Inspect and Test
We identify the fabric, check the fill and the cover construction, and test a hidden area before anything else happens. This is also where we tell you if a piece isn't worth cleaning.
Fog, rain and pollen leave more in a patio cushion than a hose can reach. We clean outdoor cushions properly, dry them through, and store them across San Francisco if you've nowhere to keep them.
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Outdoor cushions live in conditions indoor furniture never sees, and most of the damage is invisible until you clean one and set it next to one you haven't.
Moisture is the real problem here. Fog and damp air get into the foam and stay there, so a cushion that feels dry on the outside can still be wet in the middle. That's what causes the musty smell, and it's where mildew starts.
Dust, pollen, spills and bird droppings do the rest. None of it means the cushions are finished. Most of it comes out.
Most people try this first, and it's the reason a lot of cushions end up worse.
A hose pushes water straight into the foam, and a standard cushion takes days to dry from the inside. Put it back damp and you've built the exact conditions mildew needs. A pressure washer also breaks down the fibers and strips the factory water-repellent finish, so the cushion soaks up more water than it did before.
We wash covers and fill separately where the construction allows, extract the water, and dry everything through.
This is most of the job. A cushion that goes back damp will smell within a week.
We tell you what cleaning can improve, and when fading or mildew staining is permanent.
Sunbrella, printed polyester and olefin all clean differently. We check what you have first.
It takes five minutes and it's what prevents an expensive mistake.
No hauling wet cushions across town. We collect and deliver.
If you've got nowhere to keep them through the wet months, we'll hold them.
We'd rather tell you before we arrive, than after we've charged you.
Sun fading, because the color is gone rather than covered
Embedded dirt, dust and pollen
Staining left behind after mildew has been growing a long time, which sits in the fiber
Musty and stale smells from trapped moisture
Fabric that's gone thin or brittle from years of UV
Food, drink and general spills
Foam that has broken down inside and no longer holds shape
Bird droppings and pet accidents
Zippers, seams and piping that have failed
Surface mold and mildew growth
Cushions are cleaned at our San Rafael facility, not on your patio. They need drying time and equipment that doesn't travel. Most San Francisco customers book a pickup so they don't make the trip.
Most people here have no garage and nowhere sensible to keep patio cushions through the wet months.
We clean them, dry them fully, wrap them, and hold them until you want them back, then deliver them ready to use when the weather turns.
The cover gets the attention, but the fill is usually where the smell is.
Most cushions use standard foam, which soaks up water like a sponge and can take days to dry all the way through. Better outdoor cushions use dry-fast foam, which has open pores so water runs straight out of it. Some are filled with polyester wadding instead, which mats down flat once it's been soaked a few times.
If your cushion has a zippered cover, we can usually treat the cover and the fill separately, which gets a much better result on odor. If it's sewn closed, we work with what's there and we'll tell you what that means for the outcome.
We identify the fabric, check the fill and the cover construction, and test a hidden area before anything else happens. This is also where we tell you if a piece isn't worth cleaning.
Mildew, stains and odor sources are treated first and given time to work. Bird droppings and pet accidents get treated separately from general soil.
Covers and fill are washed separately where the construction allows. Full extraction rather than rinse and drip, so we're pulling water out rather than leaving it in the foam.
Cushions are dried all the way through, not just to the touch. This is the step that decides whether they smell in a month, and it's the reason cleaning happens at our facility rather than on your patio.
The factory water-repellent finish wears off over a few seasons. We can reapply it, which is worth doing on cushions that live outdoors year-round. Then everything is wrapped for delivery or storage.
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We clean outdoor cushions for restaurant patios, hotel terraces, rooftop decks, HOA common areas and apartment amenity spaces, and we work around your service hours so a patio isn't out of use during business.
For accounts with a lot of pieces we can run this on a schedule, so cushions get cleaned before the season rather than when someone complains.
Tell us how many pieces and where, and we'll quote the job.
Cushions are priced by the piece, based on size and condition.
From $42
From $100
From $20
Heavy mildew, pet accidents and fabric protector are quoted after we've seen the cushions.
We clean and store outdoor cushions throughout San Francisco and the surrounding service areas, with pickup and delivery available. If you don't see your neighborhood listed, call and ask.
