Honest advice from 25 years on the job
Practical, no-nonsense guides on caring for your carpets, sofas and floors, including how to tackle stains yourself, and how to choose a cleaner you can trust.
40 stains & smells. One honest guide.
Red wine on the carpet, pet accidents, make-up on the sofa arm. Every common stain, with the safe step-by-step home method, surface-by-surface advice, and a straight answer on what will and won't fully lift.
Open the Stain Removal Guide → Free · honest, step-by-step help for all 40 stains & smellsNot sure it'll come out? Send a pic and we'll tell you honestly what'll lift, usually within 15 minutes.
A one-page stain first-aid sheet to stick on the fridge. What to do in the first 60 seconds of a spill.
A real red wine rescue, drag the slider.
A make-up stain lifted clean, drag the slider.
🚨 Emergency: stain removal
Something's just hit the carpet? Find your stain below. Every guide gives the safe home method first, and a straight answer on what will and won't fully lift.
Stain Removal Guide, Carpets, Sofas, Rugs & Mattresses
The full library in one place. Every stain, with the safe method and honest odds.
🍷 How to Remove Red Wine Stains
Blot, don't rub, and the truth about the salt and white wine tricks.
How to Remove Tea Stains
A tannin stain. Usually lifts while fresh, harder once it's dried in.
☕ How to Remove Coffee Stains
Good odds while it's wet, and milky coffee needs the milk dealt with too.
🧃 How to Remove Fruit Juice & Squash Stains
Sugary spills go sticky, then grab dirt and turn grey.
🍛 How to Remove Curry & Turmeric Stains
Turmeric is a fabric dye. We're straight with you about the odds.
🍅 How to Remove Tomato & Ketchup Stains
Scoop first, then work from the outside in.
🍅 How to Remove Tomato & Pasta Sauce Stains
Oil and red pigment in one spill. Both need treating.
🍫 How to Remove Chocolate Stains
Let it harden, scrape it off, then treat what's left.
How to Remove Gravy Stains
Fat plus browning. It needs degreasing, not just water.
🥛 How to Remove Milk & Dairy Stains
The mark is the easy bit. The sour smell days later is the real job.
🍺 How to Remove Beer Stains
One of the easier ones, if you blot it while it's still wet.
🐾 How to Remove Pet Urine Stains
Fresh accidents and old soaked-in ones, and why the smell keeps coming back.
🤢 How to Remove Vomit & Sick Stains
Lift the solids first. It's the stomach acid that does the damage.
🩸 How to Remove Blood Stains
Cold water only. Warm water sets it for good.
💩 How to Remove Faeces Stains
How to lift and disinfect properly without spreading it further.
🛢 How to Remove Cooking Oil & Grease Stains
Water alone won't touch grease. Here's what does.
💄 How to Remove Make-up Stains
Foundation, mascara and lipstick each need a different approach.
How to Remove Fake Tan Stains
It's made to dye skin. Speed matters more than anything.
How to Remove Sun Cream Stains
Oily, often tinted, and worse once it's warmed in.
💅 How to Remove Nail Varnish Stains
Don't reach for the remover until you've read this.
How to Remove Hair Dye Stains
One of the hardest stains there is, what's actually realistic.
🖊️ How to Remove Biro & Ink Stains
Biro, fountain pen and printer ink all behave differently.
🖌️ How to Remove Felt-tip Stains
Washable pens usually lift, permanent marker often won't.
How to Remove Paint Stains
Emulsion or gloss, wet or dry, four very different jobs.
🕯️ How to Remove Candle Wax Stains
The brown paper and iron trick, done safely.
🍬 How to Remove Chewing Gum Stains
Freeze it, crack it, lift it. Without spreading it.
How to Remove Slime & Glue Stains
Vinegar dissolves most slime. The safe way to do it.
🥾 How to Remove Mud & Dirt Stains
The one stain where waiting for it to dry actually helps.
🌱 How to Remove Grass Stains
Fresh grass marks usually lift. Dried ones take more work.
💧 How to Remove Water Marks & Leak Stains
Brown tide marks and rings after a leak or a big spill.
How to Remove Rust Stains
From furniture feet and radiators, never put bleach on it.
⌛ How to Remove Old, Dried-in Stains
That mark that's been there for months, what's still worth trying.
🦠 How to Remove Mould from Carpet
Small patches can be treated, but mould is usually a damp problem first.
⬛ Black lines around your carpet edges
Those dark lines along skirting boards and under doors. What causes them and what helps.
❓ What IS This Stain? Identifying Mystery Marks
Work out a mystery mark from its colour, feel and location.
🖨️ The Stain First Aid Fridge Card
A printable one-pager, the right first 60 seconds for any spill.
🧽 Carpet care & buying advice
Everyday advice for carpets, sofas, mattresses and family homes. What actually helps, what's a myth, and what to leave alone.
How Often Should You Clean Your Carpets?
CARPET CARE · 4 MIN READ
Pets, kids, allergies, busy households. How often your carpets really need a professional clean.
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How Long Does Carpet Take to Dry?
CARPET CARE · 4 MIN READ
Touch-dry in hours, what affects drying and how to speed it up safely.
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Sofa Cleaning Codes Explained
FABRICS · 4 MIN READ
W, S, WS and X. What your sofa label means before you touch a stain.
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How to Clean a Leather Sofa
FABRICS · 4 MIN READ
The safe, gentle way to clean and care for leather at home, and how to tell it from fabric.
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Why Do Carpet Stains Come Back After Cleaning?
CARPET CARE · 5 MIN READ
Wicking and sticky residue. Why that patch reappears a week later, and how to stop it.
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Sweat & Body Marks on Mattresses
MATTRESSES · 5 MIN READ
Yellow patches and body marks. What lifts, what won't, and when a proper mattress clean is worth it.
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Bad Smells & Pet Accidents
PETS, SMELLS & ODOURS · 7 MIN READ
Damp, smoke, milk and the full pet owner's survival guide. What works, what masks, and when to call us.
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Safe for Pets and Babies?
PETS & FAMILY · 4 MIN READ
What we use, what we do on the day, and the honest answer for family homes.
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Carpets, Allergies & Dust Mites
HEALTH & ALLERGIES · 4 MIN READ
Does cleaning actually help? An honest look at what it can and can't do.
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The Kids’ Mess Guide
PETS & FAMILY · 5 MIN READ
Superglue, Blu-Tack, Play-Doh and toothpaste, the calm way through the four classic disasters.
Read guide →💷 Prices & choosing a cleaner
What carpet cleaning really costs, what's worth paying for, and how to choose someone you can trust.
Carpet Cleaning Costs: A Clear Guide
PRICING · 5 MIN READ
A clear, honest guide to what carpet cleaning costs, and how our transparent pricing works.
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Professional vs DIY Carpet Cleaning
HONEST ADVICE · 6 MIN READ
Is it worth paying a pro? An honest look at the difference, plus what hiring a machine really costs, and why the cheapest quote can cost you most.
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Is Carpet Protector Worth It?
PRICING & METHODS · 4 MIN READ
What Scotchgard actually does, when it makes sense, and when to skip it.
Read guide →End of Tenancy Carpet Cleaning
LANDLORDS & MOVING · 6 MIN READ
Deposits, fair wear and tear, who pays, and when a pre-checkout clean is worth it.
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