Finglas homes and the carpets in them
Finglas grew quickly from the 1950s through the 1970s into one of the biggest suburbs on the northside, with estates of terraced and semi-detached houses on both sides of the N2, in Finglas East and Finglas West. Many of those houses are still family homes, some lived in by the same people for decades, and plenty are rented.
The layout most people here know is a front door opening onto a hall, a straight stairs on one side and the living room off to the other. That means the hall, the stairs and the landing carry nearly every trip in and out of the house, and they're the carpets that show it first.
The first few metres inside the front door
The strip of carpet just inside the door takes the worst of the weather. Rain, grit from the footpath and whatever's on the soles of school shoes all land there first, and a mat only catches part of it. Over months, the fibres in that strip go dark and slightly matted, while the hall further in still looks reasonable. The photo at the top of this page shows exactly that: the hall beyond cleaned and bright, the strip by the door still dark.
We tackle a hall in a set order. A thorough dry vacuum takes out loose grit. A pre-spray goes on the darkest strip and the lane down the middle to break up the oily soil. Then the hot rinse goes through the pile and the extractor pulls the dirt back out. We do the hall last of all, working back towards the front door, so nobody needs to walk on it once it's done.
spotless.ieStairs that see the whole family every day
A family stairs wears in a particular way. The middle of each tread goes first, especially the front edge, while the sides near the wall and the bannister stay brighter for years. The bottom three steps usually look worst, because that's where the grit from the hall gets carried up.
Each tread is cleaned by hand with a small tool that gets into the corner between the step and the riser, and along the front edge where the soil is ground in. The landing follows with the main wand. Our stair carpet cleaning page explains more, and our stair carpet care guide has tips for keeping it looking good between cleans.
The simplest habit that helps is vacuuming the stairs properly once a week with the upholstery nozzle, pushing it into the back of each step and along the front edge, rather than running the main head over the middle. Grit that stays in the pile acts like sandpaper every time someone climbs the stairs, and getting it out regularly slows the wear down a great deal.
Between tenants in Finglas
For landlords, the easiest clean is when the house is empty, after any clear-out and painting and before the next tenant moves in. If the last tenants left furniture, mattresses or bags behind, our house clearance team in Finglas can clear it first. The carpets are then quicker to clean, and every corner and skirting edge gets done.
If you're a tenant leaving a rented house, book the clean a day or two before you hand back the keys, so the carpet has time to dry before the inspection.
Send the hall, the stairs and the living room Three or four photos and a close-up of any stains is enough. We'll come back with a fixed price, usually the same day.
Common stains in a busy home
Every house collects its own marks, but some come up again and again in family homes. Here's what to expect from the usual suspects:
| Mark | What usually happens |
|---|---|
| Tea, coffee, juice | Fresh spills lift well; old ones may leave a faint shadow |
| Mud and grit | Comes out once dried and vacuumed first |
| Chocolate and sweets | Usually lifts, though strongly coloured sweets may leave a tint |
| Fake tan | Fresh marks often lift; older ones may only lighten |
| Hair dye, nail varnish | May lighten; rarely disappears on light carpet |
| Bleach and burns | Permanent, because the colour or the fibre itself is gone |
We'd always rather tell you a mark will only fade than promise it will vanish. Our page on carpet stain removal explains why some stains act like dyes.
Finglas and nearby
We cover Finglas East and West, Charlestown, Meakstown, St Margaret's and the areas next door, including Ballymun and Glasnevin. Estate houses usually have a driveway or space on the road, so the van can stay close. Sofas and armchairs can go on the same visit; see upholstery cleaning.
Pricing is simple: tell us which carpets, show us the state they're in, mention any sofa, and we'll come back with a figure that stays fixed. Every visit is covered by full insurance, and the cleaning is led by Ciprian, who is Prochem-trained. For the general method, see carpet cleaning in Dublin.
