Post-construction cleaning in Palmeraie, Marrakech

Part of the properties in this sector run on a well, a borehole or a tank, and some have nothing but a generator at the end of the works. These are two conditions of our work, not two details: water and electricity must be available on the day of the job, or we cannot work.

Water. Rinsing floors uses a volume that a low-yield borehole does not always supply at the pace of a working team. So we look at the draw-off point and the tank on your photographs, and we organise the rinsing accordingly.

Power. A low-speed single-disc machine and a wet-and-dry vacuum do not run off an improvised site extension lead. The available amperage is verified beforehand, because an undersized generator simply means the day is lost.

If either one is missing on the day, the date is moved rather than the job botched. We bring the equipment and the products; water, power and access to the surfaces are on your side. The principle of checking beforehand, which holds everywhere, is set out on what a restoration after building work covers.

Nine kilometres from the depot, plus a variable run on the track, one forgotten accessory costs a round trip. Loading is therefore done against the property's own sheet, not out of habit.

What always leaves for a property in this sector:

• low-speed single-disc machine with the full set of pads and brushes, because the floor announced is not always the floor found
• wet-and-dry vacuum with fine filtration, and its spare consumables
• scrapers with fresh blades for glass and wall tiles — a worn blade scratches new glazing, and that scratch cannot be repaired
• correctly sized extension leads, whenever the photographs of the consumer unit call for them

What does not leave: no cherry picker, no ropes, no scaffolding. Reachable windows and patio doors are included in the per-m² price, small marks from the works included; glazing that cannot be reached safely stays outside the job. The detail of glazing soiled by the works is on reinstating glazing at the end of the works.

On an enclosed property the drive often runs to several dozen metres and the ground is sandy: a loaded trolley bogs down in it, and no haulier drives up to the house. That is exactly why removal has to be planned early — and why it is not planned with us.

We do neither clearing out nor rubble removal. Offcuts, bags and anything to be thrown away must have left the property before our date; otherwise we do not start. In practice:

1. With your building contractor, fix the last lorry run before the cleaning date, allowing for carrying loads to the part a vehicle can reach.
2. Send us a photograph of the cleared rooms and of the drive: that is what confirms the date.
3. On the day, we arrive on a finished site, with clear access up to the house.

Access conditions, addressing by GPS point and the question of the track are detailed on our page devoted to the Palmeraie.

A price given over the phone for a property in this sector rests on three unknowns: the real terrace area, the exact nature of the floors, and the state the trades leave them in. None of the three can be guessed.

The estimate is calculated from your answers, then confirmed after photographs or a visit. On WhatsApp, attach 3 to 5 photos: overall views, close-ups of the marks, access, particular surfaces — here, the draw-off point and the consumer unit are part of that.

Example on a villa with 400 m² indoors, 150 m² of it tadelakt and bejmat, with 200 m² of terraces whose surface is still to be identified:

• floors: 250 m² × 20 MAD + 150 m² × 30 MAD = 9,500 MAD, above the 7,500 MAD villa minimum;
• terraces: 200 m² × 30 MAD = 6,000 MAD, a cautious base until the surface is identified;
• indicative total: 15,500 MAD incl. VAT, before any surcharge for marks (+20% or +40%) or for a furnished property (+15%).

The protocol for porous floors is described on the treatment of porous materials. To start the estimate, send the photographs and the GPS point of the property.