Older houses may have wool rugs and long curtains, which are better cleaned in the workshop with pick-up, while fitted carpet is cleaned on site. In Zasulauks there is no travel charge, but pick-up and return there and back together is €10. Send photos, and a specialist gives the price.
Wooden houses built after the fire and later brick houses
Zasulauks is a residential and railway neighbourhood on the left bank of the Daugava. After the fire of 1812, in the 1820s the building of new wooden houses began here, and in the mid-19th century part of the territory was divided into plots on which residential buildings were put up. So the neighbourhood has both pre-war wooden and brick buildings and later apartment buildings.
In an older house the rooms can be higher, the windows longer and the curtains heavier than in a new build. Wool and hand-made rugs that lie there for years usually need to be cleaned in the workshop, because delicate fibres need controlled wet cleaning and full drying. Fitted carpet in a flat or an office is cleaned on site, and travel to Zasulauks is included in the price.
Kalnciema iela, Jūrmalas gatve and the railway station
Zasulauks is crossed by Kalnciema iela and Jūrmalas gatve, and the neighbourhood has Zasulauks railway station. In the request, write from which side the building can be approached and where a car can stop by it.
For a wooden or brick house without a lift, note the floor and the type of staircase. For a rug in a flat, give the length and width in metres (without the fringe), photos of both sides and a word about stains or smell. For curtains, write the fabric, length and width of each, and whether there is a lining. If the order has both rugs and curtains, describe them in one request.
A wool rug that has lain in a room for years
Museum conservators advise turning a wool rug from time to time so that it wears evenly. Hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt, and the rug can shrink; this usually cannot be reversed. So pick-up suits a wool rug, not washing at home.
Wool rug cleaning in Zasulauks costs from €10/m². Example: a 2 × 3 m rug is 6 m², 6 × €10 = from €60, and together with the pick-up and return charge of €10 it comes to from €70. Pick-up and return is €10 both ways together.
Tall windows and long curtains in an old house
In pre-war houses the windows can be tall, and the curtains there are long. If a curtain has a lining, the outer fabric and the lining can be of different fibres, so the label of both parts must be checked. The coating of blackout curtains can crack or peel from heat, and the pile of velvet curtains can be crushed by water and pressure. Some natural fabrics can change length by up to 3%, and this must be taken into account if the curtains are made exactly to measure.
Curtain dry cleaning in Zasulauks costs from €3.70/m² for heavy curtains and from €2.30/m² for sheers and thin curtains. Example: three sheer curtains, each 1.4 × 2.8 m of fabric, are 11.76 m² × €2.30 = from €27.05, so the minimum applies, €45.
A smoke smell in a rug or curtains
If people have smoked in a room, the smoke smell can stay in the rug and the curtains. A 2014 study by Bahl and colleagues shows that tobacco residue persisted in cotton and polyester for 19 months. A Tobacco Control research overview states that cleaning, painting or wiping gives only a short-term effect. So the smell can be reduced, but we cannot promise it will disappear, and it can return from the room.
See curtain cleaning for smoke smell. Urine or odour treatment costs from €3/m² on top of the cleaning price.
A let flat in an old building
In apartment buildings and wooden houses flats can be let, and between tenants the rug often needs cleaning. Carpet cleaning in a rental flat on site suits a synthetic or fitted carpet. Before cleaning, photograph the damage, and in the request state the area and the floor.
If the rug is wool, it is cleaned in the workshop with pick-up. If the previous tenant has left a smell or stains, write that in the request and attach photos. A fresh stain usually comes out better than an old one, but dye and bleach marks often stay.
Moths and a rug that is taken up for the summer
In the attics and cellars of old houses storing a rug is not advisable: conservators do not recommend these places. Moth larvae feed on wool and other materials of animal origin, including rugs and curtains, and choose dark places, so a rug that lies rolled up in a dark corner over the summer is a bigger risk than one used every day. WSU writes that pesticides are not an effective solution and that finding and cleaning the source helps in the long term.
Before storage, clean the rug and roll it in the direction of the pile on a wide tube, rather than fold it. If a rug already has live moth larvae, that is pest control work, not cleaning. For more, see how to store a rug.
Prices in Zasulauks
No travel charge needs to be added for Zasulauks: travel is included. If the cleaning total is lower than €45, the charge is €45. The pick-up and return charge of €10 (both ways together) is added to it.
For fitted carpet up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m², above 100 m² from €2.50/m² for the whole area. A long-pile or thick rug costs from €10/m², a silk and hand-made rug with pick-up from €15/m², and the final price is given from a photo. May stay: an old stain in wool and paint marks. All prices are on the prices page.
Sources
- After the fire of 1812, in the 1820s the building of new wooden houses began checked 7 November 2026
- In the mid-19th century part of the territory was divided into plots on which residential buildings were put up checked 7 November 2026
- Wool rug: light and heat damage it; turn the rug checked 10 November 2026
- Wool felting in hot water with rubbing checked 10 November 2026
- Moth larvae feed on wool; pesticides are not effective checked 10 November 2026
- Heat can damage a blackout coating checked 10 November 2026
- Water and pressure can crush velvet pile; natural fibres move with moisture checked 7 November 2026
- Tobacco residue persists in cotton and polyester for 19 months checked 7 November 2026
- Tobacco Control research overview: cleaning, painting and wiping often give only a short-term result checked 7 November 2026