This is how wool, cotton, silk, viscose, hand-made and Persian rugs are cleaned in Riga and the Riga region, and small synthetic rugs too, if that is more convenient for you. Cleaning from €10/m², pick-up and return in Riga €10. Send a photo, and a specialist gives the price.
Which rugs suit pick-up
Pick-up is meant for rugs that need controlled wet cleaning and full drying, which a living room floor cannot provide. These are usually natural-fibre and delicate rugs. A fitted carpet cannot be lifted, so it is cleaned on site only, and large synthetic rugs are usually cleaned at home too, on site.
- Wool and cotton rugs: with pick-up only.
- Silk, viscose (also “bamboo silk”), hide, hand-made, Persian and antique rugs: with pick-up only, the price is given from a photo.
- Jute, sisal and coir rugs: with pick-up, the price is given from a photo.
- Small synthetic rugs: with pick-up or at home, whichever suits you.
If you do not know what the rug is made of, choose “Not sure, please advise” in the “Where to clean?” field. From photos of the top and the underside, a specialist will recommend where to clean the rug. If there is no care label, the back of the rug says more about the fibre.
Rug washing in a workshop: why natural fibres cannot be cleaned on the floor
Wool is an animal fibre with scales. Hot water together with rubbing or the movement of a washing machine makes wool felt, and the rug may shrink. It usually cannot be reversed. That is why, for a wool rug, the amount of water, the temperature and how long the rug stays damp matter.
Wet viscose becomes much weaker and may change shape. Its pile may turn brownish or yellow from moisture, and flattened pile may stay. Jute and sisal can turn brown in water, and makers advise cleaning them dry. Hide and sheepskin usually suffer from direct water, and heat dries them out and warps them.
For a wool or hand-made rug, colourfastness must be tested on a hidden spot before it is wetted, because the dyes can bleed. Conservators write that high humidity damages fibres and can make dyes bleed. In tufted rugs the yarn is fixed to the backing with latex glue: strong wetting and heat can weaken the glue, and an old backing may crumble.
How long a rug takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the backing, the humidity of the room air and ventilation.
Sources: University of Wisconsin Extension (UW-Extension) on wool felting; Canadian Conservation Institute on rug care and hide; Ohio State University and Cleanfax on viscose; Fibreworks on latex backing. Checked 10.11.2026.
Which rug is cleaned where
| Rug | Where it is cleaned | Why | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wool, cotton | in a workshop | hot water and rubbing can make wool felt | from €10/m² |
| Silk, viscose, hide, hand-made, Persian, antique | in a workshop | water marks, dye bleeding, wet viscose becomes weak | from €15/m², price given from a photo |
| Jute, sisal, coir | in a workshop | water can turn them brown | price given from a photo |
| Long-pile (shaggy) or thick | depends on the rug | thick pile holds moisture longer | from €10/m² |
| Small synthetic rug | in a workshop or at home | whichever suits you | from €10/m² with pick-up, from €6/m² at home |
| Large synthetic rug, fitted carpet | at home | a large rug is hard to move, a fitted carpet cannot be lifted | from €6/m², fitted carpet from €4/m² |
How much rug cleaning with return costs
- Rug with pick-up, workshop cleaning and return (synthetics): from €10/m².
- Wool or cotton rug (with pick-up): from €10/m².
- Silk, viscose, hide, hand-made and Persian rugs (with pick-up): from €15/m², the price is given from a photo.
- Long-pile (shaggy) or thick rug: from €10/m².
- Jute, sisal and coir rugs: the price is given from a photo, because it depends on the size of the rug in m², the fibre and the backing, stains and water marks.
- Urine or odour treatment, extra: from €3/m².
The price depends on the size in m², the fibre, the pile length and thickness, the dirt and stains, smell or urine, access and distance. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is given from a photo. A round or oval rug is calculated by the rectangle around it: a round rug 2 m across is 2 × 2 m, or 4 m².
The minimum order is €45 and applies to the cleaning only: if the cleaning total is lower, you pay €45. The pick-up and return charge is added.
| Example | Calculation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wool rug 2 × 3 m, in Riga | 6 m² × €10 = €60 + pick-up and return €10 | from €70 |
| Synthetic rug 1.2 × 1.8 m, in Riga | 2.16 m² × €10 = €21.60, below the minimum: €45 + €10 for pick-up and return | €55 |
| Silk rug 2 × 3 m, in Riga | from €90 + pick-up and return €10 | the final price is given from a photo |
Rug pick-up and return in Riga and the Riga region
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. This applies to all neighbourhoods, for example Purvciems, Imanta and Ķengarags. All Riga neighbourhoods are on the page carpet cleaning in Riga.
Before pick-up, remove furniture and small items from the rug. If several rugs, or both rugs and curtains, need cleaning, list them in one request.
What to write in the request
- Size Length × width in metres, measured without the fringe. For a round rug, write the diameter.
- Fibre If you know it: wool, silk, viscose, cotton, synthetic. If you do not know, write that too.
- Photos From the top and from the underside, and a close-up of the stains.
- Stains and smell What it is, how old, whether you have already tried to clean it and with what. Whether there are pets in the home.
- Access Floor, whether there is a lift and where a car can stop.
Rug cleaners or cleaning at home
If you are looking for rug cleaners in Riga, pick-up means the same thing: the rug is cleaned in a workshop, and you do not have to take it anywhere. If the rug is large and synthetic or it is a fitted carpet, rug cleaning at home is more suitable. More on the risks of each fibre on the page professional rug cleaning.
We do not do rug repairs, edge binding or fringe restoration, and we do not store rugs. How to prepare a rug for storage is in the article how to wrap and store a rug.
What usually comes out and what may stay
Usually comes out
- dust and sand in the pile;
- everyday dirt and greyness;
- fresh drink and food stains, if they have not been rubbed.
May stay
- old stains, paint, hair dye and bleach marks;
- smell, if urine has reached the backing;
- flattened viscose pile and wear;
- marks of earlier shrinking or dye bleeding.
A smell can be reduced, but we cannot promise it will disappear. Before the job, a specialist tells you what to expect from the particular rug.
Sources
- Hot water and rubbing make wool felt, the material shrinks checked 10 November 2026
- High humidity damages fibres and can make dyes bleed checked 10 November 2026
- Wet viscose becomes much weaker and may change shape checked 10 November 2026
- Viscose pile may turn brown and flatten in damp checked 10 November 2026
- Jute and sisal: makers advise cleaning them dry checked 10 November 2026
- Latex backing of a tufted rug checked 10 November 2026
- Hide suffers from direct water, heat warps it checked 7 November 2026
- Colourfastness is tested on a hidden spot checked 7 November 2026
