ChemDry
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DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE. They did a NDIS clean of my floor tiles for me. Floors left dangerously slippery. Overcharged stated price, I complained but they said they would get debt collectors if I didn't approve it for payment. I slipped and fell, manager couldn't care less. Extremely rude. I can't say it enough, but DON'T USE THIS SERVICE. UPDATE:… Read more
Operator came out, about 3 weeks after initial service, and admitted the floors were slippery and he might have used double sealer. Floor stripped back and fine now. Just to add insult, I received a bill for the remedial work of $130.10 for their mistake. The Franchisee is only interested in the money not the service or customer.
I moved in to a new flat the carpet was really bad dog pee i called and some to moey he said he could get it like new without looking at it and could get rid of smell i paid 550 yes they did a gokd job bit it was beyon a carpet clean he come back and blamed my dog i had only been i there 2 day all so made remraks abou the state of my flat and the… Read more
work it needed i have to get new carpet so i wasted the money he sould of had a lool before making clam he could get rid of smell did not give me a recit i paid cash over price and rip off allso trid yo say i couldnt aford new carpet but i gave him550 for nouthing
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On time but trash jobs, non professional job. waste my money, only 10%clean never again with chemdry. after when the lounge dry look the again as before it clean. I have to buy carpet stain remover and clean the lounge again myself. waste $250.
Extremely Disappointed – Damaged Mattress Worth $10,500 I hired Chem-Dry to clean my high-end mattress, expecting a professional service. Instead, I was left with a mattress that now shredding apart and has visible discoloration in the areas they treated. The chemical smell was overwhelming, and after it finally dissipated, we noticed large… Read more
stained sections where the fabric had changed color.
When I contacted Chem-Dry, they offered to “re-clean” it but admitted it probably wouldn’t fix the damage. Instead of taking accountability, they blamed us, claiming we used the wrong type of sheet—something completely irrelevant and unfounded.
After multiple follow-ups and months of delay, their final offer was a $150 “goodwill” payment or to take them to court. This is absolutely unacceptable for damaging a $10,500 mattress.
Their customer service was dismissive, and they failed to take real responsibility for the damage their process caused. I would strongly advise anyone to think twice before trusting Chem-Dry with any valuable furnishings.
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Man was very nice did a great job but not $840 worth – Was quoted $70 each for 3 section couch was changed $840 that’s $420 and hour he’s making to clean a couch I feel I have been taken for a ride Show reply
TERRIBLE – DO NOT GET THESE PEOPLE IN TO GET YOUR CARPET CLEANED! Absolutely awful and refusing to refund us for the terrible job that they did. The worker who came to do it was grumpy and complained the entire time he was on the job. I wish that I had never used them. Such a waste of $150 for a small apartment.
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Terrible – Had them come out for an Inspection clean. I wasn't home - someone else was there. I dont know what they did for an hr & 1/2. Cupboards were wiped down. Windows were done except outside on 1. 3 out 5 fans wiped down. Toilet and room wasn't done..floor etc. No walls were done. Half vaccumed one room.. didnt do under bed. Got them back the next… Read more
day to do a better job. Added on a couple things I thought they would have done anyway but didn't. Still didn't vacuum under bed even though it was specified. Window seals not done on either day. Still didn't wash the walls or tiles properly. Washed the toilet floor I think.. I did it the day before cause I was annoyed. Another hr & 1/2 there & charged me the full time they were there & then charged another $199 for carpet cleaning and it was just a vacuum and not even done properly for 2 rooms. Still don't have my invoices for both days!
Never use. Ever. I will never be going back
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Positive reviews
Honestly I am so grateful to Frank for removing the very bad dog poop stain on my carpet. Frank and his lovely wife came straight away. Not only were they on time but they were such lovely people and it was gone in no time. There is no smell from chemicals and the carpet is as good as new. I am definitely having them back to do the rest of the apartment. I wish I could give TEN STARS and it was good value. Show reply
Carpet looks like new! – After my Rescue Dog urinated on the Carpet of my Rental Home I was beside myself! I came across ChemDry Carpet Guy and within minutes my Job was booked in, and 2 Days later Jimmy, Owner/Operator had my entire Loungeroom Carpet cleaned. Only soiled patches were dampened, with the rest 'dry Cleaned!' True to His word it was dry within a few Hours!… Read more · 1
Lovely Guy, extremely Professional and Knowledgeable, and in all honesty it turned out to be the cleanest the Carpet has ever looked! I would highly recommend this Business so do Your Carpets a favour..
Leather Chair cleaning – Sahil arrived on time - he expained his leather recliner chair process in detail. He took 1.5 hours to clean our 2 chairs He did an excellent job - the chairs look like new -- we would certainly recommend Sahil Show reply
Negative reviews
The charge for drying and treating a small patch of rainwater-wetted carpet (less than 6m²) in the living hall area of the apartment (4 m × 3.6 m) was $4,196.50. ChemDry supplied the following equipment for the job: 1 purifier ($110/day), 3 air blowers ($55/set/day), and 1 dehumidifier ($165/day). The client requested that these items be… Read more
withdrawn over the weekend, but ChemDry removed them only on Monday, subsequently imposing unreasonable charges for equipment that was idle and unused during the weekend. Additionally, the equipment was delivered at 3:00 pm on the first day (12 August 2025), yet full-day charges were applied.
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Quoted the job but then the price increased astronomically (like 10 times) when the invoice was produced at the end of the job. Use a more reputable firm than Chemdry.
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I will never recommend Chem Dry Professionals SA. Chem Dry's dry cleaner burnt my carpet with the chemicals he used and left burnt brush marks all over the carpet. The carpet that was once a plain carpet has now permanently become a patterned carpet!! The manager sent a second dry cleaner to re clean the carpet if it was their fault . The second… Read more
cleaner said it was burnt marks left by the machine. He tried to clean it but was unable to remove the burnt marks. He said their manager may compensate me for it. The manager denied it was their fault and refused to refund the$151.00 I had paid. Also first cleaner got me to sign a blank iPad. I was told I was signing for my credit card payment. The second cleaner too gave me a blank iPad to sign. I didn't realise I was signing an Agreement because it was not displayed to me before or after cleaning. Later the manager sent the "signed" agreement which he used to deny responsibility for the damages.
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Recent reviews
Steve (the owner of the Chemdry Lindfield franchise) cleaned the dusty old wool carpet throughout my house in East Lindfield today and the difference in the air quality is already palpable! Steve charged the quoted price (none of that bait and switch nonsense I have had with other cleaners), was a thoroughly decent gentleman and gave me some… Read more · 1
great advice on keeping the carpet fresh (I have a big hairy dog) between professional cleans.
Will use Steve again highly recommend.
I had a very disappointing and stressful experience with this carpet cleaning service. We originally booked a carpet and rug cleaning for one bedroom and one rug. The appointment was scheduled for 2:30–3:00 PM, but the cleaner didn’t show up until 5:00 PM—more than 2 hours late. Because of the delay and the thickness of our carpet, we told him we… Read more
weren’t happy to proceed at that time. He agreed to come back the next day at 2:00 PM.
During that conversation, he also mentioned there was one stain that would require an extra $30 to remove, and we agreed to that.
Today, the same person arrived early at 1:50 PM. After setting up the machine and doing the job, he finished around 2:25 PM. After checking the carpet, I noticed a new stain that was not there before. When I asked him about it, he insisted it had always been there. I clearly told him we had never seen that stain before, and if it was there, why didn’t he mention it yesterday?
I asked him to remove it, but he said it couldn't be removed. I contacted my husband, who was at work. He spoke with the same person who had previously discussed the price with him — the cleaner referred to this person as his supervisor. My husband explained the issue, and that person agreed we could pay later, after my husband had a chance to see the carpet in person.
Despite that, the cleaner kept repeating, “Pay me now. Why not pay me now?” over and over again. He became angry and aggressive. I told him we were happy to pay if the job was done properly, but now the carpet looked worse than before, and we might have to hire another company to fix it.
Then things got worse: he picked up a bucket of water (which I had given him earlier to help with the cleaning) and threatened to throw it back onto the carpet if I didn’t pay him immediately. This made me feel extremely unsafe and uncomfortable in my own home.
He also claimed we "owed" him $99 from yesterday, even though he was over 2 hours late, and we chose not to go ahead at that time — which was not our fault.
He kept blaming us for the new stain, which made no sense, since only one stain was ever mentioned. Eventually, he agreed to charge us just for the basic cleaning, but we are now left with a new stain that wasn’t there before. On top of that, he made me feel like I was trying to avoid paying, even though I clearly said I’d pay if the work was done properly.
When I went to transfer the payment, I noticed the bank account details were under a different company name than the one we originally booked with. We had contacted a company using the number 1800 017 925, which was listed as Chemdry Amazing, but the payment was made to a completely different business name. We’re still not sure if this cleaner was a third-party contractor or if we were misled, but the entire situation felt confusing, disorganized, and unprofessional.
In the end, I paid because I felt unsafe. This experience was extremely frustrating, stressful, and unprofessional. Our carpet is now in worse condition than before, and we will likely have to pay another company to clean it properly. I do not recommend this service to anyone.
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Go elsewhere and save the hassle Time was agreed upon. Earlier than I'd hoped but that's ok. Get a call morning of the clean to say they will be 1 hr earlier. Cleaner said it was an inconvenience that nobody would be here. So I arranged an earlier timeslot. Again no problem. I get home and carpet looks shocking. stain in the carpet . When I rang… Read more
the cleaner he said. There are no marks on the carpet and all stains removed. , I took pictures. He then said he would come back in 2 weeks and have a look. I took my own pictures and sent them to him. No reply. Very disappointing
Find someone else.
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Far Exceeded my expectations – After calling afew companies and feeling like they weren’t listening, I callled Chemdry as my daughter was happy with them. My job wasn’t standard, one huge dusty attic room and 2 lounges and a rug, a lot of furniture and hurdles so I expected a bit of resistance and to be honest, laziness. I was lucky enough to get Ruby who was amazing. Nothing… Read more · 1
was a problem, she moved heavy furniture that I didn’t expect to be moved and went above and beyond. The job far exceeded what I expected but it was what I wanted and hoped. I won’t be using anyone else when I get the rest of my house done. If you are booking and getting Ruby to do your work, don’t hesitate. Five star. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Terrible – The quality of the clean was terrible, even when they returned they didn’t clean the spots I pointed out and left before I could check as requested. I even left a checklist out of what was required and pointed it out to staff if 3 seperate occasions. Poor response from owner who dismissed any concerns we had and proceeded to invoice us and said they would take us to debt collectors if it wasn’t paid.
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From Grubby to Clean – In Clifton Beach today Rhiannon did a great job cleaning our leather couches and outdoor setting cushions. She worked on the pieces for 4 hrs - without a break and the couches looked amazing when she finished.Would definitely recommend her. Show reply
Fantastic service from Ruby and the Chem Dry team – Fantastic service end to end! We had someone else come in to clean our furniture and rugs. They used dirty water and didn't get any of the stains out. Chem Dry team got all of our stains out and got rid of the awful smell the other cleaner left from his job. Very impressed. Highly recommend Show reply
Can’t believe how bad – I hired Chemdry SA to do a normal exit carpet clean - 2 bedrooms and a lounge room. The carpets looked no different. I did a spot clean and it came up cleaner. It cost $200 for the carpets to look the same. So very disappointing. You can see the comparison in what I spot cleaned and the dirt on the towel. I could have done a better job myself. What a joke. Will be telling absolutely everyone to never go with this company.
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A year later and my carpet smells worse than when they first cleaned it – The carpet I required cleaning was for a new house which was completed in October 2021 - it was for the spare bedroom, which until this day is only lightly used. I then got a little kitten the following year, who used the wardrobe as her litter tray a couple of times . I proceeded quickly to get it professionally cleaned in Dec 2022, but [Name… Read more
Removed], actually made it worse. When I dismantled the room just this week, I realised that there is a actually a huge water stain on the carpet, and the smell... is even worse than when my kitten had an accident on the carpet. The room is pretty much unusable. I was charged $400 and now have to get the carpet replaced. I contacted ChemDry and got no response. Very very upset.
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Don’t waste your money and time – Chem Dry Professionals SA are the worst. Unprofessional and can’t clean carpets and upholstery. Try a better company if you want the job well done and don’t want to deal with people who don’t have a clue about how to run a business effectively.
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Happy with carpet result but not with application – I now realise that different franchise owners use different carpet cleaner machines and this is not mentioned before he comes. I got the old dry cleaner. Although I’m happy with the end result, I was not happy with the application. Twice I had to wipe up the spray on the kitchen tiled floor, where I had to stand, as it made it dangerously… Read more
slippery. Then had to wash it after he left. Also, I found he had the spray half way up the wardrobe mirror door, so now all that needs cleaning. To cap it off, he left a handful of cat hair from his broom in my kitchen sink. Very sloppy workmanship!
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Fantastic service – I received such a great service from the ladies this morning. They were helpful and went above and beyond to provide me with an excellent service! They also gave me some free advice on how to help with pet fluids! I would highly recommend! Show reply
Absolute con artists! Don’t ever use – This company is an absolute joke. Doesn’t even deserve 1 star! Paid $120 for someone to come and clean our living room rug and be here for less than 15 minutes! Rug was no different when dried. I could have hired a cleaner from Bunnings and done a better job. Contacted them and they said they would look into it, had to follow up and the… Read more
resolution was to send out the same technician to inspect his own work!
Honestly don’t waste your time or money and tell everyone and anyone they are a bunch of con artists.
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Amazing Results – We had Wayne from Mason's Chem-dry out to clean our carpets. With some very challenging stains, Wayne was able to remove the stains that other carpet cleaners in the past said they could not. I highly recommend Wayne from Mason's Chem-Dry as he was prompt, kind , gave us informed advice and amazing results. Show reply
Waste of $380 – I hired this service to get rid of pet odour on carpet. I was told the treatment may not get rid of the odour on the first round and to reassess when the area was fully dry. It took over a week for the carpet to dry, and the smell was still very much there. I contacted John for a free re-treatment like he explained. I never heard back. Wasted $380
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Lounge cleaning – Troy was very professional, excellent customer service and did a great job cleaning my lounge - would highly recommend Troy and his services. Show reply
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