Upholstery is not carpet !!!

A profoundly simple statement but it does imply differences in how it is cleaned.

Not all carpet cleaners have been trained in upholstery cleaning and care
You would not trust a back yard mechanic to work on your car, so why let an “amateur” loose on your valuable furnishings?

Not all upholstery requires a “deep” cleaning.

The material is usually thin, so the cleaning solutions are designed not to penetrate the fabric as much as solutions that are designed for carpet do.

Upholstery material needs to be treated more gently than carpet.

Not all fabrics can be wet cleaned.

A professional needs to be able to determine the correct method as to whether it can be wet cleaned or if it requires a low moisture method.

Or it may possibly need a “dry cleaning” system.

To do this, the technician must be able to correctly identify the fabric.

The fabric will attract dust just as much as carpet, so a thorough vacuuming is required before getting the fabric wet which would simply turn any soiling into mud.

When was the last time your furniture was vacuumed?

Cleaning furniture is not as simple as cleaning carpet.

This is why there are more carpet cleaners than specialist upholstery cleaners.

There are special techniques and concerns that the technician needs to be aware of.

There is a lot more surface area, with crevices, corners, edges, skirts, flounces and separate cushions.

It is a well known fact that a lot of carpet cleaners will not clean upholstery fabrics.

It can take as long to clean a sofa properly as it takes to clean two rooms of carpet, or more.

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