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Raghwat Al Janoub Maintenance and Cleaning

Apartment cleaning in Al Salihiyah, Riyadh

Al Salihiyah is an older residential quarter in central Riyadh, mid-rise apartment blocks with shared stairwells and corridors. The district is densely built and flats are next to each other, so humidity moves between neighbours and odours return quickly. Water leaves marks on stone and marble, and old pipework can cause smells that need real deep cleaning to shift.

Why an apartment needs a deep clean

  • Handover of a new flat

    A flat can look clean at handover yet still carry construction dust, silicone smears on the glass and a thin cement haze on the floors.

  • Odour that returns in humidity

    If the smell of your sofa or rug comes back whenever the air turns humid, the source is in the padding, not on the surface.

  • Before guests or an occasion

    Before a gathering, you want the place to shine without losing a day to cleaning it yourself.

  • A rental between tenants

    Between one tenant and the next, a clean flat lets faster and leaves an honest impression.

Why the job is different in Al Salihiyah

Flats in older buildings show damp stains on internal walls from neighbours, and odours from old pipework return quickly unless the flat is cleaned and sealed properly. The whole method is set out in the apartment cleaning overview.

  • Dampness from old pipework and neighbouring homes

    Old pipes leak sometimes and cause dampness and smells. Neighbours in adjacent flats may cause dampness or odour that travels through shared walls and gaps. Deep cleaning removes smells from inside walls and floors.

  • Shared wet stairwells and corridors

    Shared stairwells are often damp from frequent cleaning or natural moisture. Stone walls hold dampness and odours. Cleaning must reach inside the stone, not just wipe the surface.

  • White scale deposits from hard water on stone

    Hard water leaves thick white deposits on stone floors, walls and taps. Removing scale from old stone needs specialist methods that do not damage the material.

What's Included

The quarter sits just north of Ghubairah in Riyadh's historic core, dominated by mid rise construction, narrow streets, high residential density and shared stairwells connecting all flats.

  • Entrance and hallways first

    Entrance and hallways in older construction hold dampness and odours, so we clean them deeply to remove smells from the old walls.

  • Rooms: surfaces, furniture, floors

    Older rooms need cleaning that reaches into corners and cracks where odour and mould settle, especially heavy curtains and stored furniture.

  • The kitchen, fronts and surfaces

    The older kitchen may hold odour from pipes and accumulated grease, so we clean surfaces, taps and walls thoroughly.

  • Bathrooms and disinfection

    The bathroom in older construction is the main source of odours, so we deep clean it with strong disinfection to remove smells from walls and pipes.

  • Interior glass and mirrors

    Interior glass and mirrors suffer white scale from hard water, which we clean safely on stone and marble finishes.

  • Balcony and sliding doors

    Old balconies and sliding doors may be sticky due to scale and dampness, so we clean them carefully and lubricate where needed.

The character of Al Salihiyah

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

Apartments in shared stairwells suffer odour and dampness transfer from neighbours. Deep cleaning removes what is inside walls and floors but cannot stop moisture coming from outside.

How we work

Agree the details

Set up and protect

Clean top to bottom

Check and hand over

Some of our work

Photos from our team's work.

  • A tower elevation with clean reflective panels beside panels carrying dark streaks
  • Two technicians on ropes washing a faceted metal facade at night with a pressure lance
  • A crew on ropes midway down a blue glass tower topped by two masts
  • Three technicians on ropes above a curved glass roof over a building atrium
  • Five technicians on ropes cleaning the yellow and grey elevation of a medical building
  • Seven technicians in yellow helmets descending parallel ropes on aluminium cladding

Landmarks of Al Salihiyah

Flats sit close to Al Salihiyah Metro Station and the road ring, threaded by streets like King Faisal Road and King Abdulaziz Road. We reach the flats from the main entrance in the quarter and focus on deep cleaning to remove old ingrained odours.

  • Al Bathaa Road
  • King Faisal Road
  • King Abdulaziz Road
  • Al Salihiyah Metro Station
  • Madinah Road

Nearby districts we cover

Questions before booking

The flat is older and shows damp marks on walls from neighbours, how do you fix that?

Deep cleaning removes damp stains from walls. If the dampness is active from a neighbouring flat, cleaning improves the situation but may not solve it completely.

Shared stairwells are always wet and smell bad, do you clean those as well?

Shared stairwells are outside the flat cleaning scope. However, deep cleaning the flat removes smell from your own interior walls thoroughly.

The bathroom in this older building smells like old pipes, does cleaning help?

Yes, deep cleaning and strong disinfection removes odours from the bathroom. Smells may return if the pipework itself is very degraded.

The floor is white marble with white scale from water, does it come off easily?

Scale on white marble does come off, but carefully so the marble quality is not damaged. We use a method safe for soft stone.

The flat has older furniture and heavy curtains, how often should it have a deep clean?

Older furniture and heavy curtains trap smells and mould. Deep cleaning every two months keeps them fresh and healthy.

Is there a difference in cleaning a villa versus a flat in Al Salihiyah?

Yes, a flat in older shared building has more dampness and shared stairwell issues than a villa. It needs cleaning tailored to these specific problems.

How much does apartment cleaning in Al Salihiyah cost?

It is set after we have seen the job, because the price follows the size of the place, its condition and the time the work takes. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Salihiyah.

Need apartment cleaning in Al Salihiyah? Tell us about the place and we will tell you what it needs

We reach Al Salihiyah at a time we agree, and you get the full cost before we start.

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