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Upholstery cleaning · Auckland-wide

Upholstery cleaning in Aucklandbrought back to life.

Lounge suites, armchairs, dining chairs and squabs — deep hot-water extraction lifts out the body oils and grime that flatten fabric, finished with a low-pH rinse so it's soft, fresh and touch-dry in 2–4 hours.

An ApexClean technician steam-cleaning a grey fabric tub chair with a hot-water extraction hand tool in an Auckland home
On-site upholstery clean

In short

Sofas and chairs, soft and fresh again.

Upholstery cleaning in Auckland — fibre-matched hot-water extraction for sofas, lounge suites, armchairs and dining chairs, touch-dry in 2–4 hours, no sticky residue. A low-pH conditioning rinse lifts the body oils, grime and odour out of the fabric and leaves it soft, not crunchy — and on a fabric sofa, the same hot-water extraction shown to kill dust mites clears the allergen a well-used couch quietly collects. IICRC-trained and owner-operated from our Henderson base, we clean fabric and leather upholstery across West Auckland, the North Shore and Central — an honest price by piece, before we start.

Method
Fibre-matched heat
Dry time
2–4 hours
Finish
low-pH, no sticky residue
Trained
IICRC
Fully insured
Public liability
Auckland-wide
Henderson-based

What an upholstery clean includes

A real refresh, fibre by fibre.

The same honest method as everything we do — a straight read first, the tuned clean matched to your fabric, and no surprises.

  • Deep grease- and oil-extraction across the whole piece — the everyday body oils and grime that dull the fabric, drawn out with heat.
  • Fibre-matched heat settings — we read your care tag first (the W / S / WS / X code) and test a hidden patch, so the method suits your fabric, not the other way round.
  • Fabric and leather both — leather is cleaned and conditioned to feed the hide; suede and delicate specialty fabrics we assess by the care label first.
  • Pet- and kid-safe pre-sprays and a low-pH conditioning rinse — soft to the touch, no sticky residue left where you sit.
  • Controlled moisture — we don't soak the cushions; most suites are touch-dry in 2–4 hours with a little airflow, a bit longer after odour treatment or in poor airflow or high humidity.

The honest bit: some fabrics are "dry clean only", and deep-set marks or old discoloration may not fully lift. We check the care label, test a hidden area, and give you a straight read before we start — never after.

Before & after

See the difference for yourself.

Before
After · fibre-matched clean

A dingy, marked cushion — reset

A patterned chair cushion, greyed and stained with everyday use

Fibre-matched hot-water extraction with a low-pH conditioning rinse — the ground-in grime and the mark lifted out of the weave, bright and fresh again, touch-dry in 2–4 hours.

Upholstery cleaning · Proof, not promises

In our clients' own words.

Great prices - lucked out due to special promo. Awesome communication and excellent cleaning job for my carpets and couches. They almost feel like new. Non toxic chemicals, truck mounted steam cleaner to tackle the muck and grime of life.

Alithea StanleyParakaiUpholsteryVerified Google review

Five stars all round. Quick response to online enquiry with quotation. Date arranged and prompt feedback regarding suitable times. We required upholstery cleaning of 3 and 2 seater couches, and two chairs. Ben kept us updated with arrival times on the day. What a superb job. We are delighted with the outcome. Highly recommend. Thanks Ben!

peter webbMasseyUpholsteryVerified Google review

Thank you so much for an outstanding service. Bency responded promptly to my request, did everything he could to fit in with my busy schedule, arrived promptly and did a fantastic job. He shampooed and deodorised my carpets and removed stains from my mattress. He also went beyond the call of duty and did a complementary clean of a chair I had only enquired about. He cleaned it beautifully and didn't charge. I can fully recommend Apex carpet cleaning. Their customer service is excellent. Thank you Bency. Katrien

Katrien BUpholsteryVerified Google review

Ben arrived promptly spent some time sourcing hose tap & power access, placed plastic protectors to ensure no damage could occur to walls / corners while moving the equipment in to the house. Worked in a very professional manner (non stop) cleaning a massive rug & 3 piece suite. I am an independent customer, my daughter used their services & made the recommendation, you should consider using them, I would give them AAA+++ (my top rating) John Glen (New Windsor)

John GlenNew WindsorUpholsteryVerified Google review

I very much like Apex. Bobby did an excellent job of cleaning our rather marked and old (but still great) BnB Italia sofas and ottoman. The whole process from quote to job done was great. I liked too that he was very mindful of making sure everything in the home was protected when bringing the gear through. Definitely will use them again.

Suzi Jowsey FeatherstoneUpholsteryVerified Google review

Benz did a fantastic job cleaning the carpet, rugs and chair at my place. Very friendly and professional. Lovely to use a business in my area. I would not hesitate to recommend him and would definitely use him again. Thanks Benz

Jeanette DoidgeUpholsteryVerified Google review
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Honest pricing

Priced by the piece, not by guesswork.

A two-seater, a big corner suite, a set of dining chairs — the price follows what you've got, and you see the exact number before you book. No surprises.

Good to know

Straight answers, before you book.

Most suites are touch-dry in 2–4 hours with a little airflow — crack a window or run a fan and it moves along nicely. It takes a bit longer if we've done an odour treatment, or on a still, humid day with poor airflow. We keep the moisture controlled so cushions are never soaked.

Usually a big improvement, often gone. We treat odour at the source with an enzyme treatment rather than masking it with fragrance, and lift marks with a fabric-safe stain treatment. Deep-set or long-standing pet odour can need more than one pass, and we'll give you a straight read on the day about what will and won't fully lift.

We match the method to your fabric, not the other way round. We check the care label, test a hidden patch first, and set the heat to suit the fibre. Some fabrics are marked "dry clean only" — those we won't hot-water clean, and we'll tell you straight rather than risk it.

Upholstery is priced per piece — you only pay for what you have, and you'll see the exact number before you book. A quick photo of the suite and any marks gets you an accurate quote in about 90 seconds, with no on-site markup.

Often most will — but not always, and you'll get a straight read rather than a promise. Fresh marks lift best; old, set-in, sun-faded or dye-lost areas won't come back to new. Some of those we can spot before we start, and we'll say so. Others we can't call until we've tested them — fabric, age and whatever was used on it first all change how it responds. You'll hear what we tried, what shifted, and what didn't. No false promises either way.

Leather, yes — cleaned and then conditioned to feed the hide so it stays supple. Suede and delicate specialty fabrics we assess by the care label first and tell you honestly what's safe — some are genuinely "dry clean only" and we won't risk them.

Every 12–18 months for a family sofa — sooner if you have pets, allergies, or light-coloured fabric that shows the everyday body oils and dust it soaks up. Regular cleaning stops the grime setting in and keeps the fabric feeling soft.

We'll give you our honest read before we start — and the truth after. A stain is rarely one simple thing. How long it's been sitting there, what the fibre is, what was actually spilled, and what someone reached for to clean it up at the time — often half-remembered, sometimes not at all. Every one of those changes how it responds, and they combine in ways nobody can read off the surface. We could investigate properly — test it, strip it back, find out exactly what's in there. On a single mark that usually costs more than the stain is worth, and we'd rather not spend your money that way. So we do the thing with the best odds instead: treat it properly. The right chemistry for your fibre, products we trust, and a method built over a thousand-odd jobs — then look at the result with you, honestly. Where experience lets us call it, we'll tell you before we start. Some marks won't lift — dye, bleach, or damage that's changed the fibre itself — and we'd rather say so than take your money for a maybe. Others genuinely can't be called until they've been treated and we've seen. You'll get the honest version either way: what we tried, what shifted, and what didn't. And where we did say a mark would go and it hasn't, we'll re-treat it free — if another cleaner then removes it, we'll refund what you paid us for treating that stain. (Full details in our terms.)

Fresher sofa, honest price —
soft again where you sit.

No obligation · instant price · Henderson based