DrapeCare

Your drapes, cleaned without coming down.

DrapeCare cleans drapery and curtains right on the rod, usually in about an hour a room, and gives wool, silk and hand-knotted rugs the slow, careful wash they need. Orlando and Central Florida, by a third-generation cleaning family.

Call or text 407-900-7602 · Insured · Photo report after every visit

A lined drapery panel after cleaning, bright and even
Lined panel, after cleaning

Why on the rod is better

Taking drapes down to a dry cleaner means a ladder crew, one to three weeks of bare windows, and pleats that often hang shorter or uneven when they come back. Lined drapes are the worst for it: the face fabric and the lining shrink at different rates.

Cleaning in place skips all of that. The drapes stay on their hardware, the pleats keep their memory, and the room is usable the same afternoon.

  • About an hour per room for most homes
  • Tall, two-story and motorized drapes stay installed
  • No take-down or rehang charge
  • Fragile or sun-rotted fabric is flagged before we start, not after
A lined drapery panel before cleaning, with a gray film across the face fabric
Before: a lined panel with years of dust and film
The same style of lined panel after cleaning
After: the original color back

Every visit, the same four steps

So whoever runs the house always knows what was done and what we noticed.

  1. Inspect and photograph

    Fiber, lining, fading, sun rot, water rings and old stains get written down before anything is touched.

  2. Test a hidden spot

    A dye and shrink test on a hem or a rug corner decides the method and the chemistry.

  3. Clean

    Drapes in place with floors and furniture covered. Rugs on site, or rolled, tagged and taken to the shop.

  4. Send the report

    Before and after photos, what was used, and anything that needs repair or watching.

Questions people ask first

Can drapes really be cleaned while they hang?

Yes, for most fabrics. We vacuum the tops and pleats, treat spots, and clean the face fabric with a low-moisture method chosen after a test on a hidden area. Fabrics that can't be cleaned safely in place, like badly sun-rotted silk, are flagged before we start.

Will my drapes shrink?

Shrinkage comes from soaking the fabric, which is what happens at a dry cleaner when lined panels go through a full wash. Cleaning in place uses very little moisture, and the test spot shows how your fabric reacts before we touch the rest.

How much does it cost?

Most Orlando homes land between $200 and $600 for drapery, depending on how many windows and how full the pleats are. Wool rugs are priced by size and fiber. See the price guide, or text a photo for an exact quote.

Do you clean rugs at the house or take them?

Both. Rugs in good shape get a maintenance clean on site, often the same visit as the drapes. Heavily soiled rugs, pet accidents, silk and viscose go to the shop for a full wash, with pickup and return.

Send a photo, get a price

Text a photo of each window or rug, plus the care label if you can find it. We reply with a price range and the next open times, usually the same day.

Call or text

407-900-7602