Rug cleaning with pick-up in Olaine - for apartment buildings and detached-house areas

A town that grew fast in the 1960s: apartment buildings and their rugs

Industrial sites and residential buildings went up fast in Olaine in 1962–1965. Olaine has apartment buildings as well as detached houses and industrial areas. In a flat in an apartment building the rooms can be small, and a rug takes up a large part of the floor. So the size and the fibre of the rug show whether it stays at home or goes to the workshop.

A synthetic rug with a short pile is cleaned on site from €6/m². Wool and cotton rugs are cleaned with pick-up, from €10/m², especially ones used for years without cleaning. If you do not know the fibre of a rug, photograph its top and underside and tick “Not sure” in the “Where to clean?” field of the form. We do not do repairs or fringe restoration, but you can request rug cleaning before a sale or after the end of a tenancy.

A wool rug that has lain in a room for years

If a wool rug has lain by the sofa or the bed in a flat for years, it is usually only vacuumed. Hot water together with rubbing or the movement of a washing machine felts wool, and the rug can shrink; usually this cannot be reversed. So a washing machine is not a solution for a wool rug.

Conservators advise turning a rug from time to time so that it wears evenly, and keeping it out of long exposure to sunlight, because light fades the colours. Before wetting a wool rug, test colourfastness on a hidden spot. More: wool rug cleaning and can a wool rug be washed.

Fitted carpet in a flat

In a flat where one carpet is fitted across the whole room, it cannot be rolled up and taken away, so it is cleaned on site, and up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m². For example, 40 m² is 40 × €4 = from €160, and travel in Olaine is included. In your request, write the number of rooms and the area in m² of each.

Carpet makers, for example Shaw, advise hot-water extraction about once every 12–18 months, depending on the traffic. Too much wetting without extraction can cause wrinkles and sometimes delamination. More: fitted carpet cleaning.

Stairwell and property manager

In an apartment building a carpet can also be in the vestibule or the stairwell. Such an order can be placed by the property manager or the house representative. The price depends on the area and the volume, and the unit prices are the same “from” prices. Write the number of floors, the area in m² and when the rooms are free. More: carpet cleaning for property managers. Photos of each room show whether the covering is fitted or there are separate rugs.

Smoke smell in a flat: rug and curtains

In an apartment building a smell may come from a neighbour’s flat or from the previous occupant, and rugs and curtains may absorb it. In a 2014 study by Bahl and co-authors, tobacco residue persisted in cotton and polyester for 19 months. An overview in the journal Tobacco Control notes that cleaning, painting and wiping often give only a short-lived result.

So the smell can be reduced, but we cannot promise that it will disappear, because it can come back from the room itself. In your request, say how long people smoked there and whether the smell is in the walls too. Odour treatment costs extra from €3/m². More: rug cleaning for smell and curtain cleaning for smoke smell.

A children’s room in an apartment building

In a children’s room the rug is also a play area. If a drink has been spilled on it, blot a fresh stain and do not rub. For a coffee or tea stain, detergent foam helps first, but colourfastness should be tested on a hidden spot before wetting; for a wine stain, use cool water and do not soak the rug.

A fresh stain usually comes out better than an old one; paint and hair dye often stay. More: children’s rug cleaning and coffee and wine stain on a rug.

Residential neighbourhoods and industrial zones: access

The A8 and the Riga–Jelgava railway line provide good regional access. In industrial areas the access and security rules can differ from residential buildings.

If the address is in an industrial area, write in your request whether there are passes or other access rules. For a flat address, state the floor, the lift and the place where a car can stop by the house.

Prices in Olaine

The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45, and it applies only to cleaning. Travel in Olaine is included in the price. Pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together).

Example: a 2 × 3 m wool rug is 6 m² × €10 = from €60, plus €10, from €70 in total. A 1.6 × 2.3 m synthetic rug is 3.68 m² × €6 = €22.08, so you pay €45. If old urine in wool has reached the backing, the smell may come back. If there are curtains too, write them in the same request. In a viscose rug a flattened pile may stay even after cleaning, so mention it in your request.

Services in Olaine

Rug cleaning with pick-up, carpet cleaning at home, fitted carpet cleaning and curtain cleaning. Prices: prices page.