Synthetic rugs and runners for small rooms can be cleaned at home or with pick-up, while a large synthetic rug is cleaned on site. In Zolitūde travel does not have to be paid separately, and pick-up and return both ways together is €10. Send photos of both sides, and a specialist gives the price.
Sectional blocks, 16-storey towers and detached houses in the south
Zolitūde is an apartment-building neighbourhood in western Pārdaugava near the airport and the railway. The blocks have sections of 6–10 storeys and include 16-storey tower buildings. The southern part of the neighbourhood, however, has extensive detached-house development, so two very different types of home are found here.
In apartment-building estates, which also have 16-storey towers, a rug can take up a large part of the room floor. A detached house has more space, and it can have several large rugs, fitted carpet on the stairs and a hallway runner. Travel to Zolitūde is included in the price.
Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve, the railway and the lift in a high-rise
In Zolitūde the main roads are Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve, the railway and the roads towards the airport, and the closeness of the railway and the airport affects access. In the request, write at which stairwell the entrance is and where a car can stop.
In a high-rise it is very important to state the floor and whether the lift works. Add the rug size in metres (length × width, without the fringe), photos of both sides, and a note about stains and smell. For rugs cleaned in the workshop, see rug cleaning with pick-up in Zolitūde: pick-up and return costs €10, both ways together.
A viscose or “bamboo silk” rug in a new flat
If a flat in a new development has a shiny rug sold as “bamboo silk”, it is usually viscose. Wet viscose becomes much weaker and can change shape, the pile can turn brown or yellow, and water with pressure can crush it. Flattened pile may stay.
So viscose rug cleaning in Zolitūde is done with pick-up, and the price is from €15/m², with the final price set from a photo. Example: a 1.6 × 2.3 m rug is 3.68 m² × €15 = from €55.20, and together with pick-up and return €10 the total is from €65.20. Do not rub a viscose rug; brush the pile only when dry, along the pile.
After renovation in a new flat
If a flat has been furnished after renovation and the rug has construction dust, or paint or glue stains, the result of cleaning depends on the type of stain and how long it has been on the rug. A fresh stain usually comes out better than an old one, but paint and bleach marks often stay. Carpet cleaning after renovation starts with a photo.
A new rug with a latex backing can smell of ammonia at first. Latex backing can stick to some new floor finishes, change their colour or crumble, so in the request write what the floor under the rug is.
Sheers and day curtains in the windows of a detached house
In a detached house with large windows, sheers and day curtains can fade or yellow if the sun shines on them. Conservators write that light fades colours, and the causes of yellowing in sheers can be sun, smoke or kitchen vapour. Not every yellowing can be removed, so whiteness cannot be promised.
Sheer curtain cleaning in Zolitūde costs from €2.30/m² of fabric, while heavy, night and double curtains cost from €3.70/m². Example: two sheer curtains, each 1.5 × 2.4 m of fabric, are 7.2 m² × €2.30 = €16.56, so the minimum applies, €45.
A large rug in a small room
If the small room of a flat has a large synthetic rug that covers almost the whole floor, it can be cleaned on site. Large rug cleaning in Zolitūde starts from €6/m². Example: a 2 × 3 m rug is 6 m², 6 × €6 = €36, so the charge is €45.
How long a rug takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the backing, the temperature, the air humidity and the ventilation. In a small room with one window ventilation is important, so in the request write whether the window can be opened.
A children’s room and a rug used every day
If the flat has a children’s room, the rug there is often also a play area. If juice or milk has spilled on it, first blot the liquid with a clean cloth and do not try to rub it in. If the rug is wool, do not use hot water, because it can felt. If candle wax has fallen on it, it is scraped off with a blunt knife, while ironing through paper can press the wax deeper, and heat is a risk for wool and for synthetics, which can melt.
Children’s rug cleaning in Zolitūde is calculated by fibre and size. Cleaning a synthetic rug at home starts from €6/m², but a small rug often falls under the minimum charge. If the rug has a smell, write that in the request and attach a close-up photo of the stain.
Prices in Zolitūde
In Zolitūde there is no extra charge for travel. Pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together). The cleaning minimum is €45, and if the total is lower, the charge is €45.
A long-pile or thick rug costs from €10/m², a wool or cotton rug with pick-up from €10/m², and a silk and hand-made rug from €15/m² with the final price set from a photo. May stay: flattened viscose pile. All prices are on the prices page.
Sources
- Blot stains, do not rub checked 7 November 2026
- Candle wax: scrape off; ironing can press it deeper checked 10 November 2026
- Wool felting in hot water with rubbing checked 10 November 2026
- The blocks have sections of 6–10 storeys and include 16-storey tower buildings checked 7 November 2026
- The southern part of the neighbourhood has extensive detached-house development checked 7 November 2026
- Wet viscose becomes much weaker and can change shape checked 10 November 2026
- Viscose pile can turn brown or flatten in moisture checked 10 November 2026
- Do not rub viscose pile; water and pressure can crush it checked 7 November 2026
- Latex backing can stick to or stain new floor coverings; a new rug can smell of ammonia at first checked 10 November 2026
- Light fades colours checked 10 November 2026
- Evaporation is slower in humid air; fans speed up drying checked 7 November 2026