Post-construction cleaning for studios in Marrakech

The price of a builders clean is not proportional to the floor area, and a studio proves it better than any other unit. Two reasons:

The density of fittings. A 40 m² studio contains a complete shower room and a complete kitchen — exactly like a large apartment. Those two rooms concentrate the silicone, the labels, the limescale from charging the pipework, the plaster spatter and the joints to be cleared. They account for the large majority of the time on site while taking up less than a third of the floor area.

The perimeter-to-area ratio. A 40 m² unit has proportionally more linear metres of skirting, door edge and corner per square metre of floor than a large living room. And it is the linear metres, not the open floor, that take time: cement haze is scraped at the foot of the skirting, never in the middle of the room.

That is why a studio has its own minimum, 2,000 MAD incl. VAT, lower than that of an apartment (3,000 MAD) or a villa (7,500 MAD), but independent of its area. At 20 MAD/m² it covers up to 100 m² of standard tiles; at 30 MAD/m², up to 66 m² of any other floor. In practice a studio pays that minimum, plus any supplements.

The scope is written on the summary. For a studio it covers:

• floors and skirtings, washed then rinsed, with controlled drying
• small marks left by the works: dots of paint, adhesive, cement
• the shower room and WC: tray, screen, wall tiling, taps, vanity unit, mirror
• accessible windows, frames included
• the kitchenette: wall and base units, the insides of the cupboards, worktop, splashback, sink, taps, protective films removed
• doors, door edges, handles, switches and sockets
• dust removal at high level and from ventilation grilles, before the floors are washed
• the finishing check before the keys are handed back

Supplements exist, and they are written down: many marks +20%, thick residue on almost every surface +40% after diagnosis on photos, furnished studio +15%, all worked out on the base price, minimum included. A tiled 45 m² studio with many marks: 45 × 20 = 900 MAD, raised to the 2,000 MAD minimum, plus 20%, i.e. 400 MAD: 2,400 MAD incl. VAT.

Not included: clearing out — rubble and anything to be thrown away must be removed before we arrive —, sanding, repairs, and a new visit after new works. A balcony or terrace is only done if you add it: 10 MAD/m² incl. VAT on standard tiles, 30 MAD/m² incl. VAT for any other surface.

These are the two rooms on which handover of a studio is decided.

Kitchenette. The insides of the units are treated, not just the fronts: that is where the cutting dust settles during installation, and the first place an occupier opens.

Protective films on the stainless steel are taken off before they bake on — a film left three months in the sun leaves an adhesive that needs solvent and a great deal more time. The splashback and the surround of the sink are cleared of excess silicone.

Shower room. The shower tray is almost always still protected and full of site debris. The film of limescale left when the pipework was charged is dealt with before it becomes ingrained. The glass screen is scraped with a fresh blade. Extract grilles are dusted: a grille blocked with plaster cannot be seen but can be heard the first time it runs.

This is the common case on the schemes around the edge of the city. Each studio is estimated as a property in its own right: its area, its floor, its condition, and the 2,000 MAD incl. VAT studio minimum.

There is no per-unit rate and no volume discount: five tiled 35 m² studios are five times 2,000 MAD. What changes with a series is the organisation: one date per studio, confirmed with our team, and a visit only once the trades have left the studio concerned. The full logic of a scheme is set out on the page for apartment blocks and developers.

• tiled studio: 20 MAD/m² incl. VAT, studio minimum 2,000 MAD incl. VAT
• studio in marble, zellige, polished concrete or wood: 30 MAD/m² incl. VAT, same minimum
• balcony or terrace, if added: 10 MAD/m² incl. VAT on standard tiles, 30 MAD/m² incl. VAT otherwise
• supplements on the base price: many marks +20%, thick residue +40%, furnished studio +15%

Example. A tiled 40 m² studio, many marks, already furnished: 40 × 20 = 800 MAD, raised to the 2,000 MAD minimum; +20%: 400 MAD; +15%: 300 MAD. Total: 2,700 MAD incl. VAT. For a 35 m² studio with two windows and one shower room, the indicative duration is one to one and a half days for a team of 3.

The price is indicative and confirmed after photos or a visit; no supplement is committed without your agreement. The full range schedule is on the range price page, and every EPUREVA service on our price schedule. For a studio in the medina, where access and materials change everything, see the riad page.

You can send us the floor area and condition of your studio to get an estimate, with 3 to 5 photos to support it: overall views, close-ups of the marks, access.