Large synthetic rugs and fitted carpets are cleaned on site, wool and delicate rugs with pick-up and return. We give the price from photos of the top and the underside.
Six housing estates and large inner courtyards: which rugs you find in the flats
The apkaimes.lv portal writes that the Purvciems area consists of six housing estates and a public centre. Wikipedia adds that intensive building continued in the 1970s and 1980s. The buildings also include new developments, and retail and office sites.
A flat that has been lived in for several decades may have a wool rug that has lain in a room for years. It cannot be cleaned with hot water and rubbing: wool can felt and shrink. So the most suitable model for it is pick-up and cleaning in the workshop, not moisture on the floor.
If the room is small and the rug is large, it may be too large to carry out. A synthetic rug is then cleaned on site. If you are not sure, choose “Not sure, please advise” in the request form. See rug cleaning with pick-up and large rug cleaning.
Deglava, Dzelzavas and Stirnu iela: what to write in the request
The area is reached via Deglava iela, Dzelzavas iela, Stirnu iela and extensive public transport. Large inner courtyards and busy arterial roads affect access and parking. Travel to Purvciems is included in the price, and in the request you should write where a car can stop by the building.
To get an accurate price, add:
- the address or the housing estate district, and whether the entrance is from an inner courtyard;
- the floor, and whether there is a lift and how large it is;
- the size of each rug in metres, not counting the fringe;
- the material, if known, and how many years the rug has been used;
- stains, places with smell, and whether there is a cat or dog in the flat;
- photos of the top and of the underside.
Heavy furniture on the rug must be mentioned in the request, and before the job at home take off small tables, chairs and plant pots.
A wool rug that has lain in a room for years
Conservators advise turning wool rugs from time to time so that they wear evenly, because light fades the colours, while heat and high humidity damage the wool fibre. If a rug has lain in one place for years, the shade of colour can differ under furniture. Cleaning will not restore the colour.
For such a rug the price is from €10/m². Example: a 2.5 × 3.5 m wool rug is 8.75 m² × €10 = €87.50, plus pick-up and return €10 = from €97.50. Read wool rug cleaning and can you wash a wool rug.
A cat or dog in the flat
If your flat has a cat or dog, the rug may have fur and urine stains. If the urine has reached the backing, cleaning may not remove the smell, and the smell can come back. At first, blot fresh liquid with a clean cloth and do not rub. Smell treatment costs extra, from €3/m²; we do not promise a result.
Example: a 3 × 4 m synthetic rug is 12 m² × €6 = €72, and urine treatment 12 × €3 = €36, together from €108. See carpet urine cleaning and pet hair removal from rugs.
The stairwell and the property manager
In an apartment building a fitted carpet in the stairwell or hallway is shared property, and it can be requested by the building’s property manager or a residents' representative. The price is still by area, and the unit prices are the same “from” prices. In the request, state the number of stairwells, the number of floors and the area of each section.
For a fitted carpet up to 100 m² the price is from €4/m², over 100 m² from €2.50/m² for the whole area: 120 m² × €2.50 = from €300. Read carpet cleaning for property managers and stair and hallway carpets.
A detached house in the south-eastern part: stairs, hallway, several rugs
The apkaimes.lv portal writes that the south-eastern part of the neighbourhood is characterised by detached houses. In a detached house there can be rugs on the stairs, in the hallway and in the living room. Write them all in one request, and then the total is made up of all the rugs together. Example: a 4 × 5 m synthetic rug is 20 m² × €6 = from €120.
Read carpet cleaning in a private house and stair and hallway carpet cleaning. Curtains can be added to the same request: curtain cleaning.
Smoke smell in an old flat
If people have smoked in a flat for years, smoke residue stays in the fabrics and the rug. In a 2014 study by Bahl and co-authors, tobacco residue in cotton and polyester stayed for 19 months. An overview paper in the journal Tobacco Control concluded that cleaning or painting gives only a short-term result. So the smell can be reduced, but nobody can promise it will disappear.
In the request, write how long ago and how much smoking there was, and whether the smell is in the curtains too. Smell treatment is extra, from €3/m². Read carpet cleaning for smell and curtain cleaning for smoke smell.
Prices in Purvciems
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Short-pile synthetic rug, at home | from €6/m² |
| Fitted carpet up to 100 m² | from €4/m² |
| Wool or cotton rug with pick-up | from €10/m² |
| Urine or odour treatment, extra | from €3/m² |
The minimum order is €45 (for cleaning only): if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel to Purvciems is included in the price. Pick-up and return costs €10 both ways together. Example: a 40 m² fitted carpet is 40 × €4 = from €160. Old urine in wool and paint stains may stay.
Sources
- The area consists of 6 housing estates and a public centre checked 7 November 2026
- Intensive building continued in the 1970s and 1980s checked 7 November 2026
- Detached houses are characteristic of the south-eastern part checked 7 November 2026
- Wool is turned, light fades the colours, heat and humidity damage the fibre checked 10 November 2026
- Hot water and rubbing make wool felt checked 10 November 2026
- Area of urine smell checked 7 November 2026
- Tobacco residue stayed in cotton and polyester for 19 months checked 7 November 2026
- Cleaning and other measures in smokers' homes give a short-term result checked 7 November 2026