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A gesture we forgot
There was a time when Sunday evening was for ironing. The iron hissed, steam rose, and the whole week took shape on a wooden board. That gesture didn't vanish because it stopped mattering. It vanished because time did.
In-home service · Longueuil
Give your wardrobethe care it deserves.
A craftsman comes to you, press and high-precision steam in hand. You carry nothing, you fold nothing. You open your closet, and everything hangs straight.
Your first hour of ironing is on the house.
On any first booking of two hours or more. One use per customer. Not applicable to monthly plans or single pieces.
Flawless shirtsDresses & delicatesFine household linenSuits & jackets, sharpSchool & work uniformsEverything happens at your homeFlawless shirtsDresses & delicatesFine household linenSuits & jackets, sharpSchool & work uniformsEverything happens at your home
The story
White, the way it was on day one.
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What a crease says
A wrinkled garment doesn't betray carelessness — it betrays a calendar. But the person across from you doesn't know that. The collar that falls straight, the shoulder that holds, the crease that sits: that is what speaks before you do, at the interview and at the first date alike.
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The name
NIVEX comes from the Latin nix, nivis — snow. That kind of white isn't negotiable: it is clean, frank, with no memory of the day before. It is the state we return your fabrics to, one piece at a time.
IV
At your place, nowhere else
We don't take your clothes hostage in a van. The workshop comes to you: professional press, calibrated steam, pressing cloths, hangers. You stay home. So do your clothes. And when we leave, the closet is in order.
“Luxury isn't owning many clothes. It's that every one of them is ready to wear.”
Styve
Master presser, founder of NIVEX
Services
Every fabric has its temperature.
We don't press silk the way we press uniform cotton. Each piece gets the setting, the pressure and the steam it calls for.
Immaculate shirts
Collar, yoke, cuffs, body, sleeves. In that order, always. Pressed on a wooden hanger, ready to wear.
≈ 7 shirts an hour
Dresses & delicates
Silk, viscose, lace, pleats. Contactless steam when the fibre demands it, a pressing cloth when it deserves one.
≈ 4 pieces an hour
Sheets & household linen
Single, double, queen, king. The larger sizes take longer, and they are counted separately. Hotel folding, sharp edges.
≈ double sheets an hour
Suits & jackets
Steam relaxing, shoulders reshaped, trouser crease marked. Never any shine.
≈ 3 pieces an hour
Uniforms
School and professional. The whole week's set, handled in one go, returned on numbered hangers.
≈ 4 sets an hour
Everything happens at your home
Nothing leaves your home. Your craftsman arrives with his board, his steam and his hangers, works in front of you, and tidies up before leaving.
South Shore, Saint-Jean and several Montreal neighbourhoods
The pieces
What passes through our hands.
A wool suit is not handled like a cotton overshirt, nor a pleated skirt like a dinner jacket. Here is the kind of piece we receive, and the care each one calls for.
Waistcoats & suits
Checked wool, notched lapels. Shoulders reshaped, contactless steam, never any shine.
Tailored blazers
The lapel is creased at its edge, never flattened. Black wool must take on no sheen.
Shirts & overshirts
Collar, yoke, cuffs, sleeves, body — in that order, so nothing creases again.
Ceremony wear
Satin piping worked around, never over; trouser crease set under a pressing cloth.
School uniforms
Pleated skirts are taken pleat by pleat. Returned on hangers numbered per child.
The protocol
The order isn't improvised.
A badly ironed shirt isn't a badly heated one: it's a shirt ironed out of order. Every finished part would be creased again by the next. Here is the sequence — the one that never changes.
- 01
The collar
Underside first, from the points toward the centre. Never the reverse: that's how you avoid the false crease that never leaves.
- 02
The yoke
The upper back, laid over the nose of the board. One shoulder, then the other, without ever crushing the seam.
- 03
The cuffs
Opened flat, inside then outside. The iron works around the buttons — never over them.
- 04
The sleeves
We follow the existing crease, we don't invent a new one. A sleeve holds one memory; we respect it.
- 05
The body
Front buttoned, then the back, rotating the shirt around the board rather than flipping it.
- 06
The steam
A final contactless pass. The fibre relaxes, the shape sets, and shine never appears.
- 07
The hanger
Wood, immediately. The fabric cools into shape — that's where the work holds, or where it's lost.
How it works
Three steps. That's all.
1
Schedule
Pick your slot online. The confirmation goes out by email at once, and the appointment lands in your craftsman's calendar.
2
Prepare
Before we arrive, gather the pieces you want handled. A basket, a bed, the back of a chair: anything works. We take it from there.
3
Meet
Your craftsman arrives a quarter of an hour before the agreed time to set up, then irons for the whole time you booked. You get back a wardrobe that's ready to wear, on hangers.
The result
Before, after
Pressed on site, returned on a wooden hanger.
Your clothes, ready to wear.
Pricing
For the result, not the minute.
You choose the pieces to be handled; we arrive with all the equipment. The amount is confirmed on site before we begin.
Week session
two hours — $100
10 to 15 pieces — your whole week's wardrobe
The most requested format, and the shortest visit we make.
Family session
three hours — $150
15 to 22 pieces — shirts, trousers, school uniforms
For a household, or a fortnight in one go.
Subscription
from $140 per cycle
Regular visits, reserved time slots
Rate guaranteed twelve months.
First hour free
On any first booking of two hours or more. One use per customer. Not applicable to monthly plans or single pieces.
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The estimate shown is indicative. The final amount is confirmed on site, before we start.
Questions
What people ask us.
No. Your craftsman arrives with the full professional kit: active pressing table, steam generator, pressing cloths, hangers. All we need is a power outlet and roughly two square metres.
Figure about 7 shirts per hour, or 5 to 7 mixed pieces. During booking, the estimator suggests a duration based on what you select — you can always adjust it.
Ideally to let us in and see us out. In between, go about your day. Some clients leave for work after opening the door: we arrange it in advance.
Every fibre is identified before treatment. Silk, lace, cashmere and pleats are worked with contactless steam or under a pressing cloth. If we have any doubt about a piece, we ask you before touching it.
Areas served: Longueuil, Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park, Saint-Lambert, Brossard, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Sainte-Julie, Varennes, Nuns' Island, Verdun, Old Montreal, Westmount, Outremont, Downtown Montreal, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Chambly, Candiac, La Prairie and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. The travel fee depends on the area and on the length of the session; the full table is on the pricing page. Enter your postal code on the home page or the pricing page: you will know straight away whether your address is served, and what the journey costs if anything.
On site, at the end of the session: cash, Interac e-transfer or card. No prepayment is required to book online.
Yes, freely up to 2 hours before the appointment. Your confirmation email holds a personal link that lets you manage everything without calling us. For a subscriber, each visit can be cancelled or moved until 11:59 p.m. the day before.
Get in touch
A question before you book?
An item you're unsure about, an unusual time slot, a quote for a large batch: write to us. You'll hear back the same day, and get an acknowledgement within the minute.
Or talk to us directly
- Phone
- +1 450 943 1217
- styve1884@gmail.com
- Available
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Areas served: Longueuil, Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park, Saint-Lambert, Brossard, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Sainte-Julie, Varennes, Nuns' Island, Verdun, Old Montreal, Westmount, Outremont, Downtown Montreal, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Chambly, Candiac, La Prairie and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Your first hour is on us.
Pick a slot. The confirmation goes out by email, with the invitation for your calendar.
On any first booking of two hours or more. One use per customer. Not applicable to monthly plans or single pieces.
Book now
or call +1 450 943 1217