Carpet cleaning in a restaurant and a cafe

Grease stains under the tables

For grease and oil stains, the University of Georgia textile care guidance recommends the same as for other stains: first blot, without rubbing, because rubbing spreads the stain and pushes it deeper. In a restaurant the difficulty is that grease builds up under the tables and by the kitchen for a long time, and people walk over it every day. So an old grease stain can stay even after cleaning.

Solvents, which people sometimes try in order to remove grease, can damage the backing of a carpet. If a stain has already been cleaned with some product, write that in the request.

First aid in the dining room: what staff can do

1. Blot Take up the liquid with a clean, absorbent cloth or paper instead of rubbing. Then put a clean cloth on top and press it down with a weight.
2. Wine and drinks Blot and press lightly with a cloth dampened in cool water, but do not soak the carpet.
3. Coffee and tea Detergent suds that are blotted up, not rubbed in; test on a hidden spot first.
4. Chewing gum Harden it with ice in a plastic bag and scrape off what is left.
5. What not to do Do not use chlorine bleach or strong cleaning products: they can change the colour of the carpet.

A fresh stain usually responds better than an old one. More on stains: carpet stain removal.

Food smell in a carpet

A carpet by the kitchen door and under the tables takes in food smell. Cleaning together with odour treatment can reduce it, but we cannot promise the smell will go, because it can also come from the room, the ventilation and the furniture. Odour treatment costs extra, from €3/m², only for the area where it is needed.

Bar carpet cleaning

In a bar the carpet suffers most by the counter and by the entrance: spilled drinks, street dirt and a worn path. The most important thing is to blot up a spill at once, because a stain that has dried and been walked over is harder to remove. If the bar has a separate rug by the entrance, add a photo of the underside too.

When to clean and what to write

In the request, say when the rooms are free. How long a carpet takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the room humidity and the ventilation. Plan so that the carpet has time to dry before the tables are brought back into the dining room and guests are let in.

• The area of the dining room in m² and, if there is one, a terrace or an upstairs room.
• Photos: the area by the kitchen, under the tables, by the counter and the entrance.
• What the stains are: grease, wine, coffee, chewing gum.
• The smell and where it is strongest.
• The floor, access and where a car can stop.

How much restaurant carpet cleaning costs

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

• A 70 m² dining room: 70 × €4 = from €280.
• With odour treatment for 20 m² by the kitchen: 20 × €3 = from €60, in total from €340.
• A small cafe, 10 m² of carpet: 10 × €4 = €40, so you pay €45.

The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. If a separate rug is picked up, pick-up and return in Riga costs €10 (both ways together); in the Riga region up to about 15 km from the Riga boundary it is also €10, and further out another €10 is added. 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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