Carpet and curtain cleaning in Bieriņi - for detached houses and gardens along the Mārupīte

A neighbourhood mostly made up of detached houses

Bieriņi is a green Pārdaugava neighbourhood of detached houses along the Mārupīte. In Riga’s territorial plan, the largest area in the neighbourhood is taken by detached-house development zones, 57.5%, and the character of the neighbourhood is detached houses and gardens, which are planned to be preserved. The neighbourhood also has services for families and some small businesses.

In a detached house, rugs and curtains can be in several rooms. If the house has a spacious living room, it may have a large rug that cannot be carried out through the door. So such a rug is cleaned on site, and the price starts from €6/m² for short-pile synthetics.

Wool, cotton and hand-knotted rugs are cleaned in a workshop with pick-up. If it is not clear where to clean the rug, in the “Where to clean?” field choose “Not sure, please advise” and add photos of the top and the underside.

A large rug that cannot be carried out

Measuring is simple: length times width in metres, without the fringe. For example, a 3 × 4 m rug is 12 m², and 12 × €6 = from €72. For a round rug the rectangle around it is counted, so a rug 2 m across is 2 × 2 m, or 4 m².

For a long-pile or thick rug the price is from €10/m². Water stays longer in a thick rug, so ventilation is important. Read large rug cleaning.

Sheers and day curtains at sunny windows

If sheers and day curtains hang at a window facing the sun, they can be in direct sunlight. Light dries the fibre and fades the colours. Yellowing in sheers can come from sun, smoke or kitchen fumes, and not every yellowing can be removed. Nobody can promise that the fabric will become white.

For thin and day curtains and sheers the price is from €2.30/m² of fabric. An example: a sheer curtain 3 m wide and 2.5 m long is 7.5 m² × €2.30 = from €17.25, so the total, if it is the only job, is €45. See sheer curtain cleaning.

Heavy lined curtains in a bedroom and living room

In a bedroom or living room the curtains can be heavy, lined or with a blackout coating. The fibre of the lining and of the top fabric can differ, so write both in the request. The price is from €3.70/m² of fabric for heavy, night and double curtains.

In velvet curtains water and pressure can flatten the pile, and heat can damage a blackout coating. The price of take-down and rehanging depends on the situation: what matters is the length and height of the curtain rail, the number and weight of the curtains, the type of fixing and whether steps are needed. See curtain dry cleaning.

A wool rug that fades by the window

For a wool rug, light fades the colours and dries the fibre, while heat strips wool of its natural oils. Conservators advise turning the rug from time to time so that it wears evenly. If your rug has a lighter strip along the window, cleaning will not even it out.

For a wool rug, hot water together with rubbing usually causes felting, and the rug can shrink. Wool rugs are cleaned only with pick-up: wool rug cleaning.

A rug stored over the summer

If a rug is rolled up for the summer, conservators advise not to fold it, because the threads break in the fold. Roll it along the pile direction on a wide tube, cover it with unbleached cotton fabric and store it raised off the floor. Do not store it in a cellar or an attic.

Moth larvae feed on wool and other materials of animal origin and avoid light, so a rug in a dark place is at greater risk. Before storing, the rug must be cleaned and kept free of pests. If there are live larvae in the rug, that is a pest-control job. In more detail: how to store a rug.

Access and what to write in the request

The area is reached via Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve, Kantora iela and the roads towards Mārupe. In the request, write where a car can stop near the house, whether there is a gate and how many floors the house has. Add a list of the rugs with their sizes, photos of both sides and a note about a smell or pets.

If the house has a fitted carpet in the rooms or on the stairs, it is cleaned at home, because it cannot be taken away. Up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m²: 40 m² is 40 × €4 = from €160. If both rugs and curtains need cleaning, write them in one request. See fitted carpet cleaning.

Prices in Bieriņi

Short-pile synthetic rug at home from €6/m², wool or cotton rug with pick-up from €10/m², silk and hand-knotted from €15/m², price from a photo. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45.

Travel in Bieriņi is included in the price. Pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together). An example: a 2 × 3 m wool rug is 6 m² × €10 = from €60 plus €10 pick-up, from €70 in total. If the wool has faded from light, cleaning does not restore the colour.

Nearby neighbourhoods

Next door are carpet cleaning in Āgenskalns, carpet cleaning in Atgāzene, carpet cleaning in Šampēteris and carpet cleaning in Ziepniekkalns. The whole city: carpet cleaning in Riga.