Atlanta Upholstery Cleaning - Cotton Upholstery Cleaning Challenges

No wonder cotton upholstery furniture is a popular option for Atlanta families - it is sturdy, soft and comfortable to the touch.

Keeping your cotton upholstery properly cleaned is not only important for your family's comfort, it may be required in order to maintain your manufacturer's warranty.  Furniture manufacturers recommend cleaning your upholstery every 12-24 months; check your paperwork for specific guidelines.

Cotton-Based Upholstery: Cleaning Challenges

Unlike cotton clothing, which in most cases can be washed without major problems, you have to be very careful when hiring someone to clean your cotton upholstery.

The wrong moves can lead to wrinkling, shrinkage, and discoloration.

This creates challenges when cleaning.

1. The same thickness we love in cotton-based upholstery can lead to ripples and distortion to the fabric texture when cleaned by an inexperienced upholstery cleaning company.
   
   
2. While your cotton t-shirts can be washed in the laundry with lots of water, detergents and agitation, doing the same with your will destroy your upholstery's fabric.
   
   Lighter colored cotton upholstery may turn brown or yellow as the cellulose material in the cotton breaks down. Dyes may bleed or run. With some cleaning agents, cotton fabrics can actually degrade and become weak or even split.
   
   
3. There is also the potential that the fabric will shrink. This leads to cushion covers not fitting properly, skirts and dust ruffles curling or wrinkling and other similar problems. That’s why you should avoid removing cushion covers to launder them.

How can you tell which fabrics are problematic? Checking your manufacturer's paperwork is a great start, but it can be tough to know without experience and training.

That’s why it is important to trust your Atlanta upholstery cleaning needs to the experts.  We put our 20 years of experience and training to work for you, We clean all types of fabric.