Mattress cleaning is £35 a mattress, done on the bed in your home with hot water extraction. Sweat marks usually lighten and fresh spills often lift, though old stains may stay, and the mattress then needs a few hours to dry.
Strip the bed right down before the cleaner arrives, protector and topper included. The mattress stays on its frame or divan while the cleaner works across the top and around the side borders with a hand tool fitted to the machine.
What the clean does to marks and sweat stains
First comes a vacuum of the surface, worked into the seams, the piping and around any buttons. Marks are pre-treated next, and the machine then rinses the top layer and draws the water back up. Yellow sweat patches are the commonest mark on a mattress. They usually lighten but rarely vanish, because the colour has set into the fibre over months of use. Tea, coffee, make-up and recent spills often come out. Blood responds best to cool water, so point it out to the cleaner. Urine that has soaked through the cover into the layers below can leave a ring and a smell the clean will not reach. Before starting, the cleaner tells you which marks are likely to remain.
Mattress cleaning price
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Mattress | £35 |
| Headboard | Priced on the call |
| Bedroom carpet | £36 |
Booked by itself, one mattress costs less than £67, which is where every one-off job starts, so the visit is priced from £67; adding a second bed, the headboard or the bedroom carpet makes better use of it. Parking is added at whatever the meter costs, up to £40, and a deposit of half the price confirms the booking.
One side or both
Many modern mattresses are one-sided. Pillow tops, memory foam and plenty of pocket-sprung models are meant to be rotated end to end and never flipped, so the clean covers the sleeping surface and the side borders. If yours is two-sided and you want the underside done as well, say so when booking so the extra time can be planned and the price confirmed on the call. Turning a king-size mattress is a job for two people, so have someone at home to help.
Drying before you sleep on it
The cleaner leaves the mattress damp to the touch, and it then wants a few hours of air: open the window, warm the radiator or both. A morning booking gives it the whole day. Keep the protector and bedding off until it is dry, and leave the bedroom door open so air moves through. Before making the bed, press a dry palm flat on the surface in several places; if it feels cool or damp anywhere, give it longer. Memory foam and thick toppers hold more moisture than springs and take the longest. Still damp at bedtime? Sleep in another bed or on the sofa for that one night.
Adding carpets or upholstery to the visit
With the machine already in the bedroom, a carpet or a headboard is quick to add. The mattress comes first and the bedroom carpet after, so nobody walks on the floor once it is done. A sofa or armchair elsewhere in the home can join the same booking: upholstery cleaning explains chairs and fabric codes, and carpet cleaning lists the room prices. Mattresses also fit well into a spring clean, when the beds are stripped anyway.
Questions about mattress cleaning
Can a smell be removed from a mattress?
Sometimes. A smell sitting on the surface often fades after cleaning, while one coming from deep in the foam or springs can stay. Which kind yours is becomes clearer once the cleaner has seen it.
Do I need to provide anything?
Only a working socket, water from a tap and a stripped bed. The cleaner brings the machine and the products.
Does it matter what kind of bed base I have?
No. The mattress is cleaned where it lies, on a divan, a slatted frame or an ottoman bed. Clear the floor around the bed so the cleaner can reach all four sides.
Where can I compare other prices?
Every service we offer is priced on our prices page.