Upholstery Cleaning

Restore your Old Couch!

Named on The Best Calgary as one of the
Best Upholstery Cleaning Services in Calgary.

Upholstery Cleaning can help with the wear and tear of that favourite armchair.

Steam Cleaning

Both Carpet and Upholstery use the Steam Cleaning Method, but Upholstery Cleaning is a slower, more deliberately careful process. More attention to the Fabric is needed. Otherwise, there could be loss of colour, bleeding, wicking or shrinking. Wicking is when stains or dark colours seep up to the surface.

Fibres

There are more natural fibres in furniture. Those Fibres absorb moisture which is another reason upholstery cleaning takes more time.

Different Results

The results will be different from Carpet Cleaning. Carpets are very amenable to Steam Cleaning. Upholstery, not as much. Admittedly, we have had some great results. Our pictures can attest to that. However, we feel it’s essential, to be honest about what our customers can expect from steam cleaning your upholstery.

Sometimes we advise against cleaning your beloved piece. Either it’s simply not worth the cost to you in terms of outcome. Or because cleaning it could make it look worse, not better. We know our limitations. Honesty and Customer Satisfaction are too important to us.

Analyzing the Fabric

We’ll start by asking several questions about the fabric to determine if it’s cleanable. Then, we may ask you to check for any cleaning code tags. Often, we will ask you to send pictures.

Please see our Blog on Understanding Upholstery Cleaning Codes.

Upholstery Cleaning At your Home

If we feel your treasured piece is worth a clean, we will start by thoroughly inspecting your upholstery when we get to your home. We will note any damage or worn areas that may already be there. We want to ensure that steam cleaning won’t weaken a worn spot further.

1. We may use drop sheets depending on where your item is before cleaning.
2. Please note that we will have asked you to vacuum your upholstery ahead of time thoroughly. That ensures costs are kept to a minimum. However, please do not skip this step even if you don’t think it’s got much loose soil or debris to vacuum up. You’ll be surprised.
3. We will lightly pre-treat (also known as preconditioning) and agitate in the weave direction and wait a few minutes. This process helps loosen and dissolve dirt in the fabric.
4. Hot Water Extraction – then using a truck-mounted machine (or portable for condos), we’ll begin the hot water extraction process with a hand tool specially designed for Upholstery Steam Cleaning. Mostly we won’t use the wand, but it depends. We do tend to use them on more durable mattresses.
5. We pay extra attention to Spots and Stains.
6. Using the same hand tool, we go over the furniture again but without steam or moisture. The process is called a dry-pass.
7. Once the steam cleaning is complete, we will apply fabric protection (Scotchgard ™) if the customer has requested it.
8. At the end of the job, a post-inspection is done (with the customer if s/he is on-site). Any stubborn stains will be highlighted and discussed. We advise both at the booking stage and before starting the job that stain removal cannot always be guaranteed. Unfortunately, some damage may already be permanent.