Fresh Upholstery Cleaning
42 reviews
Absolutely appalling customer service. I contacted this company for a quote only for upholstery cleaning. Shortly after receiving the quote, I decided not to move forward due to the large number of negative reviews I found online. When I called to politely cancel, the man on the phone became aggressive and started swearing at me. It didn’t stop… Read more
there he then sent me text messages, questioning why I couldn’t “afford” his service and continuing to harass me after I had clearly said I wasn’t interested. This behaviour is completely unprofessional and unacceptable. No customer should ever be treated this way simply for declining a quote. Based on this experience alone, I would never recommend this business to anyone. If this is how they treat potential customers, I can only imagine how poor the actual service would be.
The team was punctual, courteous, and handled my upholstery with care – Fresh Upholstery Cleaning exceeded my expectations! Their service was thorough, leaving my furniture looking brand new. The team was punctual, courteous, and handled my upholstery with care. I was amazed at the results – stains vanished, and the fabric smelled fresh. It's evident they take pride in their work. If you're looking for top-notch upholstery cleaning, look no further than Fresh Upholstery Cleaning. They're simply the best!
Horrible business – These guys are not an honest group to deal with. I was told the clean would take an hour, the guy spent 20 minutes cleaning. The cleaning left alternating streaks of clean and dirt stripes across my couch which now looks worse. My floor was flooded with water puddles everywhere. When I asked why it looked that way he answered "You should have paid… Read more
for the deep clean - $50 more". I should not have paid him at all. Don't make the same mistake I did.
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Can you have a Minus Zero>>> – OMG - I am absolutely kicking myself that I did not read these reviews before using this company. I now have completely ruined expensive sofa seats, that I will need to have recovered. I was supposed to have my sofa seats steam cleaned. The guy arrived and I asked him about doing a 'Pre stain treatment" as per their website. He did not treat the… Read more
stains before steam cleaning (so consequently the stains are still there), nor did he test the underside of the cushion first. When finished I asked him about the v-shaped marks left from the steam cleaning machine and he said they would go away when dried. I was suspicious as what should have been an hour job (that's what was quoted) took half an hour. I was pressured into paying at the end, despite saying that I was not happy with the result. Was given a $40 discount but I explained that this was useless if the job wasn't done properly. The short of the long story is they want to charge me a further $100 to send the same guy (who really did not know what he was doing) to fix the problem he caused. End of story - my sofa cushions are ruined and are totally worse than before they were cleaned! I am trying to find out if there is any governing body that regulates this industry to protect unsuspecting people like myself and what recourse we have when this type of thing happens. The photo shows the v-shaped marks I am left with, it is the same on all of the sofa cushions. These marks were not there before steam cleaning! How can companies get away with this type of service????
Damaged property- no reply. Do not use – We had 2 armchairs to be cleaned. Cleaner was from a sub contractor firm called Marks Maintenance Sunshine Coast. During the cleaning process, a large amount of water covered the floor area around the chairs. We have recently had timber laminate flooring laid and now 2 floorboards are bubbled with water damage. At no time were we told that water… Read more
would go on the floor. Had we known, we'd have protected it before the clean. We contacted the company as soon as we noticed the damage but couldn't get through initially. After finally getting someone, we were told to text through photos of the damage and they'd assess. Have received no reply. We were also quoted $120-140. On the day, it was 140 + a further 14 for gst. No mention that gst wasn't included in the quoted figure. The chairs are clean but the ongoing cost is high. Both Marks Maintenance and Fresh Upholstery Cleaning are scattered across all states. Do Not use.
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Can't give a negative review so – Sub-cobtracted to Mark Maintenance services. Technician ruined my couch. Couldn't see it until after it dried and left water rings on all the cushions. He also did not conform to Covid guidelines. I asked him to keep his distance and he laughed and said don't worry I dont have Covid. He used my bathroom and dumped the solution in my front… Read more
yard. I approached Fresh Upholstery for a refund or partial refund and provided them photos but they refused saying there will be no refund. I am now working with my bank to dispute the credit card charge. After this experience I did not want another technician coming out to try to fix my couch. They do not know what they're doing. Stay away.
Fresh Upholstery Cleaning (Mark Maintenance Services) – Please have nothing to do with these cowboys. They charged me $379 for this mess to the back of my sofa. The stain is from my dog and I thought fairly easy to remove. They have now made it worse and I shall have to get another contractor in to fix it up. They have refused to come back and fix it up as I did not call them within 24 hours of the… Read more
work being completed!! I was leaving the sofa to dry hopping the stain would dry out. I have been well and truly ripped off. I wish I had read the other reviews before calling them. DO NOT USE!!!!!
Do not go with this company. Scammers! – Had 2 permanent marker stains but after he had done the cleaning he said “they couldn’t be removed”. Now that the scotch guard has sat, it’s run down my couch making it look even worse than before. To be fair, our couch wasn’t that dirty in the first place but thought we’d try to get a few stains out & get it scotch guarded. Was quite $27 per seat… Read more
which was going to be roughly $150 but ended up costing $320. Wish we had seen reviews earlier. My mum had booked this in as it was the first ad that popped up on google. DO NOT GO WITH THEM. They’re dodgy as anything & am extremely disappointed with this so called “clean couch”.
Positive reviews
Fresh Upholstery Cleaning transformed my furniture! – Fresh Upholstery Cleaning transformed my furniture! Their service was impeccable, leaving my upholstery looking brand new. The team was punctual, thorough, and courteous throughout the process. I'm thrilled with the results and would highly recommend Fresh Upholstery Cleaning for anyone seeking top-notch upholstery cleaning services.
I had a wonderful experience with Fresh Upholstery Cleaning! – I had a wonderful experience with Fresh Upholstery Cleaning! Their team of experts brought my leather furniture back to life. The results were astounding; my upholstery looks as good as new. The staff was professional, punctual, and friendly. I was impressed with their attention to detail and commitment to customer satisfaction. I highly recommend… Read more
Fresh Upholstery Cleaning for anyone in need of top-notch leather upholstery cleaning services. They exceeded my expectations!
Thank you Fresh Upholstery Cleaning for bringing life back to my furniture! – I recently used Fresh Upholstery Cleaning to clean my couch and I was blown away by the results. Not only did they remove all of the stains and dirt, but my couch looked brand new again. The team was professional, efficient, and went above and beyond my expectations. I highly recommend their services to anyone in need of couch cleaning.
Negative reviews
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY – I stress !!!!! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY !!!! They waste your time, they don't show up for appointments, I have made 2. Tell you they will ring back and don't. I wish I read all if the reviews beforehand.. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!
Would not recommend at all – My couches were left wet my the cleaner, had to leave the cushions in the sun to dry, did not come with with all his equipment. Ask to use my towels to clean his mess. Spent most of his time on the phone. I had to get another professional cleaner. NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER.
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Stay Far Away From These Guys!!! – I called in on a Wednesday to book a steam clean for my 6 seater fabric couch, the operator advised that the next available was Saturday - I asked if he had anything earlier as I needed the couches cleaned for Saturday and he came back with a booking the next day (Thursday) between 12-2pm, I asked what the cost would be and he advised between… Read more
$180-$200 which I thought was abit odd as they hadn’t asked for photos of the couch nor seen how big the couch actually is or the state of it. The next day (Thursday) at 11:37am the guy doing the job called on his mobile to say he was running late which was fine but couldn’t advise me of an ETA so I told him anytime after 3pm was ok. I called him at 3:20pm as I hadn’t heard back and no answer, I called twice again at 4:15pm & no still no answer. He finally returned my call and said he wouldn’t have time for the job that day but would come Friday morning at 10am. Again, 10am came round and after multiple phone calls going unanswered to the guy that was suppose to do the job my husband called back the operator and the operator had advised us that ‘we’ had cancelled the job after a whole lot of back and forth with the operator as to what actually happened my husband ended up hanging up on the operator and now I’m here writing up this review absolutely beside myself at the management of this company!! Lost 2 whole days that I could have used to hire someone else however grateful he didn’t turn up for the job after all the reviews I’ve read through today about how bad of a service they offer anyway!!! STAY AWAY PEOPLE, STAY FAR FAR AWAY!!
Recent reviews
My furniture looks new after cleaning! – Fresh Upholstery Cleaning did a great job for me! I was impressed by their professionalism, efficiency, and thoroughness. My furniture looks new after cleaning! Their prices are also very reasonable and I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for quality upholstery cleaning services.
Do not use this company – The operator arrived late without notice and was on his phone texting while cleaning the lounge. The lounge was still dirty at the end, very wet and the stain/odour not removed. It was wet for 3 days and started to smell mouldy. I called to ask for further assistance and they told me they would call back in 2 days. I never heard from them again even after calling a second time.
Never use this – Booked for Rug and lounge cleaning service, they left the rug with all the dirt in it, even i mentioned its not clean, they didn't give a second round on it. Lounge is cleaned without even moving that an inch and finished without cleaning backside and charge extra than quoted
Fantastic customer service – We called them for upholstery cleaning session and they sent us a team composed only of two young guys. They worked hard and did a great job. My husband was impressed by their performance and punctuality. Thank you guys.
Very ordinary – The cleaner arrived during a lockdown. I queried whether he should be here but he assured me it was legit. Did very ordinary job on fabric couch. Have stains now where I didn’t before! Do not touch these guys. Added on GST to prices quoted. Dodgy!
Wouldn't use again and do not recommend – I was quoted $290, Once the man got here he told me $365 and then charged me $385. I had booked in for 5 seats of my fabric couch to be cleaned and the guy would only "spray and wipe" 2 seats. 3 seats left uncleaned and told me the price would be the same as the $200 I was quoted for the whole couch because now he'd have to "do it manually"… Read more
because my couch was not fabric...My couch is indeed fabric, the 2 seats he "cleaned" I could have done a better job myself, the backside of those two seats weren't touched and the smell was back once his spray had dried. My mattress did come up a bit cleaner, but he got water all over my brand new carpet. We had to get another company in to clean his water mess up out of our carpet before it was ruined. This company also cleaned the entire couch and did get the smell out successfully and they didn't need to do it manually.
No invoice given and the whole booking process was confusing.
Credit where credit is due, He was on time.
Save your money, Use a professional company.
Run a mile!! Quote $150 for job but charged $300 – Did a okay job cleaning. However, we were only quoted $150 for 5 seats and was charged $300, pretty much $50 per seat. Also only did one side of the seat. The operator from Mark's maintaince said they can't do anything as its the office who charges these pricing. Would not recommend at all!!
Disgusting customer service – This company agreed one price and charged a different more expensive price. When chasing up their customer service was deplorable and never actually resolved my issue. I was told management would get back to me but they never did and I had to continually chase them. Would never re use or recommend them at all.
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Terrible job! – Terrible half job done. Didn't move the back couch cushions so that there is stripe along the cushion where it clearly wasn't cleaned. Also only cleaned one side of the back cushions........terrible customer service when I complained about the job.
Worst job wouldn’t even come back to rectify – We had different price different than given over the phone , always the subcontractor from marks maintenance demanded off my wife that she make payment otherwise he wouldn’t leave the property . She asked for an invoice but was told that she wouldn’t get one until she paid . Then proceeded to say that he would pour all the water and muck back on… Read more
the couch if payment wasn’t given there and then ! I spoke to the manager and proceed to tell me the same thing . Once he eventually left the property and then sat outside the front fence for another 10 mins before leaving . The worse bit is , we pay our bills once we have an invoice and the job is completed . He is now texting and demanding payment otherwise he will take me to debt collector . Worst job ever would never go near this company .!!!
Disgusted in the customer service – Got given a quote over the phone of $130-$140 to clean my lounge. The cleaner turned up and looked at the couch and said that will be $160. I addressed the price straight away and said to go ahead with the job. After the job was done the cleaner asked for payment. I asked him to send me through an invoice and I will make payment. He told me he… Read more
can’t give me an invoice unless I pay him first. I said I will be paying the amount but I need an invoice as we require it for the business. He kept disagreeing with me. I told him to call his manager. His manager then called me and told me the same thing the cleaner did, that I won’t get an invoice unless I pay for the service. I told him that’s not right. He then told me I had two options. I either pay the amount now or he will get the cleaner to go and spill all the water from the cleaning machine all over my lounge. I was disgusted in his response. No manager should be speaking to a customer like this. My husband then called him to sort it out and the manager said the same thing to my husband except he left it in a voicemail so we have proof of this threat. The cleaner continued to sit at my house for 20 minutes waiting in his car. He then drove off and sat outside my property for 30 minutes. I was freaked out about what their intentions were next. The manager has been calling my husband all day and threatening him with court and that he is going to get a lot more out of us now then $160. I run a business from home and we always pay our bills at the end of the day if due.
Worst experience ever – I was quoted $40 per seat for couch cleaning. Mark Maintenance Services turned up and asked me half way through if i also wanted them deoderized/sanitized, I asked how much extra this would be and he said an extra $760 (for 2 couches, 1x 4 seater & 1x 3 seater). I obviously said no, then at the end of the clean he tried charging me $760 for… Read more
cleaning the 2x couches, saying the back cushion, bum cushion and seat of the couch had to be charged separately...... He also kept walking in and out the door and letting it slam rather than closing it gently and now my flyscreen will not close. It's broken. Their response to this "there is no way we could have broken it"...
I have escalated this to Fresh Upholstery Cleaning and Mark Maintenance and their e-mail responses are laughable, they have just listed dot points arguing everything i have addressed with them with no apology or understanding whatsoever. I have escalated this to consumer affairs and am letting them deal with it on my behalf because these companies don't care at all, i'm a young female who was home alone and was worried about what would happen if i refused to pay anything, however they have e-mailed me telling me i didn't feel threatened at all... ??
I am hopeful consumer affairs will sort this out for me, they cannot get away with doing this to people and ripping people off hundreds/thousands of dollars, we're all struggling this year and this has put me in a really bad position.
Frauds and Scammers – Quoted $40 a seat for a 3 seat lounge. When they completed the job the gave an invoice for $90/seat + GST for a 7 seat lounge. They're scammers. Class action suite is needed.
Do not use this company – Gave a detailed description of the cleaning job that needed to be done on my couch. I was quoted $150. When they came they said it was $300!! I told them to leave because this doesn't match what we quoted. Then they said we had to pay a $129 call out fee!! I called the company and complained, the cleaners were refusing to leave our house. In the… Read more
end they did a full clean for $160 and said that steam cleaning wasn't ideal for my type of couch. Well they could've told me when I first asked for a quote! The job in the end was far from good.
Then when I tried to pay by card they wanted to record my card details! Dodgy as! Ended up paying them cash.
Do not use. Horrible service, dodgy work.
SCAMMERS DO NOT TRUST – Scammers. Do not trust this business. Any quote you get from marks maintenance delete it and save yourself from being scammed. They’re con artists and do nothing but steal your money
Excellent Staff – I am so thankful for Harry! He has renewed life back to my sectional. We are a very busy household and our couch gets quite a bit of use between animals and kids. He made my couch look brand new again. Very through and professional. We will defiantly use him again as well as refer him to our friends and family
Did a good job on two wing armchairs – I was quoted $120 in total to steam clean two armchairs. Protection cost another $20 each and add GST. A total of $176. The chairs were old but came up well and smelled nice and fresh afterwards thanks to the cleaning product used. There were no puddles and the man who did it was thorough.
SCAMMERS!!! – I was absolutely appalled at the service provided by Fresh Upholstery Cleaning / Marks Maintenance (contractor). We were quoted $120 - $140, and then were handed a bill of $440 at the end of the clean, and not to mention, there was puddles of water left all over our floor. Whatever you do, DO NOT ever use this service. Upon closer inspection and… Read more
investigating, is has come to our attention that this company has a history of this kind of scamming, and outrageous pricing. When we called to dispute this with Fresh Upholstery Cleaning, they did not want a bar of it, and became uncontactable!
Quoted $140 tried to charge $340! – After describing my job and size of the upholstery that I needed cleaned, I agreed to the quoted price and met them at my house. They then said that it would be $340 fo just a basic clean. I questioned this as it was not the price I agreed to, he tried to bribe me with "free" chemicals, after I said no, he lowered the price again. I asked to… Read more
speak with the person than quoted me, but he wouldn't give me the number, instead he got them to call me. The man on the phone was rude, pushy and a long story short, blamed the person who quoted me, dropped the price twice, and when i said no, I would now like to cancel - totally unprofessional - he said I would have to pay a call out fee!!!
After refusing this, he hung up on me and then the guy who was there said I had to pay him the call out fee, are these people serious or is this their scam?
I told him to bugger off and he ended up leaving only when my partner come out and told him to leave. It was as if he saw that I was a female on my own and tried to intimidate me.. Sorry buddy, I grew up with 2 brothers, I wasn't born yesterday.
I cant attest to their work, but make sure you get a written quote off these guys or they will try to rip you off.
Extortionate price for average service – I would also give one star if I could. I paid over $600 for one couch and an armchair without being given a full quote up-front. DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE!
If I could give 0 stars I would! – PLEASE do NOT use this company for any needs!! I had them come to my house after being quoted for the job $120. Once they arrived they fought with me over the price - they quoted wrong and wanted to charge an extra $300-$600 for a single corner seat couch. After saying that I was not taking the job if that’s the case I was threatened and… Read more
verbally abused to pay all upfront or they would not leave my house. The day a after the couch was worse, the smell HORRID and I was invoiced extra on top after he left. I messaged the company head today and I was told to not make false claims and to take it to the police! Mind you I was the only one home at the time and pregnant. Please don’t waste your time, money or risk your safety with this company!
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