Carpet cleaning in Bukulti - for detached houses and allotment cabins

Between the lake, the forest and the allotments: what the houses are like

Bukulti is a north-eastern residential neighbourhood between Lake Jugla, the direction of Lake Baltezers and the city boundary. The northern part of the neighbourhood has a few detached houses, while the south-western and southern part is mostly family allotment areas. The neighbourhood has residential houses, recreation places and suburban services.

That means two types of rugs. A permanent home may have rugs in the living room and bedroom, stairs and a hallway. In an allotment cabin a rug can stay through winter, when the building is not heated, and then it matters how the rug is stored.

If you are not sure whether your rug is cleaned at home or with pick-up, in the form choose “Not sure” and add photos of the top and the underside.

An allotment cabin and an unheated summer house

If an allotment cabin or a summer house stands unheated in winter, it is better to dry the rug before autumn and store it in a dry place; conservators advise not to use cellars and attics. The rug should be rolled in the pile direction on a wide tube and lifted off the floor.

The Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) states that the recommended indoor air humidity is 40–60%, while above 80% there is a high risk of mould; it advises ventilating every day. Mould in a porous material often cannot be cleaned out completely. In more detail: carpet cleaning in a summer house and a private house.

A damp rug with mould spots can be a question not only of cleaning but also of throwing out, because porous materials with mould may have to be thrown away. Before ordering, add a photo and write whether the rug is damp.

Stair and hallway carpet in a detached house

In a detached house a stair carpet connects the floors, and a fitted one cannot be taken off like a runner, so it is cleaned on site. Write the number of steps and whether the carpet runs the full length. Up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m².

If the rug in the hallway by the entrance is very dirty, mention it, because dirt affects the price. See stair and hallway carpet cleaning.

Sheer and day curtains in a low-rise house

In a low-rise house the windows can face all sides, and a sheer or day curtain on the sunny side hangs in direct light. Light dries the fibre and fades the colour, and yellowing can be caused by sun, smoke or kitchen steam. Not every yellowing can be removed.

For sheers and thin day curtains the price is from €2.30/m² of fabric. For example, a sheer curtain 2 m wide and 2.5 m long is 5 m² × €2.30 = €11.50, so cleaning costs €45 (the minimum order), and pick-up and return is added. More: sheer curtain cleaning.

A wool rug that has spent the winter in a cabin

Both heat and moisture harm wool: conservators note that heat strips wool of its natural oils, while high humidity can make the dyes bleed. So for a rug that has stood in a damp cabin, send photos of both sides before cleaning, and test colourfastness on a hidden spot before wetting.

For a wool rug with pick-up the price is from €10/m². If the rug has live moth larvae, that is a pest-control job; more about it on the wool rug page: wool rug cleaning.

A large rug in the living room

In the living room of a detached house a rug can be large, and it cannot easily be taken out through the door. Such a short-pile synthetic rug is cleaned at home from €6/m². For example, a 3.5 × 4 m rug is 14 m², and 14 × €6 = from €84.

How long a rug takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile density, the backing, the room temperature and the air humidity. Ventilation and a fan speed up drying. More: large rug cleaning.

Access and what to write in the request

Jaunciema gatve and the links to Brīvības gatve determine access. In the request, write the exact address, how to get there and where a car can stop.

Add a list of the rugs, sizes in metres without the fringe and photos of both sides. For an allotment cabin, write whether it has heating and where the rug stands. For a round rug write the diameter: a rug 2 m across is 4 m².

Before cleaning at home, take chairs, small tables and flower pots off the rug. Write about heavy furniture on the rug in the request. In an allotment cabin where the rug lies on an unheated floor, mention it in the request, so that the specialist knows where the rug has been.

Prices in Bukulti

For a short-pile synthetic rug the price at home is from €6/m², for a wool or cotton rug with pick-up from €10/m². The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel in Bukulti 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, from €70 in total. For a wool rug that has stood in a damp place for a long time, dye bleeding or marks may stay.

Nearby neighbourhoods

Next door are carpet cleaning in Berģi, carpet cleaning in Suži, carpet cleaning in Jaunciems and carpet cleaning in Jugla. The whole city: carpet cleaning in Riga.