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Do you manage a strata property? If so, among your responsibilities is the cleaning and maintenance of common areas. Strata cleaning is not just important for operating your property successfully—it is essential. 

While strata titles originated in New South Wales, Australia, the concept of strata properties has since spread throughout the globe to countries such as Canada, Singapore, the UAE, and Malaysia. In countries without strata titles, there are generally some similar types of properties.

In this post, we will explain all you need to know about strata cleaning. We will go over what this service entails, its benefits, and why you should work with a professional crew that specializes in strata cleaning.

Facilities Where Strata Cleaning Takes Place

By definition, strata properties all feature common areas. So, strata cleaning is necessary in every type of strata facility. Examples include:

• Townhouses

• High-rise apartments

• Duplexes

• Villas

• Office buildings

• Factories

• Retail properties

• Storage units

• Mixed use properties

• … And more

 What Does Strata Cleaning Involve?

When you hire a strata cleaning service, professionals will come in and clean and sanitize your common areas. Exactly what this entails depends in part upon the type of property you have and its features. Services may include:

• Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, and dusting of carpets, tile floors, hardwood, and other types of flooring in common areas.

• Cleaning your doors, windows, knobs, and frames.

• Sanitizing elevator buttons and screens.

• Dusting furnishings, décor, appliances and more in common areas.

• Sanitizing public restroom facilities.

• Cleaning your walls, wainscoting, moulding, and hard-to-reach corners.

• Sterilizing railings, countertops, the backs of chairs, light fixtures and switches, desks, tables, and any other high-contact surfaces.

• Sanitizing your switchboards.

• Cleaning sidewalks, driveways, steps, entryways, garden paths, tennis courts, swimming pools, greenhouses, and other outdoor areas.

• Collecting and removing trash from the premises.

   

Those are just some common examples. Depending on your facility, there could be other services that a strata cleaning company would perform. 

Benefits of Strata Cleaning

Below are some of the main advantages of regular strata cleaning services. 

 1. Prevent illnesses.

The number one reason to clean common spaces in your strata property on an ongoing basis is to ensure that the spaces your tenants share are as sanitary as possible.

 It has always been important to take steps to prevent the spread of bacteria, viruses, and mold. But in our COVID-19 era, sanitation is more vital than ever. Strata cleaning not only contributes to the health of your tenants, but in some cases may help to prevent serious outbreaks.

 2. Present a professional appearance.

 No matter what type of facility you manage, it is going to receive plenty of foot traffic, sometimes from prospective tenants or associates. What kind of impression do you want to make? The very best, right? 

 With clean common spaces, you send a professional message about what people can expect when they visit or lease a unit at your property. As a result, you might see an influx of business and revenue. 

3. Keep up with maintenance.

If you run a large strata complex, it can be hard to keep track of everything going on. Is one of your light fixtures broken?  Does the pool need maintenance? Are filters clogged in your HVAC system? Is a sprinkler broken? Is one of your doors jamming? 

 You probably do not have time to individually walk around and inspect everything yourself on a continuous basis. But if you have a team cleaning your property every week, they will be able to report any issues they notice.

 Ask your strata cleaning company if they also do any sort of maintenance and repair work. If they do, they can deal with these issues as they encounter them. That way, they are more likely to be taken care of before a tenant or associate sees them.

4. Keep tenants happy. 

Last, but certainly not least, by cleaning and maintaining the common areas of your strata property in a timely fashion, you assure a great experience for tenants. 

That means they will want to stay with you for longer. They will also spread the word, making it easy to fill units with new tenants when needed.

Why Work With a Professional Strata Cleaning Service?

Now you know some of the benefits of strata cleaning. But why is it important to choose a cleaning service with extensive strata experience? 

 1. Stay eco-friendly.

 Every decision you make about how to manage your property is important when it comes to environmental impact—and that includes the products you clean with and the efficiency with which you do it.

 A professional cleaning service that uses only sustainable cleaning supplies can help you reduce your property’s environmental footprint. 

 2. Get the job done right. 

 Many strata complexes include a wide assortment of common areas, each with different challenges. Not every cleaning professional is going to be equipped to tackle each of those challenges.

 But a company that specializes in strata cleaning has handled jobs with an exceptional range of requirements. That means that no matter what type of facility you manage and what types of common areas you need to sanitize, the team will be ready for the job. They will get it done right the first time and every time, saving you time and money. 

 3. Focus on other aspects of property management. 

 One of the best things about working with experienced strata cleaners is that you can look forward to a smooth, stress-free experience. 

 In fact, after you set up a convenient schedule for ongoing cleanings, you should find that it becomes pretty much effortless to keep the common spaces in your facility clean. It is very much a “set and forget” experience. Indeed, you might soon forget that your strata property does not simply clean itself,

 Contact the Experienced Team You Need to Keep Your Strata Property Clean

 Your strata property may have many common areas to clean and maintain, but keeping up with the job can be easy. 

 Boss Construction Cleaning professional team has extensive experience cleaning a wide range of strata properties, including high rises, office buildings, retail properties, and more. To schedule your consultation today, please call (778)8992006. We look forward to cleaning every surface to keep your tenants healthy and happy.