Carpet cleaning with pick-up in Āgenskalns - for wooden and pre-war brick buildings

Wooden, brick and housing-estate buildings: which rugs you may find here

The development of Āgenskalns is mixed: wooden architecture, pre-war brick buildings, low-rise residential houses, apartment buildings and public institutions. In the smaller side streets, low-rise apartment buildings with fairly large gardens dominate, while in the northern part of the neighbourhood, in the 1950s and 1960s, Riga’s first housing estate, Āgenskalna priedes, was built.

So there are two typical cases. An older building can have parquet under the rug, and a room can have an old wool rug that has been in the flat for many years. A housing-estate flat can have a large synthetic rug or a fitted carpet that cannot be carried down the stairs. In the first case the rug is cleaned with pick-up, in the second on site.

If you are not sure, choose “Not sure” in the form and add photos. For a wool or hand-knotted rug, send a photo of the underside too, because many rugs have no care label, and the fibre can be determined from the underside.

A wool rug that has lain in a room for years

Hot water together with rubbing or the movement of a washing machine usually makes wool felt, and the rug can shrink; this usually cannot be reversed. Conservators also advise protecting wool from moisture and heat, because in moisture the dyes can bleed. So for a wool rug, wool rug cleaning in Āgenskalns with pick-up is the suitable choice.

Washing in a washing machine or in a bath at home is exactly what is best avoided for such rugs. To learn what not to do with a wool rug and why, read the article can you wash a wool rug.

Light fades the colours of a wool rug that lies by a window, and conservators advise turning the rug from time to time so that wear is even. If your rug has a lighter strip by the window or a darker one under furniture, mention that in the request: it is fading or long-term pressure, not a stain, and not the same as dirt.

If the rug is one of several, list each one separately with its size. For wool and cotton rugs the price is from €10/m².

Tall windows and long curtains in older buildings

If the flat is in a pre-war building, the windows can be tall and the curtains long and heavy. The price is set by the area of the fabric, not by the window: from €2.30/m² for thin and day curtains, and from €3.70/m² of fabric for heavy, night and double curtains. For lined curtains, describe both fabrics, because the fabric and the lining can be of different fibres.

For velvet curtains, water and pressure can flatten the pile. The price for take-down and rehanging depends on the situation: what matters is the length and height of the curtain rail, the number and weight of the curtains and whether steps are needed. See curtain dry cleaning in Āgenskalns.

Natural-fibre fabrics can change length in moisture: makers state that for some it reaches up to 3%. On a tall window this is noticeable, so write whether the curtains are cotton, linen or synthetic. For blackout curtains, makers warn that heat and aggressive washing can damage the coating.

A hand-knotted or Persian rug in an old flat

In hand-knotted and Persian rugs the natural dyes can bleed, so colourfastness must be tested on a hidden spot before the rug is wetted. Such rugs are cleaned in a workshop with pick-up, the price is from €15/m², and the final price is given from a photo. We do not do repairs or fringe restoration. Read Persian rug cleaning in Āgenskalns.

If a rug or a curtain has a care label, photograph it. A cross over a symbol means “do not”, while a letter in a circle shows the type of professional cleaning. From the label and from a photo of the underside, a specialist can tell whether the rug is hand-knotted, tufted or woven, and how to clean it.

What to know about access in Āgenskalns

Kalnciema iela, Slokas iela and Raņķa dambis connect the neighbourhood with the centre. In the request, say which floor the flat is on, whether there is a lift and whether a car can stop near the house; in a street of wooden houses this is especially important. Add the size in metres (length times width, without the fringe), and mention any smell or pets.

If the rug is very large or heavy, write its size, because the way it can be picked up depends on it. If there is parquet under the rug, mention it in the request. For curtains, add the height from the curtain rail to the floor.

Prices in Āgenskalns

Short-pile synthetic rug at home from €6/m², wool or cotton rug with pick-up from €10/m², silk and hand-knotted from €15/m². The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together) and is added.

An example: a 2 × 3 m wool rug, 6 m² × €10 = from €60, plus €10 pick-up, from €70 in total. In wool an old dye bleed or a soaked-in stain may stay, and it may not be possible to remove it completely.

For a fitted carpet in a flat up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m², and travel is included. Urine or odour treatment, if needed, is from €3/m² extra. For a long-pile or thick rug the price is from €10/m².

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