Carpet cleaning in Mangaļi - for low-rise houses and apartment buildings

Low-rise houses and apartment buildings near the port

Mangaļi is not an official Riga neighbourhood. It is a historic name for the northern Riga area between Mīlgrāvis, Vecmīlgrāvis and the port zones, also used in everyday speech. The area has low-rise houses and apartment buildings near the port and industrial sites.

The types of housing here are mixed, so the rug jobs vary. A low-rise house can have several rugs and a stair runner, while a flat in an apartment building can have one large rug in the living room and a fitted carpet in a room. A fitted carpet cannot be lifted, so it is cleaned on site, and the price is calculated by m².

Wool, cotton and delicate rugs are better cleaned with pick-up in the workshop, because hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt, and the rug can shrink. Write the address in the request. For the coastal low-rise and summer houses, see Mangaļsala. More: rug cleaning with pick-up and carpet cleaning at home.

Mīlgrāvja iela, the railway and port roads: what to write in the request

You reach Mangaļi via Mīlgrāvja iela, the railway and the northern port roads. Travel to Mangaļi is included in the price.

To make it easier to give the price and the type of job, state in the request:

• the address or the nearest street, and whether it is a low-rise house or an apartment building;
• the floor, and whether there is a lift or narrow stairs;
• whether a car can stop by the house;
• the size of each rug (length × width in metres) or the area of the fitted carpet;
• stains, places with smell, and whether there are animals in the house;
• photos of the top and of the underside.

Heavy furniture that cannot be taken off the rug must be mentioned in the request. Before cleaning at home, take off chairs, small tables and plant pots.

Pet marks on a rug

A house cat or dog leaves fur in a rug, and sometimes urine as well. In the latter case it matters whether the liquid stayed on the surface or soaked deeper: if it has reached the backing or the floor, cleaning may not remove the smell, and the smell can come back. Feline VMA writes that the area of smell can be up to three times larger than the visible stain.

What you can do yourself: blot fresh urine with a clean cloth or paper without rubbing, and test any product first in an inconspicuous spot. With ammonia-based products a cat may take the rug for urine. In the request, describe how old the stain is and how large an area it covers. Smell treatment is extra, from €3/m². Example: a 2 × 3 m synthetic rug at home with treatment is 6 × €6 = €36 and 6 × €3 = €18, together from €54. More: rug stain removal for urine and carpet cleaning for pet hair.

A rental flat between two tenants

For a landlord, the rug may need cleaning between tenants. Cleaning can reduce dust and stains, but it may not remove an old stain, paint or bleach marks. So before ordering, send a photo that shows the stains close up and a view of the whole rug.

If the flat has to be ready by a certain date, write it in the request, and say whether an animal lives there. More: carpet cleaning in a rental flat. A fitted carpet is cleaned on site, and the price up to 100 m² is from €4/m²: 40 m² is 40 × €4 = from €160.

A fitted carpet in a flat or a stairwell

In apartment buildings a fitted carpet may be in a room or in the stairwell. Shaw Floors recommends professional hot water extraction for a fitted carpet typically every 12–18 months depending on traffic; if it is too wet and is not extracted, the carpet can wrinkle. More: fitted carpet cleaning and stair and hallway carpets.

Curtains in a low-rise house and a flat

Thin day curtains and sheers by the window take the sunlight, and the light fades the fibres. If sheers are yellowish, the cause may be sun, smoke or kitchen steam, and not every yellowing can be removed. The coating of blackout curtains can crack from heat, so check the label.

The price of curtains is calculated by the area of the fabric: for thin and day curtains from €2.30/m², for heavy and double ones from €3.70/m². Example: one heavy curtain of 2 × 2.6 m of fabric is 5.2 m² × €3.70 = €19.24, so you pay €45. More: sheer curtain cleaning and curtain cleaning.

Prices in Mangaļi

The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel to Mangaļi is included in the price, and pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together). The price depends on the size, the fibre, the pile length, the dirt, the smell and the access. The smell of old urine in a wool backing may stay even after cleaning. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is given from a photo.