Furniture cleaning in Sarkandaugava - for flats in pre-war buildings

How to deal with damp in an old flat

After cleaning, fabric dries in the air, so what matters most is what happens in the room. The Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) gives 40–60% as a comfortable indoor humidity, with up to 70% acceptable in a humid climate. If the air is more humid, fabric dries more slowly. A simple humidity meter (hygrometer) shows this better than your senses do.

1. Choose the day Plan the cleaning for a time when you can heat and air the room.
2. Let the air move Open a window and the door to the hallway, if the weather allows. The US Environmental Protection Agency says that fans and a dehumidifier speed up drying.
3. Do not press the furniture against the wall Move the sofa away from the outside wall, lift the cushions and stand them on end.
4. Watch for the smell If the sofa has a stuffy smell afterwards, write to us and we will talk it through.

Drying time depends on humidity, temperature, fabric and filling, so we do not promise a number of hours. On what affects the time: how long a sofa takes to dry.

Stove, high ceilings and an old sofa

If the flat is heated by a stove, the room warms up unevenly. Do not move furniture right up to the stove to dry it: direct heat harms leather, and even air movement is better for fabric.

An old sofa may have no label. Care codes are voluntary, so before the work it helps the specialist to have a close-up of the fabric and to know when the sofa was bought. Sofa cleaning in Sarkandaugava costs from €35, armchair cleaning from €20. For inherited leather furniture see the page leather furniture cleaning.

Mould or a stain: what to do

Dark specks may appear on the back of a sofa by a cold wall. Together with a cellar smell, they may point to mould. If you see this, first photograph it and write to us, rather than starting to wipe.

The Health Inspectorate writes that fabrics and rags covered with mould should be put in a closed bag and thrown away. In a porous material, mould can fill the gaps, and removing it completely may not be possible. So a sofa or mattress with mould in the filling often means replacement, and the cause of the damp has to be dealt with first. More: mould in a sofa and mould in a mattress.

We clean textiles, not the room. Cleaning does not solve problems with walls and air.

What to write in the form about an old building

• Whether the flat is heated by a stove or has central heating.
• Whether the sofa stands by an outside wall or in the middle of the room.
• How many rooms there are and whether the space can be aired from both sides.
• Whether the sofa has ever been damp, for example after window repairs or a leak.
• The floor and code, if the entrance is from the courtyard.

This information changes the advice, not the price. With it the specialist can say whether to plan the work for this season or whether it is better to deal with the damp problem first.

Nearby hospitals and work on fabric

Sarkandaugava has hospital complexes, and it helps to know the limits in home care too. If a bed or armchair is left after an illness, cleaning tidies up the surface but is not a medical treatment. On this: mattress cleaning after an illness. If someone in the family is sensitive to mould or dust, ask a doctor and do not pin hopes of better health on cleaning.

According to the Health Inspectorate, mould and damp are a significant risk factor for the airways, especially for small children and older people. That is one more reason to deal with the damp first, rather than cleaning the same sofa again and again. LSM, citing a television programme, writes that every fifth building in Latvia has damp problems.

Mattress and rental flat

Mattress cleaning in Sarkandaugava costs from €30 for a single and from €45 per side for a double. If you let the flat, furniture cleaning for rental flats is useful too. For businesses and medical institutions: clinic furniture cleaning.

Price, minimum and what may stay

The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel is included in Riga. A corner sofa costs from €50, a sofa bed from €40, smell treatment extra from €15. The price depends on size, fabric, soiling and smell. We agree it before the work. Full list: prices.

A stale smell from damp filling may stay. Faded or worn fabric and the shape of the furniture stay as well. We will tell you this before the work, not after it.

Next to Sarkandaugava

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