What counts as upholstered furniture
If you have an unusual upholstered piece, send us a photo and we will advise whether and how we can treat it. We work on upholstered furniture and household textiles only; we do not clean car seats or car interiors.
- Armchairs and wing chairs.
- Upholstered dining chairs, including whole sets.
- Office chairs, at home and in the workplace.
- Footstools, pouffes and benches with upholstered seats.
How the cleaning works
We assess the type of fabric and how dirty the piece is, test it in a less visible spot and pre-treat individual stains. Then we work the cleaning solution in and immediately extract it back out together with the dirt.
Upholstered furniture dries within 24 hours. Smaller pieces such as dining chairs are usually ready sooner than a large armchair, but plan for the full day to be safe and use the furniture only once it is completely dry.
Fabric, leather and unknown materials
Fabric pieces are cleaned by classic extraction. Leather is cleaned by a gentler method designed for it, so that it is not soaked or damaged.
If you do not know the material, or it is suede or a similarly delicate fabric, send us a photo and the care label if there is one. We choose both the method and the price from what we can see; where the fabric is unknown we quote it as fabric upholstery.
The detergent we use
We clean upholstered furniture with Kärcher CarpetPro RM 760 Classic from the Kärcher CarpetPro range. The manufacturer describes it as an effective deep cleaner for extraction cleaning of textile floor coverings and upholstery, which releases heavy oils, grease and mineral dirt, is gentle on materials, contains no bleaching agents and improves the hygiene of the cleaned area. Its pH value is 8 in the concentrate.
We dilute and apply the concentrate ourselves, never soak the textile, rinse the area with clean water and extract the solution together with the dirt. The manufacturer makes no claims about removing dust mites, allergens, bacteria or viruses, and none about disinfection, so we do not make them either.
The price of upholstery cleaning
The minimum call-out price is €40. This matters here more than anywhere else: individual pieces are cheap per item, so a single chair still costs €40.
An armchair starts from €15, a wing chair from €18, an upholstered dining chair from €6, an office chair from €8 and a footstool or pouffe from €8. Because of the minimum call-out it pays to combine several pieces, for example a whole set of dining chairs, or chairs together with the sofa.
We give you a fixed price once you send a photo and the number of pieces on WhatsApp, and that price holds with no surprises on the day.