How to Clean a Sofa in The End of Tenancy

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Sofas are pieces of upholstery furniture on which we spend a big part of our time. We mainly use it for sitting, but very often we eat something while being on it. That is why it becomes quite dirty and needs regular maintenance.

Tenants very often forget to clean their landlord’s sofas in the end of their tenancy periods. They have a lot of work to do and skip it. This, of course, costs them their rental deposits and they regret not accomplishing the chore, afterwards.

Here are a few tips from a professional tenancy cleaning expert on how to clean your sofa in the end of tenancy:

The first thing you must do is to vacuum the couch with a vacuum cleaner. Don’t use the same brush attachment that you use for the floors, though, because you might make the piece of furniture dirtier. When you vacuum, don’t forget to run the appliance under the cushions, on the back of the sofa, and under it, too. These areas hide a lot of dirt, crumbs, food and chips bits, and other things, which have to be removed.

Buy yourself a special upholstery cleaning detergent, or prepare your own at home. You can use a carpet cleaning solution that is highly recommended by move out cleaning London specialists. You’ll need a quarter cup white vinegar, two cups warm water, six drops lavender essential oil, one tablespoon liquid castile soap, and three drops clary sage essential oil. Use a sponge to apply the solution, and try to work on one small area at a time. Be careful not to saturate the couch too much, because it will dry hard afterwards and might start smelling bad. When you clean the sofa, leave it to dry naturally, or use a hair drier to accelerate the process.

If you have a pet, you will have to remove its hair from the fabrics of the couch prior to cleaning it with the above solution.

Once you clean the sofa, check if any stains have popped up, and if there are any, remove them with a proper detergent.

If you want to ease your task a little bit, I suggest that you hire a steam cleaning machine to clean the upholstery furniture of your landlord. You will accomplish the chore a lot faster and won’t get so tired. Good luck with getting your rental deposit back.