Carpet cleaning in a clinic and a medical facility

Cleaning and disinfection are not the same thing

If an institution has its own hygiene plan, carpet cleaning does not replace it. Cleaning reduces the dust and dirt in a carpet, but it is not disinfection and not a treatment for allergy. We make no promises about whether a carpet is suitable for patients after cleaning.

If the smell or contamination is in the whole room and not only in the carpet, that is a different job: odour treatment in rooms. If a carpet has mould, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) writes that mould in a porous material often cannot be fully cleaned out and such a material may have to be thrown away.

Waiting room and patient flow

In a waiting room the most walked-on places are by the entrance, by the reception desk and between the chairs, where people sit and wait. In a consulting room the carpet is usually walked on less, but there may be stains from liquids.

For blood and other protein stains only cold water is suitable: heat sets the stain. Blot a fresh stain with a clean cloth without rubbing, and write in the request what it has already been cleaned with.

Pharmacy carpet cleaning

In a pharmacy the carpet may be only by the entrance or by the counter, and the area is small. So the minimum order matters. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. If a pharmacy has several rooms or branches, list them in one request with addresses and areas.

Care home carpet cleaning

In a care home there are carpets in residents' rooms, corridors and shared rooms, and urine may be an issue. A fresh urine stain can usually be lessened, but the smell can return, especially if the urine has reached the backing. If it has gone through to the underlay or the floor, cleaning the carpet may not end the smell, and a heavily soaked material sometimes has to be replaced.

Urine or odour treatment costs extra, from €3/m², only where it is needed. More: carpet urine cleaning.

What to write in the request

• The rooms and the area in m²: waiting room, corridors, consulting rooms, residents' rooms.
• Photos: the worn traffic lanes, the stains and the places that smell.
• Whether there are urine or blood stains and how old they are.
• The time when the rooms are free and which can be closed at the same time.
• The entrance, the floor, the lift and where a car can stop.

How long a carpet takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the room humidity and the ventilation. Plan to let patients or residents back into the room only when the carpet is dry.

How much clinic carpet cleaning costs

For businesses the price depends on the area and the volume; the unit prices are the same “from” prices.

• A 35 m² waiting room: 35 × €4 = from €140.
• A 12 m² care home room with urine treatment: 12 × €4 = €48, plus 12 × €3 = €36: from €84 in total.
• Clinic corridors and consulting rooms, 140 m² in total: 140 × €2.50 = from €350.

The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel is included in Riga and up to about 15 km outside the Riga boundary; further out it is from €10. All prices: carpet and rug cleaning prices.

What usually comes out and what may stay

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