Vecdaugava is a waterside neighbourhood between Vecāķi, Mangaļsala and Vecmīlgrāvis, and in the 1950s–60s it was built up with cottage-type houses. In a house with a garden and animals there is usually more than one thing to clean.
A cottage-type house: what stands where
If a cottage has two floors, the furniture is often scattered: sofa downstairs, beds upstairs, armchair on the veranda. That is exactly why it is simpler to work on site than to take anything away, as nothing has to be carried down narrow stairs. In the form, list what is on which floor and add photos.
The minimum order is not hard to reach in a house like this, since an armchair from €20 and a two-seater sofa from €35 already go over it. See also the page mobile furniture cleaning, which describes how the work is done at the customer's place.
Animals in the house: what comes clean and what stays
In a house with a garden, an animal brings in sand and damp, and the sofa becomes its spot. The amount of hair can be reduced, and surface dirt usually comes out. There is separate advice on pet hair on a sofa.
Urine is a harder case. If the liquid has reached the foam, the smell may stay or return, and for a cat such a spot often stays attractive even after cleaning. For this reason International Cat Care advises throwing out heavily soaked fabric, if possible. We tell you this before the work, not after it.
If the cat does it repeatedly, see a vet first. About 10% of cats do this outside the litter box at some point, and the reason may be medical. After that, see cat urine smell in furniture. Fleas are a separate subject: that is a job for pest control, not cleaning.
What to do right after a cat or dog accident
The first minutes decide how deep the liquid goes. Gently blot with a clean cloth without rubbing. Do not soak it with water, because excess water carries the stain deeper into the filling, and do not use hot water.
Do not use ammonia-based products: to a cat they smell like urine, and it may come back to that spot. Veterinary sources mention enzymatic products meant for pet urine, but these are always tested on a hidden area first. The smell area may be up to three times larger than the visible stain, so do not judge only by what you see.
Once you have blotted it, send a photo and write how long ago it happened. A fresh case and an old case are two different jobs.
Damp near the Vecdaugava: what to check before ordering
The area is surrounded by a nature reserve, wet ground and water, but that does not mean your house is damp. The simplest way to find out is a hygrometer: it will show whether the relative humidity is around 40–60%, which the Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) regards as comfortable.
If the reading in the house is much higher, deal with that before cleaning the furniture. In a damp room a sofa will take longer to dry after cleaning, and dust mites thrive in humidity above 50%. Cleaning solves neither mites nor allergy, and you should know that before you order sofa cleaning in Vecdaugava because of an allergy.
How to prepare
- Take photos The whole piece and a close-up of the stain. Look for the label under the cushions or on the underside of the furniture.
- Clear the space Take throws and the animal's bed off the sofa and clear the space around the furniture.
- Tell us about the animal Write in the form whether there has been urine on the sofa and how long ago. That changes what you can expect.
- Think about airing After cleaning, moving air is needed. Open a window, if the weather allows, and keep animals away until the furniture is dry.
Vecāķu prospekts and local roads lead to Vecdaugava, so write which street to use.
Price and travel in Vecdaugava
Travel is included, because Vecdaugava is a neighbourhood of Riga. The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. The price rises with size, fabric, soiling and smell, and smell treatment costs from €15 extra. The full list is on the page prices. We agree the price before the work.
Urine smell from the filling may stay. Claw marks in fabric are damage, and cleaning does not repair them.
One removable cushion the cat has slept on costs from €2, but on its own it does not reach the minimum, so it pays to add other items. The cleaned cushion may look different from the others.
Other items in a house with a garden
In a house with a garden, cleaning may also cover cushions from outdoor chairs (from €2 each) and the animal's favourite armchair (from €20). Under an armchair, hair gathers where it cannot be seen. See armchair cleaning.
If someone with an allergy lives in the house, bear in mind that cleaning deals with what is on the surface and does not promise that allergens in the filling will disappear.
Places nearby
We also work in Vecāķi, Mangaļsala, Trīsciems and Vecmīlgrāvis.
Sources
- Built up with cottage-type houses in the 50s–60s of the 20th century checked 7 November 2026
- Comfortable relative humidity 40–60% checked 7 November 2026
- Mites: humidity above 50% encourages breeding checked 7 November 2026
- Heavily soaked fabric stays attractive for marking checked 7 November 2026
- About 10% of cats do this outside the box at least once checked 7 November 2026
- Where the label is checked 7 November 2026
- Ammonia products smell like urine; smell area up to three times larger checked 7 November 2026
- Enzymatic products for pet urine checked 7 November 2026