“In an office, you have sugars, starches, proteins, skin, perspiration, and germs circulating throughout the entire facility and collecting on furniture,” he says. You change the tool and understand it’s a little bit different than what you’re doing but it’s a simple process,” Yeadon says.īSCs should consider traffic levels, furniture usage and budget restrictions when determining cleaning methods and frequencies, Jasper says. “It’s not like it’s a major investment in equipment. A BSC that is trained in hot water carpet extraction simply needs to add an upholstery tool as well, as some pre-sprays and rinses to the machine already being used. The barriers to entry aren’t all that high, especially considering the potential for return on investment. “Ultimately, what they’re going to use is also going to be determined by the budget.” “More people are using encapsulation just like they’re using it more frequently on carpet, they’re also using it more frequently on upholstery,” Jasper says. A damp or dry shampoo can be brushed on, agitating the fibers, and allowed to dry before being vacuumed away. Hot water extraction provides a thorough, deeper clean. You can still get moisture in there but it’s going across the surface and being extracted out before it can go very deep.” “The tools used today have more of a shearing effect. “What’s really changed over the last several years in upholstery cleaning is the introduction of new upholstery tools that fall into the low-moisture category even with a hot water extraction system,” Yeadon says. However, technological advancements in equipment, especially in relation to low-moisture extraction, are preventing over-wetting, he says. “It contributes to shrinkage, leaking and odor-development.” “Over-wetting is the root of all evil in cleaning,” Yeadon says. The key when cleaning any type of upholstered furniture is to avoid over-wetting. The most common types of upholstery cleaning used by contractors are shampooing, hot water extraction and encapsulation.
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