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Sofa and upholstery cleaning
Upholstery holds more than it shows: dust, body oils, crumbs and odours work their way down into the padding. Vacuuming lifts what is on the surface; extraction cleaning pulls out what is in the fibre.
What we clean
- sofas and sofa suites, including sofa beds
- armchairs and footstools
- upholstered dining chairs and benches
- headboards
- fabric screens and upholstered wall panels
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How the clean works
Step 1: We check the fabric
We identify the material and test colourfastness on a hidden section. If the fabric is not suitable for wet cleaning, we tell you before we start.
Step 2: Dry vacuuming
Dust, hair and loose dirt come off before any water goes in. Skip this step and the dirt simply spreads.
Step 3: Product and stain work
A professional product is chosen for the material and the level of soiling. Individual stains are treated separately.
Step 4: Extraction
The Kärcher Puzzi 8/1 injects the solution and draws it straight back out along with the dirt, leaving as little moisture in the fabric as possible.
Method diagram
Section through upholstery
Schematic of extraction: solution goes into the fabric and the machine draws it straight back out with the soiling from the padding.
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What to expect
Upholstery is damp afterwards and takes a few hours to dry. How long depends on the fabric, the padding and how well the room ventilates. Opening a window speeds it up.
Older stains, damaged fibres and dye transfer may not come out completely. If we think that is the case, we will say so before we start rather than after the job.
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The equipment we use
Kärcher Puzzi 8/1
A compact extraction machine for upholstery, with smaller tools for working along seams and edges.
Puzzi 10/2 Adv with the PW 30/1 powered brush
For larger textile surfaces in the same home.
The manufacturer’s official photograph of the exact model we use.
Kärcher makes our equipment. We are not a partner or a service centre; we work with their machines.
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Related advice
How long a sofa takes to dry after cleaning
A few hours, and what decides it: the fabric, the padding and the air in the room.
Read the articleA fresh stain on a carpet or sofa: what to do
The first moves on a fresh spill, the technique per substance, the mistakes that set it, and where the home job ends.
Read the article
Related services
Carpet cleaning
Carpets, runners and carpeted floors. A powered brush works the fibres and the machine draws out the dirt and the water.
See the service
For properties with several units
If the upholstery is in an apartment property, a hotel or a villa, we arrange a site visit and work unit by unit in a slot that suits the property.
Request a quote for upholstery cleaning
Tell us how many pieces and what the fabric is, or call us and describe it.
We use your details only to reply to this enquiry.
Or directly by email
[email protected]For a larger property we come and look at the space first; for a single piece of furniture or a carpet a short description is enough.