One home can hold two different jobs. The living room, with its dust and rugs, does not need the same method, time or equipment as a bathroom with its grout lines and shower enclosure. When you plan cleaning for a flat in the Bayındır neighbourhood of Muratpaşa, Antalya, making this distinction first removes most of the later "could you also do this" negotiation.
Living spaces and wet areas as separate scopes
In living spaces the work is usually defined as dusting, wiping surfaces, reaching under and behind furniture, and window edges. In wet areas, taps, shower enclosures, the toilet, the basin, grout and tile joints should each be named. If both groups are described in one phrase as "house cleaning", the scope stays vague.
A practical approach: walk room by room and answer three questions for each space — should surfaces be wiped, should contents be emptied out, should furniture be moved. Cupboard interiors, the fridge and the oven are separate items and must be requested in advance. The cause of limescale, yellowing or a dull surface cannot be stated without an on-site look, and no promise is made that a given mark will come out. Where the manufacturer's care instructions for a coated, painted or special surface are unknown, the choice of method is limited accordingly. For scope details see house cleaning.
Sequencing with moving and installation work
When the order is wrong, the work is done twice. Furniture assembly, kitchen unit replacement, air conditioning or shower cabin installation all generate dust and shavings; fine cleaning done before they finish is usually wasted. An empty flat, before belongings arrive, is the easiest stage for cupboard interiors and floors, and empty flat cleaning fits that situation better.
If renovation, painting or a newly handed-over flat is involved, treat coarse waste removal and fine cleaning as separate stages. Construction dust has to be taken out gradually rather than in one pass. Whether water and electricity are on, whether the lift can be used, and where waste may be left are all points to settle beforehand.
Setting the common area boundary with management
Stairs, landings, the entrance and any car park usually belong to the building, not the flat. When a team comes for interior work, wiping the doorstep or the lift interior is not automatically included. These areas are discussed separately and the decision normally rests with building management. Apartment and residence cleaning is a different job definition: who requests it, which floors are included, and how passage over wet floors will be arranged are agreed in advance.
The eight services in brief
House cleaning covers kitchen, bathroom and living areas; office and workplace cleaning covers work areas, shared use and toilets, with limits around electronics and documents. Post-construction cleaning separates coarse waste from fine work. Empty flat cleaning suits pre-move stages, apartment and residence cleaning covers shared areas. Villa cleaning is planned by floors, rooms, stairs and windows, pool maintenance not included. Sofa washing starts with the fabric label; window cleaning is limited to reachable glass.
Checks before and after the work
- List wet areas and living spaces separately.
- State whether cupboard, fridge and oven interiors are wanted.
- Share the installation, painting or moving schedule.
- Check water, electricity, lift access and the waste point.
- Get building approval if common areas are requested.
- Set aside fragile items and anything that should not be touched.
- Walk through room by room at the end and ask about ventilation times.
Can interior and stairwell cleaning happen on the same day?
Both can be requested together, but they are different scopes and the stairwell needs a building decision. Whether they can be planned jointly is discussed according to address and access conditions.
Should I clean before the installers arrive?
If the installation will leave dust and offcuts, fine cleaning is better left until afterwards. To plan the details, contact CGS Temizlik on 0537 4450191; the main address is Sütçüler Mahallesi 15 Temmuz Şehitler Cd No109/D Kepez/Antalya.