Upholstered furniture cleaning in Torņakalns - from wooden house to new flat

Three kinds of home, three kinds of question

1. Historic wooden and brick buildings Rooms may be high and cool, stairwells cold. It matters that the room is heated and can be aired after cleaning, otherwise the filling stays damp for longer.
2. Villas and family homes Several items from different rooms can go into one request, so the €45 minimum is usually no obstacle.
3. New developments Furniture is often newer, and the care label can still be found. A stain on a light fabric sofa shows at once, so blot a fresh stain rather than rubbing it.

This is a way of thinking about the job, not a statement about your house. Even on one street in Torņakalns the buildings may be very different, so a photo says more than an address.

Stove, damp and airing in an older building

If a stove heats the room, do not push the furniture up against it after cleaning. Direct heat makes leather dry out and deform, and latex also has to be protected from direct heat. It is better if the air moves: an open window, if the weather allows, and a door open to the next room.

The Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) states that relative humidity above 80% in a room means a high risk of mould. If a corner in an old building is damp and the sofa stands right against that wall, cleaning will not solve the cause. Leave a small gap from the wall, deal with the cause of the damp, and only then clean.

Cleaning may reduce a smell that comes from the filling, but will not always remove it. More on this: smelly sofa: why, and what to do.

Velour on a new sofa: stain or pressure mark

Velour and chenille are pile fabrics. Pressure marks and differences in tone may appear on them in everyday use, and manufacturers state that this is a property of the fabric, not damage. So before velour sofa cleaning, look at the sofa from several sides: if a patch changes tone with the viewing angle, it may not be dirt.

The pile can be damaged by water, rubbing and pressure. On velour, gently blot liquid from the edges towards the centre without rubbing and, once the fabric is completely dry, lightly brush it in the direction of the pile. Send a photo taken in daylight.

Rental flats and rooms for students

The university complexes are right here, and if you let a flat or room in Torņakalns, a sofa and a mattress stay behind after the tenants. There is more on this work on the page furniture cleaning for rental flats.

A practical set is a sofa bed (from €40) together with mattress cleaning (single from €30, double from €45, one side; second side +50%). Write in the form when the flat is empty and who will be able to air it afterwards. If you see bed bugs on the mattress, that is a job for pest control, not cleaning.

Access in Torņakalns

The railway, Mārupīte and construction in the large development areas may change how you reach a house. Write briefly in the form which side to come from. On the Rīgas Satiksme map, Torņakalns has only a short stretch of zone D, but it is still worth writing where a car can stop.

If the furniture is on a floor without a lift, that does not matter, because sofa cleaning in Torņakalns is done on site and the sofa does not have to be carried anywhere.

If there is construction near the house and dust is building up on the sofa, it is better to plan cleaning after the main works, otherwise the dust will come back. More: furniture cleaning after renovation.

Price in Torņakalns

Travel in Riga is included. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. For a smaller item, such as a pouffe (from €10) or an armchair (from €20), add something else to reach that sum. The price rises with size, soiling and smell, and we agree it before the work. Full list: prices.

What we need from you

• A photo of the whole piece and a close-up in daylight.
• A photo of the label, or a note that there is none.
• The street name and which side to come from, if there is construction nearby.
• Whether the room has a stove and whether it is lit.
• When the flat or room will be free, if it is let.

If the furniture is in a private house, list everything in one form so the specialist can give the total price straight away.

What we cannot promise

On old fabric that has lost its colour, cleaning will not bring the colour back. Water rings from earlier cleaning, grease marks on armrests and smells deep in the filling may stay. It is better to know this before ordering, so do ask.

Neighbouring areas

We also work in Āgenskalns, Atgāzene, Bišumuiža and Lucavsala.