On a cleaning day the tightest spot is often not a room but the doorway. Equipment, buckets, machines and full bags travel the same stairs several times. If you are arranging a service for an address in Şişeler, a neighbourhood of the Manavgat district of Antalya, one question makes everything easier: is the route from the entrance to the working area clear enough for two people carrying equipment, or is it shared with a shoe rack, a bicycle, plant pots or stored boxes? The answer changes both the timing and which scope is realistic.
The eight services, briefly
Home cleaning covers kitchen, bathroom and living areas; office cleaning covers workspaces, shared areas and toilets. Post-construction cleaning separates coarse debris from fine cleaning. Empty flat cleaning focuses on cabinet interiors, wet rooms and floors before a move. Building and complex cleaning covers stairs, landings and entrances; villa cleaning covers floors, rooms, stairs and glass. Sofa washing follows the fabric label; window cleaning is limited to reachable glass.
Safe passage at the entrance and on stairs
In a building with stairs, the order of work while floors are wet is part of the job itself. In some buildings the step width or the condition of the handrail may mean equipment has to be carried in smaller loads rather than all at once; this is not true of every building and depends on the address. When shared areas are involved, building and complex cleaning works best when it is agreed in advance which floor stays wet and when, so neighbours can use the dry side. Inside a flat, a mat, cable or box left at the door should be moved aside before work begins if it blocks the carrying route.
Fragile items and access to cabinets
The same logic applies to belongings. Glass objects on a console, picture frames, vases and hanging light fittings sitting along the carrying route are safest if the owner collects them beforehand. Cabinet interiors are a separate decision: shelves usually cannot be wiped unless they are emptied. Agree in advance who empties them, which cabinets are included and where the contents will go. Where cabinets are already empty, as before a move, empty flat cleaning proceeds with a clearer scope. Locked drawers, documents, electronic devices and personal boxes stay outside the scope; sorting or destroying paperwork is not a cleaning service.
Describing a special request clearly
"Do the windows too" is not enough on its own. Which room, inside face only or both faces, frames and sills included? Glass that needs a ladder or sits on an outside façade requires separate assessment; window cleaning is limited to reachable surfaces. Likewise, guessing the cause of a mark on glass or another surface is not reliable: whether it is a scratch, a permanent stain or the surface coating itself needs an expert to judge on site. For sofas, rugs or stone counters, no method can be called suitable without knowing the manufacturer's care instructions.
Checkpoints before and after
- Clear the route from the front door to the working area; pull back racks and boxes.
- Move fragile items away from the stairs and corridor line.
- Say which cabinet interiors you want and who will empty them.
- Check water and power access, a working socket and tap.
- State any room or item you want left out from the start.
- At the end, review wet floors and shared areas together.
How do neighbours pass while the stairs are wet?
Work can be sequenced so one side stays dry, or floors can be taken in turn. This is worth agreeing before the job, according to the stair layout at the address.
Should I empty the cabinets myself?
Having the owner remove personal items, documents and fragile goods is the safest route. Empty shelves can be wiped right away; full shelves need a separate scope discussion.
To discuss the address and access conditions: CGS Temizlik, Sütçüler Mahallesi 15 Temmuz Şehitler Cd No109/D Kepez/Antalya, 0537 4450191.