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Swimming pool cleaning in Al Shumaisi, Riyadh

Al Shumaisi is a historic old quarter in south-central Riyadh named after Sheikh Muhammad bin Ali Al Shumaisi who owned a farm there in the 1930s, and home to King Saud Medical City, Riyadh's first hospital. Buildings sit very close together and lanes are extremely narrow, and infrastructure is very old. Pools here need care for aged tile and deteriorated grout with deep deposits from very hard water. Traffic from the hospital and surrounding roads brings air pollution, and very hard water deposits heavily on aged surfaces.

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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 Shumaisi

Very hard water deposits on old tile rapidly and deeply, and grouted tile joints show signs of very advanced age and obvious deterioration. The whole method is set out in the swimming pool cleaning overview.

  • Buildings packed closely with very narrow lanes and aged infrastructure

    Al Shumaisi is a very old historic district with buildings packed tightly and lanes extremely narrow. Infrastructure is very old and pipes may be corroded, and pools sit in shadow beside old buildings more than in open districts. General deterioration affects water quality and work access.

  • Constant activity from the hospital and surrounding markets

    King Saud Medical City sits beside the district and hospital activity is continuous. Movement from the hospital, medical activity and visitors bring pollutants, and roads around the hospital are crowded with traffic and exhaust.

  • Very hard water and deep deposits on very aged surfaces

    Water in Al Shumaisi is extremely hard and deposits on old tile and grout extremely deeply. Grout is deteriorated and may trap deposits, and removal requires very high precision without damaging brittle old tile.

What's Included

Al Shumaisi sits west of Al Dirah and east of Al Budaiah on Al Bathaa Road, near King Saud Medical City. Soil is old clay, water is very hard, and the district is crowded with activity from the hospital and markets.

  • Surface debris skimmed

    The pool surface in Al Shumaisi collects pollutants from the hospital, traffic and crowded district, and vigorous regular skimming is essential.

  • Walls and floor brushed

    Walls and steps in very old tile need extremely careful brushing with specialist products to remove scale without cracking brittle old tile.

  • Floor vacuumed

    Floor vacuuming removes pollutants, dirt and sand, but the very old floor may have deep cracks requiring extreme care to avoid catching and damaging.

  • The waterline and its deposits

    The waterline requires very frequent cleaning because deep limestone scale on very old grout needs firm brushing without damaging deteriorated joints.

  • Filter backwashed

    The filter clogs heavily from the many pollutants and traffic, and backwashing needs very frequent repetition with great care for very old piping.

  • Chlorine and pH balanced

    Chlorine and pH need very frequent testing because hospital pollutants, traffic and very hard water affect balance significantly.

Al Shumaisi on the map

Al Shumaisi sits about 1 km from Al Jaradiyah and about 1 km from Umm Sulaim.

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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 Shumaisi

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Questions before booking

Do very old, extensively grouted tiles really need very special care?
Yes absolutely, grout in Al Shumaisi is extremely old, deteriorated and may harbour bacteria. Very hard water deposits extremely deep in grout, and cleaning requires very specialist products and extreme care.

Does hospital activity particularly affect water quality here?
Yes, hospital traffic brings different types of contaminants and microbes. Water may need stronger chemical treatment and more frequent testing than other districts.

Does closely-set building construction affect air circulation around the pool?
Yes, closely-spaced buildings reduce air circulation around the pool. This means less heat and potentially faster algae growth, and water may be more prone to mould and stagnation.

How does an Al Shumaisi pool differ from a modern villa pool?
Al Shumaisi is an extremely old historic district with tight buildings and deteriorated grout, while modern districts have new construction and modern tile. Cleaning here requires exceptional care.

Is supply water worse in Al Shumaisi than other districts?
Water is very hard throughout central Riyadh, but the very old grout and brittle tile in Al Shumaisi may mean deposits accumulate worse and deeper.

Does Al Shumaisi need more frequent maintenance than other areas?
Absolutely, the extremely old historic district with deteriorated grout and very hard water requires exceptional and frequent specialised care.

How much does swimming pool cleaning in Al Shumaisi 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 Shumaisi.

Need swimming pool cleaning in Al Shumaisi? Tell us about the place and we will tell you what it needs

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

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