We clean only the furniture, not the whole flat, at your property in Riga and the Riga region. A two-seater sofa costs from €35 and a single mattress from €30. Everyday dirt usually comes out, but smoke and urine smells may stay. Send a photo and the specialist will tell you what to expect before you pay.
What to check when a tenant moves out
Walk through the flat while it is still empty, and look at the furniture more closely than you would when handing over keys. Photograph the condition straight away: these photos will be useful both to the specialist and to you.
- Sofa: lift the cushions, look at the seams and the places people usually sit.
- Mattress: take off the sheet, look at both sides and the edges.
- Smell: coming in from outside, sniff the fabric up close, because someone who has lived there no longer notices it.
- Signs of pets: hair in the seams, scratches, a smell under the cushions.
- Smoking: a yellow tone in light fabric and a smell in the curtains.
- Damp: look at the back of furniture standing against an outside wall.
Clean or replace: a decision for each piece
| Furniture | Usually worth cleaning | Usually consider replacing |
|---|---|---|
| Sofa | everyday dirt, food and drink stains | urine in the foam, a strong smoke smell, mould, a broken frame |
| Mattress | light stains, dust, no smell | large urine or blood stains, mould, a sagging hollow |
| Dining chairs | seats with food stains | torn fabric, peeling faux leather |
| Armchair | worn but sound surfaces | fabric worn through, a smell in the filling |
The deciding piece is usually the mattress. Cleaning a double mattress on both sides is already a sizeable sum, and a new tenant will not sleep easily on someone else's stain. If the mattress is old and deeply soiled, it may be cheaper to replace it and clean only the sofa.
Smoke and pets: smells the new tenant will notice
In studies, cotton and polyester still held substances from cigarette smoke after 19 months, while carpet cleaning, repainting and wiping surfaces in the rooms gave only a short-lived result. So if the flat has been smoked in, do not promise the new tenant that there will be no smell. The condition of the fabric may improve, but the smell may come back, especially if it is also in the walls and curtains.
With urine, the smell patch can be up to three times larger than the visible stain, and if the liquid has reached the foam, cleaning does not always reach it. Heavily soiled fabric stays attractive to cats even after cleaning. If the next tenant brings a cat, that may mean new problems. More detail: cigarette smoke smell in a sofa and urine smell in a mattress.
The order of work between tenants
- Inspection and photos Once you have the keys back, inspect the furniture and photograph it. Dated photos are also your evidence of its condition.
- Decision and repairs Decide what to replace. Painting, floor work and other dusty jobs must be finished before the furniture is cleaned.
- Request Fill in the form with photos and say who will open the door if you do not live in the flat.
- Airing After cleaning, the furniture has to dry. In an empty flat in winter, the heating must be on and the room aired, because furniture dries slowly in damp, cool air.
- Photos for the listing Photograph the flat and show it to tenants only once the furniture is dry.
How much furniture cleaning costs for one flat
The cost is best added up piece by piece. Two typical examples at the starting list prices, without smell treatment and without the second side of the mattress:
| Flat | Furniture | Starting from |
|---|---|---|
| One-room | two-seater sofa from €35, double mattress from €45, two dining chairs from €7 each | €94 |
| Two-room | corner sofa from €50, double mattress from €45, armchair from €20, four dining chairs from €7 each | €143 |
The second side of a mattress costs +50%, and smell treatment is 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. If you have several flats, see furniture cleaning for property managers: for larger volumes the price is by agreement. All prices are on the prices page.
What comes out of rental furniture and what may stay
Usually comes out
- everyday dirt on the sofa and chairs
- food and drink stains, if they are not old
- a greyish look on the surface of a mattress
May stay
- a cigarette smell that may come back from the filling
- a urine smell in the foam
- old stains that have set in
- tears, scratches and wear
If you see bedbugs in the furniture, that is a job for pest control, and it has to be done first.
Sources
- Cotton and polyester still hold smoke substances after 19 months checked 7 November 2026
- Ordinary cleaning gives only a short-lived result with smoke checked 7 November 2026
- The smell patch is up to three times larger than the stain checked 7 November 2026
- Heavily soiled fabric stays attractive to cats even after cleaning checked 7 November 2026
- Bedbugs: pest control specialist checked 7 November 2026