Three Carpeted Rooms and a Sectional Cleaned in Lake Forest, IL

About this job

The upstairs landing set the tone for the visit: a light beige plush carpet that had gone flat and dull through the walking lane between the bedroom doors, with the traffic path reading a shade darker than the carpet under the furniture. The homeowner booked three carpeted rooms and one sectional piece, the pale woven sofa in the living room downstairs. Pale fibers like these show soil gradually, so the request was less about a single spill and more about pulling the general grey out of the pile.

Carpet was cleaned with truck-mounted hot water extraction, worked in sections so the walking lanes got the attention they needed. On the sectional, the technician checked the fabric code first, then cleaned the upholstery with hot water extraction, taking the cushions and back pillows separately before the frame. Seat faces and the chaise, which carry the most body contact, were handled with the same pass pattern as the rest of the piece so the fabric dried evenly.

The crew was on site about 3.5 hours for the three rooms and the sectional, and the visit came to $500. Carpet dries in 2-4 hours with air movers, up to 6 hours for heavy soil, and upholstery takes 4-8 hours. Groomed pile lines were left across the landing so the homeowner could see which areas had been finished and keep off them until the carpet was dry.