Fitted carpet costs from €4/m², and a loose synthetic runner at home from €6/m². This page is about stairs and hallways in a private house and a flat; the stairwells of apartment buildings have their own page.
What is different about stairs and hallways
Stairs and hallways are where people walk most in a house, and sand and street dirt come in from shoes. On stairs, the front edges of the treads tend to wear first. The area is small but split into many narrow parts, so in the request write the number of treads and their sizes.
People still need to use the stairs after cleaning. How long a carpet takes to dry depends on the fibre, the pile thickness, the backing, the room temperature, the humidity and the ventilation, so think about how you will move around the house while the stairs dry.
Cleaning carpet runners in a hallway
A carpet runner in a hallway is usually not fitted but laid loose. If it is synthetic, it is cleaned at home like other synthetic rugs. If the runner is wool, cotton or hand-made, it is cleaned only with pick-up, because these fibres need controlled wet cleaning and full drying, which a hallway cannot provide.
Do not drag a runner by one edge; lift it or roll it up. If there is a new floor finish under the runner and the runner has a latex backing, write it in the request: the rug maker Fibreworks writes that a latex backing can stick to some new finishes or leave colour marks.
How to measure stairs and a runner
- Stairs The number of treads, the width of the stairs, the depth and the height of a tread. If the stairs turn, write that.
- Hallway For fitted carpet, the length × width of the hallway in metres.
- Runner Length × width in metres, measured without the fringe, and the fibre, if you know it.
- Photos The stairs from below and from above, the tread edges in close-up, the underside of the runner.
From this information and the photos, a specialist gives the price.
How much stair carpet cleaning costs
- Fitted carpet (soft floor covering) up to 100 m²: from €4/m².
- Synthetic rug with a short pile, cleaned at home: from €6/m².
- Wool or cotton rug (with pick-up): from €10/m², pick-up and return in Riga €10.
- Urine or odour treatment, extra: from €3/m².
The price of a narrow runner alone is often below the minimum. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Example: a 0.8 × 4 m synthetic runner is 3.2 m² × €6 = €19.20, so the charge is €45. If stairs or other rugs need cleaning together with the hallway, write them in one request.
Travel is included in Riga and up to about 15 km outside the Riga boundary; further out it is from €10. All prices on the page carpet and rug cleaning prices.
The stairwell of an apartment building
If the carpet is in the stairwell or the lobby of an apartment building and the property manager is responsible for it, see the page carpet cleaning for property managers. For businesses the price depends on the area and the volume.
Before cleaning
Take shoes, shoe racks, plant pots and other things off the stairs and the hallway. Vacuum the dust and sand before cleaning. In the request, write which floor the stairs or the flat are on, whether there is a lift and where a car can stop.
What usually comes out and what may stay
Usually comes out
- sand and street dirt in the pile;
- a grey runner in the middle of the hallway;
- fresh stains, if they have not been rubbed.
May stay
- worn and flattened tread edges;
- old stains, paint and bleach marks;
- fitted carpet that is loose or has come away on a tread: we do not do repairs.
Before the job, a specialist tells you what to expect from your particular stairs.
Sources
- Do not drag a rug by one edge checked 10 November 2026
- A latex backing on new floor finishes can stick or leave marks checked 10 November 2026
- Hot water and rubbing felt wool checked 10 November 2026
