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Curtain cleaning in Al Malaz, Riyadh

Al Malaz is an old planned district at the heart of Riyadh, tightly built with apartments stacked in low-rise blocks and small villas interspersed. Curtains here carry traffic dust from Salah Al Din Al Ayyubi Street and Al Jamiah Street, and years of hard water scale. The cloth grows heavier slowly, colour fades, and smell returns with each humid day because old air trapped between close buildings holds moisture.

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Why curtains need proper cleaning

  • Cleaner air, fewer allergens

    Curtains hold the dust that lifts every time you open a window or run the AC.

  • Fabric treated by its type

    Velvet, sheer, blackout and cotton do not take the same water or heat, so we sort every piece before anything is cleaned.

  • We handle take-down and re-hang

    You do not climb, unhook or worry about getting the curtains back in order.

  • Pressed pleats, a tidy hang

    A clean curtain still looks wrong if it comes back creased or with its pleats collapsed.

Why the job is different in Al Malaz

Curtains in Al Malaz blocks carry a grey film across the glass that blocks the street view from inside. This film is a compound of dust, exhaust and years of moisture buildup, not easily wiped away. The whole method is set out in the curtain cleaning overview.

  • Dust and exhaust from two main thoroughfares

    Salah Al Din Al Ayyubi Street and Al Jamiah Street carry peak-hour and baseline traffic all day. Suspended particles are constant. Curtains facing these roads trap fine particles of broken glass, metal and vehicle exhaust deep in the weave.

  • Hard water scale coating old fabric for decades

    Al Malaz is old and its mains water is hard. Over many years white and transparent deposits build on the cloth, making it stiff and heavy. These deposits mix with dust to form a sticky layer that standard rinsing cannot shift.

  • Still air between close buildings traps cooking and heating odours

    Buildings in Al Malaz are tightly packed, air between them is still. Moisture stays trapped, so smell settles deep in the cloth. Curtains hold food, gas and tobacco smell from neighbouring flats even after repeated airing.

What's Included

The district is cut by two main roads, Salah Al Din Al Ayyubi Street and Al Jamiah Street, with heavy traffic during peak hours. King Abdullah Park and Al Mutanabbi Park sit nearby, and the buildings are older with narrow gaps between units.

  • Careful take-down, numbered

    Al Malaz block curtains are taken down with care because gaps between flats are very tight and access is limited. Numbering is precise to avoid confusion between units.

  • Sorted by fabric type

    Sorting follows soil level and scale build up. Street-facing curtains are separated from interior sets.

  • Wash or dry-clean by type

    Washing uses two stages: a warm water rinse to lift scale, then specialist washing matched to each fabric type.

  • Rails and tracks cleaned

    Old rails and brackets are often corroded or broken. They are cleaned and checked before curtains go back up.

  • Pressing and re-forming the pleats

    Pressing is careful because old cloth can be weak. Heat is moderate and pressure light throughout.

  • Re-hung exactly where it was

    Curtains are returned by their number, and the flat is entered with care so neighbours are not disturbed.

Al Malaz on the map

Al Malaz sits about 2 km from Al Zahraa and about 2 km from Al Safa.

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How we work

Contact and survey

Take down and sort

Clean and press

Re-hang 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

What is different about Central Riyadh

Central Riyadh is the oldest and busiest part of the city. Olaya and Sulaimaniyah carry the office towers along King Fahd Road and Tahlia Street, including Kingdom Centre and Al Faisaliah, while Al Malaz, Al Murabba, Al Batha and Al Dirah are older apartment blocks with shops on the ground floor, the Masmak quarter and the markets around Qasr Al Hukm. Heavy traffic on the main roads coats glass and shopfronts in a grey exhaust film, older stairwells and tiled corridors show worn grout and scale from the hard water, and the commercial buildings never stop taking footfall.

Other services in Al Malaz

The room and the building around it are on one list.

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Questions before booking

Is the grey film on old curtains from broken glass or exhaust particles?
Both mixed together. Broken glass from crowded streets blends with exhaust and dust and moisture. Removing it needs deep washing and soft brushing so the weave is not damaged.

Does hard water scale harm the colours of old Al Malaz curtains permanently?
White deposits show on dark colours and leave the cloth stiff. Removing them restores feel and colour, but very old scale may leave lasting traces in the fibres.

Do ground floor and second floor curtains soil at the same speed?
Ground floor curtains facing the road carry more dirt because traffic is close. Higher floors are relatively cleaner, but all of them catch exhaust dust.

Do neighbouring flats send cooking smell into our curtains through the walls?
Yes, moisture and air move easily between close packed flats. Smell penetrates the cloth deep. Cleaning removes it, but it returns if the source remains in the next flat.

How often should curtains be cleaned in an old district like Al Malaz?
Every three to four months at least, especially for curtains facing main roads. Regular cleaning stops grime and smell building up.

Are sheer and velvet curtains in Al Malaz more likely to tear than heavier cloth?
Yes, delicate fabrics are more affected by scale and moisture. They need gentler washing and more careful drying than cotton and linen.

How much does curtain cleaning in Al Malaz 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 Malaz.

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

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

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