Upholstery Cleaning Tips and When to Hire a Pro
Furniture is important to the overall appearance of your home. But over time, your upholstery collects dirt and stains that make it look tired and dingy. A professional upholstery cleaning service can remove those stains and make your furniture look new again for the fraction of the cost of replacement.
About Professional Upholstery Cleaning
Upholstery cleaning is a service typically provided by carpet cleaning companies. You’ll rarely find companies that focus solely on upholstery cleaning because there’s not a huge market for the service. Professional carpet cleaners are skilled at handling a variety of upholstery types, including very delicate fabrics.
A professional upholstery cleaning can remove dirt from furniture such as couches, love seats, recliners, dining room chairs and mattresses. Many companies also offer their services for upholstery in cars, boats and RVs.
Hiring a Professional Furniture Cleaning Company
To keep your furniture looking spick and span, regular upholstery cleaning in is essential. However trying to perform this task yourself can result in some disastrous consequences for your furniture and home!
Servicing all types of fabrics: professional furniture cleaning companies have the experience and know-how to deal with all types of fabrics and furniture items. If the company has been around for some time, you can be sure they have come across your type of furniture and fabrics before! Therefore these companies know how to deal with the most delicate natural fibers to the most robust fabrics.
The value of safety: as professional companies, safety is one of the top concerns when deciding on cleaning techniques and product types. Therefore you can be assured that the products and processes used are safe for your family, children and pets. Many chemicals purchased in stores or concocted using household cleaning products can be toxic and therefore can be a hazard to your home environment! Professional companies are aware of these dangers and can take the necessary precautions.
The convenience of the quick drying process: many professional upholstery cleaning companies use a quick drying process leaving most fabrics dry in as short a time as 1 to 3 hours – ready for you, your family and your guests to use! This is a great benefit as having to cordon off your sitting room, entertainment areas and bedrooms for the whole day while fabrics dry is a huge irritation! Furthermore fabrics and furniture which do not dry properly can develop dangerous molds and mildew which can be harmful to your health. Professional companies are therefore a more convenient option!
Protecting your furniture and upholstery: professional companies are by nature specialists in what they do. Therefore they are best equipped to take the best care of your furniture. Store bought cleaning products applied to the wrong types of fabrics can cause blemishes or undue wear and tear which can make your furniture look ages and unsightly! Professional companies are skilled enough to know what types of products and techniques to use on which fabrics and can prevent costly cleaning disasters!
Furthermore professional companies do not leave any dirt-attracting residue, meaning that your furniture and upholstery will not re-soil prematurely as is often the case with other cleaning processes! These great benefits therefore more than justify the cost of hiring a professional upholstery cleaning company.
Rockford Johnson says
October 12, 2016 at 8:41 amWe have been wanting to have our furniture cleaned for the longest time. It was interesting to learn that upholstery cleaning can help to protect your furniture and prevent cleaning disasters from occurring. I hope this article can help us to take care of our furniture a lot better.
Jalu Sakti says
October 24, 2016 at 5:40 pmWhat you said about professional companies knowing how to handle all types of fabrics really opened my eyes. I don’t have the slightest clue how to handle satin as opposed to leather. If I were to try the same treatment for one as the other, I might seriously damage my furniture. I can now see why it’s better to just hire a professional and let they do their job!
Scott says
November 21, 2016 at 4:47 pmVery intriguing article. I didn’t ever think about the health dangers that come from buying cleaning chemicals from the store. I can see why this would be really important for people with pets and small children. I think it is important to consult a professional if you get a stain on your furniture.
Jay Jorgenson says
January 30, 2017 at 9:54 amI really like how this article points out that furniture collects a lot of dirt! The reason is because I have been trying to convince my brother that this is the case so he will hire some upholstery cleaning services for his couch. His couch is in dire need of an emergency clean!
Derek Mcdoogle says
March 13, 2017 at 7:37 pmIn your article, you stated that a professional upholstery cleaning can remove dirt from furniture such as couches, love seats, recliners, dining room chairs and mattresses and many companies also offer their services for upholstery in cars, boats, and RVs. My wife called me because our dog peed all over our couches and her parents are coming this morning. I wonder if there are certain furniture material that might be harder to clean.
Barbera Peters says
August 23, 2017 at 10:06 amI am a single mother with five sons that all play sports. They are great kids but can get a bit messy around the living room and kitchen so I am in need to find a furniture cleaning company that can take care of the problem. You said that a great benefit to hiring a company is how they service all types of fabrics and have the experience to do so. I will keep that in mind when looking for a company.
Marcus says
December 7, 2017 at 5:28 pmI had no idea that some companies offered upholstery cleaning services for cars too. It is important to understand that doing some research can help you find the best company that can help you keep your furniture clean. Personally, I would also want to take the time to read online reviews and ratings an help you find the best company that knows how to deal with the type of upholstery you have.
Roger Middleton says
December 19, 2017 at 9:35 pmMy wife and I have noticed that our couch isn’t in the best condition anymore and we’ve been wanting to get that fixed. I liked that you had mentioned that it can be important to look for a company that will know how to handle all types of fabric possible. We’ll have to start doing some research into an upholstery company that will be able to help us in this situation, and we’ll be making sure that they can help with a majority of fabrics.
Dave Anderson says
October 29, 2018 at 6:38 pmThat is awesome that a professional cleaning company has the experience to deal with all types of fabrics and furniture items. That would be good to have for someone who does furniture restoration as well. My couch has become a little run down and the fabric is torn a bit. I will be contacting someone who can clean and restore it soon.
Ridley Fitzgerald says
January 29, 2019 at 4:17 pmIt’s great to know more about hiring an upholstery cleaning company. I like how you said that they can work with all sorts of fabrics. We’ve got different couches made from different things, so that’d be great.
Dave Anderson says
March 12, 2019 at 3:37 pmThat is really cool that upholstery cleaning companies have a quick drying process. That would be nice if someone were to come to fix and clean my upholstery. Maybe I should look into hiring an upholstery service sometime soon.
Steele Honda says
April 12, 2019 at 9:44 pmThanks for pointing out that one of the benefits of hiring a professional upholstery cleaning company is that the companies know how to deal with the most delicate natural fibers and the most robust fabrics. My husband and I are thinking about getting upholstery cleaning done because we are going to have a dinner party and we think it would help make our house look nicer. I think professionals would be a good idea because since they would have experience they wouldn’t ruin our upholstery and if my husband and I tried it ourselves we very well might.