How to Protect your Draperies and Make them Last

Draperies are truly susceptible to a variety of problems from shrinkage and staining to fading and abrasion damage. Because your home’s draperies are exposed to all sorts of environmental and atmospheric conditions for long periods of time, they typically encounter a wide range of problems.

Some of the most common issues associated with your draperies are damage caused from excessive light exposure, yellowing due to soil accumulation in the draperies or deterioration of their finishes, water marks, abrasion damage, shrinkage, and even damage to the lining during cleaning processes. Though some of these issues can be the result of defects in the manufacturing stages, issues such as those affiliated with light exposure, yellowing, water marks, and abrasion damage especially are the result of varied circumstances during use.

Here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations we take tremendous pride in providing all our valued clients with superior dry cleaning services. We are all about our clients and our number one priority is the happiness of each and every one of our clients. We provide superior dry cleaning services for draperies and contribute to the overall appearance and life expectancy of your draperies with our top-rated services and our innovative cleaning techniques.

We want all our clients to understand that the life expectancy of your draperies is dependent upon the fabric type and density, as well as finishes, the window location where they are hung, how long they have been in use and, of course, the type of care they receive. With that said, we offer the following insight to all our clients with regard to the care and maintenance of their draperies.

To alleviate yellowing due to excessive soiling or staining, individuals should have their drapes cleaned at minimum, once per year. It is best to have your drapes cleaned by a professional dry cleaners and surely the experts here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations are skilled and equipped to handle all these very needs.

Further, it is important to protect your drapes from excessive moisture like rain or condensation from your window panes which can definitely result in water marks and mildew on your drapes. We also suggest that, when possible, homeowners rotate their draperies from time to time to vary the exposure to light.

To protect your drapes from abrasion damage you should avoid constant rubbing of the drapes on the window sills. This type of damage can also be caused by your friendly family pet snagging the fabric of the draperies with their claws. Finally, it is important to keep your drapes away from fireplaces and wood stoves since the smoke generated by both, and the smoke generated by cigarettes as well, have contaminants that can and will contribute to soiled draperies.

Here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations we dedicate a great deal of time and energy to providing our clients with services that are unmatched by our competitors. We offer, not only superior quality services that are effective and efficient, but we offer them all at prices that are every bit reasonable as they are affordable and offer a variety of discounts as well. We are also able to accommodate the timelines and schedules of all our clients and offer our extraordinary drop off and pick up services to our valued clients as well. We fully understand how hectic every day can be, and want to do our best to afford our clients with services, prices and timelines that are every bit stress free.

If you are in need of professional dry cleaning services for your draperies, or any dry cleaning services at all, then surely you have come to the right place. Bring your draperies and garments down to our highly reputable facility here at Jimmy’s Cleaners and Alterations and let our friendly and experienced technicians provide you with all your dry cleaning needs today and every day. Come on down today. We look forward to serving you and don’t forget to check out our special discount offers.