Cleaning a two-seat fabric sofa in your home starts at £57, and each seat beyond the second adds £26. Corner sofas, modular sofas and sofa beds are priced the same way, by counting seats.
Unsure how many seats yours has? Count how many adults fit on it side by side. That number, a few words about the fabric and a list of the marks that bother you are enough for a price over the phone.
Sofa prices by number of seats
The first two seats cost £57 together. Every seat after that is £26, so a three-seater starts at £57 plus one extra seat and a four-seater at £57 plus two. A snuggle chair, wider than an armchair and narrower than a two-seater, is priced on the call.
| Sofa size | Price from |
|---|---|
| Two-seater | £57 |
| Three-seater | £57 plus £26 |
| Four-seater | £57 plus £26 twice |
| Protector, added after cleaning | £13 each seat |
The minimum for a one-off visit is £67. Matching armchairs, rugs and room carpets are all on the price list, and many people book the sofa with one of them.
Corner sofas, chaise ends and sofa beds
A corner sofa is counted along both arms of the L, and the corner place counts as a seat when someone can sit in it. So an L with five places starts at £57 for the first two, plus £26 for each of the other three.
A chaise end usually counts as one seat. A very long one can count as two, and the call settles which. Modular sofas are counted unit by unit; a unit with no back, such as a loose footstool section, is priced on the call.
A sofa bed is priced by its seats like any other sofa. The thin mattress folded inside it can be done too if you mention it when booking.
Sofas with zip-off covers
Covers that unzip invite a trip to the washing machine, and it often goes wrong. Plenty of covers shrink just enough that they will not go back on the cushion, and a washed cover can come out a different shade from the arms and back that stayed on the frame. The cleaner leaves zip-off covers on the cushions and cleans them in place, so the whole sofa is treated alike and dries to one colour.
Fixed covers, stapled or tacked to the frame, get the same treatment. The cleaner keeps wooden feet and any exposed wood dry and works round buttons and piping by hand.
Marks that usually lift and marks that may stay
Tell the cleaner what each mark is and anything you have already put on it. A household spray can fix a stain in place and changes how the cleaner deals with it.
Usually lift or fade a lot: the grey sheen on arms and headrests, food and drink spills, muddy paw prints and the general dullness that builds up on pale fabric.
May stay: bleach spots (the colour has gone, so there is nothing to wash out), dye rubbed off new jeans or a coloured throw, ballpoint ink, burns, water rings on some fabrics and old stains that were rubbed and left. The cleaner will say before starting which marks look permanent. No cleaner can promise that a particular stain will come out.
Before you sit on the sofa again
The sofa takes a few hours to dry. Stand loose seat cushions on their edges and keep pets off. An open window or the heating turned up a little speeds things along. Jeans and dark clothes can leave dye on a seat that is still damp, so wait until the fabric feels dry.
Stain protector can be applied once the cleaning is finished, at £13 a seat (see stain protection). Spilt drinks then bead on the surface for a short while, long enough to blot them with a cloth. It will not make the sofa stain-proof, so blot quickly and do not rub.
Questions about sofa cleaning
Can you clean a leather sofa?
Yes. Leather and suede are cleaned differently from fabric and from each other, so the cleaner needs to know the type before giving a price over the phone. How to tell which you have is on the leather and suede sofa page.
Does the sofa need to be moved before the clean?
Leave it where it stands. The cleaner needs room along the front and round the arms, so move coffee tables and side tables out of the way. If the back is against a wall and you want it cleaned, pull the sofa out by an arm’s length.
Is the sofa cleaned at home or taken away?
At home. Your sofa is cleaned in the living room and is never collected, so it is ready to use again as soon as it has dried.
Can other furniture be cleaned with the sofa?
Yes. Armchairs, footstools, dining chairs and cushions can go on the same booking, and the upholstery cleaning page explains how each fabric is checked first.