get carried straight up those steps.
How do we clean carpeted stairs?
We use truck-mounted hot water extraction, the same steam cleaning we use on the rest of your carpet. Each step is inspected, the worn noses and any spots are pre-treated, and truck-mounted extraction pulls most of the water back out. You can read more on our Carpet Cleaning service page.
How do you get a price for your stairs?
Book a free in-home estimate and we will look at your stairs, hallways and rooms together and give you the price before anything is booked. Use the Book a free estimate button on our Contact page or call (631) 428-1240.