Upholstery Cleaning Cost Melbourne VIC - Complete Pricing Guide

Working Out an Upholstery Budget for a Melbourne Home

Upholstery cleaners in Melbourne build a price from the pieces you list, the material each one is covered in and the work each piece needs. Every figure on this page is a 2027 estimate, taken from our Victorian upholstery cleaning guide and the other Quote Yard pages for Victoria. Where no Victorian page prices an item, such as a leather lounge or a king mattress, the band is labelled as an estimate from interstate figures, not a Victorian figure. The three-seat fabric lounge is set at $80 to $150, matching our Melbourne carpet cleaning cost guide, so a combined booking can be checked across both pages. Quotes you receive will move inside each band depending on the fabric, the soiling and the access to your home.

The quickest way to estimate your own bill is to write down every piece before you contact anyone. Count the seats on each lounge, the dining chairs with padded seats, the beds and any bedhead or ottoman. Then note which pieces are leather, which carry stains or pet marks, and which floor of the building they sit on. With that list, the bands on this page add up to a total you can test against each quote. Before comparing prices, run the business checks you would make when hiring an upholstery cleaner in Melbourne.

Estimated 2027 Rates for Fabric Lounges and Chairs in Melbourne

Two-seat fabric lounges are estimated at $60 to $110 to clean in 2027, and three-seat lounges at $80 to $150. Fabric armchairs and recliners fall between $35 and $70, which puts a matching set of three seats, two seats and one chair at about $175 to $330 when each piece is priced separately. Modular and corner suites start at about $150 and pass $300 once a chaise, a corner wedge and five or more seats are counted. Dining chairs with only a padded seat are put at $15 to $30 each, and chairs padded on the seat and back at $25 to $45. Ottomans and footstools sit at $30 to $60 and a queen upholstered bedhead at $60 to $120, both broader estimates because no Victorian page prices them. Scatter cushions cost about $5 to $12 each when they go through with the lounge, a figure also taken from interstate pricing.

These bands cover the clean itself, which can include a vacuum, a pre-treatment sprayed onto the fabric, the wash and the removal of the dirty water. Stain lines, urine treatment, protector and drying fans sit outside the base figure and are priced further down this page. Quotes near the bottom of a band may be for a light refresh of fabric in good condition, while those near the top can reflect grease built up on arms and headrests. The Kärcher SE 5 Upholstery is a home spray extraction cleaner, a machine that sprays water into fabric and sucks it back out, with separate four-litre tanks for fresh and dirty water. Prochem's cleaning products cover carpets, upholstery and floors, with a separate range for upholstery and fine fabrics, so a quote can name the product planned for your cover. Office chairs, at about $25 to $50 each, and sofa beds, at $130 to $240 including the fold-out mattress, are interstate-based estimates that complete the list of common pieces.

Each of these bands assumes the furniture is cleaned where it stands in your home. Pieces taken away to a workshop add a pick-up and return charge, estimated at $40 to $120 for the round trip. Loose cushions, arm caps and throws should be listed beside each lounge, since one cleaner may price them inside the lounge and another may charge for each. Counting them yourself before anyone visits means every quote prices the same set of pieces.

Per Item, Per Seat or One Suite Price: How Your Bill Is Built

Upholstery quotes in Melbourne are set out in one of three ways: a price for each item, a rate for each seat, or one figure for a matched suite. Our Victorian upholstery guide lists its prices per item, so a two-seat lounge, an armchair and a mattress each carry their own figure. Seat rates suit modular lounges, where pieces of different sizes join together and an item price would be hard to compare. On a five-seat modular, a rate of about $30 to $60 per seat gives $150 to $300, which lines up with the suite band. Flat suite prices can come in below the sum of the parts, because the machine is set up once for every piece.

None of the Quote Yard pages for Victoria publishes an hourly upholstery rate, so this page gives no hourly band. If a cleaner does quote by the hour, have the expected hours and the hourly figure written on the quote. Hourly billing can suit an odd job such as a built-in window seat or a long banquette, where no item rate fits. It also leaves the final figure open, so a written cap on the hours gives you a fixed upper limit.

How the cleaner sees the furniture also shapes the price you are given. Phone quotes rely on your description, so they can only be as accurate as the seat count and photos you send. Photo quotes let the cleaner see the fabric, the marks and the shape of the lounge before naming a figure. Inspections in the home take the cleaner's time, and some cleaners charge for them or fold that cost into the clean. If the price may change on the day, the quote should state what would change it, such as hidden urine or a fabric that fails a test.

The Minimum Charge and the Small Jobs Sitting Under It

Cleaners set a minimum charge so that a short job still covers the drive, the setup and the time spent carrying gear in and out. Our Victorian upholstery guide puts that minimum at $120 to $200, and our page on carpet stain removal lists a stain-only visit at $90 to $180. This page therefore uses $90 to $200 as the 2027 band for the minimum. One armchair at $35 to $70, or two padded dining chairs at $25 to $45 each, will be billed at that minimum and not at their own rates. Until the total passes the minimum, a footstool, a few dining chairs or a mattress can be added for little or no extra cost. Our carpet cost guide uses a lower minimum of about $80 to $135 for carpet, and on a combined carpet and lounge visit you pay one minimum, not two.

Small jobs are where the gap between quotes can look largest, since one cleaner may trim the minimum to fill a free hour and another may not. Neither approach is wrong, but each quote should state the minimum in dollars so you can see it. Cleaners who already have a booking in your street or building may be more flexible, though nothing obliges them to discount. Where only one spot needs lifting, a stain-only visit is a different job from a full clean and can be priced as one. At $90 to $180, that visit costs about the same as cleaning a whole three-seat lounge, so compare both before booking.

Weekend and public holiday bookings can cost more with some cleaners, and the bands on this page assume a weekday visit. Booking early in the week also leaves time for a return visit before the weekend if a stain wicks back up, meaning it rises to the surface as the fabric dries. Where the clean is needed at short notice, for example before guests arrive, any extra charge for that should be stated on the quote. Written that way, the minimum, any loading and the item prices can all be compared between cleaners.

Single, Double, Queen and King Mattresses on the Same Booking

Queen mattresses are estimated at $70 to $130 each to clean in 2027, the band our Victorian upholstery guide gives for that size. No Victorian page on this site prices the other sizes, so the single, double and king bands come from interstate figures and are set around the queen figure. Single mattresses come in at $60 to $90, doubles at $70 to $110 and kings at $100 to $150. Sealy, which makes mattresses in Australia, tells owners to turn its mattresses end to end but not to flip them over. That advice is a reason to confirm whether a quote covers the sleeping surface only or both sides of the mattress.

Sealy's care advice also says to treat spills with a damp cloth and to avoid scouring the surface with a brush or using too much moisture. Cleaners who plan a low moisture method, which uses as little water as possible, and dry the surface before the bed is made up are following that advice. Stain treatment on a mattress is charged like stain work on a lounge, at about $20 to $60 a mark. Urine on a mattress is priced per area at about $40 to $120, the same band our carpet cost guide uses for urine on carpet. Waterproof mattress protectors are sold by Protect-A-Bed, whose Allerzip encasement is waterproof on every side, and by Tontine in its Comfortech range. Buying a protector is a one-off cost, while each stain treatment adds a line to every future quote, so compare those two costs together.

Bed bugs are a pest problem, not a soiling problem, and a cleaning quote will not treat them. If you find signs of them, price bed bug treatment as a separate job before paying for a clean. The Victorian Department of Health says a combination of non-chemical and chemical treatments is typically needed to control a bed bug infestation. Old mattresses with sagging springs may be past the point where cleaning makes sense. Set the cleaning estimate against a new mattress and rubbish removal for the old one before you book.

Hide Types and Finishes on a Leather Cleaning Quote

No Victorian page on this site publishes leather prices, so the leather bands here are broader estimates from outside Victoria to check against each quote. A leather armchair or recliner is put at $60 to $120 for a clean and condition in 2027, a two-seat lounge at $110 to $180 and a three-seat lounge at $150 to $250. Leather modulars with five or six seats come in at $260 to $450. Conditioning is the second step, where the cleaner works a product into the hide after cleaning to keep it supple. Jardan, a furniture maker that says its pieces are manufactured on Wurundjeri land, recommends a specialist leather cleaner for difficult stains on its leather pieces.

Jardan also says that using an alternative method would void its leather warranty, so read the maker's care papers before any cleaner starts. Aniline leather, which has no protective surface coating, and nubuck, which is buffed to a soft nap, need a specialist clean estimated at $220 to $380 for three seats. Pigmented leather, which carries a coloured surface coating, is priced in the standard leather bands above. Faux leather made from polyurethane has no hide to condition, and a faux three-seater is estimated at $100 to $180. Leather protection cream applied after the clean adds about $25 to $45 per seat. Any cleaner who cannot name the leather type should look at the piece or a clear photo before quoting.

Leather repair, recolouring and cracked hides belong to separate trades, and their prices are not inside these bands. Smooth patent leather and vinyl are among the surfaces 3M lists as unsuitable for its Scotchgard Fabric and Upholstery Protector. If a quote adds a fabric protector to a smooth leather lounge, have the cleaner name the product and the reason. Clear wording on the quote stops you paying for a step that does nothing for the hide.

Recliners, Bedheads and Chair Sets Priced as Add-Ons

Pieces outside the living room can add up faster than the lounge itself. Eight dining chairs padded on the seat and back come to $200 to $360 at $25 to $45 each, more than a three-seat lounge. Six chairs with seat pads only cost $90 to $180, which sits close to the minimum charge on its own. Adding a queen bedhead at $60 to $120 and an ottoman at $30 to $60, neither of them a Victorian figure, to either set lifts the total again. Chairs with drop-in seats that lift out of the frame can be quicker to clean, which may put them at the low end of the band.

Recliners sit in the same $35 to $70 band as fabric armchairs, though a power recliner has a motor and cables under the seat to keep dry. Mention any power mechanism when you request a price, since working around it can slow the clean at the base and footrest. Office chairs, priced from interstate figures, come in at $25 to $50 each, with mesh backs toward the lower end. Sofa beds are priced as a couch plus the fold-out mattress, at about $130 to $240 for the whole piece, again a broader estimate. Window seats, banquettes and other built-in cushions have no set band, so get a written price for each one.

Seating in a cafe, office or waiting room is commercial work, which can be priced differently from a home clean. Our page on commercial carpet cleaning notes after-hours or weekend loadings of 15 to 40 per cent on commercial jobs. If business seating has to be cleaned outside trading hours, check whether a similar loading appears on the upholstery quote. Office chairs at $25 to $50 each add up quickly across a room of desks, so get a per-chair rate and a total. Businesses may also need the cleaner's insurance details in writing before work starts on their premises.

Spot, Odour and Urine Work Charged by the Mark or the Area

Stain treatment on upholstery is estimated at $20 to $60 per stain in 2027. That band contains the $20 to $50 our stain removal page gives for a single spot and the $20 to $60 on our Victorian carpet cleaning guide. Pet urine is priced by the area treated, at about $40 to $120, matching the urine band in our Melbourne carpet cost guide. Deodorising or sanitising a piece adds $10 to $50, and heavy pet hair removal adds around $20 to $50 per piece, a band taken from interstate figures. Each of these lines sits on top of the base clean, so a lounge at $80 to $150 with two stains and one urine patch can reach $160 to $390. Send a close photo of every mark so each cleaner prices the same work.

Urine that has soaked through the cover into the foam is harder to treat than a mark on the surface. Enzyme products break down the organic matter in urine that causes the smell, and a cleaner who uses one should name it on the quote. Foam that stays contaminated may need replacing by an upholsterer, which is a separate cost outside these bands. Vacuuming between cleans keeps pet hair down, which can shrink or remove the pet hair line on the next quote. For marks on the floor around the lounge, compare the price of carpet stain removal in Victoria.

Smells other than urine are priced through the deodorising line, at the same $10 to $50 per piece. Our Yarra Valley cleaner guide lists smoke smell and pet hair among the factors that lift a lounge price in that area. Have the cleaner say whether the product covers the smell with fragrance or breaks down its cause, since the two can carry different prices. Smells coming from the foam may need the same deeper work as urine, which takes the job beyond a simple deodorising line. Photos cannot show a smell, so describe where it is strongest and how long it has been there.

Fabric Protector at $10 to $30 an Item: Which Pieces Need It

Fabric protector is a spray applied after cleaning that helps fibres resist spills, and our Victorian upholstery guide prices it at $10 to $30 per item. On a lounge, an armchair and four dining chairs, that adds $60 to $180 if every piece is coated. 3M says its Scotchgard Fabric and Upholstery Protector repels spills and stains without changing the look, feel or breathability of the fabric. Performance fabrics from Crypton, used on sofas and chairs, are designed to protect furniture from everyday stains. Covers made from a fabric of that kind may not need a protector line at all, so check the fabric details before agreeing to one.

Protector is most useful on pieces that take regular spills, such as dining chairs and the seats of a family lounge. Bedheads and formal chairs that are rarely touched can be left off the protector line. Check that protector appears as an optional item with its own price, so it can be removed without changing the rest of the quote. Leather takes a protection cream and not a fabric spray, at the leather rates given earlier on this page.

Carpet protector is priced in a different way, at $8 to $60 per room in our Melbourne carpet cost guide. Combined quotes may therefore show two protector lines, one for the floors and one for the furniture. A coat on the carpet does nothing for the lounge, and a coat on the lounge does nothing for the carpet. If you only want one of them protected, say so in your request so the other line comes off.

Air Movers and Return Visits as Lines on the Bill

Air movers are low fans that blow air across damp fabric, and our page on steam carpet cleaning prices them at $20 to $60 per visit. The B-Air VP-20 is an air mover with a roto-moulded housing, formed in one piece in a rotating mould, and B-Air describes it as intended for drying carpet spills. One quote may build the fans into the price while another lists them as a separate line, so check which applies. Open windows, a ceiling fan or the home's heating can also help fabric dry without adding to the bill. Cushions that are still damp the next day are a reason to call the cleaner back before the lounge is used.

A second visit costs money if the first clean leaves a mark behind, so the quote should say what happens if a stain returns as the fabric dries. Wicking is the word cleaners use for a stain that rises from deep in the padding to the surface while the top layer dries. Some cleaners return to treat wicking at no charge within a set time, while others charge a fresh minimum, so get the policy in writing. HydraMaster's upholstery cleaning tools for professional extraction machines include its DriMaster CLEARVIEW tool. Having the tool and machine named on the quote lets you look up how they work before the visit. Keep children and pets off the damp pieces until they are dry, so the fabric is not marked while it is still wet.

Seat cushions with removable covers can be stood on their edges after cleaning, so air reaches both faces of the foam. Leaving the cushions off the frame for a few hours also lets the base of the lounge dry. These steps cost nothing and can shorten the time before the lounge is back in use. Put the cushions back only when the foam feels dry right through, not just the cover.

Inner Suburbs, Outer Growth Areas and Regional Victoria Compared

Our Victorian upholstery guide sets the three-seat lounge at $80 to $150 for metropolitan Melbourne, the lowest of its regional bands. The same guide puts Geelong and the Bellarine at $85 to $160 and Ballarat and Bendigo at $90 to $165. Gippsland and the coast sit at $90 to $170, and the western district and Mallee at $95 to $180. Our guides to hiring a cleaner on the Surf Coast and hiring a cleaner in the Yarra Valley price a three-seat lounge higher again, at $135 to $290 per piece. Longer drives to reach regional homes can push those figures up, so a Melbourne quote should not be judged against them. Homes on the city fringe can land between the metropolitan and regional bands, depending on how far the cleaner travels.

Carpet prices on our end of lease carpet cleaning page show a spread inside Melbourne itself. Three-bedroom houses there are put at $190 to $320 in inner Melbourne and $165 to $280 in the northern and western growth areas. No Quote Yard page splits upholstery prices by suburb, but the same costs of parking, building access and the drive apply to a lounge clean. Tell each cleaner your suburb and whether parking is close to the door, so travel and access are priced in from the start. Cleaners based near you may quote lower than one crossing the city, even for the same lounge.

What a Whole-House Soft Furnishings Visit Adds Up To

Booking the carpets and the lounge on the same day means one minimum charge and one trip, and the saving comes from sharing that charge. No Quote Yard page prices a bundle as one item, so the totals below add the separate 2027 bands together. Carpets in a one-bedroom unit at $80 to $150 plus a two-seat lounge come to $140 to $260. Two-bedroom units with a three-seat lounge add up to $200 to $350, and three-bedroom houses with the same lounge to $200 to $470. Four-bedroom houses with a modular lounge start at about $370 and can pass $700. The carpet figures come from our Melbourne carpet cleaning cost guide, which also prices stairs and hallways.

Rugs can join the same booking, although our rug cleaning guide favours washing them at a plant away from the home. Pick-up and return for off-site washing is priced at $40 to $120, and a similar charge can apply when cushion covers go to a workshop. Two queen mattresses added to a three-seat lounge bring the job to $220 to $410. The Nilfisk ES300 carpet extractor has an upholstery hand tool listed among its accessories, which is one way a carpet crew can clean the lounge on the same visit. Every added item takes time on the day, so confirm the cleaner can finish the whole list in one visit. Get each item listed with its own price, so the combined total can be checked line by line.

Outdoor cushions and patio furniture frames sit closer to outdoor cleaning than to indoor upholstery. If the paving under the outdoor setting needs a wash too, compare pressure washing costs in Victoria before booking both jobs. Picking a contractor for that outdoor work is a separate step, made through hiring a pressure cleaner in Melbourne. Car seats and boat cushions also fall outside these bands and need their own written price.

Hire Machines and Washable Covers Against a Paid Clean

Some households weigh up a home spray extraction machine against paying a cleaner each year. Kärcher's SE 5 Upholstery is one example, and its maker lists upholstered furniture, mattresses and car seats among its uses. Home machines suit small, fresh spills between professional cleans, provided the fabric's care label allows water. Getting the care label wrong on a delicate fabric can cost more to fix than a professional clean would have cost. Our carpet cost guide lists hire machines at about $40 to $65 a day plus chemicals, close to the cost of having one armchair cleaned.

Jardan advises vacuuming fabric weekly and blotting spills with a lightly damp cloth, without non-recommended chemical cleaners or scrubbing. Care of that kind costs nothing and can keep stain lines off the next quote. Removable covers also change the cost, and Koala promotes washable, replaceable covers for the sofas it makes. A cover that can go through a home washing machine under its own care label may not need a professional clean at all. Check the label before washing, since a cover that shrinks may no longer fit the frame. The frame, the arms and any fixed cushions underneath still need vacuuming and spot cleaning.

Moving House: Cleaning Before the Truck or After It

Moving house changes the price of an upholstery clean, depending on whether the work is done before or after the truck. Cleaning before the move means the cleaner works in a full home, with pieces pushed against walls and a minimum charge for that address. Cleaning after the move lets the furniture dry in the new home while you unpack, with each piece placed where the cleaner can reach it. Furniture that is going into storage can be cleaned before it is wrapped, so food marks and pet hair do not sit in the fabric for months. If a piece is not worth moving, compare the cost of removalists carrying it with the cost of replacing it.

Victorian renters moving out face separate rules about carpets, and we go through them in our guide to hiring a carpet cleaner in Melbourne. A lounge you own moves with you, so cleaning it is your choice and not part of your rental bond, the deposit held while you rent. Booking the furniture clean on the same day as end of lease carpet cleaning means one minimum charge for both. Once the wet work is finished and the floors are dry, a bond clean of the rest of the home can follow.

If a Cleaned Lounge Comes Back Marked, Shrunk or Overcharged

Under the consumer guarantees described by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), services must be carried out with an acceptable level of care and skill. When a service does not meet a guarantee, the remedies the ACCC lists include repair, a refund, cancellation and compensation for damage or loss. Photos of each piece taken before the cleaner starts show the condition of the fabric if damage is claimed later. Invoices that count more seats or add extras you did not approve should be raised with the business in writing, with the quote attached. If the lounge was damaged and not just overbilled, follow the consumer guarantee steps described for hiring an upholstery cleaner in Melbourne.

Consumer Affairs Victoria advises approaching the business first and then sending a written complaint, keeping a copy, if talking does not fix the problem. If it is still not resolved, a complaint can go to Consumer Affairs Victoria, which may offer its voluntary dispute services but cannot enforce an outcome. Only a court or tribunal, such as the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), can make an order the business must follow. If you paid by credit card, Consumer Affairs Victoria suggests contacting your bank or card provider about a chargeback, which reverses the card payment, and time limits apply. Keep the quote, the invoice, the photos and every message about added work together in one place.

From 1 October 2026, the ACCC says "businesses can no longer add a surcharge for payments made using Visa, Mastercard, American Express and eftpos cards". Other fees not based on how you pay, such as weekend and public holiday surcharges, can still apply, so read every fee line on the invoice. The Australian Taxation Office requires a business to register for goods and services tax (GST) once its GST turnover reaches $75,000 or more, so check whether each quote includes GST. For more on how a total price should be shown on a cleaning quote, read the billing notes in our Melbourne carpet cleaning cost guide.

What to Look Out For in the Fine Print of an Upholstery Quote

A sound upholstery quote names every piece with its seat count, its material and its own price. It states the method for each fabric, the products the cleaner plans to use and whether a hidden area will be tested first. Every extra, from stain lines to protector and air movers, appears with its unit, such as per stain, per item or per visit. The minimum charge, any parking cost and the GST position are written in dollars. The quote carries the business name and Australian Business Number (ABN), and the invoice should match both.

Prices well under the bands on this page may be built on a quick spray and wipe, with testing and drying added later as extras. No cleaner can know before starting whether an old coffee ring or a urine smell will lift completely, so a guarantee of that kind is a warning sign. If a phone quote skips the seat count, the invoice may list more seats than you expected. Booking forms with protector or deodorising already ticked add cost you may not want, so untick anything you did not choose. Being pushed to accept on the spot leaves you no time to compare quotes.

The ACCC says businesses should be clear about the types of payment they accept and the total price payable. Compare that total with any figure shown on an online booking form, and check that the minimum charge is inside it. A quote should also say how many days its price holds, so a later booking date does not change the figure. Dated quotes help if you later need to show what was agreed. Keep a copy of the version you accepted, not just the first draft sent to you.

Turning Three Upholstery Offers Into a Fair Comparison

Start with a single written inventory of your furniture, and send that same inventory to each business. Give each piece its own line with the type, the seats, the material, any code on the tag and a photo from the front. Add the marks, the pet areas and anything you have already tried on a stain, since household products can leave residue that needs rinsing out. Note your suburb, the floor level, the lift or stairs and where a van can park. Say whether carpets, mattresses or rugs should be done on the same day, because that changes how the minimum applies. Quotes priced from one inventory can then be compared item by item.

Compare the quotes side by side, starting with the seat counts and the method named for each fabric. Where one total is much lower, check for missing lines before treating it as the better deal. Look at whether protector, deodorising and drying fans are included, optional or missing. Check how long each quote holds its price and whether a weekend booking costs more. If the whole home needs work in the same week, compare these quotes with our Melbourne cleaning costs for the other jobs.

Keep the accepted quote, your inventory and the photos until each piece has been checked dry. A lounge that looks clean while damp can show water marks or wicked stains a day later, so do the final check in daylight. The same inventory can be sent again next year, which makes the next round of quotes quicker. For a general house clean around the same visit, look at our guide to hiring a cleaner in Melbourne.