Stain and care guides
Guides
Short, concrete texts: what to do with a stain before the company arrives, how long a sofa takes to dry in coastal humidity and how to get the home ready for the visit.
Guides
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Preparation tips
Before the cleaning company arrives: how to prepare the sofa and what to agree in advance
A visit goes faster and the result is easier to judge when the sofa is accessible, the fabric is known and the scope has been agreed in writing beforehand.
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General stain care
Common sofa stains: what to tell a cleaning company so the quote fits the stain
Coffee, grease, ink, blood and mould each call for a different product class. The more precisely you describe the stain, the more honest the quotes you receive.
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Pet odour & stains
Pet urine on a sofa: what to ask a cleaning company before you book
Urine odour comes back when the treatment stops at the fabric surface. The questions below tell you whether a company will reach the filling.
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Drying time
Sofa drying time: what a cleaning company should tell you before the visit
Drying time depends on the method, the extraction power and the room, so a serious quote names a range for your sofa rather than a single number for every sofa.
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Wine stains
Wine on the sofa: the first minutes, and how to choose who treats what is left
What you do in the first minutes decides how much a company can still recover. Then the choice is about method and fabric, not about the lowest figure.
A specific stain you do not know how to treat
Send us a photo on WhatsApp or in the request. We tell you whether it deserves a professional visit or whether you can handle it at home.