We offer low-moisture, dry carpet cleaning across London for carpets that need to be back in use fast, and for wool or viscose that does not suit a wet clean. The carpet is usually walkable within the hour.
How dry carpet cleaning works
Dry cleaning is a low-moisture method, not a no-water one. We spread a fine cleaning compound or a light encapsulation foam across the pile and work it in with a counter-rotating brush. The compound binds to the grease and grit in the carpet, and a few minutes later we vacuum it back out with the soil locked inside it. Very little water touches the carpet, so the backing never gets wet and there is almost nothing left to dry.
Every job starts the same way. We vacuum thoroughly to pull out the dry grit first, pre-treat the traffic lanes and any marks, then run the brush pass and a final vacuum. The pile is groomed as we finish so it dries standing up rather than flattened.
Dry cleaning versus steam: which suits your carpet
The two methods do different jobs, and we are happy to run either. Low-moisture dry cleaning is the one to pick for a fast turnaround, for delicate natural fibres, and for rooms that cannot be taken out of use. Hot-water extraction reaches deeper and rinses more soil out of a heavily used synthetic carpet, at the cost of a longer dry time.
- Dry / low-moisture cleaning
- Walkable within the hour, gentle on wool and viscose, ideal for offices, shops and slow-drying basement flats. A lighter clean than a full rinse, so best for maintenance and lightly-to-moderately soiled carpet.
- Hot-water extraction (steam)
- A deeper flush that pulls ground-in grit from the base of the pile, best on synthetic carpet and heavier soiling. Touch-dry in one to two hours rather than minutes. See our steam carpet cleaning page.
We look at the fibre and the state of the carpet on the day and tell you honestly which method we would use, and why.
What dry carpet cleaning costs in London
- Carpet, per bedroom, from £36
- Carpet, living room, from £43
- Through-lounge, from £61
- Stairs, one flight, from £41
No call-out fee, and the price is fixed before we start. The figure depends on room size, the fibre and how soiled the carpet is. Get a free quote for your rooms in under a minute.
Best for wool, viscose and a quick turnaround
Wool and viscose can shrink, brown or stiffen if they take on too much water, so the low-moisture method is the safer choice for them. It also suits a managed office or a shop that cannot close, a let that needs handing back the same afternoon, and a basement or ground-floor flat where airflow is poor and a wet carpet would sit damp for days. If anyone in the home has a dust allergy, getting the grit and dander out without wetting the pile keeps the room usable straight away.
What dry cleaning will not do
We would rather be straight with you than oversell the method. A low-moisture clean is gentler than a full hot rinse, so on a badly neglected synthetic carpet, or one with deep traffic lanes, steam will pull out more. Set-in stains do not always lift either way, and permanent damage such as bleach marks, burns or sun-fade is damage to the fibre that no clean reverses. We tell you what to expect before we begin, not after.
Getting ready, and the rest of London
Lift small items off the floor if you can, and we move the heavier furniture between us. We cover all 33 London boroughs, with the full list on our areas we cover page. Many customers pair a carpet clean with our upholstery cleaning or a rug clean in the same visit, and our full price list shows everything we charge.
Dry carpet cleaning questions, answered
How long does dry carpet cleaning take to dry?
Most carpets are walkable within the hour, and often sooner, because the method uses very little water. That is the main reason to choose it over steam: an office, shop or rented flat can be back in normal use the same afternoon.
Is dry cleaning better than steam for my carpet?
It depends on the fibre and the soiling. Dry cleaning is gentler and faster and suits wool, viscose and quick turnarounds. Steam rinses deeper and suits heavily used synthetic carpet. We check your carpet and recommend whichever fits, and we run both.
Can you dry clean a wool carpet safely?
Yes, and wool is one of the fibres the method is made for. Keeping the moisture low means the wool will not shrink, brown or distort the way it can with too much water. We still test a discreet area first and groom the pile as we finish.
Do you cover my part of London?
We clean carpets across all 33 London boroughs and the wider Greater London area, north and south of the river. Tell us your postcode when you book and we will confirm the slot. There is no call-out fee wherever you are.
Every clean is backed by our re-clean guarantee, so if a spot comes back, so do we, at no charge. We are fully insured, our cleaners are DBS-checked, and we have cleaned London carpets since 2009.
