Cleaning an alley way between two blocks the works included pressure washing, scrubbing, and cleaning to remove dust, paint, plaster, debris, wall, and window cleaning.

This powerful and versatile petrol driven pressure washer really made quick work of the job. The machine of choice for professional driveway and patio cleaners the petrol pressure washer and bowser is more powerful than an electric one, and you don’t need access to an electrical supply. All you need is water and you are up and running.

You can clean many things with an industrial pressure washer:

• Driveways
• Patios
• Decking
• Paving
• Brickwork
• Fencing
• Graffiti and more…

A driveway or patio after it has been pressure washed looks clean, fresh, and good as new!

Starlet Cleaning offer professional pressure washing services in London for domestic and commercial premises.

Despite signs of a return to economic growth and a modest recovery the construction industry in London is still facing very challenging times.

The building industry as a whole is very important not just to London but to the wider UK economy. In the UK as a whole, it accounts for ten per cent of GDP and employs more than two million people.  It’s sometimes forgotten that it employs a range of highly skilled workers, including after builders cleaners.

During construction, and before a building is finished and handed over to a client, a construction company will want to ensure a project is properly cleaned to complete what may be months or years of hard work on the part of the builder.

Typically, depending on the project, a three tier cleaning solution will be needed – builders clean, re-clean, and sparkle clean.

After Builders Cleans – What’s Involved?

• After builders cleaners will need to de-tape and clean internal windows and frames.
• They will need to wipe over all surfaces to make sure the building is dust free. Cupboards, fixtures, and fittings will need vacuuming, and doors washed or damp wiped both sides.
• Floors will need to be swept, mopped, and residues, paint, and plaster removed.
• Finger and other marks will need to be removed from ceiling panels.
• Glass partitions and doors will need cleaning too.
• In toilets and showers tiled walls will need to be wiped over and dry buffed. Sanitary ware and shower heads will need to be wiped. Labels will need to be removed.
• Outside windows will need to be professionally cleaned including de-taping, and cleaning of glass and frames.
• Hard floors may need buffing and polishing.

Health and Safety

Building sites under construction can be dangerous places. Risk assessments will need to be carried out before cleaning starts to protect staff and ensure work is carried out in a safe, professional, and efficient manner.  After builders cleaners will need to be CSCS qualified and take a responsible approach to Health & Safety. They will need to wear personal protective equipment including gloves, protective safety boots with good grip and anti-slip properties, helmet, and high vis vest.

Sparkle Clean

With many commercial construction projects taking months or years of work to complete it is important that the finished project is handed over to a new client for use and occupation in sparkling condition. In this regard the importance of having skilled and experienced after builders cleaners with expertise in builders cleans and sparkle cleans cannot be over emphasised.

Starlet Cleaning is a leading provider of commercial after builders cleaning in London. We have a supply of highly skilled and qualified talent to help deliver and complete building projects. We can provide risk assessments, a health & safety policy, COSHH sheets. We are fully insured, and registered with the Construction Industry Scheme. As part of our commercial after builders cleaning in London we offer floor buffing and polishing services, and professional outside window cleaning.

There is no time to waste, you need to find a good professional London cleaning company to help you. You can always try and do it yourself if you have only one room to be cleaned, but if it is the whole house that needs cleaning it’s a better idea to call a professional cleaning company specialising in after builders cleaning.

Google search will help you to find a cleaning company with good reviews. Invite one or two you like best to come and offer you a quote. Don’t try to hire the cheapest one. It’s not the best idea. Always remember – you often get what you pay for in life. If you want to be sure of high standards, and a professional approach, never go for the cheapest option.

Here are some step by step tips, and things to bear in mind, so you know if the cleaning company you are considering will provide you with a professional service.

Make sure the cleaning team you contract is supervised. There has to be someone who is responsible for the job and who you will deal with.

Double check if the cleaners will cover and protect your new floors, whether they are wooden or carpeted. Cleaning products or even water can damage flooring very easily.

Check that the cleaners will clean or replace the home’s air filter as it will help to clear the dust out of your home.

When it comes to after builders cleaning your biggest enemy is dust. Everything might be new in your property but all surfaces and any fixtures and fittings need to be wiped down from dust, which takes time. For example, one unit has to be wiped and the cloth rinsed, and repeated three times at least to get rid of stubborn dust. Then everything has to be polished with furniture polish and so on. This is very labour intensive work if the end result is to be a truly sparkling, dust free clean. This is another reason not to go for the cheapest price.

General cleaning

Builders dust needs to be trapped rather than spread into the air or it will just land in a new location. With high levels of dust produced during construction it will take several cleanings to remove it completely. That’s why all surfaces need to be vacuumed very thoroughly, using different kinds of attachments, brushes, and mops.

- Remove any rubbish and protection tapes left over from the building work.
- Professionally steam clean all carpets to remove dirt, dust, and marks left by paint or plaster.
- Professionally clean all internal and (optionally external) windows, sills, and frames of leftover debris, paint, and plaster.
- Remove all sticky labels from new doors, windows, appliances, and furniture.
- Dust all walls top to bottom with a micro fibre flat mop.

Kitchen cleaning

The kitchen is the most difficult area of the home to clean and will require the most attention.

- New kitchen units and appliances are usually fitted with protection tape, foil, and packaging. The best thing to do is to keep the removal of the protection to the end of the job. Then when all is ready and dust free you can peel off the foil, labels, and tapes and gently polish the cabinets with a soft micro fibre cloth.
-Always clean with the top to bottom system, starting with walls, lighting, wall fixings, and windows.
-Kitchen cupboards should be damp wiped inside and out, with handles wiped and polished.
-Appliances, should be damp wiped inside, (even if new), then polished with a soft cloth and optionally a stainless steel cleaning product.
-Vacuum, then damp wipe shelving, doors, ledges and skirtings.
-The floor should be thoroughly vacuumed, all around, behind, and under furniture where possible, then mopped with an appropriate product for wooden or marble tiled floors.

Living room, bedrooms, and hall

The living areas of your home will need a top to bottom cleaning approach to remove dust from every corner and crevice, including high to reach areas.

-Again, start with vacuuming around all corners, walls, fixtures and fittings to soak in as much dust as possible.
-Wash the windows and window frames inside, leaving them dust and debris free.
-Vacuum and damp wipe furniture, moving them around carefully if not too heavy, to avoid scratching the floors.
-Vacuum sofas, beds, and mattresses, if any there.
-Floors should be thoroughly vacuumed and mopped, making sure there is no debris left.

Bathroom cleaning

Bathrooms and toilets should be left gleaming and sparkling clean following a professional builders cleaning service.

-Vacuum all surfaces to get some dust out.
-Wash the window and window frame.
-Damp wipe tiles, fixings, lighting, mirrors, then dry polish it.
-Descale, disinfect, wipe, and polish showers, bath tubs, taps and
toilet bowls.
-Wipe down skirtings, doors with handles, all ledges and corners.
-Scrub and disinfect bathroom floors and toilet.

A professional after builders cleaning team, with the right cleaning equipment and materials, will soon transform your home after you have had the builders in. Within a short time they will work wonders putting the icing on the cake of your newly refurbished home.

Finally, after perhaps months of upheaval, you can sit back, relax, and enjoy your new home safe in the knowledge that all dust has been removed from every corner, and everything is sparkling clean!

Aga Malaczewska is a cleaning team manager with Starlet Cleaning who offer professional domestic and commercial after builders cleaning London wide.