Zeus Clean
Upholstery Cleaning · Nationwide

Upholstery cleaning in Israel

Sofas, couches, armchairs, dining chairs, mattresses and car interiors — cleaned by hot-water injection and extraction, in your own home, anywhere in the country. We have been doing this since 2005, and we are happy to handle the whole job in English.

Free demonstration and quote before you commit. Full warranty on every job. Not clean — you don't pay.

A sectional sofa mid-clean at a customer's home, cushions lifted and extraction hose in place

What counts as upholstery?

Upholstery is the trade word for anything padded and covered in fabric or leather. If you have been searching forcouch cleaning, sofa cleaning or furniture cleaning, you are looking for this — they all describe the same service. Here is everything we treat:

Upholstery cleaning codes — W, S, WS and X

If you moved here from the US, you may be looking for the little care tag under the cushion that tells you how a piece may be cleaned. Here is what those letters mean:

W
Water-based cleaner only.
Safe for hot-water extraction — the method we use on most fabric sofas.
S
Solvent only — no water.
Needs dry solvent cleaning. Water on an S-coded fabric can leave permanent rings.
WS
Either water or solvent is safe.
The most forgiving code, and the most common on modern sofas.
X
Vacuum only. No liquid of any kind.
Rare. Usually delicate weaves that shrink or distort when wet.
One thing worth knowing in Israel

Most furniture sold here is made locally or imported from Europe, Turkey and the Far East, and it usually carries no US-style care tag at all. So if you cannot find a letter under your cushion, nothing is wrong with your sofa. We identify the fabric by testing it directly — a colorfastness check on a hidden section before any solution touches a visible surface. That test is part of the free demonstration, and it is the reason we can tell you honestly, up front, when a piece should not be wet-cleaned.Read the full guide to the W, S, WS and X codes →

Upholstery cleaning — your questions answered

Is upholstery cleaning the same as couch cleaning?

Effectively, yes. "Upholstery" is the trade word for any padded, fabric-covered furniture — a sofa, a couch, an armchair, a dining chair, a mattress, a car seat. So couch cleaning is one kind of upholstery cleaning. If you ring us and ask to have your couch cleaned, you are asking for exactly the same service.

How much does upholstery cleaning cost in Israel?

Zeus Clean starts at ₪90 per seat for a fabric sofa. A standard three-plus-two living room set typically lands between ₪350 and ₪450. Armchairs, dining chairs, mattresses and car interiors are each priced separately. The final price is always confirmed with you before any work begins, so nothing changes on the day. Our full price list is published on the site.

Does upholstery cleaning actually work, or is it a waste of money?

It works, and you will see the proof in the extraction tank — the water that comes out of a "clean-looking" sofa is consistently black. Hot-water injection and extraction pulls out embedded grit, skin cells, body oils and dust-mite waste that a household vacuum cannot reach. Where it will not help is structural damage: torn leather, cracked hide, sun-bleached fabric or worn-through arms are wear, not dirt, and cleaning will not reverse them. We tell you which of the two you are dealing with before you commit.

How long does upholstery take to dry?

About 7 to 10 hours for a sofa, and 5 to 6 hours for most other furniture. We extract roughly 95% of the water we inject, so the fabric is left damp rather than wet. Good airflow — open windows, a fan, or air conditioning on dry mode — brings that down considerably.

My upholstery feels stiff or crunchy after cleaning. Why?

That is nearly always detergent residue left behind by under-extraction, and it is the classic sign of a rented machine or an inexperienced operator. Soap left in the fabric dries hard and then attracts dirt faster than before. It is exactly why our process ends with a rinse in a color-safe solution and a final extraction pass, with no cleaning agent left sitting in the fibers.

Does upholstery cleaning kill dust mites?

It removes the overwhelming majority of them along with the allergen they leave behind, which is the part that actually triggers symptoms. Clinical testing on steam washing and extraction shows microorganism levels dropping by an average of 92.5%. For allergy and asthma sufferers, mattresses and sofas are usually the two highest-value things in the house to have cleaned.

What is the difference between an upholstery cleaner and a carpet cleaner?

The method is the same — injection and extraction — but the tooling and the settings are not. Upholstery is cleaned with a small hand tool at lower pressure and lower moisture, because a sofa cannot be soaked and dried the way a carpet can. Using carpet settings or carpet solution on a sofa is a common way to over-wet the padding underneath, which is what causes lingering damp smells.

Do you tip upholstery cleaners in Israel?

No. Tipping is not customary for home cleaning services in Israel the way it is in the United States — the quoted price is the price, and our technicians do not expect anything on top of it. Nobody will think you are rude for not tipping.

Do you come to my home, or does the furniture have to go somewhere?

We come to you. Sofas, armchairs, chairs, mattresses and car interiors are all cleaned in place, at your home or office, anywhere in the country. The one exception is delicate rugs — wool, Persian, silk and hand-knotted Afghan — which we collect and treat at our facility, then return to you cleaned, packaged and scented within seven business days.

How often should upholstered furniture be cleaned?

Once a year for a quiet household, twice a year if you have young children, pets, allergy sufferers, or you host a lot. Sofas near a balcony door in Israel pick up street dust and soot noticeably faster, so those benefit from the shorter interval.

Saying it in Hebrew

You never need Hebrew to deal with us — but if you are calling around, comparing quotes, or explaining to a landlord what was done, these are the words that will come up.

Upholsteryריפודיםri-pu-DEEM
Upholstery cleaningניקוי ריפודיםni-KUY ri-pu-DEEM
Sofa / couchספהsa-PA
Armchairכורסהkur-SA
Mattressמזרןmiz-RAN
Carpet / rugשטיחsha-TI-akh
StainכתםKE-tem
Leatherעורor
Fabricבדbad
Quote / estimateהצעת מחירha-tsa-AT me-KHIR

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Want to see the difference first?

We will clean one section of your sofa, free and with no obligation, so you can judge the result before you decide. Every job in our gallery is a real customer, photographed before and after.