Carpet cleaning in Vecāķi - for summer houses and homes by the sea

Summer houses, detached houses and wooden buildings by the sea

Vecāķi is a seaside neighbourhood of Riga with a beach and a busy summer season. In 1898 summer houses began to be built here, and later Vecāķi took on the look of a resort, where the wooden buildings typical of Jūrmala were put up. Today the buildings are detached houses, summer houses, low-rise residential buildings, and leisure and catering venues.

That means one neighbourhood can have both houses lived in all year round and summer houses with seasonal rugs. Houses with several rooms can have several rugs and sets of curtains, and different options suit them. Large synthetic rugs and fitted carpet are cleaned on site, while wool, silk and hand-made rugs are cleaned in the workshop, because delicate fibres need controlled wet cleaning and full drying.

If you are not sure which option suits, choose “Not sure” in the “Where to clean?” field of the form: a specialist will say from the photos what to do.

Vecāķu prospekts, the railway and the request

In Vecāķi the main connections are the railway and Vecāķu prospekts, and in summer access and parking are busier. So if the rug has to be cleaned in the summer season, in the request write how to get to the house and where a car can stop.

Add the rug size in m² (length × width, without the fringe), photos of both sides, and a note about stains, smell or sand that has got into the rug. If the rug is far from the entrance, state the floor and whether there is a lift. If the order has several rugs, write them in one request. Pick-up and return in Vecāķi costs €10 (both ways together).

A summer house rug in winter and before the season

If a summer house stands unheated in winter, it is better to dry the rug before autumn and store it in a dry place. The Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) states that for room comfort the air humidity is 40–60%, that mites multiply in home humidity of 50–70%, and that rooms should be ventilated every day.

The Canadian Conservation Institute advises not to fold a rug but to roll it on a wide tube, cover it with cotton and store it raised off the floor, avoiding cellars and attics. Washington State University points out that moth larvae feed on wool and avoid light, so a rug must be cleaned before storage. If the summer house has a wool rug, it is cleaned with pick-up. Carpet cleaning in a summer house or private house on site suits synthetic rugs.

Leisure and catering venues

In a café or guesthouse, fitted carpet and the runners by the entrance take a heavier load, and food and drink stains are likely. A fresh stain is best blotted with a clean absorbent material and not rubbed, because rubbing presses the stain deeper.

Carpet cleaning in a restaurant or café is calculated by area: fitted carpet up to 100 m² costs from €4/m², above 100 m² from €2.50/m² for the whole area. Example: 60 m² × €4 = from €240. For businesses the price depends on the area and the volume; the unit prices are the same “from” prices. In the request, state when the rooms are free.

Sheers and day curtains in sunny windows

If the windows of a summer house or home face the sun, sheers and day curtains can fade or yellow. The Canadian Conservation Institute writes that light fades colours, and this applies to curtains too. The cause of yellowing in sheers can be sun, smoke or cooking fumes, and not every yellowing can be removed.

Sheer curtain cleaning in Vecāķi costs from €2.30/m² of fabric. We count the fabric itself, not the window: a sheer curtain 3 m wide and 2.5 m long is 7.5 m² × €2.30 = €17.25, so the minimum applies, €45. It makes sense to order several curtains together.

A pet and sand in the rug

If after a walk by the sea a dog or cat comes home with sand on its paws, grains of sand, hair and other dirt get into the rug. Vacuum the rug thoroughly before cleaning, and in the request state whether there are also urine or smell spots. Veterinary sources mention that the area of the smell can be up to three times larger than the visible patch, and that any product must first be tested in an inconspicuous spot.

Rug urine treatment in Vecāķi is an extra treatment from €3/m². Example: a 2 × 3 m synthetic rug at home with urine treatment: 6 m² × €6 = €36, plus 6 m² × €3 = €18, in total from €54. The smell can return, especially if the urine has reached the rug backing or the floor.

Prices in Vecāķi

Travel to Vecāķi is included in the price. The cleaning minimum is €45: if the order total is lower, you pay €45. The pick-up charge is added to this amount. Pick-up and return costs €10 (both ways together).

A synthetic rug with a short pile at home costs from €6/m², a wool or cotton rug with pick-up from €10/m², and a silk or hand-made rug from €15/m² with the final price given from a photo. Example: a 2 × 3 m wool rug is 6 m² × €10 = from €60, plus pick-up €10, in total from €70. May stay: an old, deeply set stain in wool and paint marks. See the price page.