What you can sort out at home with what’s in your kitchen cupboard, what’s best left alone, and when it’s worth calling us. Written by the people who clean sofas, mattresses and rugs in Barcelona every day.
To effectively eliminate mattress mites, you need to combine three actions: washing bedding at temperatures above 60 °C, vacuuming the mattress with HEPA filters to remove dead skin debris, and…
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Bedding washed above 60 °C, deep vacuuming and humidity under control. What works, what’s a myth and when you need a professional clean.
Bicarbonate of soda, vacuuming and airing. How far dry cleaning can go, and when only injection‑extraction will solve the problem.
Urine soaks down into the padding and crystallises. Which product really breaks it down, what to do straight away and when the smell won’t shift without a machine.
A realistic schedule depending on whether there are children, pets or allergies at home, and the difference between cleaning the surface and cleaning the padding.
Lukewarm water, no rubbing and a colour test before anything else. The most common mistakes that shrink or felt wool.
Covers, washing temperature, humidity, ventilation and mattress cleaning. In order of impact, and what to expect from each.
Which way to brush, how much water to use and why a household steamer usually ends in water marks. With and without a machine.
No salt, and no sparkling water either. What really works on fabric, what sets the tannin and how to tell if the stain needs a professional.
A rubber brush, vacuuming in two directions and just the right amount of moisture. The method that lifts hair from the base of the fibre without damaging it.
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