How Often Should I Clean my Upholstery?

Upholstered furniture like sofas or armchairs trap dust, germs, and other allergens within their soft padding. Initially, this is great as it takes the pathogens and dirt out of the environment, thus increasing the quality of the air we breathe. The furniture also absorbs body oils, food spills, and dirt from the clothes of whoever sits on them. If you have pets, the couch also absorbs urine, feces, hair, dandruff, and dirt that the pets have dragged in from outside.

If your upholstered furniture goes a long time without being cleaned and disinfected, the dirt and germs accumulate in the fibers and fabric. This creates a significant health risk for your family. Whenever one of your family members sits on a dirty and infected couch they breathe in the dust and germs that emanate from within the sofa fibers. Think about how much time your family spends sitting or sleeping on your couch. How sick can they can get if your furniture isn't clean?

What is the best way for how to clean a couch? There are different ways of maintaining a clean couch. First, you should wipe off any spills as soon as they happen. Allowing food, crumbs, and other spills to settle on your couch will create stains on your couch making it look unsightly. On a weekly basis, you should vacuum your couch or brush it down with a soft brush or cloth to get rid of dust and dirt.

Surface cleaning is important but it doesn’t get rid of all the dirt and germs that into the soft padding inside your couch. To remove these, you need to deep clean your couch. How to shampoo a couch? It is not advisable to shampoo your couch by yourself. You may use excess water which may seep into your furniture and damage it. To shampoo and deep clean your couch, it is best to hire a professional upholstery cleaner.

In case you have pets, arrange to have your upholstery deep cleaned by a professional like Enviro-Care at least once per quarter. They will be able to remove all the pet odor, bacteria, dust, and allergens located deep within the furniture without using toxic chemicals or excess moisture.

So, you may be asking ‘how often should I clean my upholstery?’ The answer depends on how much use your furniture gets. Homes with a pet or young child will need to clean their upholstery more often than homes housing a single adult. Spot cleaning should be done as soon as there is a spill to prevent permanent stains from forming on the furniture.

Surface cleaning, vacuuming, or dusting can be done about once a week or once a fortnight depending on how dirty your furniture is. Professional deep cleaning of your couch should be done at least once every six months. This will ensure that all the dust and pathogens within your upholstered furniture is sucked away.

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