Carpet Cleaning Staffordshire | Upholstery Cleaning Staffordshire | Leather Sofa Cleaning Staffordshire

A nightmare scenario for a lady in Staffordshire today as her carpets were left heavily stained by plaster.

It only took a few futile attempts to realise this was not going to be easy to deal with.

Fortunately, she called for expert assistance and soon the transformation from:

“It’s a mess”;      to        “I’m impressed”;      was underway.

The old carpet stain caused by roofing felt, was also dealt with much to the delight, (“It’s like magic”); of the home owner.

Another day in the life.

 Carpet Stain Protection Staffordshire   (click to view).  This simple post carpet cleaning treatment can be quickly applied and prevent numerous unsightly carpet stains especially where children and pets are present.  Ask for details at time of your scheduled carpet cleaning.

Blood stains on mattresses can be a problem.

This one was successfully dealt with saving the cost of a new one.

Vomit, and urine are other common mattress stains that we are asked to deal with.

For advice on mattress stains, contact Ian here.

Just finished a job on coloured slate floor to a farmhouse kitchen in Staffordshire.

Normal mopping by hand only serves to push the dirt into the grout lines, causing them to soil to a dark colour from their original white / light grey.

Specialist machine removal of this dirt leaves a clean germ free floor.

Contact Ian for enquiries on  slate floor cleaning in Staffordshire here.

Today, I am showing you an example of, what not to do, to your domestic and commercial carpet.

The accompanying photo shows what the application of bleach did to a Commercial Carpet in Staffordshire.

Superman to the rescue again!!!!   (Not on this occasion).

It would not have proved to be cost effective, nor was the fibre type suitable for a successful attempt.

The type of colour loss which occurred here can, however, be rectified on certain carpet types, quality woven or tufted wool especially.

The process involves the reintroduction of the missing colour after extensive preparation, and has been used to great effect to restore other mishaps.

Domestic and commercial carpet stains are best treated by a professional carpet cleaner.

Contact Ian on 07966 20 30 40 or email Ian here for all carpet cleaning enquiries in Staffordshire.

An example of a scuff damaged leather sofa in Staffordshire.

This leather sofa was damaged during removal to a new home and repair work was initiated by the insurers.

The job was fairly straight forward, involving cleaning up the affected area, preparation, re-colouring and finally re-sealing the leather suite repair.

Happy owner, happy insurer, happy removal firm and a great looking cleaned and protected leather suite!

Upholstery cleaning is necessary to keep your suites in tip top condition and protect from stains over time.

Here’s some tips on sofa cleaning;

Why your sofa cushions should not be put in the domestic washing machine.

Zips found on suite cushions are not put there to facilitate ease of removal for washing.

They are sewn on so that the foam can be inserted and simply zipped up without the need to go back down the production line, and cost more to produce. It also makes it easy to replace the foam at a later stage.

The most common damage that occurs with natural textiles, is shrinkage; making the covers very difficult to put back on. When back on there is a pulling down at the sides causing a misshaped seat pad or back rest cushion. Certain agents contained in washing detergent can also result in faded cushions in relation to the frame.

A job encountered resulted in this photograph, where the red dye used in the trim piping bled and was absorbed by the main fabric, because the cushions were ‘put into the wash’.

In the picture, the back cushion has just been cleaned; dirt can still be seen on the arms.

Professional upholstery cleaning is recommended to avoid dye bleed.

Many jobs encountered, involve the removal of carpet stains. These are the main concern of many customers and very often they will have tried to remove the offending marks already.

The biggest mistake made by people is that if the mark doesn’t come out straight away, they ‘chuck some more of the product on’. This is flawed logic because if it doesn’t come out with a little solution then using a whole bucket full won’t make it suddenly work. The product in question may be a cocktail made up of washing-up liquid (or similar); or a branded retail bottle of high street spotter.

The result can take several forms:

The marks don’t go but lighter patches appear around the area, making it stand out even more.

The marks fade or go, but again lighter patches appear, and are more unsightly than the original.

The marks either do or don’t go but, either way the carpet is left with a varying amount of dirt attracting residue, which effectively becomes a dirt magnet. Localised patches of very soiled carpet appear in the ensuing weeks.

The worst result encountered is where a chemical reaction has occurred causing permanent faded areas, as seen below.

All the above can usually be rectified by seasoned professional. A professional carpet cleaner can remove the carpet stain and add a carpet protector to prevent further carpet stains having such a big impact on carpets.

A recent job involved cleaning a leather sofa, which had been wrapped up and put outdoors whilst building extension work was carried out, due to lack of internal storage space.

Unfortunately, the weather turned damp and cold, the work took longer than expected and the ‘wrapping’ was not as good as it might have been.

There was a growth of mould appearing when it was time to return  the clean leather suite indoors. Another challenge which looked daunting, (more in the owner’s mind than mine); and which was successfully overcome with great pleasure.

The two leather sofa cushions side by side show the contrast, however, the dirty one had actually already been worked on to a certain degree before I thought to take photographs, so was somewhat worse than is portrayed here.

Email Ian here for leather sofa cleaning enquiries or telephone 07966 20 30 40.