[Marcus McDonnell]

I went to price a job yesterday and was asked cud i clean linen on walls i asked him cud i see it he brought me into a big big room with actual linen on walls all the way around i told him i wud get back to him. Wat way wud i clean this or should i run?

[Mike Halliday]

I would pass on the job, it doesn't sound like a job you can handle without some knowledge of the fitting.

My first thoughts are how is it stuck to the wall? Would the cleaning solution attack the glue .

If I had to do it I would contact the supplier and ask them how it should be cleaned.

[Jamie Pearson]

I have a hotel with the same thing.

The biggest problem in the hotel is the fire retardant. If it isnt dried evenly it creates water marks due to fact the retardant is salt based.

You need to use ultra LM for it as it can shrink easily.

How badly soiled is it? A detergent/solvent based spray, brush, vac only with handtool and towel with an air mover on it straight away may be the safest option. Do you have any steam cleaning kit?

If you really want the job (other work) heavily qualify, get paid to do a test area somewhere inconspicuous (if possible)

If you arent to confident with fabric cleaning then not the best installation to learn on.

Any pics of it?

[Nigel_W]

Marcus,

It is impossible to advise you properly without more information and pictures. For example is it linen wallpaper (glued to the wall) and if so what type of glue. Or is it stretch fabric walling attached to battens? Is it stained, soiled or draught marked, or Flame retarded as Jamie raises?

Depending on the answer to these questions the solution could vary from walk away -  to dry clean with chemical sponges -  to full hwe using a low moisture tool.

If you can find out more info we can probably talk you through it but please bear in mind there are many risks with fabric wall cleaning and you may need to buy kit that you don' t already have.

[Neil Jones]

Put in a quote for £3000 grand then it's worth the effort if you get it

[John Kelly]

3 grand might not even cover the cost if it goes tits up.

[elliott cleaning]

Never had to clean linen wallpaper per se - but have had to remove a child's expansive artistic talents from a wall  covered in linen.  This was glued on linen wallpaper.

You have to go down the solvent route on this. I used meths and it all came out. Patience is a necessity for this kind of work. Had to go back twice till I got 100% success.    Keep away from anything watery on this as you will leave marks

[Marcus McDonnell]

cheers men think am gonna  go down the solvent route as elliot sais

[Jamie Pearson]

Mohammed Al-Fayed has an estate in the North of Scotland.

His wall paper is made from gold bullion thread.

It is taken down and sent away for cleaning.

[PeterH]

Had a similar job back in the 90s in central London.  Fabric walls in 14 foot high bedroom.

Tried to get out of job but customer insisted.  I first vacuumed with a brush attachment, then mist sprayed with Prochem's Dri Pro solvent, then towelled down.

Results were surprisingly good but the walls weren't all that dirty in the first place

Ta

Peter