Large synthetic rugs are cleaned in the house, wool, hand-made and delicate rugs with pick-up and return. Photos of the top and the underside help us give a more precise price.
Art Nouveau villas and inter-war detached houses: what rugs there can be
According to Wikipedia, the detached house district in Mežaparks began to be built in 1901 and is one of the first garden city developments in Europe. The buildings mix Art Nouveau villas of the early 20th century and inter-war functionalist detached houses. The neighbourhood lies by Ķīšezers, and it also has sports and cultural venues.
An older villa may have several large rugs on parquet, a hand-made or Persian rug in the living room, a runner on the stairs. If there is parquet under the rug, state that in the request. If you do not know the fibre of a rug, photograph it from both sides: that helps work out whether it is wool, synthetic or something else.
Suitable pages: carpet cleaning in a private house, stair and hallway carpet cleaning and Persian rug cleaning.
| A rug in a villa or house | Where it is cleaned | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Large synthetic rug | in the house | hard to carry out, so cleaned on the floor |
| Fitted carpet | in the house | it cannot be lifted |
| Wool rug | in the workshop with pick-up | hot water and rubbing can make it felt |
| Hand-made, Persian, silk | in the workshop with pick-up | the dyes can bleed, price from a photo |
Tram, Meža prospekts and event times: what to write in the request
Access to the Mežaparks area is provided by the tram, Meža prospekts and Kokneses prospekts, and during events the traffic changes significantly. Travel to Mežaparks is included in the price.
Write:
- the length and width of each rug in metres;
- the type of floor under the rug, for example parquet;
- the number of steps up to the rugs and whether the stairs are narrow;
- whether the way in is complicated, for example through a garden;
- whether there is an animal or children, and where the stains are;
- photos of the top, of the underside and of the label.
Heavy furniture on the rug that cannot be removed must be mentioned in the request. Before cleaning in the house, take small tables, chairs and plant pots off the rug. If the rug has to go to the workshop, write which floor it is on, whether there is a lift and whether the stairs are narrow. If the rug is very large or heavy, note that too.
A hand-made and Persian rug in a villa
With hand-made, antique and Persian rugs the natural dyes can bleed, so before any wetting they should be tested in an inconspicuous spot. Conservators do not advise using shop-bought carpet shampoos on important rugs: afterwards dirt can cling to the fibres more. They advise consulting a specialist.
The price for such rugs is given from a photo, from €15/m². Example: a 2 × 3 m Persian rug is from €90, plus pick-up and return €10, the final price from a photo. We do not do repairs or fringe restoration. Read Persian rug cleaning.
A wool rug that has lain in the living room for years
If a living room has a wool rug that has been used for years, it can be not only dirty but also faded by light. Conservators advise turning rugs from time to time so that they wear evenly, because light fades the colours, while heat and high humidity damage the wool fibre. Hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt, and the rug can shrink; this usually cannot be reversed.
So a wool rug goes to the workshop with pick-up, rather than being wetted on the floor. Example: a 2 × 3 m wool rug is 6 m² × €10 = from €60, plus pick-up €10 = from €70. See wool rug cleaning and the advice can you wash a wool rug.
Tall windows and heavy curtains in a villa
In older villas the windows can be large, and the curtains longer and heavier. If a curtain has a lining, the fabric and the lining can be of different fibres, so read both labels. Makers warn that heat can crack the blackout coating. With velvet curtains, water and pressure can crush the pile.
An example of the price for curtains: four heavy curtains, each 1.4 × 2.8 m of fabric, are 4 × 3.92 m² = 15.68 m², and 15.68 × €3.70 = from €58.02. The price of take-down and rehanging depends on the situation and on the length and height of the curtain rail, the number and weight of the curtains and whether a ladder or scaffolding is needed. See curtain dry cleaning and curtain cleaning in Mežaparks.
Prices for a villa and a detached house
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Short-pile synthetic rug, at home | from €6/m² |
| Wool or cotton rug with pick-up | from €10/m² |
| Silk, hand-made or Persian rug with pick-up | from €15/m², price from a photo |
| Heavy curtains | from €3.70/m² |
The minimum order is €45 (for cleaning only): if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel to Mežaparks is included in the price. With pick-up, €10 is added for pick-up and return both ways. Example: a 3.5 × 5 m synthetic rug in a house is 17.5 m² × €6 = from €105. Flattened viscose pile and old urine in wool may stay. The price depends on the size, the fibre, the pile length and thickness, the dirt and stains, the smell, the access and the distance. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is given from a photo.
Sources
- The detached house district began to be built in 1901, one of the first garden city developments in Europe checked 7 November 2026
- Art Nouveau villas and inter-war functionalist detached houses checked 7 November 2026
- Colourfastness of wool and hand-made rugs should be tested; shop-bought shampoos are not advised for important rugs checked 10 November 2026
- Blackout coatings can crack from heat checked 10 November 2026
- Velvet pile can be crushed by water and pressure checked 7 November 2026
- Hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt checked 10 November 2026