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Raghwat Al Janoub Maintenance and Cleaning

Swimming pool cleaning in Al Malaz, Riyadh

Al Malaz is an established planned district, one of Riyadh's oldest, built as a housing project for government employees with apartment blocks and older finishes, with shops on the ground floor. Salah Al Din Al Ayyubi Street and Al Jamiah Street carry continuous traffic that coats glass and shopfronts in a grey film of vehicle exhaust. Older tiled stairs and corridors show hard water scale and grout erosion. Pools in this district are uncommon but need care against hard water and constant vehicle emissions.

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Why a pool needs regular care

  • Safe water for swimmers

    Water with the chlorine or pH out of range stings eyes, dries skin and hides bacteria you cannot see.

  • Protecting pump and filter

    Leaves and dust left in the water end up inside the filter and pump, straining both until they fail.

  • Less draining and refilling

    A neglected pool often reaches a state that only a full drain and refill can fix.

  • Ready whenever you are

    Whether the pool is at your home or a rest house you rent out, nobody wants to find green water when guests arrive.

Why the job is different in Al Malaz

Heavy traffic on main roads coats glass and shopfronts in a grey exhaust film, and older tiled stairwells and corridors show hard water scale deposits and grout deterioration. The whole method is set out in our swimming pool cleaning guide.

  • Established district with period apartment blocks on congested streets

    Al Malaz was built as an organised housing scheme for employees, with multi storey apartment blocks and older finishes with shops below. Pools in these buildings are relatively old and surrounded by continuous traffic on Salah Al Din Street. Exhaust settles on the water surface and the water becomes soiled quickly.

  • Main road congestion carrying heavy daily traffic and emissions

    Salah Al Din Al Ayyubi Street and Al Jamiah Street are major congested routes carrying heavy traffic daily, and vehicle exhaust settles on pool surfaces. Daily surface cleaning is essential to prevent odour and discolouration from building up rapidly.

  • Hard water scale on older tiled floors and stairway passages

    Older tiled stairs and passages in the buildings show hard water deposits and grout erosion damage. Pools near these older structures need specialist treatment to prevent scale building up on walls and floors, which would compound existing deterioration of the finishes.

What's Included

Al Malaz in central Riyadh is the oldest planned district, with older apartment blocks and shops, subject to continuous main road traffic emitting vehicle exhaust daily.

  • Surface debris skimmed

    Black exhaust from congested main roads settles on the surface daily, so we remove it each morning before any use to prevent odour and discolouration.

  • Walls and floor brushed

    Older building walls are sensitive to hard water and exhaust contamination, so we clean them with gentle descalers rather than aggressive methods that risk damaging old finishes.

  • Floor vacuumed

    Sand and dust from busy main roads clog the filter, so we backwash it at each visit to maintain adequate flow and filtration effectiveness.

  • The waterline and its deposits

    White hard water scale surrounds the waterline quickly on older tiled surfaces, requiring regular chemical removal to prevent permanent staining and discolouration.

  • Filter backwashed

    Filters here need backwashing roughly every three days due to traffic dust and exhaust contamination from the busy streets nearby.

  • Chlorine and pH balanced

    Chlorine depletes rapidly due to pollution from exhaust and airborne dust, so we monitor pH and chlorine closely at each visit and adjust to keep water clear.

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

Call and survey

Preparing the site

Cleaning and balancing

Check and handover

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

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Nearby districts we cover

Questions before booking

Do vehicle emissions from congested streets affect pool water daily?
Yes, heavy traffic emits exhaust that settles on the surface every day. We clean the surface each morning and use strong filtration to remove fine exhaust particulates from the water.

How often should older Al Malaz pools be cleaned during the week?
We recommend regular cleaning twice weekly to remove exhaust and hard water deposits. Older pools need attention to protect tiled floors from further deterioration.

Do older grout and tile joints need special treatment during cleaning?
Yes, old grout is sensitive to deposits and erosion, so we clean it with gentle descalers rather than aggressive brushing, which would cause further deterioration.

Does hard blended water cause extra problems in the older district?
Yes, hard water leaves scale on older floors and walls rapidly. Regular scheduled cleaning protects older structures from permanent damage accumulating over time.

Can the pool be used straight after cleaning vehicle exhaust from the surface?
Yes, after water cleaning and chemical rebalancing it is safe to swim. We recommend waiting one hour for chemical treatment to fully stabilise.

How does cleaning an older Al Malaz pool differ from cleaning new villas in north Riyadh?
Older Al Malaz pools need extra care due to age and condition of tiled floors and grout, not only due to exhaust and hard water like newer areas.

How much does swimming pool 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 swimming pool 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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