Rug and fitted carpet cleaning in Centrs - for Art Nouveau buildings, offices and hotels

Art Nouveau and pre-war buildings: which rugs and curtains you may find here

Centrs is Riga’s main administrative, commercial and cultural area outside Vecrīga. The area is marked by apartment blocks and villas built by Baltic German and Latvian architects, and is notable for its high density of Art Nouveau buildings. In addition, there are offices, hotels, retail premises and public buildings.

If a flat is in an old apartment building, it can have tall windows, long curtains and a rug that has lain in the flat for years. Such rugs can be wool, hand-knotted or Persian. They are cleaned with pick-up, because hot water and rubbing can make wool felt, and natural dyes can bleed.

If it is not clear where to clean the rug, in the “Where to clean?” field choose “Not sure, please advise” and add photos of the top and the underside.

A Persian and hand-knotted rug in an old flat

In hand-knotted and Persian rugs the natural dyes can bleed, so colourfastness must be tested in an inconspicuous place before the rug is wetted. Such rugs are cleaned with pick-up, from €15/m², and the final price is given from a photo. The same goes for antique and silk rugs.

An example: a 2 × 3 m silk rug is from €90 plus €10 pick-up, and the final price is given from a photo. We do not do repairs or fringe restoration. Moth larvae feed on wool, and if the rug has live larvae, that is a pest-control job. See Persian rug cleaning in Centrs and care of silk and Persian rugs.

Offices, hotels and retail premises

Centrs has offices, retail, hospitality, culture and professional services. Such premises can have a large area of fitted carpet. Up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m², and over 100 m² from €2.50/m² for the whole area, for example 120 m² × €2.50 = from €300. For businesses the price depends on the area and the volume.

In the request, state when the premises are free. Makers such as Shaw advise periodic professional hot water extraction for a fitted carpet, usually every 12–18 months depending on traffic. In more detail: office carpet cleaning, hotel carpet cleaning and commercial carpet cleaning.

If the office is laid with carpet tiles, write whether there are spare tiles, because tiles are laid in modules. For how cleaning tiles differs, read carpet tile cleaning.

A wool rug that lies in a flat for years

For a wool rug, heat strips the natural oils and weakens the threads, while light fades the colours. Conservators advise turning the rug from time to time so that it wears evenly. Do not drag heavy furniture across the rug.

For a wool rug with pick-up the price is from €10/m². Conservators do not recommend shop-bought rug shampoos for important rugs, because after such cleaning dirt sticks to the fibre more. Read wool rug cleaning in Centrs.

Tall windows and heavy curtains

A curtain for a tall window is long, so the price is set by the area of the fabric, not by the size of the window. The rate for day curtains and sheers starts from €2.30/m², and for heavy, night and double curtains from €3.70/m². In a velvet curtain water and pressure can flatten the pile, so write about it in the request.

The price for curtain take-down and rehanging depends on the situation. It takes into account the length and height of the curtain rail, the number and weight of the curtains, the type of fixing and whether steps or scaffolding are needed. See curtain cleaning in Centrs and curtain take-down and rehanging.

A rental flat and short-term lets in the centre

If you let a flat for a short time, a rug or a fitted carpet may need cleaning between guests. If the flat has to be ready by a certain date, write it in the request. Add close-ups of the stains and mention a smell, if there is one. The smell can be reduced, but nobody can promise that it will disappear.

For a fitted carpet in a flat, write the area in square metres, for example 40 m² in a flat: 40 × €4 = from €160, travel included. See rug cleaning in a rental flat.

Access and parking in Centrs

Centrs has a dense public transport network, main streets and the nearby railway station, but access by car can be restricted. Centrs is in Riga’s paid parking zones A, B and C, so in the request write where a car can stop near the building.

In the request, enter the floor, whether there is a lift and the size of the rug, measured without the fringe. If the rug is round, give the diameter; a rug 2 m across is counted as 4 m².

Prices in Centrs

The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel in Centrs is already in the price, while pick-up and return, €10 (both ways together), is added. Dye bleeding in an old hand-knotted rug may stay.

An example for a hotel room with a fitted carpet: 30 m² is 30 × €4 = from €120. An example for a flat: a 2 × 3 m wool rug with pick-up is 6 m² × €10 = from €60 plus €10 pick-up, from €70 in total.

Nearby neighbourhoods

Next door are carpet cleaning in Vecrīga, carpet cleaning in Avoti, carpet cleaning in Brasa and carpet cleaning in Grīziņkalns. The whole city: carpet cleaning in Riga.