We clean at your home in Riga and the Riga region; a two-seater sofa costs from €35 and a single mattress from €30. Ordinary dirt often comes out, but someone else's urine, smoke and mould may stay, and then it is better to replace the piece. Send a photo and the specialist will tell you what is worth cleaning.
How to check someone else's sofa and mattress
The biggest difference from your own furniture is that you do not know its history. So before ordering, spend a few minutes on it and look it over in an empty, bright room.
- Lift the sofa cushions and look under and between them.
- Take off the sheet and look at the mattress from both sides, not just from the top.
- Sniff the fabric up close, especially if the room has been shut for a long time.
- Look at the back and underside of the sofa, if it stands against an outside wall.
- Look at the seams and edges for tiny dark dots.
If the smell is sharp, if stains on the mattress have spread in large rings or if you see signs of mould, photograph it and tell the specialist. More detail: why a mattress smells and why a sofa smells.
Clean or replace
| What you see | Usually means |
|---|---|
| Grey fabric, dust, everyday stains | cleaning usually makes sense |
| Food and drink stains on the sofa | often gets much better; old stains may stay |
| A urine smell or large stains in the mattress | often has to be replaced, as liquid has reached the filling |
| A cigarette smell | may fade, but may also come back |
| Mould in the mattress or sofa filling | usually has to be replaced, and the cause of the damp must be dealt with |
| Tiny insects, dark dots in the seams | not a cleaning job; it is a job for pest control |
Think about the mattress first. You will sleep on it every night, and what has happened inside cannot be seen from the outside. If you are in doubt, send a photo: the specialist will tell you whether cleaning makes sense, and we start the work once you agree.
If you suspect bedbugs, contact a pest control specialist before any cleaning. The Health Inspectorate (Veselības inspekcija) keeps a register of disinfection, insect control and rodent control service providers (vi.gov.lv/lv/registri-un-datubazes). Checked 07.11.2026
When to clean: before your belongings arrive, not after
The best moment is while the flat is still empty. The furniture can be reached from all sides, and no boxes need moving. After cleaning it has to be left to dry, so allow time before bringing in your belongings, and do not put blankets and boxes on a damp sofa.
If the flat is unheated in winter, that slows drying, so turn the heating on before the cleaning. If renovation is also under way, clean the furniture after it: furniture cleaning after renovation. If you are a tenant, agree with the landlord in advance who pays for the cleaning: that is a matter for the tenancy agreement.
What comes out of someone else's furniture and what may stay
Usually comes out
- dust and ordinary household dirt
- everyday stains on the sofa and chairs
- a greyish look on the fabric, if it is on the surface
May stay
- someone else's urine smell in the filling
- a cigarette smell that may come back
- mould in a mattress and sofa foam
- old stains of unknown origin
Cleaning does not disinfect furniture, it is not a treatment for allergies, and it does not remove dust mites from a mattress. If that matters to you, consider a new mattress.
How much furniture cleaning before moving in costs
A two-seater sofa costs from €35, a three-seater from €45 and a corner sofa from €50. A single mattress costs from €30, a double from €45 for one side, and the second side is +50%. A dining chair costs from €7. Smell treatment costs extra, from €15. The price depends on size, fabric, how dirty it is, smell and distance, and we agree it before work starts.
The minimum order is €45: if the total is lower, you pay €45. Travel is included in Riga and up to about 15 km outside Riga; further out it is from €10. See all prices in the price list.
Sources
- Porous materials with mould may have to be replaced checked 7 November 2026
- Smoke smell stays in fabric checked 7 November 2026
- Heavily soiled fabric reached by urine checked 7 November 2026
- Bedbugs: pest control specialist checked 7 November 2026
- Register and dust mites checked 7 November 2026