Carpet cleaning in Cape Town is usually priced per room, not per square metre or per hour. SpringKleaners charges R250 per room with an R950 minimum call-out — here's how that breaks down, and how often you should actually be booking it.
How carpet cleaning is priced
- Per-room rate — R250 per room as standard
- Minimum call-out — R950, which covers most single-room or small-apartment jobs
- Stain & spot pre-treatment — included, not an add-on
- Pet hair & odour treatment — included as standard on every job
- Heavily soiled areas — flagged during a free walkthrough if an extra pass is needed
What's included as standard
How often should you actually clean your carpets?
As a general rule: once a year for a typical household, every 6 months if you've got kids or pets, and every 3 months if anyone at home deals with allergies or asthma. Wall-to-wall carpet in the Northern Suburbs has one extra factor working against it — sea-air humidity and sand tracked in underfoot in coastal areas like Bloubergstrand, Big Bay and Table View, which speeds up musty odour build-up compared to homes further inland. If you're close to the coast, lean toward the more frequent end of that range.
Get an accurate carpet cleaning quote
Free walkthrough, exact room count, fixed price before we start.
Signs it's time to book, even before your "due date"
- A musty smell that airing the room out doesn't fix
- Visible traffic lanes in high-walk areas even right after vacuuming
- Pet odour that comes back within days of vacuuming
- Allergy or hay-fever symptoms flaring up more indoors than outdoors
- It's genuinely been over a year since the last professional clean
Why the price isn't fixed online
A single lightly-used bedroom and a pet-owning family's open-plan lounge take very different amounts of work, even at the same room count. We confirm the exact room count and flag any heavy-stain areas during a free walkthrough, so the number you're quoted is the number you pay — no surprise add-ons on cleaning day.
How is carpet cleaning priced?
R250 per room, with an R950 minimum call-out for smaller jobs. We confirm the exact room count and any heavy-stain areas during a free walkthrough before quoting.
How long does carpet take to dry afterwards?
Typically a few hours with normal ventilation, thanks to our fast-dry extraction technique — most clients can walk on carpets (in socks) within 2-4 hours, and have full furniture back in place by the next day.
Can you remove pet stains and odours?
Yes — pet hair, dander and odour treatment is included as standard, not an add-on. Heavily soiled areas may need an extra pass, which we'll flag during the walkthrough.
Do you clean carpets as part of an end-of-tenancy clean?
Carpet cleaning is quoted separately from our End-of-Tenancy service, but we regularly book them together for tenants and landlords who need carpets brought back to inspection standard before handover.
See full pricing on our Carpet Cleaning page — or if it's the sofa that needs the same treatment, check out Upholstery Cleaning, priced the same way on a per-seat basis.
