Carpet cleaning cost per room: size limits and package prices

What do published prices include?

Prices are in US dollars. Each row keeps the provider's unit and service area.

How big is a room on a carpet cleaning price list?

As big as that price list says, so ask before you count. EK Carpet Cleaning in Chicago charges $48 per room for rooms up to 150 sq ft and $68 per room for rooms up to 250 sq ft. An open living and dining area can count as two rooms, and hallways and landings may be priced on their own. Priced by area instead, HomeGuide's square-foot rate puts 600 sq ft at $150–$300.

Measure each room's length and width and send the sizes with the room list. Ask which furniture the crew moves and which pieces they clean around, like beds, dressers and a piano.

What should carpet cleaning include?

The rooms by name, the method (hot-water extraction or a low-moisture clean), vacuuming first, pretreating traffic lanes and ordinary spots, and moving light furniture. Rugs, upholstery and stairs are separate lines unless the quote names them. EK prices a staircase of up to 14 steps at $45, with landings and extra steps added on.

Pet urine treatment, deodorizer, carpet protector and heavy-soil work are the common add-ons. Ask the price of each before it goes on, and decline any you did not ask for. Bleach spots, dye stains and old rust marks may not come out with any treatment, so ask the cleaner to tell you before charging for one.

How do a room rate and a package price compare?

Price the same rooms both ways. Three standard rooms at EK's $48 come to $144, while one room alone is billed at $110 because of the minimum. My Carpet Master's three-room basic package is $169 and four rooms are $200, so the fourth room adds $31. A package price is the total for the booking.

Packages have room-size limits too, so check your largest room against them. When an ad says three rooms for one price, ask in the same message about hallways, stairs and the biggest room it covers.

What should I ask before the carpet cleaner arrives?

Send this with photos: Please quote cleaning [rooms, with rough sizes], plus [stairs and the number of steps] and [the hallway]. The photos show [pet stains, worn traffic lanes]. What does the base price include, and what would stain or odor treatment add? Do you move furniture? What is your visit minimum, and how soon can we walk on the carpet?

If furniture moving is not included, vacuum, pick up small items and clear the floor before the crew arrives. Point out loose seams or carpet that has pulled off the tack strip, so they are noted before cleaning starts.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• HomeGuide: carpet cleaning prices · Checked 2026-10-15

  Carpet cleaning by measured area or room, with separate hot-water extraction and room-count prices.

• EK Carpet Cleaning: Chicago price list · Checked 2026-10-15

  Chicago carpet cleaning: standard rooms up to 150 sq ft, large rooms up to 250 sq ft and staircases up to 14 steps. The visit minimum is $110.

• My Carpet Master: Dallas–Fort Worth price list · Checked 2026-10-15

  Dallas–Fort Worth carpet cleaning sold in room-count packages, with separate basic, premium and stair options.