The price is from €6/m², and travel in Riga is included. A large wool, silk or hand-made rug, however, has to be cleaned in a workshop with pick-up, even if it is heavy.
Why a large rug is cleaned on the floor
A rug of 3 × 4 m or bigger is heavy, and carrying it rolled up through a narrow stairwell or in a lift is hard. A table, sofa or bed may stand on it. If the fibre is synthetic and tolerates moisture, it is simpler to clean the rug where it lies than to lift it out of the room.
If a rug does have to be moved, do not lift it by one edge and do not drag furniture across it. This is what conservators advise.
What is different about a large rug compared with a small one
On a large rug the dirt is uneven. The path from the door to the sofa is grey, while under the bed or the wardrobe the rug is almost clean. The spot by the window may be paler, because light dries the fibres and bleaches the dyes. Conservators advise turning rugs from time to time so that they wear evenly.
A large area has more moisture to dry. How long a rug takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the backing, the room temperature, the humidity and the ventilation. If the rug is thick or long-pile, see also shaggy rug cleaning.
Source: Canadian Conservation Institute, care of carpets and rugs (light, turning, moving). Checked 10.11.2026.
When a large rug is cleaned in a workshop after all
Size does not change the nature of the fibre. Wool, cotton, silk, viscose, hand-made and Persian rugs are cleaned only with pick-up, even if they are large. Hot water and rubbing can make wool felt and shrink, and these fibres need controlled wet cleaning and full drying, which a living room floor cannot give. For these rugs, see rug cleaning with pick-up and return.
A large 3 × 4 m wool rug: 12 m² × €10 = from €120 + pick-up and return €10 = from €130.
How to measure a large rug and what to write
- Measure Length × width in metres, without the fringe. For a round rug, measure the diameter: it is priced by the rectangle around it, so 2 m across is 4 m².
- Photograph The whole rug from above, the path and the stains up close, and one corner from the underside.
- Write about the furniture Take chairs, small tables and plant pots off the rug. Mention heavy furniture in the request.
- Write about access The floor, whether there is a lift and where a car can stop.
How much large rug cleaning costs
Synthetic short-pile rug, cleaning at home: from €6/m². Long-pile (shaggy) or thick rug: from €10/m². Urine or odour treatment, extra: from €3/m². The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. For a large rug this rarely matters, since a 3 × 4 m rug is already 12 m².
| Example | Calculation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Synthetic 3 × 4 m | 12 m² × €6 | from €72 |
| Long-pile 2.5 × 3.5 m | 8.75 m² × €10 | from €87.50 |
| Synthetic 3 × 4 m with urine treatment | 12 m² × €6 = €72 + 12 m² × €3 = €36 | from €108 |
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
Usually comes out
- dust and sand in the pile;
- a grey path where people walk the most;
- fresh stains, if they have not been rubbed.
May stay
- a paler spot by the window, faded by the sun;
- worn and flattened pile on the path;
- marks from furniture legs;
- old stains, paint and bleach patches.
Before the job, a specialist tells you what to expect from your rug.
Sources
- Light dries fibres and bleaches dyes; turn rugs; do not lift by one edge, do not drag furniture across checked 10 November 2026
- Hot water and rubbing felt wool checked 10 November 2026
- Evaporation is slower in humid air checked 7 November 2026
