A machine that comes upstairs
A big share of the homes around Leopardstown and Sandyford are apartments, from the blocks near the Luas stops at The Gallops and Leopardstown Valley to the newer developments around Sandyford's business district. That suits the way we work. We use a portable hot-water extraction machine, not a van-mounted one.
It travels up in the lift, plugs in inside the apartment and moves from room to room with us. There's no hose snaking from a van in the car park through the lobby and up the stairwell, and nobody needs to keep a space by the front door free for the whole job.
The clean follows the usual steps: pre-treat spots and traffic lanes, rinse with hot water, extract, then dry. Drying typically takes a few hours, depending on ventilation and carpet type. Air movers help, and so does an open window.
Newer apartments are built to be airtight, which is good for heating bills and less good for drying carpets. If your apartment has a ventilation system with a boost setting, turn it up for the afternoon, and open the balcony door or a window if the weather allows. Bedrooms with the door closed and the blinds down are the slowest rooms to dry, so leave them open.
Management companies, lifts and car parks
Apartment blocks come with rules, and it pays to check them before the day:
- Parking. Many underground car parks have height barriers, and visitor spaces can be scarce. Tell us where we can stop to unload.
- Lifts. If the building has a lift booking system or protective covers for moving equipment, let us know.
- Working hours. Some blocks restrict noisy work to set times. Extraction machines aren't quiet, so we'll fit in with your building.
- Getting in. Fobs, concierge sign-in or a door code: tell us in advance and the day starts on time.
Between tenants
Leopardstown and Sandyford have a lot of rented apartments, and the carpets often need doing between tenancies. For landlords, the easiest time is when the place is empty: every room is clear and drying is quick. For tenants leaving, book a day or two before the inspection so there's time to dry.
Landlords who live elsewhere can arrange everything by phone and WhatsApp. Send photos of each room once the tenants have moved out, tell us who has the keys or the fob, and we'll confirm a fixed price and a date. Letting agents can book the same way on behalf of an owner.
We'll be honest about what will and won't come out. Recent spills and general soiling usually lift well. Burns, bleach marks and old pet urine that has gone through to the underlay are a different matter. They can sometimes be improved, but not always removed, and we'd rather say that from your photos. A mattress left by a previous tenant can be cleaned on the same visit: see mattress cleaning.
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This page covers more than Leopardstown. The second video here is a carpet job in Sandyford, and we clean sofas and carpets in Carrickmines, Foxrock, Ballyogan and Stillorgan too. Leopardstown itself is split by the M50, with the racecourse on one side, and we cover both.
Sofa cleaning follows the same careful process wherever you are: check the care label, test the fabric, then clean with a hand tool so the fabric isn't soaked. More on fabrics on our upholstery cleaning page.
For the houses and estates further up towards the mountains, see carpet cleaning in Stepaside. Offices in the business parks have their own page: commercial carpet cleaning.
Prices and booking
Every quote is built from what's being cleaned: bedrooms and living areas, any stairs, sofas, mattresses or rugs, and the condition of each. Send a photo of each room or item on WhatsApp, with the floor you're on and the parking situation, and we'll come back with a fixed price, usually the same day. Rugs are cleaned on site with a colour test first; see rug cleaning.
The person behind the work is Ciprian, who completed Prochem carpet-cleaning training in 2018 (see the certificate). We work Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm. The full service is described on our Dublin carpet cleaning page.
