Stairwell and communal area cleaning
The entrance hall is the first thing residents and their visitors see. We keep it clean, along with everything that leads from it up to the top landing.
From the hall to the top floor, then down to the basement
A visit to the communal areas follows the residents' route. The hall first: the glass of the front door, the intercom, the letterboxes, the mat and the floor. Then the lift (car, mirror, buttons, the door grooves where grit collects) and the stairwell, which we take from top to bottom: handrails and banisters wiped, steps swept then washed, landings, flat doors on the corridor side, skirting boards and light switches.
Shared car parks and basements are handled separately, with sweeping and litter picking, less frequently. When a building has been neglected, a one-off catch-up clean comes before the regular cleaning: scrubbing the steps, stair nosings and skirting boards, washing the walls up to hand height.
In Toulouse, the brick buildings of the centre often have old staircases, in wood or terracotta tiles, that can't be sluiced with water, while newer developments have tiled floors and glazed entrance halls. We work for property managers (syndics) and residents' councils, under a regular contract, with inspection visits and their reports.
Communal areas: your questions
How often should a building be cleaned?
It depends on the number of flats, how busy the building is and whether there's a lift. A small building may manage with one visit a week; a large development needs more. We set it with the property manager after the visit.
Are car parks and cellars included?
They can be. We price them separately, as they generally need cleaning less often than the stairs.
Can an old wooden staircase be washed?
It's cleaned with very little water and a product suited to wood, never sluiced down. Terracotta tiles need the same care. That kind of detail is why we visit the building before quoting.
To combine with building cleaning
Bins & bin stores
Bins put out and brought back in on collection days, washed, and a bin store that doesn't smell.
Windows & patio doors
Windows, French windows, patio doors and ground-level shop fronts, frames and tracks included.
Blinds, shutters & railings
Hinged shutters, roller shutters, louvred shutters and balcony railings, slat by slat.
A building to look after?
Number of floors and flats, lift or not: we visit the building and send a quote to the property manager.