Older flats may have wool rugs, which are cleaned with pick-up in the workshop, while fitted carpet and large synthetic rugs are cleaned on site. Send photos of both sides of the rug.
Pre-war wooden and brick buildings, apartment buildings and hospitals
Sarkandaugava is a historic northern neighbourhood where housing, the port, industry and hospitals sit side by side. The apkaimes.lv portal writes that many different industrial establishments grew up here historically. The present-day buildings mix pre-war wooden and brick buildings, apartment buildings, hospital complexes and industrial sites.
If your flat is in a pre-war brick or wooden building, it may have a wool or hand-made rug that has lain in a room for years. Hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt, and the rug can shrink. So such rugs are cleaned with pick-up in the workshop, because they need controlled wet cleaning and full drying. A fitted carpet is cleaned on site.
See rug cleaning with pick-up and wool rug cleaning. If you do not know the material, choose “Not sure, please advise” in the form and add photos.
Tvaika iela, Ganību dambis, the tram and the railway
You reach Sarkandaugava via Tvaika iela, Ganību dambis, the tram and the railway. In the request, write how to reach the entrance and where a car can stop by the building. Travel to Sarkandaugava is included in the price.
Add:
- whether the building is wooden or brick, and whether the entrance is through a courtyard;
- which floor the flat is on, whether there is a lift and how wide the stairs are;
- the size of the rug in metres and, if known, the material;
- whether there is heavy furniture on the rug that cannot be removed;
- stains and smell, and how long the rug has stood in one place;
- photos of the top and of the underside.
At home, take small tables, chairs and plant pots off the rug.
A wool rug in an old flat
Conservators advise rotating wool rugs from time to time so that they wear evenly. Heat and high humidity weaken the wool fibre, and light fades the colours. If a rug has stood in one place for a long time, it may have a faded strip along the window. Cleaning will not restore the colour.
Example: a 2.4 × 3.4 m wool rug is 8.16 m² × €10 = €81.60, plus pick-up and return €10 = from €91.60. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is given from a photo. Read can you wash a wool rug.
Medical premises and hospital complexes
The neighbourhood has hospital complexes. If the waiting room or a consulting room of a medical institution has a carpet, cleaning it is a business service: the price depends on the area and the volume, and the unit prices are the same “from” prices. Carpet cleaning is not room disinfection, and we do not promise it.
If a business premises also has curtains, add them to the same request. See carpet cleaning for a clinic and curtain cleaning for businesses.
A stairwell in an apartment building
The stairwells and hallways of apartment buildings can have a fitted carpet, and cleaning can be requested by the building’s property manager. In the request, state the number of stairwells, the number of floors and the area of each section. For a fitted carpet up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m², over 100 m² from €2.50/m² for the whole area.
Example: three stairwells of 90 m² together are 90 × €4 = from €360; 120 m² is 120 × €2.50 = from €300. Read carpet cleaning for property managers and stair and hallway carpet cleaning.
Tall windows and heavy curtains in a pre-war building
If the windows in a pre-war building’s room are tall, the curtains can be longer and heavier. For some natural fibres the length can change by up to about 3% in damp conditions. If a curtain has a lining, the fabric and the lining can be of different fibres, so read both labels. Velvet pile can be crushed by water and pressure.
Heavy, night and double curtains are cleaned from €3.70/m² of fabric: two curtains, each 1.6 × 2.8 m, are 2 × 4.48 m² = 8.96 m², and 8.96 × €3.70 = €33.15, so you pay €45. 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, the type of fixing and whether a ladder or scaffolding is needed. Read curtain dry cleaning.
Smoke smell in an old building
If people have smoked in an old flat for years, smoke residue stays in the fabrics. In a 2014 study by Bahl and co-authors, tobacco residue in cotton and polyester stayed for 19 months. An overview paper in the journal Tobacco Control concluded that cleaning and painting give only a short-term result. So the smell can be reduced, but it cannot be promised to disappear; it can return from the room.
In the request, write how long ago and how much smoking there was. Read carpet cleaning for smell. Smell treatment is extra, from €3/m².
Prices in Sarkandaugava
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Wool or cotton rug with pick-up | from €10/m² |
| Silk or hand-made rug with pick-up | from €15/m², price from a photo |
| Fitted carpet up to 100 m² | from €4/m² |
| Short-pile synthetic rug, at home | from €6/m² |
The minimum order is €45 (for cleaning only): if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel to Sarkandaugava is included in the price. Pick-up and return, €10 both ways together, is added. Old urine in a wool backing and smoke smell may stay.
Sources
- Many different industrial establishments grew up in Sarkandaugava historically checked 7 November 2026
- Rotate wool rugs; heat and humidity damage the fibre, light fades the colours checked 10 November 2026
- Hot water and rubbing make wool felt checked 10 November 2026
- Tobacco residue stayed in cotton and polyester for 19 months checked 7 November 2026
- Cleaning and other measures in smokers' homes give a short-term result checked 7 November 2026
- Length changes of some natural fibres of up to 3% checked 7 November 2026