A house can have several rugs, stair or hallway runners and curtains. A large synthetic rug is cleaned at home, while wool and delicate rugs are picked up and returned. Send photos of both sides.
More than 100 houses and a port complex next door
Riga’s neighbourhood portal (apkaimes.lv) writes that the inhabited part of Kundziņsala has more than 100 residential houses, while the western part is taken up by the port complex. The residential zone is small and historic.
If your house has several rugs, they can be very different: a large rug in the living room, a wool or cotton one in the bedroom, runners by the entrance and on the stairs. Each may need a different kind of job. A large synthetic rug is cleaned at home, while wool and delicate rugs are cleaned with pick-up, because hot water together with rubbing can make wool felt and the rug can shrink.
In the request, write the size of each rug, whether it is fitted or loose, and show both sides in photos. If the rugs have no label, a photo of the underside helps identify the material.
Access along port roads and the bridge: what to write in the request
Access to Kundziņsala is along port roads and a bridge, and port security rules can restrict access. So in the request, write how to reach the house, whether there is a closed gate or checkpoint and whether a car can stop by the house. Travel to Kundziņsala is included in the price.
Add also:
- the number of rugs and the size of each (length × width in metres);
- which floor they are on and whether the stairs are narrow;
- whether the rug is fitted or can be lifted;
- the places with stains and smell, and whether there is a cat or dog in the house;
- photos of the top and of the underside.
If security checks restrict access, write that in the request.
A stair, hallway and living room rug in a private house
In a private house the rugs are in different places. A runner on the stairs or in the hallway wears differently from a rug in the living room, and the job can differ for each. A runner is priced by m²: a 0.8 × 4 m runner is 3.2 m², and 3.2 × €6 = €19.20, so you pay €45 (the minimum order). So it is more convenient to write all the rugs and curtains of the house in one request.
More on this job: stair and hallway carpet cleaning and carpet cleaning in a private house. Curtains can be added to the same request: curtain cleaning in Kundziņsala.
A large rug that cannot be carried out
If the living room has a large rug that cannot easily be carried out through the door or down the stairs, it can be cleaned on site. Example: a 3 × 4 m short-pile synthetic rug is 12 m² × €6 = from €72, travel included. Before cleaning, take chairs, small tables and plant pots off the rug, and write in the request about heavy furniture.
A wool rug of that size is cleaned in the workshop. See: large rug cleaning and wool rug cleaning. If a rug has cat or dog urine on it, cleaning can reduce the smell, but we cannot promise it will disappear.
Curtains in the house: sheers in the sun and heavy curtains
If the house windows have sheers or day curtains, the sun fades them, and yellowing can be caused by sun, smoke or cooking fumes. Not every yellowing can be removed, so we do not promise that sheers will turn white. Check the label of heavy and lined curtains before washing: the fibre of the fabric and of the lining can differ, and the coating of blackout curtains can crack from heat.
The price of curtains is by the area of the fabric, not of the window: for thin ones from €2.30/m², for heavy and double ones from €3.70/m². Two heavy curtains, each 1.8 × 2.7 m of fabric, are 9.72 m² × €3.70 = €35.96, so you pay €45. See sheer curtain cleaning and curtain cleaning. The price of take-down and rehanging depends on the situation.
Storing rugs and other rugs in the house
If you put a rug away for storage for a while, conservators advise not to fold it but to roll it on a wide tube along the direction of the pile, cover it with cotton fabric and keep it off the floor. They advise against cellars and attics. The rug should be cleaned before storage, because moth larvae feed on wool, and in dark places the risk is higher.
Live moth larvae are a pest-control job, not rug cleaning. More: how to store a rug.
Prices in Kundziņsala
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Short-pile synthetic rug, cleaning at home | from €6/m² |
| Long-pile (shaggy) or thick rug | from €10/m² |
| Wool or cotton rug with pick-up | from €10/m² |
| Thin and day curtains, sheers | from €2.30/m² |
The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel to Kundziņsala is included in the price, and pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together). Example: a 1.8 × 2.5 m wool rug is 4.5 m² × €10 = €45, plus pick-up and return €10 = from €55. Old urine in the backing of a wool rug may stay; urine or odour treatment from €3/m² is extra. The price depends on the size, the fibre, the pile length and thickness, the dirt and stains, the smell, the access and the distance. For silk, hand-made and antique rugs, the price is given from a photo.
Sources
- The inhabited part of Kundziņsala has more than 100 residential houses, the western part is taken up by the port complex checked 7 November 2026
- Storing rugs: do not fold, roll on a tube, no cellars or attics checked 10 November 2026
- Moth larvae feed on wool checked 10 November 2026
- Hot water and rubbing make wool felt checked 10 November 2026