Patio Furniture Cushion Covers
We’re the patio furniture capital of the USA
In 2015, realtor.com ranked the top 10 medium to large cities in the USA with the highest percentage of swimming pools in their backyards.
The survey found that 5 of the top 10 cities in the USA are located in the metro Phoenix area: Scottsdale (#2), Tempe (#3), Chandler (#4), Glendale (#5) and Gilbert (#6).
Of course, with all these pools come lots of patio furniture. And with patio furniture, come even more patio cushion covers.
Now here’s the rub…
Because we live in the desert, your patio cushion covers are constantly exposed – throughout the summer – to a combination of dust/sand storms and monsoons as well as oils from suntan lotions and creams.
And the likely result?
Your patio cushion covers get stained and soiled.
These stains and soiling are typically evidenced by
- Water-based stains: Water-based stains, when dry, will appear as "rings" on the overall background color.
Think of the ocean washing up on a sandy beach and then receding, leaving a “tide line” on the sand.
- Oil-based stains: Oil stains, when dry, will appear as slightly darker areas relative to the overall background color.
Think of a wall that was “touched up” with a paint color that was slightly darker than the original color. - Mold: Any mold on the fabric will appear as greenish or blackish fungus-like marks.
Think of old cheese. Please note that we can provide no guarantee that all mold stains can be fully removed.
After each summer season, you might conclude that you need to replace your cushion covers.
Given the cost of replacement – particularly if your cushion covers were custom made – there’s a more cost-effective solution: RAVE FabriCARE’s patio cushion cover cleaning service.
At RAVE FabriCARE, we can restore your patio cushion covers to their former beauty.
Please note that the scorching Arizona sun can fade the colors of certain fabrics, even the so-called "non-fade," "UV-resistent" and "performance" fabrics such as Sunbrella and Sailrite..
Sun fade is permanent damage to the color of the fabric and cannot be reversed or corrected.
Apart from any "discoloration" or "color change" caused by direct sunlight, we will return your patio cushion covers absolutely soil free, water-stain free and oil-stain free.
In-store service and pickup and delivery service
You can drop off your patio cushion covers at our facility in the Scottsdale Airpark or we can pick them up if you’re an existing pick up and delivery client.
If you are not an existing pick up and delivery client, we can pick up and deliver for a nominal additional charge. You must reside within the geographical area covered by our pickup and delivery route system to be eligible for pickup and delivery service.
Pricing
Our prices are based on the
- number of identical patterned/colored cushion covers,
- sizes of the individual cushion covers,
- type and degree of staining and soiling, and
- ability to easily remove and replace the filling if you do not remove the fillers.
In order to ensure that our pricing is consistently accurate, we charge by size (as measured in square inches).
Our prices range from a high of 10 cents/square inch to a low of 6c/square inch. The greater the number of like color/fabric cushion covers cleaned, the less the per square inch cost.
For example, one zippered, non-buttoned, 30" (length) x 20" (width) x 5" (height) cushion cover would cost $87.50 (10c/square inch).
If you brought in, ten or more zippered, non-buttoned, 30" x 20" x 5" cushion covers, the cost might drop to $52.50 each (6c/square inch).
Additional charges:
Removing and replacing foam, feather and fiber fill inserts in cushion covers with zippers
We typically encounter 4 types of inserts:
(1) Foam inserts: These inserts may or may not be encased in a covering made of cotton or man-made fibers.
(2) Foam inserts with a 1" sheet of fiber fill on the top and bottom of the foam insert: These inserts may or may not be encased in a covering made of cotton or man-made fibers.
(3) Feather inserts: These inserts may or may not be encased in a covering made of cotton or made-made fibers.
(4) Fiber fill inserts: These inserts may or may not be encased in a covering made of cotton or made-made fibers.
If any of the above inserts are encased in a covering made of man-made fibers, there is a strong likelihood that the man-made fiber covering is sun rotted and will disintegrate on being touched or is already in tatters. If this is the case, those man-made fiber coverings (or what's left of them) will need to be discarded.
Foam or foam/fiber fill insert charge
If the inserts are foam or foam/fiber fill, we charge $10.00 to $20.00 per patio cushion cover to remove the foam fillers from your patio cushion covers prior to cleaning and reinsert those foam fillers into your patio cushion covers after cleaning.
Depending on the size of the patio cushion covers, the removal/replacement of foam or foam/fiber fill inserts is either a 2 or 3 person operation and we charge for that additional labor.
Feather insert charge
If (a) the inserts are feather, if (b) those feather inserts were encased in a covering made of man-made fiber, and if (c) those man-made fiber coverings are sun rotted and have disintegrated or will disintegrate on touch, there will be an additional charge to remove and replace the feather.
If the feathers are NOT contained within a strong outer cover, we charge a minimum of $20.00 per patio cushion cover to remove the feathers from your patio cushion covers prior to cleaning and reinsert those feathers into your patio cushion covers after cleaning.
The actual charge will depend on the size of the patio cushion covers. Handling loose feathers is a very messy operation.
There is an alternative to handling loose feathers.
We can construct outer coverings made of down and feather proof fabric to house the feather fill. There is an additional charge for the construction of these down and feather proof outer coverings.
Fiber fill insert charge
If (a) the inserts are fiber fill, if (b) those fiber fill inserts were encased in a covering made of man-made fiber, and if (c) those man-made fiber coverings are sun rotted and have disintegrated or will disintegrate on touch, there will be an additional charge to remove and replace the fiber fill.
If the fiber fill is NOT contained within a strong outer cover, we charge a minimum of $10.00 per patio cushion cover to remove the fiber fill from your patio cushion covers prior to cleaning and reinsert those fiber fill into your patio cushion covers after cleaning.
The actual charge will depend on the size of the patio cushion covers. Handling loose fiber fill is a slightly less messy operation than handling loose feathers..
There is an alternative to handling loose fiber fill.
We can construct outer coverings made of regular cotton to house the fiber fill. There is an additional charge for the construction of these cotton outer coverings.
Removing and replacing foam, feather and fiber fill inserts in cushion covers without zippers
If your patio cushion covers do not have zippers, we offer 2 options:
(1) Open up a side seam on each patio cushion cover in order to remove the foam fillers and then resew those open seams after the foam fillers have been reinserted
Or
(2) Open up a side seam on each patio cushion cover in order to remove the foam fillers and then add new zippers before reinserting the foam fillers.
There is an additional charge for this tailoring service. Each set of patio cushion covers must be individually evaluated in order to provide you with a tailoring quote.
As a general rule, our pricing for this service is based on the labor time and zipper costs. Labor time is based, for the most part, on the size and construction of your patio cushion covers.
Serging the interior seams
Mold
- there is a 20% surcharge to attempt to remove mold and/or mildew on patio cushion covers.
Turnaround
Our typical turnaround time is about 1 to 2 weeks.
There are numerous factors that could affect the actual turnaround time, such as condition, construction and necessary repairs prior to cleaning and/or restoration.
Contact us
If you live outside of the metro Phoenix area and are considering the cleaning and/or restoration of patio cushion covers, you might want to request a preliminary evaluation and estimate from us.
To provide us with more details about your pieces and to upload some photographs (helps us assess the overall condition of the pieces and develop a preliminary estimate), please click here.