Carpet Cleaning and Your Bond: What Perth Tenants Need to Know

Carpets are one of the grey areas of a move-out clean, and they catch a lot of Perth tenants out. Here’s what you need to know so your flooring doesn’t stand between you and your deposit.

Does your lease require it?

Many Perth tenancy agreements include a clause requiring carpets to be professionally steam cleaned at the end of the tenancy, especially if a pet was kept at the property. Check your lease and your entry condition report. If professional cleaning is specified, agents will often ask for a receipt — so a DIY hire machine may not satisfy the requirement.

What agents check

Inspectors look for stains, traffic marks down hallways and in living areas, odours (particularly pet odours), and indentations and dust along edges and skirtings. Even where professional cleaning isn’t strictly required, carpets must be returned in the same condition as the entry report, allowing for fair wear and tear.

DIY vs professional steam cleaning

Hire machines can freshen a lightly used carpet, but they use less suction and lower temperatures than commercial equipment, so they leave carpets wetter and lift less soil. For end-of-lease purposes, a professional carpet steam clean gets a deeper result and gives you the receipt agents ask for.

The easy option

Booking carpets in with your vacate clean is almost always cheaper than arranging them separately, and it means one team handles the whole property on the same day. If you’re unsure whether your lease requires it, send us your details and we’ll help you work out exactly what your inspection needs.