A professional cleaning service using a powerful machine to clean upholstery, removing dirt and stains, leaving it fresh and revitalized.
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Recent Upholstery Cleaning reviews

Great work. The guys worked hard and left the apartment fresh and clean.

Carpet clean (3 bedroom appt) and upholstery clean

$280

Fabulous job! Fast and efficient. Will definitely book again.

Upholstery steam clean

$100

Fantastic service! Excellent job done! Would highly recommend! Thanks, Dave, you're outstanding!

Carpet/Upholstery cleaning

$200

Very professional and polite. Highly recommend!! He also did a good job.

Upholstery sofa couch clean

$250

Nachwa did an amazing job! She was polite, responsive, friendly and really easy to deal with!

Sofa bed Upholstery cleaning

$100

Thank you so much, great job. Good communicator, very punctual.

Upholstery clean

$100

low

$130

median

$170

high

$225

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Why book upholstery cleaning through Airtasker?

Soft furnishings and upholstery add warmth, character, and style to your home, but they come with higher maintenance to keep them looking good. Professional upholstery cleaning can help remove dog and pet hair from your upholstery, as well as those mysterious smells and stains that come with having children and pets. As well as the dirt you can see, a proper clean can also kill dust mites, mould, and bacteria that can hide in your upholstery. With freshly cleaned upholstery, you’ll be able to lounge about in comfort again in no time!

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Top Upholstery Cleaning related questions

For regular household upholstery, a professional clean every 1-2 years is enough to keep your furnishings looking fresh. If you live in a humid area, have young children at home, or your furniture is in a professional setting, you might need to have it cleaned more often.

Upholstery cleaning involves using specialist fabric cleaning techniques designed for furniture that’s covered with leather or fabric. It usually includes items like couches, chairs, car seats, fabric bed frames, and ottomans. 

Your upholstery cleaner will carefully match the product to the type of stain and fabric to effectively remove dirt without doing damage. Common tools include vacuums, steam cleaners, brushes, and cloths, as well as a range of cleaners and solvents.

Cleaning upholstery yourself can be a messy, time consuming, and expensive task. It’s especially expensive if you use the wrong products and ruin your couch! Professional upholstery cleaners can extend the life of your fabrics with the right products and cleaning techniques - they’ll get the job done more efficiently and effectively than if you did it yourself.

Upholstery cleaning can take anywhere from 30-90 minutes, depending on the upholstery type, the size, fabric types, and the level of dirt. Most couches will take around an hour to clean, and you’ll need to allow an additional 2-3 hours for steam cleaned surfaces to dry out afterwards. 

The cost of upholstery cleaning ranges from around $90-$160 when you hire a cleaner through Airtasker. This price will depend on the type of upholstery, the size of the furniture, the fabric type, and how much built-up dirt is on the couch. 

What does upholstery cleaning include?

When you book upholstery cleaning, your cleaner will arrive at your home and use either steam cleaning (hot water extraction) or dry powder cleaning to restore your fabric furniture items. The preferred technique and products will depend on the fabric type, how dirty it is, the age of the fabric, and the type of stains. Your cleaner will recommend the approach that’s best for you.

Here’s what you can expect from the process, depending on what type of upholstery you need to be cleaned:

Couches and sofas

Having your couch professionally steam cleaned can give it a new lease of life, and remove stains, smells, and dust. Your local upholstery cleaner will remove all the cushions and vacuum the couch to remove any dust in the crevices. They will then apply the cleaning agent, leaving it to soak in and draw out the dirt particles. Once the agents have fully processed, your upholstery steam cleaner will vacuum or steam mop all surfaces and replace the cushions. If your couch has been steam cleaned, it may need several hours to dry before you can use it again.

Stain removal

If you’ve invested in a light coloured couch and have kids or pets at home, you’re probably on high alert for stains on your fabric furniture. An upholstery cleaner can easily remove stains from your fabrics using specialist chemicals to suit the stain and fabric type. Your cleaner will start by applying the chemicals to break down the stain without damaging the fabric. They’ll then remove the chemicals with a vacuum or cloths and clean the rest of the furniture. Your upholstery cleaning professional can also apply stain and water repellant products that will help liquids pool on the surface, so you have more time to clean spills before they soak in.

Fabric bed frames

Fabric bed heads and frames can be sneaky dust and mould magnets, harbouring dust mites that can trigger allergies and asthma. Usually, these areas are cleaned with hot water extraction (steam cleaning), which pumps hot water into the fabric, killing bacteria, fungus, and dust mites. The extraction machine pulls these out of the fabric, along with the hot water. While you’re having your bedhead cleaned, consider getting your mattresses, pillows, fabric ottomans, carpets, and drapes professionally steam cleaned at the same time.

Car Upholstery

Car upholstery can take a beating. From wet dogs, kids and their messes to plain messy liquid spills - a professional car upholstery cleaner can have your seats smelling fresh again in no time. Your cleaner will start by vacuuming the area, getting into any crevices and cleaning around the surrounding seat area. Next, they’ll shampoo and steam clean the fabric, paying special attention to any stains so your seats look brand new and smell fresh again.

Recent Upholstery Cleaning tasks

Upholstery/ Carpet cleaning

$100

Glen Iris VIC 3146, Australia

5th Mar 2026

Fabric bedhead/headboard. Large Rug Dining/front, rumpus and bedrooms (2) Stairs Type of clean: Regular Number of bedrooms: 3 Number of bathrooms: None Equipment and supplies: Tasker must provide

Couch and bed head upholstery cleaner

$100

Woollahra NSW, Australia

5th Mar 2026

I need a 2.5 seater and Queen bedhead upholstery cleaned. Must have own upholstery cleaner

Did a great job. Very punctual and great communication. Will definitely use again

Upholstery cleaning

$150

Carnegie VIC 3163, Australia

4th Mar 2026

I have a gray couch and three armchairs that have a few stains on them. Looking to get a thorough upholstery clean.

Came within 24hrs of the job being advertised, very efficient, great job on couch/arm chair upholstery cleaning.

Carpet upholstery steam cleaning

$50

Darlington NSW, Australia

4th Mar 2026

Carpet upholstery steam cleaning Type of clean: Regular Number of bedrooms: 1 Number of bathrooms: 1 Equipment and supplies: Tasker must provide

Sofa upholstery cleaned

$80

The Springs QLD 4154, Australia

4th Mar 2026

We need our sofa upholstery cleaned. Currently there is a huge amount of dirt and build up in areas.

Carpet upholstery steam cleaning

$60

Darlington NSW, Australia

3rd Mar 2026

Carpet upholstery steam cleaning Type of clean: Regular Number of bedrooms: 1 Number of bathrooms: 1 Equipment and supplies: Tasker must provide

Lounge and bed frame upholstery clean

$200

Annandale NSW, Australia

3rd Mar 2026

We have a 3 seat lounge with chaise in ivory upholstery that needs a good clean and we also have a light grey bed frame and bed head that also needs cleaning

Grey 5 seater upholstery couch steam clean (Hampton 3188)

$150

Hampton VIC 3188, Australia

1st Mar 2026

Couch requiring cleaning. There are NO heavy /tough stains

Upholstery Cleaners

$200

Concord NSW, Australia

1st Mar 2026

Hi I need 3 seater couch and 2 single chairs steam cleaned and 6 dinning chairs

Couch upholstery clean

$60

Saint Kilda VIC, Australia

1st Mar 2026

Looking for someone to please clean our 3 seater with chaise couch. Recently purchased but second hand so looking for a deep clean

Upholstery cleaning

$80

Kogarah NSW, Australia

24th Feb 2026

Hi! I need someone to come deep clean my sofa bed. Must have upholstery cleaning equipment with them.

came earlier than expected and did a great job with our sofa! will definitely book again!!

Deep Upholstery Clean — Large Couch

$150

Blackburn North VIC, Australia

22nd Feb 2026

Light-coloured fabric chaise lounge needing a full professional deep clean. Includes: • Steam / hot water extraction • Enzyme treatment (pet accidents) • Pet hair removal (dog + cat) • Odour removal • Treatment for body oils and general build-up • All cushions cleaned (Foam core with feather/down wrap) • Light de-pilling / fabric tidy-up if available. Wanting it looking, feeling and smelling as close to brand new as possible.

If you need someone that has an eye for detail, knowledgeable, hard working, honest, reliable, respectful and professional — noel is your guy. you can tell straight off the bat he knows what he’s doing, and you’ll have no doubts or regrets if you get the opportunity to let noel do what he does best. thank you so very much again noel, you’re a legend and we appreciate it

Upholstery clean, 1 L shaped modular sofa,

$150

Padstow, New South Wales

14th Feb 2026

Recently moved and required a modular sofa clean, 5 seater, we have pets so sanitation and deodorisation required

Carlos was a legend! The couch is super clean he did a fantastic job! And not only the whole sofa smells clean but the living space does too! 10/10 would 100% recommend and will be using again! Thanks Carlos!

Couch clean / upholstery

$300

Brunswick West VIC, Australia

14th Feb 2026

Upholstery clean. Both cotton : 4 seater couch and rug.

Punctual, easy to deal with, did a good job. 5/5 would recommend and use again!

Upholstery couch clean

$200

Bondi Beach NSW, Australia

2nd Feb 2026

We have a four person MCN couch which needs a professional upholstery clean, no major stains…just needs a clean as it hasn’t had one since we purchased it 18 months ago

Highly professional and did a great job cleaning our couch

Carpet & upholstery cleaning

$250

Craigie WA, Australia

1st Feb 2026

Carpet cleaning for 3 small bedrooms & upholstery clean of a 4 seater couch -Bedroom 1: 3.2 x 3M -Bedroom 2 & 3: 2.6 x 3M Type of clean: Regular Number of bedrooms: 3 Number of bathrooms: None Equipment and supplies: Tasker must provide

Did a great job with the carpets thankyou!

Upholstery deep clean of couch

$50

Balmoral QLD, Australia

1st Feb 2026

Light grey couch, almost brand new but has some marks from the showroom and we want to deep clean it before scotch guarding it

Absolutely wonderful job, very happy!

Upholstery and carpet cleaning

$250

Marrickville NSW 2204, Australia

26th Jan 2026

Wanting corner lounge and 4 synthetic carpets/rugs cleaned

Bruno did a great job cleaning our couch, which was particularly dirty, and carpets. He was punctual and responsive and the quality of the clean was excellent.

Need 2 rugs and sofa upholstery steam cleaned

$250

Newtown, New South Wales

23rd Jan 2026

I need my 2 rugs and sofa upholstery professionally steam cleaned, with a quick drying service preferably. Pictures of one of the rugs and the sofa attached. The other rug is half the size of the one in the picture, it's currently in storage. The sofa covers come off and will need to be steam cleaned separately and then put back on. Underground visitor parking available.

Amazing job and extremely efficient.Will definitely be using their services again. Thank you!

Upholstery steam clean – 2 armchairs + 2.5-seater sofa

$200

Sunshine West, Victoria

14th Jan 2026

Seeking an experienced upholstery cleaning professional for three mid-century fabric pieces: • Two single armchairs • One 2.5-seater sofa Timing: Preferred after hours on a weekday this week, or on Saturday morning. Pre-work: I will complete a thorough vacuum of all pieces prior to your arrival. Required cleaning method: • Pre-spray / light agitation with upholstery-safe solution • Hot water extraction (steam clean) to rinse and extract Furniture has exposed timber arm details, so care is required to protect wood from moisture and chemicals. Note: I will pre-wrap the timber arms with cling wrap and tape prior to cleaning. Fabric is a woven vintage upholstery (likely wool/poly blend). Please note: no solvent-based “dry cleaning” — standard upholstery steam clean only.

Did a terrific job and tried a variety of solutions to find the best outcome- consulting throughout