Sofa Cleaning in Pelham Parkway, Bronx

In the pre-war buildings along the parkway, living rooms are big enough for a full sofa and often a sectional. In the two-family houses, there may be one couch upstairs, one downstairs and another in the basement den.

Each one works hard. The family sits there to eat, watch TV, read to the kids and fall asleep. Over the years the fabric darkens where people sit and lean, and the cushions start to smell.

We clean sofas right where they are, without moving them through halls and doorways.

The work begins under the cushions. We vacuum the deck, seams and corners, where crumbs, hair and small toys hide. Getting that out first keeps it from turning into mud.

Next we check the fabric code and test a spot. Then we pre-treat the arms, the back and the seat edges, and clean the whole couch. Sectionals are cleaned piece by piece, and we work the seams where pieces meet.

Basement couches in the two-family houses can pick up a damp, closed-in smell. We clean them with an odor treatment and suggest running a fan or dehumidifier while they dry.

Sleeper sofas are handy when family visits from out of town. We can open the bed, clean the frame area and freshen the mattress top.

For leather sofas, we clean and condition rather than shampoo, so the leather stays soft and does not crack.

Most fabric sofas are dry in four to six hours. Keep the room aired out, and keep pets off until it is dry.

Older couches with skirts and tufted backs collect dust in the folds and buttons. We clean each tuft and the pleats of the skirt by hand so the dirt does not stay trapped.

If the couch faces a window over the parkway trees, the arm nearest the glass may have faded a little. Cleaning brightens it but cannot bring back color the sun has taken, and we will tell you that up front.

Need the bedroom done too? See mattress cleaning in Pelham Parkway.

Reach us at 1-800-589-4364 or through the quote form to set a sofa cleaning date in Pelham Parkway; first-time clients save 10%. Armchairs can join the visit through upholstery cleaning in Pelham Parkway, and everything else is on the neighborhood page.