Rug cleaning with pick-up in Grīziņkalns - for pre-war tenement buildings and courtyard buildings

Pre-war buildings and everything on their floors

Grīziņkalns is a historic densely built neighbourhood on the eastern side of the centre. The development of Vārnu iela, Valmieras iela and Vagonu iela began in the 1870s and 80s, and rapid building began after the Mīlgrāvis railway opened in 1892. The neighbourhood has pre-war brick and wooden tenement buildings, courtyard buildings, renovated blocks and local commercial premises.

Older buildings may have taller windows, long curtains and older wool rugs. If your flat has parquet or a plank floor, a wool or hand-made rug on it may lie for years, and so it is worth thinking about cleaning before the dirt soaks in deeper.

Such rugs are cleaned with pick-up, because wool and hand-made rugs need controlled cleaning and complete drying, which a living room does not provide. Fitted carpet, if there is any, is cleaned on site. If both rugs and curtains need cleaning, write that in one request.

Dense courtyards and paid parking

In Grīziņkalns, dense courtyards, limited parking and access to historic buildings are significant practical factors. The neighbourhood is crossed by Aleksandra Čaka iela and Pērnavas iela, and the centre’s public transport is nearby. Grīziņkalns is in Riga’s paid parking zone (zones C and D), so in the request write where a car can stop by the house.

Also add the floor, information about a lift or stairs, the length and width of the rug and photos of the top and the underside. If the entrance is through a courtyard or narrow stairs, mention it, because it affects how the rug can be taken out and whether it should be cleaned at home or with pick-up. If the rug has fringe or no label, photograph that too. Neighbouring areas: Avoti, Centrs, Teika and Dārzciems.

Tall windows and heavy curtains

If the windows of a pre-war flat are tall, the curtains may be long and heavy. Heavy, night and double curtains are priced from €3.70/m² of fabric. Four heavy curtains, each 1.5 × 3 m of fabric, are 18 m², and 18 m² × €3.70 = from €66.60. In the request, write the length and width of the fabric, not the window size.

If the curtains have a lining, the outer fabric and the lining may be of different fibres, so both labels must be read. Makers state that natural fibres can change length in moisture. North Carolina State University writes that the colour of curtains can bleed in moisture. For velvet curtains water and pressure can flatten the pile, so do not rub them. Take-down and rehanging are priced case by case: what matters is the rail length and height and the fixing; whether a ladder or scaffolding is needed must be stated in the request. In more detail: curtain dry cleaning.

A hand-made or Persian rug in an old flat

An old flat may have a hand-made or Persian rug that the family has kept for years. In such rugs natural dyes can bleed, so before any product, colourfastness must be tested in an inconspicuous spot. The Canadian Conservation Institute advises turning a rug from time to time so that it wears evenly, and not using commercial carpet shampoos on valuable rugs.

For silk, hand-made and Persian rugs the price is from €15/m², the final price from a photo. For a 2 × 3 m rug that is from €90 plus pick-up and return €10. We do not do repairs or fringe restoration. More: Persian rug cleaning and the tip care of silk and Persian rugs.

Premises of creative businesses and catering

Grīziņkalns has homes, creative businesses, shops, cafés and services. For a café, studio or office with fitted carpet the price depends on the area and the volume; the unit prices are the same “from” prices. Over 100 m², fitted carpet is from €2.50/m² for the whole area.

In the request, write the area, whether furniture stands on the carpet and when the premises are free. More: carpet cleaning for businesses and carpet cleaning in a restaurant and café.

A rental flat and a courtyard building

Pre-war tenement buildings have flats where the occupants change. If you hand over a flat to the next tenant, the rug may need cleaning. Fitted carpet and large synthetic rugs are cleaned at home, wool and delicate rugs with pick-up. Write when the flat is free and state any stains or smell. If there was smoking in the flat, the smell of smoke can be reduced, but we cannot promise that it will disappear, because it can come back from the room. In more detail: rug cleaning in a rental flat.

Prices in Grīziņkalns

A wool or cotton rug with pick-up costs from €10/m²: a 2 × 3 m rug is 6 m² × €10 = from €60, plus pick-up and return €10, from €70 in total. Heavy curtains from €3.70/m², fitted carpet up to 100 m² from €4/m². The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45.

Travel in Grīziņkalns is included in the price, and pick-up and return is charged at €10 for both ways together. Before the job, a specialist tells you what to expect. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is set from a photo. If the dye has already bled in an old wool rug, it often stays.

Services in Grīziņkalns

You can request rug cleaning with pick-up in Grīziņkalns, curtain cleaning in Grīziņkalns, wool rug cleaning in Grīziņkalns and fitted carpet cleaning in Grīziņkalns. Prices: prices. If you do not know the fibre, tick “Not sure” in the form.