Fitted carpet in a flat or an office is cleaned on site, while wool, viscose and hand-made rugs are cleaned with pick-up. Add photos of both sides of the rug to the request.
Wooden tenement buildings, detached houses and new projects
Ķīpsala is an island in the Daugava opposite the city centre, where people live, study and visit exhibitions. Over time, the fishermen’s log cabins were replaced by small two-storey wooden tenement buildings and detached houses. Modern development also includes new apartment projects, as well as university and exhibition complexes.
Such a mix of development means several kinds of rugs, and they are cleaned in different ways. An older wooden house may have a wool rug on a plank floor, kept by the family for years. A new apartment project may have a viscose rug that looks like silk, or fitted carpet across the whole flat. In the request, write what kind of rug you have and its size in m², and add photos of the top and the underside.
Wool and viscose rugs are cleaned with pick-up, because they need controlled wet cleaning and complete drying. Fitted carpet is cleaned on site.
The Cable-stayed Bridge, Ķīpsalas iela and what to note
Access to Ķīpsala is provided by the Cable-stayed Bridge (Vanšu tilts) and Ķīpsalas iela. So in the request give the exact address, the entrance, the floor, whether there is a lift and where a car can stop by the building.
If the building is a wooden house with a narrow stairwell, mention it, and write whether the rug is fitted or lies loose. If you have to go through a yard or a gate, state that too. Write the size of the rug, photos of both sides and a note if there is a smell or stains. The nearest places with their own pages: Dzirciems, Āgenskalns, Klīversala and Centrs.
Offices, exhibition halls and hospitality
Ķīpsala also has educational institutions, exhibitions, offices, hospitality businesses and event venues. If such premises have fitted carpet, the price depends on the area and the volume, with the same “from” unit prices. Up to 100 m² it is from €4/m², and over 100 m² it is from €2.50/m² for the whole area.
If the carpet of an exhibition hall is 120 m², it costs 120 × €2.50 = from €300. The carpet maker Shaw advises professional cleaning typically every 12–18 months, depending on use. In the request, write the area, the time when the premises are free and whether furniture or exhibition stands are on the carpet. In more detail: office carpet cleaning and carpet cleaning in a hotel.
A wool rug in an old wooden house
In an older wooden house a wool rug on a plank floor may lie in one place for a long time. Museum conservators advise turning wool rugs from time to time so that the wear spots change, and warn that heat strips wool of its natural oils, while sunlight fades the colour. If the rug lies right by a window, it is worth keeping that in mind.
Wool is felted by hot water combined with rubbing, so the rug may shrink; such a rug is cleaned with pick-up. A 2.5 × 3.5 m wool rug is 8.75 m², and 8.75 m² × €10 = from €87.50, plus pick-up and return €10, from €97.50 in total. In more detail: professional wool rug cleaning.
The student dormitory neighbourhood and short-term lets
The island has Riga Technical University (RTU) teaching buildings and dormitories, including at the RTU Ķīpsala campus. If you let out a flat on the island, the rug may need cleaning between tenants.
Fitted carpet and large synthetic rugs are cleaned on site, wool and delicate rugs with pick-up. Write when the flat is free and what stains or smell there are; before cleaning, photograph any damage. Urine or odour treatment of a rug costs extra, from €3/m². In more detail: rug cleaning in a rental flat.
A rug in a new apartment project
In a new flat the rug may have been bought recently, and its fibre is not always known. A rug sold as “bamboo silk” is usually viscose. Wet viscose becomes much weaker and can change shape, and a flattened pile may stay.
For viscose, silk, hide, hand-made and Persian rugs the price is from €15/m², the final price from a photo. For a 2 × 3 m rug that is from €90, plus pick-up and return €10. If after renovation the rug has building dust or paint stains, a fresh stain usually comes out better than an old one. In more detail: viscose rug cleaning and rug cleaning after renovation.
Prices in Ķīpsala
Fitted carpet up to 100 m² from €4/m²: for a 28 m² flat 28 × €4 = from €112. A synthetic rug at home from €6/m², a wool rug with pick-up from €10/m². If the cleaning total comes to under €45, you pay €45 (the minimum order).
Travel in Ķīpsala is included in the price. Pick-up and return is charged at €10 for both ways together. From a photo, a specialist tells you what to expect. Old urine in fitted carpet can leave a smell; it can be reduced, but we cannot promise that it will disappear. For long-pile (shaggy) or thick rugs the price is from €10/m².
Services in Ķīpsala
You can request fitted carpet cleaning, carpet cleaning for businesses, rug cleaning with pick-up and curtain cleaning. Prices: prices. Rugs and curtains can be requested together, but if the fibre is not known, tick “Not sure” in the form and add photos.
Sources
- Over time, the fishermen’s log cabins were replaced by small two-storey wooden tenement buildings and detached houses checked 7 November 2026
- The island has Riga Technical University (RTU) teaching buildings and dormitories checked 7 November 2026
- A dormitory operates at the RTU Ķīpsala campus checked 7 November 2026
- Makers advise periodic professional cleaning once every 12–18 months checked 10 November 2026
- Turning a rug; heat strips wool of oils; light fades colours checked 10 November 2026
- Hot water with rubbing felts wool checked 10 November 2026
- Viscose is weaker when wet and can change shape checked 10 November 2026