Sofa and Upholstery Cleaning in Al Mazloom, Jeddah

Al Mazloom is a historic quarter in the heart of Jeddah's old city with heritage stone and timber houses in the roshan style, arranged along very narrow lanes with buildings pressed closely together. Sofas here are usually old and the houses older still, with marble and ceramic floors worn smooth by centuries of use, and fine black dust from the main roads clings to everything.

A full crew, not one person
Price approved before we start
A method to suit the fabric
Redone on the same visit

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What changes about sofa and upholstery cleaning in Al Mazloom

Sofas in Al Mazloom hold a musty trapped smell caused by moisture imprisoned between the old pressed-close buildings combined with fine black dust from the main roads outside. For the method itself, see what sofa and upholstery cleaning involves.

The first reason
Very old houses and extremely narrow lanes

Heritage houses may be hundreds of years old, and the lanes are so narrow they block air movement completely. Moisture and dust remain trapped between the buildings. The sofa absorbs all of this, and old upholstery needs extremely careful washing.
The second reason
Main road soot clings very deep

The quarter sits near Jeddah's major modern roads, and smoke and black soot enter the tight lanes. This fine oily soot settles on everything, and the old marble floors blacken where it is walked. The sofa holds it very deep in the backing and pile.
The third reason
Old marble floors and rust-stained pipework

Marble and ceramic tile floors date from very old times and are worn smooth, absorbing any liquid quickly. Old water pipes have left rust marks. Sofas sitting on these ancient floors above old corroded pipes carry accumulated smells from many decades.

What sofa and upholstery cleaning covers in Al Mazloom

Al Mazlum is one of the four historic quarters inside the old walled city of Jeddah, located in the north east of Al Balad. Heritage stone and timber houses in the roshan architectural style fill the dense old town fabric, mixing housing and small commerce in streets that follow the mediaeval plan.

Fabric tested first

In an old historic quarter with narrow lanes and high moisture, testing the fabric first reveals whether damp and soot have already weakened the fibres, so the team chooses a very gentle product.
Deep dry vacuuming

Black soot and trapped moisture settle very deep, and deep dry vacuuming removes them carefully before any water is used.
Fabric washed, back and sides

Old fabrics are delicate, and washing is adapted to weak cloth based on its age and condition.
Cushions on both faces

Old cushions may contain aged weak filling, and washing both faces reaches the interior but with great care.
Stains treated by type

Stains are accumulated from decades: soot, food and moisture all together. Each type needs a very gentle product.
Wet extraction and ventilation

Very high humidity from the old house and narrow lanes slows drying dramatically, and powerful fans, strong wet extraction and careful ventilation are all essential to the process.

Not included

Repairing torn fabric or replacing upholstery
Re-stuffing or replacing sagging foam
Removing permanent dyes such as dried ink and hair colour
Natural leather, a separate service with entirely different products

How upholstery is actually washed

1
We identify the fabric before touching it

Cotton, velvet, chenille and synthetics do not take the same heat or the same product.
2
Deep dry vacuuming

Before any water.
3
Stains first, each by its own product

An oil mark is not treated like a juice mark.
4
Washed to suit the fabric

We wash with the method that suits the fabric.
5
Moisture controlled before we leave

The piece is left slightly damp, never wet.
6
A walk-through with you

We go over the pieces with you before leaving.

The character of Al Mazloom

Historic district: close-set buildings, narrow lanes and ageing services

In an old historic quarter, the sofa is not modern casual furniture but a piece that may have heritage value, and the house itself is extremely aged.

Why us for this service in particular

We test before we wash

Testing the product on a hidden patch is a step we treat as necessary rather than optional.

A full crew arrives together

The company employs more than forty cleaners, and we send a crew rather than an individual.

The equipment is ours, not hired

The washing and extraction machines are ours and travel with the crew.

We say no when the answer is no

If a piece needs reupholstering rather than washing, we say so.

From our work

Photographs from real jobs carried out by the crew.

A bedroom after a full clean — Bedroom at handover

Majlis carpet after washing — Majlis after washing

A majlis after a full clean — Majlis after cleaning

A living room after cleaning — Living room after cleaning

A sitting room after cleaning — Sitting room

A folded towel on a table — The small details

A tidy bedroom after service — Bedroom made up

Mopping a marble floor during work — Marble floors

Washing a stone entrance — Exterior entrances

Cleaning a commercial floor — Commercial floor

A jacuzzi after descaling — Jacuzzi after cleaning

Nothing closes without your approval

The commitment is simple enough to be keepable: we do not leave until you have seen the result and given your view of it.

What is different about Central Jeddah

Central Jeddah is the old heart of the city: Al Balad with its coral stone houses, and the dense apartment quarters around it with shops beneath the flats. Floors here are often terrazzo or older ceramic tile, worn smooth and easily stained by cooking grease that drifts up from the street. Older kitchens and bathrooms carry heavy scale on taps and around drains, and pipework in the older blocks leaves rust marks in basins. Rugs and curtains take on the fine black dust of the main roads, so they need washing more often than elsewhere.

Questions about sofa and upholstery cleaning in Al Mazloom

The house is very old heritage and the sofa is old, will washing destroy it?

No, but extreme care is essential. The team tests the fabric first, the product is very gentle, and drying is much slower. Antique upholstery in an old house needs special and careful handling.

The lanes are extremely narrow with no air, does moisture trap in the sofa?

Yes, very much. Narrow lanes trap humidity, and old buildings release additional moisture. The sofa feels heavy from moisture, and drying after washing takes much longer than usual.

The main road is close, does soot enter the narrow quarter?

Yes, it does. Black soot from traffic enters the tight lanes and accumulates. Floors blacken where it is walked, and the sofa holds it for a long time in the deep layers.

The old marble floors are smooth, does this affect the sofa or the floor itself?

Both are affected. Smooth marble floors raise dust and soot higher toward the sofa than rough flooring would. The sofa receives a larger share of the airborne contamination.

Small shops are below us in the first alley, do shop smells cling to the sofa?

Yes, they do. The smell of a small grocer or any shop below enters the flat. Narrow lanes do not allow smells to escape, so they cling to the sofa and curtains.

After washing, how long does the sofa take to dry in an old damp house?

It may take a very long time. Moisture from the old house and the narrow lanes is very high. The crew uses powerful fans, and drying may need a full day or longer to complete safely.

Ours is a floor majlis, not a sofa. Do you wash it?

Yes. Floor seating, backrests and mats are handled the same way, and are usually quicker because the pieces are separate and easier to reach from the sides.

How often does a sofa in daily use need washing?

By use rather than by the calendar. We wrote the detail up separately: How often should a sofa or majlis be washed?

How much does sofa and upholstery cleaning in Al Mazloom cost?

It is set after the inspection, because it follows the size of the job, the materials involved and their condition. Send photos on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Mazloom.