How often should a residential community’s shared spaces be cleaned?

Cleaning frequency should reflect how your community’s shared spaces are used and how quickly they become dirty between visits. Entrances, stairways and communal toilets may therefore need different cleaning intervals. Start by observing each area before the next clean, then use those observations to agree a suitable plan with your cleaning company.

For communities in Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa and the wider southern Costa Blanca, a good cleaning plan is about more than the number of visits. It should also identify the surfaces to be cleaned and the tasks to be carried out. This makes it easier to see whether an issue calls for more visits or different tasks.

Before choosing a cleaning interval, gather a few simple details:

• Use: Which entrances and shared spaces see the most activity? • Layout: How many entrances, floors and lifts are there? Which outdoor areas should be included? • Visible dirt: Where do sand, dust, footprints or litter accumulate, and how quickly do they return? • Changes during the year: When is the property or its communal facilities used more heavily? • Starting condition: Do you need ongoing maintenance cleaning, or is there a build-up of dirt to address first?

Look at the spaces at different times between cleaning visits. An entrance just after a clean tells you less about its needs than its condition as the next visit approaches.

Observe how quickly sand, footprints and marks return to floors, mirrors and accessible surfaces. If the entrance becomes dirty well before the next visit, review the interval or the tasks.