So there is no single answer. A fitted carpet and a large synthetic rug are cleaned at home, while wool, silk and hand-knotted rugs go to a workshop with pick-up. Below you can see which option usually suits where. Send photos of the top and the underside, and a specialist gives the price.
How homes and rugs differ across Riga
Riga has a dense historic centre, large apartment-building districts, detached-house neighbourhoods, office centres and port areas side by side, and the buildings date from very different periods. Rugs and curtains differ too, so the option is chosen by the fibre and the size of the rug, not by the address.
A flat in an older brick building with tall windows may have long, heavy curtains and older wool rugs. Such rugs usually go to a workshop with pick-up. You can read about these buildings on the pages carpet cleaning in Centrs, carpet cleaning in Vecrīga and carpet cleaning in Teika.
In Soviet-era housing estates such as Purvciems, Imanta and Ķengarags, a large rug in a small room can be hard to carry out. So such rugs are cleaned on site, and pick-up is chosen for wool or delicate rugs.
In a private house with several rugs, a staircase and a hallway runner, you can put everything in one request. An example of a detached-house neighbourhood is Mežaparks; another is Āgenskalns, where wooden and brick buildings stand side by side.
Riga also has high-rise residential and office buildings, including the “Saules akmens” tower in Ķīpsala. In a tall building, write the floor and whether there is a lift in the request; for the island buildings, see the page carpet cleaning in Ķīpsala.
What to write in a request from a Riga flat or house
In Riga the same address can mean a sixth-floor flat without a lift or a private house with a large yard, so five details help in the request:
- the length and width of the rug in metres, without the fringe;
- photos of the top and the underside;
- the floor and whether there is a lift;
- where a car can stop near the building;
- a smell or pets, if there are any.
If both rugs and curtains need cleaning, write them in one request.
Left and right bank: for orientation only
The Daugava divides the city into two sides. Centrs, Purvciems, Ķengarags, Teika and Mežaparks are on the right bank, while Āgenskalns, Imanta and Bolderāja are on the left bank, or Pārdaugava. Travel is included on both sides and the pick-up charge is the same, so you only need to know the bank to find your neighbourhood in the list under the heading.
Paid parking zones in Riga
Riga has paid parking zones, for example A, B, C and D. If your building is in one of them, write in the request where a car can stop near the building. In densely built streets this matters especially.
Prices in Riga
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Fitted carpet up to 100 m², at home | from €4/m² |
| Short-pile synthetic rug, at home | from €6/m² |
| Wool or cotton rug with pick-up | from €10/m² |
| Silk, viscose, hand-knotted and Persian rugs with pick-up | from €15/m², price from a photo |
The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel in Riga is included in the price. Pick-up and return in Riga costs €10 (both ways together) and is added to the cleaning price.
A wool rug of two by three metres with pick-up: 6 m² × €10 = from €60, plus €10 pick-up, from €70 in total. A fitted carpet of forty square metres, cleaned at home: 40 × €4 = from €160.
Offices, hotels and shops: fitted carpets
Riga has office centres, public administration, retail and hospitality, so there are large areas of soft floor covering in many places. For businesses the price depends on the area and the volume, and the unit prices are the same “from” prices. For a fitted carpet over 100 m² it is from €2.50/m² for the whole area, for example 120 m² × €2.50 = from €300.
In the request, say when the premises are free. In more detail: commercial carpet cleaning, office carpet cleaning and hotel carpet cleaning.
Curtains in Riga flats
If the windows in a pre-war building are tall, the curtains are long and heavy; in a housing-estate flat they can be much shorter. In both cases the price is set by the area of the fabric, not by the window: from €2.30/m² for sheer and day curtains, and from €3.70/m² of fabric for heavy and night curtains. Two heavy curtains, each 1.5 × 2.6 m of fabric, come to 7.8 m² × €3.70 = €28.86, so the charge is €45 (the minimum order). For more on the risks, read the page curtain dry cleaning.
If the curtains have a lining or a blackout coating, write that in the request: the fabric and the lining may be of different fibres, and heat can damage the coating. The price of curtain take-down and rehanging depends on the situation and is set by the length and height of the curtain rail and the number of curtains.
Services you can request in Riga
Choose by the rug and the room: fitted carpet cleaning in Riga, rug cleaning with pick-up in Riga, rug cleaning at home in Riga, curtain cleaning in Riga and carpet stain removal in Riga. The prices for all jobs are on the page carpet and rug cleaning prices.
The nearest places outside Riga
Next to Riga are Mārupe, Ķekava, Salaspils and Jūrmala. In Mārupe, Ķekava and Salaspils travel is included and pick-up is €10. In Jūrmala travel is included up to about 15 km from the Riga boundary, and in Sloka, Kauguri and Ķemeri it is from €10. See all places on the page towns and neighbourhoods.
Sources
- Riga has high-rise residential and office buildings, including the “Saules akmens” tower in Ķīpsala checked 7 November 2026
- Riga’s paid parking zones checked 7 November 2026