Sofa cleaning in Daugavgrīva - for 1950s–60s apartment buildings

A Daugavgrīva flat and a sofa working two shifts

Most of Daugavgrīva's wooden buildings were pulled down in the past, and apartment buildings were put up in their place. If the flat is small, one room may be both living room and bedroom. A sofa pulled out every evening for sleeping wears differently from a sofa that is only sat on.

Dirt collects on the seat, the armrests and where your head lies when you sleep. A sofa bed also has another side you do not see by day: the sleeping surface, which gets what would otherwise reach a mattress. Sofa bed cleaning costs from €40.

What changes if the furniture is in a small room

In a small room the sofa is often pushed up against the wall, and the back is hard to reach. Say so straight away: state in the form whether the sofa can be moved. Before the work, clear space around it and check the gaps around the cushions, because small things tend to stay there.

Stairs and lifts are no obstacle to the work, because the furniture is not taken anywhere. Narrow doors are no problem either.

• Photograph the whole sofa from the front and from the side.
• Take a separate close-up of the stain.
• Lift a cushion and find the care label.
• Write whether the sofa pulls out and whether someone sleeps on it every night.

Air humidity and drying in a flat

Daugavgrīva lies where the Daugava flows into the Gulf of Riga, but that tells us nothing about your flat. What matters for drying is the air humidity in the room: in damp air, fabric dries more slowly.

If it is raining or foggy outside, an open window will not help as much as on a dry, windy day. The Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) recommends airing a bedroom every morning for at least 15 minutes. If the windows mist up or dark marks appear in a corner, the cause of the damp has to be dealt with first, or the smell in the mattress and sofa may come back.

We do not promise an exact drying time, because it depends on air humidity, airing, temperature, the fabric and the filling. Choose a day when the sofa is not needed as a bed, and think about where you will sleep while it is still damp.

The care label under the cushion

Before a sofa is cleaned, you need to know what the fabric allows. The label is often hidden under the seat cushions or on the underside of the furniture. The letter W means cleaning with water, S means a water-free solvent, WS allows both, and X means no liquid, only vacuuming and light brushing. Any other cleaning for X has to be assessed separately.

The codes are voluntary, so an older sofa may not have one. In that case, do not guess. Send a photo of the label if there is one, and say so if there is not. If coffee has splashed on the sofa, do not use hot water: gently blot the stain with a clean cloth, without rubbing.

A mattress in a one-room flat

If the bed is in the room where you spend the whole day, airing matters even more. Dust mites breed in mattresses and upholstered furniture when the humidity is 50–70%. Cleaning does not treat allergies or replace airing, but it may improve the look of a mattress with stains on it. More on the page dust mites in a mattress and sofa.

What else you can request here with a sofa

If the sofa is a two-seater, the total from €35 does not reach the €45 minimum order. The simplest solution is to add something that is in the flat anyway: mattress cleaning in Daugavgrīva from €30, an armchair from €20, or chairs from €7 each. If the flat is let, see the page on cleaning furniture in a rental flat after tenants.

The price in Daugavgrīva and what we cannot promise

The price depends on size, fabric, dirt and smell, and we agree it before the work. Travel is included, and the minimum order is €45. See the full list on the prices page.

May stay: long-standing grease stains on armrests, pressure marks in velour (that is a property of the fabric, not dirt) and a smell, if liquid has reached the foam. Cleaning may reduce cigarette smoke smell, but it may come back from the filling.

Neighbouring places

We also clean furniture in Bolderāja, Voleri, Mangaļsala and Vecāķi. Look for other places in the list of all neighbourhoods and towns or on the Riga page.