Carpet and area rug cleaning in Toronto

Steam carpet cleaning across the city

Toronto is where Steam Shines is based, so a call from Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough or East York is not a long-distance job for us. We arrive with the equipment and clean on site, and we only need a standard power outlet within reach of the room.

Steam cleaning here means high-temperature steam, a fraction of the water of a shampoo or extraction clean, and microfibre cloths to lift out the loosened dirt. Nothing is sprayed on the carpet. Steam kills bacteria and dust mites on contact, so the carpet is cleaner for the people living on it as well as better looking.

People often search for upholstery and carpet cleaning in the same breath. They are two jobs for us: this page is about carpet and rugs, and sofas, armchairs and mattresses are handled by the separate sofa and mattress cleaning service.

Because nothing about the method depends on the building, the work looks the same in a house as in a tower: steam, microfibre and a power outlet. What changes is the access. A house means a driveway or a street spot and a front door, and a condo means a lobby, possibly an elevator and a short walk to the unit.

Condo rugs in Liberty Village, downtown and Midtown

Liberty Village is a good picture of the Toronto condo: former factory and warehouse streets turned into lofts and towers. Rugs matter in places like that, because the floors are often hard and an area rug is what makes the living room feel like a living room. The same is true in towers downtown and in Midtown.

For a condo we work inside the unit and need an outlet in the suite. If your building wants an elevator booking, that is a conversation with your property manager, and it is worth settling before the day. Tell us the number of rugs and roughly how big, and a photo of any stain helps.

Rugs also hold the most of what happens in a small space. A cooking evening, a spilled glass, a dog that came in from the rain. Steam lifts most of it out of the pile.

Small spaces mean the rug is often the largest soft surface in the home, which is why it picks up so much. If you live in a one-bedroom and have one good rug, treat it as the main event and tell us when you book.

Brick semis in The Junction, Leslieville and East York

The Junction and Leslieville are known for their red-brick Victorian-era detached and semi-detached houses, and the streets of East York and High Park have the same narrow, lived-in character. In a house like that, the carpet job is usually the staircase and a long runner down a tight hallway, not a big open room.

That suits steam well. A runner on a stair gets worked tread by tread, and the hallway runner gets the same attention, with a lower-moisture setting if the rug is old or delicate. We tell you what to expect before we start, including when a worn edge or an old stain is not going to disappear.

Further out, in Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough, there are more detached houses with a carpeted staircase and bedrooms on the upper floor. The job there is closer to a whole-house visit: landing, bedrooms, stairs and the family room, with rugs added on top.

After a Toronto winter

Boots bring the city in with them: salted slush from the sidewalk, grit from the street, wet leaves in the fall. The entrance carpet or the rug by the door shows it first, with pale salt marks and a dull, flattened patch where everyone stands to take their shoes off. Steam loosens that salt and grit and lifts it out of the pile.

Pets and children finish the picture. Carpets and rugs are safe for them as soon as they are dry, because nothing was sprayed on, and the steam has already dealt with the dust mites.

To book, message us or call and give us the neighbourhood, the type of home and a rough idea of how many rooms, stairs and rugs. We confirm a time with you directly.