If you are like most people, this is your first time handling drapery flameproofing. If so, you have come to the right place as we have been providing drapery cleaning and flameproofing services since 1978. Let the experts at On-Site guide you through the process to get your facility safe and certified. Here is how it typically goes.
- Need Identified
Usually, a visit from your local fire inspector or safety official has identified the need to get the necessary certification for your drapes as required by the fire code. Or, you just know your drapes are not certified because they’ve been hanging there for ever and no-one has touched them in years. - Get a Quote within 24 Hours
- Send us your contact information using our website contact form.
- Your dedicated account manager will send you our quote form. Simply follow the instructions to fill in the form, send it back to us along some photos of your facility. Your account manager will then prepare a detailed quotation for your consideration within 24 hours.
- Or, if you prefer, for a small fee our technicians will visit your facility and conduct a thorough assessment.
- Obtain Approvals
We understand the need to get all parties on board. On-Site can assist by attending stakeholder meetings, providing details on fire code requirements, detailed project specifications, provide sample request for proposals or connect you with a buying group to piggyback on one of our existing contracts. - Schedule Service
Once approved, our technicians will reach out to coordinate a mutually convenient time to conduct our service. Since we work same day, on-site, our service is not disruptive to your facilities operations. - Same Day Service
On the day of, our licensed technicians will arrive with our mobile drapery cleaning truck. Once signed in at the office, our staff will start to remove your drapes for cleaning. Our machine can hold quite a lot of drapes enabling us to clean a large amount of drapery in one day. Each load is one hour, 20 minutes of agitation cycle, where your drapes are gently tumbled in our drum with our proprietary cleaning powder, then 40 minutes of forced-air extraction gently removes embedded dirt. Drapes come out of the drum and are re-hung immediately to avoid any wrinkling. - Repairs
We bring an industrial grade sewing machine and grommet machine with us so we can conduct repairs on-site. As they say, “A stich in time saves nine.” - Flame Retardant Application
Once drapey is cleaned and re-hung, its time to apply the flame retardant. It’s important that the drapes are re-hung so they can receive an even coat of flame retardant. We’ll carefully lay down drop cloths to protect your stage from overspray. Once applied, drapes need to remain untouched for 24 hours to allow flame retardant to cure. After 24 hours, you have your stage back. - Flame Retardant Testing
We’ll take samples of your treated drapes back to our facility and re-test them to verify the flame retardant was effective. Most fabrics will pass with one application, if not, we’ll return no charge to re-apply flame retardant until they pass. - Certification
Once our invoice has been paid, we’ll issue a “Certificate of Flame Retardant Application and Testing” which will satisfy the fire code requirements. Typically, certificates are good for 3 years from the date of application. - Follow Up
Our database tracks of your future expiration date and we will remind your when you are due for re-certification.
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