Carpet cleaning in Athy and south Kildare
Athy sits on the River Barrow in the south of County Kildare, and the homes around it range from terraced houses near the town centre to estates on the edge of town, and farmhouses and bungalows out in the country. We clean carpets in all of them, and the short clip further down was shot on an Athy job.
Everything is done in your home with a portable hot-water extraction machine, so there's nothing to collect or drop back. Carpets, stairs, sofas and mattresses can all be done in one visit, and you can see the result before we leave.
What happens on the day
- A look round. We go through each room with you, note the stains that matter most and check the carpet type.
- Pre-treatment. Spots, the path from the door and other busy areas get a pre-treatment that suits the fibre.
- The clean. The machine rinses hot water through the pile and pulls it straight back out, room by room.
- Drying. We can leave air movers running to hurry it along. Most carpets are dry after a few hours; how many depends on the airflow in the room and the type of carpet.
- A walk-through. We look at the result with you before we pack up.
We'll need a tap to fill the machine and a power socket to run it. Apart from that, just lift small items off the floor and keep pets out of the way until the carpets are dry.
Town houses, estates and country homes
- Town-centre houses. Older terraces with narrow halls and stairs, and parking on the street. Tell us what's outside so we know where to unload.
- Estates. Driveways make access easy. The usual job is a living room, a stairs and landing, and bedrooms, often with a sofa added.
- Farmhouses and bungalows. Bigger rooms and longer halls, sometimes with a wool carpet that's been down for years. An Eircode gets us to the right house first time.
The price is built on the rooms, the stairs, any sofas or mattresses, and the condition of each. A photo of every room is enough for a fixed price before you book, usually the same day.
spotless.ieMud, dogs and the back door
In a country home, the back door is where the carpet takes its punishment: boots, wellies, dogs and whatever comes in on them. The good news is that dried mud and soil usually come out well. Let it dry fully and vacuum off what you can before we arrive, because rubbing wet mud only pushes it further into the pile.
Dogs are a different story depending on what they've done. Hair and general doggy smell improve a lot with a proper clean. Accidents that have soaked through to the underlay are harder: we can usually improve them, but some marks and smells won't fully go. You'll get that answer from your photos, not after the job.
Homes heated by a stove or an open fire have their own pattern. A fine film of soot and ash settles on the carpet around the hearth and shows as a grey halo. That usually lifts well. Thin grey lines along the skirting boards and under doors are a different thing, called filtration lines: air moving through the edge of the carpet leaves very fine particles behind. They can be improved, but they rarely disappear completely, so we'll point them out before we start.
Sofas, mattresses and rugs
Sofas and armchairs are done with a small upholstery tool once the care label has been read and a hidden spot tested for colour-run; see upholstery cleaning. Mattresses get the same tool, see mattress cleaning, and rugs are cleaned on site, see rug cleaning.
Ciprian, who started Spotless, is fully trained in carpet cleaning: he took the Prochem course in 2018 (certificate 2018/020) and still works on jobs himself alongside a small crew.
Around Athy
We cover the town and the countryside around it: Castledermot, Kilkea, Ballitore and Monasterevin, and over the border into Laois at Stradbally and Vicarstown. Carlow is close by too; see carpet cleaning in Carlow. For the rest of the county, see our County Kildare carpet cleaning page, and for a clear-out rather than a clean, our property clearance service in Athy.
