Selling a Templeogue home: where the carpets fit
A lot of Templeogue homes have been in the same hands for a long time. When they come to the market, it's often because a family is downsizing or settling an estate, and the house has good bones but decades-old décor. Carpets are one of the first questions: lift them, replace them, or clean them?
Lifting is worth it if there's good timber underneath. Replacing makes sense when the carpet is genuinely worn out. For everything in between, a clean usually does the most for the least money. A dull carpet that's still sound comes up brighter, the house smells fresher, and buyers can picture moving in without a list of jobs. Our guide to preparing a property for sale covers the other things worth doing.
The order of jobs before the photographer
Getting the sequence right saves time and avoids cleaning twice. This is the order that works:
| Step | What happens | Why it goes here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear out what's not staying | Empty rooms clean better and photograph bigger |
| 2 | Repairs and painting | Paint dust and drips land on carpet |
| 3 | Carpet cleaning | Every corner reachable, nothing in the way |
| 4 | Drying and staging | A few hours drying, then furniture back |
| 5 | Photos and viewings | Clean, dry and ready |
If you need the house emptied first, our Templeogue house clearance page explains how that works. Outside, a washed driveway makes a better first photo too.
One practical point catches people out. A house that's empty and waiting to be sold often has the heating switched off, and sometimes the electricity too. We need power for the machine and running water to fill it, and a cold, closed-up house dries far more slowly. On the day of the clean, have the heating on and plan to open a few windows for the afternoon, and the carpets will be dry well before the photographer arrives.
Viewings are also worth thinking about. Ask the agent to hold off on the first ones until the carpets are fully dry, and leave a mat at the front door so the first few visitors don't walk the footpath straight into the hall.
spotless.ieWool carpets that were bought to last
Semis and bungalows here often have carpets that were chosen carefully and paid for properly: wool or wool-rich, in a good weight, sometimes still in fine condition after many years. Those are worth cleaning. Wool hides soil well and gives it up readily, so a carpet that looks tired can come up remarkably well.
Wool also needs the right handling. Too much water, too much heat or a harsh solution can make it shrink, go brown or feel stiff. We test a hidden spot first, use a solution that suits wool and keep the moisture under control, which also helps it dry. Our wool carpet cleaning page explains the detail.
What we can't fix are the things that happen to wool over time: moth damage along skirting boards and under heavy furniture, and colour lost to strong sun. If we see either in your photos, we'll mention it, because it may affect whether a clean is the right choice.
Getting the house ready to list? Send photos of each room, the hall and the stairs. We'll come back with a fixed price, usually the same day, and fit the clean in between your painters and the photographer.
Bungalow halls and through-rooms
The bungalows in Templeogue usually have a long central hall with rooms opening off both sides, and often a through-lounge running front to back. Without stairs, the hall becomes the hardest-working carpet in the house, and the lane down its middle is the first thing anyone notices.
We start at the far end of the hall and work towards the front door, doing each room as we pass it, so the clean carpet never gets walked on. Big through-rooms dry best with a window open at each end. If someone living in the house needs a chair and a clear route while we work, we'll do the rooms in an order that allows for it.
If you're staying, not selling
Plenty of people book a clean simply because the carpets deserve it: before Christmas, before family come home, or after a long winter with the windows shut. Armchairs and sofas can be done on the same visit. They're checked for a care label and colour-tested before cleaning; see upholstery cleaning.
Templeogue and the roads around it
We cover all of Templeogue and Dublin 6W, along with Kimmage, Perrystown, Knocklyon and Firhouse. For neighbouring areas, see carpet cleaning in Terenure and carpet cleaning in Rathfarnham. Most houses here have a driveway, so the van stays at the door.
For a pre-sale clean, give us your listing date along with the photos so we can fit in ahead of the photographer. The price depends on the rooms, the hall, the stairs and any armchairs, plus the state they're in, and it won't change on the day. We're fully insured, and Ciprian, who leads our carpet cleaning, is fully trained through a Prochem course. Our Dublin carpet cleaning page covers the method.
