The Benefits of Using a Sofa Cleaning Service in Kingston
Posted on 18/07/2013
Professional Upholstery Cleaning Services
As it is our most favourite item of furniture to sit, lie, or just generally enjoy ourselves on, its no surprise that, from time-to-time, sofas get a bit grubby; a bit greasy, and a bit in need of a deep clean. If you have a sofa in Kingston whose cushions are embraced in a fabric cover, then you can clean your sofa yourself. Simply put the cushion covers in the washing machine and it should take away most of the dirt and dust. However, if you have a leather sofa where the cushions don't de-attach from the sofa, or you feel one go on in the washing machine may not do the job, then consider the benefits of sofa cleaning services.
Depending on the size of your sofa, most upholstery cleaning companies in Kingston, KT1 start their prices around £20, but can go all the way past £50, depending on the service you require. For that price a sofa cleaning company will clean your sofa fabrics using a hot water extraction process, giving them the deepest clean possible, and giving you your money's worth. Upholstery cleaners will also provide you with a more delicate cleaning process, for those of us with sofas of a more delicate disposition. This service may cost a little more, but it is the most efficient way to clean it.
Although most of us will find the motivation to clean our upholstery when it is at its most smelliest and visibly dirty, it is important for the shelf life of your furniture that you get it clean every one-to-two years. As most of the supporting structure of sofas is wood, in some cases furniture has be known to rot away, destroying the usability of the mattress in its wake. In other, albeit rarer, cases unmaintained wood can be subject to insect infestation. Termites and other bugs can infiltrate the wood and use it to as their living environment.
You can do your own bit to help stop this happening by simply dusting and wiping at least once a month, but in order to make sure the structure integrity of the sofa is maintained for as long as possible, a sofa cleaning company could be the right answer and possibly extend the life of your furniture.
Although simply chucking your cushions covers into the washing machine will go a long way to improving the cleanliness of your sofa, the hot water extraction technique used by professional sofa cleaning services is second-to-none. It gives a deep steam clean, evaporating all particles of dirt and dust out of the sofa and into the air. This can not be achieved with a rinse cycle at 30 degrees.
Those particles that the hot water extraction cleaning technique gets rid of can be somewhat harmful. They can cause asthma to get worse and, if you smoke in the house, retain harmful smoke by absorbing them into the fabric of the sofa. So not only will hiring a professional service in KT1 to clean them make them look pristine, it's also beneficial to your health.
It also advisable to use such a service if you are looking to sell your sofa in Kingston or have just purchased a second-hand one. If you clean it deeply before selling it, you can sell it for more money. And if you have just bought one for second hand that looks a little bit worse for wear, getting it professionally cleaned can make it seem like a first-hand sofa in an instance. Not to mention you don't know what exactly the previous owner got up. Peace of mind always comes with cleanliness, and with peace of mind comes happiness and longevity...for your sofa.
