Is it worth trying to salvage our couch from mice, stains, spiders, etc or should we get a new one?

Question

Bought the couch in 2006. It's a $600 beige microfiber sectional that we bought from a hole-in-the-wall discount shop and I swear, half their stock "fell off a truck" but we got a good deal so we weren't complaining. We chose microfiber because I had read it was a good choice for kids and pets but I don't think it was scotchguarded in any way.

Cut to June '09, we had a 9 month old and two dachshunds. The baby had awful reflux and would spit up 24/7 and at 9 months could soak the couch with a single belch. The dogs liked to lick the couch, they were finally housebroken but we had had accidents during that process. Muddy pawprints also featured. Add in yrs of drinks spilling or other mishaps. I learned to clean microfiber you need to wash the entire area to avoid waterspots. The cushions are attached so nothing unzips for cleaning. I cleaned it as best I could but it never looked "like new" again. I bought a steamcleaning machine to completely clean it but never got to because we had to move out of state fast. My husband was laid off, we had to move in with my parents to make ends meet.

All of our stuff was shoved on a moving truck (unwrapped) so it has greasy smudges on it now too. It went right into my parents basement in GA. Its a newer house but the basement is unfinished. I didnt think about mice or spiders etc when our furniture went down there or else I would have had it hermetically sealed. But recently we found mouse droppings underneath and under the cushions of another sofa down there. So many. That was all taken care of but now Im terrified about our couch as well. It went into the basement unvacuumed or cleaned so Im sure there were plenty of crumbs and morsels between the cushions for insects and mice to eat.

My husband just got a new job, a nice signon bonus and we are moving into a beautiful rental house. Im terrified to take this couch now and put it into the rental house for us and our 2 yr old to sit on. I would love to find a way to at least salvage it to sell or use but the mice, stain, spider factor creeps me out.

Any ideas? Is there a way to completely remove mice, insects etc and remove all the stains from a microfiber couch? Or should we cut our losses and get a new one?

Answer 1

I hate to say this but you really should just cut your losses and rid yourself of the sofa. It will never feel clean to you and, as you said, it kind of creeps you out. I understand that feeling and would get rid of it. If you really feel like you must keep it, perhaps you could steam clean it then put a slipcover over it before sitting on it?

Answer 2

Throw the couch away. You're never going to get it clean.

Answer 3

Dump it all and start with new. never buy used couches/beds/mattre/ etc, you do not know where they have been!!

Answer 4

Time for a new couch...

Answer 5

Get rid of it.

Answer 6

Too be honest I would burn it.

Answer 7

dont sit on it......