Historic low-rise housing and working warehouses in one district — two completely different kinds of order.
In Ciekurkalns we come out both to residential properties — low-rise timber and masonry houses, flats in blocks — and to warehouses, workshops and office complexes between the railway and Brivibas gatve. We do mould removal, odour removal, ozone treatment and treatment after flooding, a failure or long vacancy.
These two types of property are enquired about differently, inspected differently and priced differently. A flat is priced by the number of rooms, a commercial property by square metres. So it is worth saying in the first conversation which of the two it is.
We have no premises and no staff in the district. We travel out on request, and in Riga travel is included in the price.
The historic workers' housing here is low, and that is exactly what determines where to look for the problem. In a low building the floor is close to the ground, and between the floor and the ground there is often a ventilated void. If its openings have been boxed in or filled during a refurbishment, the air under the floor stops moving and moisture from the ground stays in the structure.
In low-rise masonry houses the mechanism is different: a thick wall stores moisture and gives it back slowly into the room. Add a bricked-up chimney flue that once provided the draught, and new airtight windows, and the building's air exchange no longer works as designed. The result shows up in the heating season on the coldest walls.
Related descriptions: mould removal, causes, private house.
In a warehouse or workshop the problem is rarely a single patch. More often it is a smell after stored goods, damp at a threshold or on an external wall where there is no heating, or the state of things after a leak. There we work by area and by the access rules of the site.
In offices and warehouses the working window is usually an evening or a weekend. That does not change the method — only the schedule. In more detail: warehouse, office, ozone treatment.
In the old low-rise stock the problem often becomes visible only when it turns cold outside. Warm room air holds more moisture; when it reaches a cold external wall it condenses. That is why a patch that was not there in summer appears in November in a corner or behind a cupboard.
In practice that means two things. First, it is worth inspecting during the heating season — that is when you can see where the wall is coldest. Second, if a space stands unheated or only partly heated in winter, the wall between the warm and the cold part is the first place to look.
If the property has stood empty for a long time or there has been a leak, after flooding and long vacant premises are useful. Next door we also work in Sarkandaugava.
Tell us the type of property — residential or commercial — the area and the floor.
We look at the underfloor void, the plinth openings and the draught, and measure moisture in the wall.
We establish how large an area really has to be treated and whether finishes have to come off.
We do the work in the agreed window; in commercial properties usually outside working hours.
We say how long the space has to stay empty and what to sort out so the problem does not return.
The inspection costs from €40, and it is worth having even if treatment turns out not to be needed. If we go on to do the work after the inspection, we usually include the fee in the job total — we confirm that on site.
We carry out sanitary treatment of premises. We do not install ventilation or heat recovery, we do not do waterproofing or drainage, we do not repair roofs or gutters and we do not replace rotten timber structures. If the inspection shows the cause is exactly there, we say so and do not offer treatment as the solution.
We also say when treatment is not needed at all. A smell from a dried-out trap or a blocked vent has nothing to do with growth, and it is solved without us. This is one of the commonest situations where somebody is about to pay for treatment that does not touch the problem.
Preparation is the only part of the job you can do yourselves, and it directly affects how long we are on site. Most of it is simple, but left until we are already there, it eats time.
If the property has both a residential and a working part — a house and a workshop at one address, say — give both areas straight away. Treating both in one call-out is simpler, and better value for you, than two separate trips.
Flats: 1-room from €55, 2-room from €65, 3-room from €75, 4-room from €85. Private houses from €95. Commercial premises by area: up to 100 m² €1.20/m², 100–300 m² €0.90/m², 300–1000 m² €0.70/m². Mould: inspection from €40, treatment from €1.50/m², minimum from €80. Ozone treatment €1.20/m², minimum €60.
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The underfloor void first. In a low house there is often a ventilated space between the floor and the ground, with openings in the plinth. If those are boxed in or filled, the air under the floor stops moving and moisture stays in the structure. We check that at the inspection in your particular house.
Yes, the schedule just has to be agreed. After treatment the space has to stay empty for a while and then be aired, so we usually plan the work for an evening or a weekend. Also tell us whether the site has an access procedure.
Because in the heating season you can see where the wall is coldest — and that is exactly where room moisture condenses. In summer the same wall can be completely dry, and the problem spot goes unfound.
Describe the situation — we will tell you whether treatment is needed at all, and which one.
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