Curtain and blind cleaning in Exeter
Professional curtain and blind cleaning services in Exeter and surrounding areas. Local, reliable handyman - no job too small.
Price Guide
£85-£160
Typical Duration
1.5-3 hrs
Location
Exeter, Devon
Professional in-home curtain and blind cleaning without the upheaval of taking them down. Service provided by specialist partner Jackman Fabric Care — removing dust, allergens, odours, and grime from your window dressings using safe low-moisture techniques.
Curtains: Your Home's Biggest Dust Trap
Most people vacuum the floor and wipe the surfaces. Few people think about their curtains. But floor-to-ceiling fabric panels hung at every window accumulate years of dust, pet dander, cooking vapours, and allergen particles — and the only airflow through them is the draughts from the windows behind.
The result: curtains that contribute significantly to household dust load and odour, and that no amount of surface dusting will fix. Professional cleaning removes what's trapped in the fibres.
💡 Pro tip: Heavy, dark curtains are particularly effective at hiding their own dirt. A professional clean often reveals just how much had accumulated — and the room genuinely feels and smells fresher afterwards.
What Changes After Professional Cleaning
| Problem | What Professional Cleaning Does |
|---|---|
| Dusty, stuffy-smelling room | Removes the fabric's dust load — major source of airborne dust |
| Pet odour in the room | Removes trapped pet dander and odour compounds from fibres |
| Cooking smells that linger | Extracts oil and grease vapour deposits absorbed by fabric |
| Allergy symptoms | Removes dust mite allergens that accumulate in curtain fabric |
| Faded or dull appearance | Cleaning restores fabric depth and colour vibrancy |
What's Included
🔧 The Full Service
| Stage | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Fabric assessment | Curtain type and condition checked |
| Pre-treat | Stained or heavy odour areas treated |
| Low-moisture clean | Specialist solution applied and extracted in situ |
| Deodorise | Odour neutralisation treatment applied |
| Blind clean | Slat by slat or fabric method as appropriate |
Pricing Guide
| Scope | Estimated Time | You'll Pay |
|---|---|---|
| One room (2 windows) | 1-1.5 hrs | £60-£85 |
| Two rooms (4 windows) | 1.5-2.5 hrs | £85-£135 |
| Full house | 2.5-3+ hrs | £135-£160+ |
Based on £60 minimum (first hour) + £50/hr after. Heavy drapes, full-length floor-to-ceiling curtains, and multiple windows per room will take longer.
Perfect For...
✅ New home owners — cleaning previous occupants' history out of existing curtains
✅ Allergy and asthma households — significant reduction in airborne allergen sources
✅ Pet households — pet dander and odour removal from high-surface-area fabric
✅ Smokers' homes — or properties that were previously occupied by smokers
✅ Annual maintenance — part of a whole-home deep clean
Why Choose Us for Curtain and blind cleaning in Exeter?
In-home cleaning without taking curtains down and rehang
Allergen and dust removal from curtain fabrics
Odour removal — cooking, pets, and general household smells
Delivered by specialist partner Jackman Fabric Care
What to Expect
Step 1: Fabric Check
The team checks curtain and blind fabric type, condition, and any specific staining or heavy odour areas.
Step 2: Pre-treatment
Problem areas are treated with matched solution and given dwell time.
Step 3: In-Situ Clean
Low-moisture cleaning solution is applied and extracted from curtains while they remain hanging. No need to take them down, no risk of rehang misalignment or pole damage.
Step 4: Deodorising
An appropriate deodorising treatment neutralises odour compounds that have been absorbed into the fabric.
Step 5: Blind Clean
Blinds are cleaned in situ — fabric roller blinds with similar technique to curtains; Venetian blinds slat by slat.
🔧 DIY Tips
Keeping curtains in better shape between professional cleans:
🔧 What helps
- Use the upholstery attachment on your vacuum to give curtains a gentle vacuum every month or two — removes surface dust before it embeds
- Open windows regularly — air circulation reduces the rate at which odours are absorbed
- Wash any removable tie-backs or header tape regularly
- Keep pets off curtains (easier said than done — but the difference in allergen load is significant)
⚠️ Avoid
- Putting most curtains in a domestic washing machine without checking the care label — many fabrics shrink or distort
- Tumble drying on high heat — curtains are particularly vulnerable to heat shrinkage
- Steaming with a domestic steamer without knowing the fabric — some fabrics water-mark easily
💡 Pro trick: A well-aired room with clean curtains smells noticeably different — something visitors notice before you do. If guests ever comment that your home has a particular smell, the curtains are often the culprit.
Rather leave it to a pro? No problem - that's what I'm here for. Give me a call.
Good to Know
🏠 Selling your home? Freshly cleaned curtains contribute significantly to first impressions during viewings. Combined with professionally cleaned carpets, the smell of a property changes noticeably — and buyers register this even if they can't articulate why.
Listed or period properties: curtains in older properties often have particularly heavy dust accumulation. Devon's older housing stock (Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian) tends toward higher dust environments. Worth factoring in to your expectations — and worth cleaning.
This service is provided by Jackman Fabric Care, our specialist partner for curtain, blind, and upholstery cleaning in Exeter and Devon. All enquiries and bookings go through Hembury Contracting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you take the curtains down to clean them?
For most jobs, no — Jackman Fabric Care can clean curtains in situ, which saves the hassle of taking them down, dry cleaning or washing them, and rehang. For heavily soiled or delicate curtains that need more intensive treatment, off-site cleaning may give better results, but this is the exception.
What about Venetian or roller blinds?
Venetian and fabric roller blinds are cleaned in situ. Hard slat Venetian blinds (aluminium or wood) are cleaned slat by slat. Fabric roller blinds are cleaned similarly to fabric curtains.
Will the curtains shrink?
In-situ cleaning uses a low-moisture approach specifically to prevent shrinkage. We don't soak curtains — controlled moisture application and extraction is used. If you have particularly delicate or antique curtains, let us know and we'll discuss the best approach.
My curtains smell of cooking and cigarette smoke — can that be removed?
Yes — this is one of the main reasons people book curtain cleaning. Fabric absorbs and holds odour compounds far more than people realise, and curtains are often the biggest culprit in a stuffy-smelling room. Professional cleaning and deodorising removes these compounds, not just masks them.
Is this through Jackman Fabric Care?
Yes — curtain and blind cleaning is carried out by our specialist partner Jackman Fabric Care, with over 20 years' experience. All enquiries and bookings go through Hembury Contracting.
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