In short. After building work in El Jadida, leave the fine dust and the windows to a professional, and keep children away until everything is back in order. Adom (adom.ma) and the AdomApp app (adomapp.com) connect you with a professional; the quote is personalised and free, and you pay after the service.
The workers have left, yet the home is not ready to live in: a very fine dust has settled on furniture, ledges and glass. Think of this as a short list of things to do and things to avoid, written for households with children, older relatives or pets.
Do: sort out the rubble and protect what you can
Ask for large waste to be taken away before the cleaner arrives: rubble, tile offcuts, plaster sacks. Cleaning does not replace clearing the site.
Close the doors of rooms that are not part of the job so the dust stays put. Move valuables and fragile items to a room that is already clean, or take them with you, and throw a sheet over whatever cannot be moved. In your request, name the work that was done: kitchen, bathroom, paint, new flooring. The professional shapes the visit around what they will find.
Don't: the shortcuts that backfire
Do not dry-sweep before the visit, which throws the fine dust into the air. Never mix two household products, even to save time. And do not scrape fresh paint or sealant off the glass with an improvised blade: you may scratch it.
Keep children from playing in the room until the floor has been cleaned, and pets from padding barefoot over glue or plaster leftovers.
Windows are a job of their own
After building work, panes carry paint marks, cement splashes and a film of dust. Better to give them to someone with the right equipment than to rub them dry. In the request, say how many windows are involved and whether some are high up or on a hard-to-reach front. If a pane cracked during the work, say so before the visit.
Where children, older relatives and pets should be during the visit
Plan for children and pets to be somewhere else, with a relative or in a finished room with the door shut. If an older person lives in the home, settle them in a room that will not be cleaned that day, away from where products are being used. Afterwards, ventilate well and check that floors are dry before little hands touch them.
If a person or a pet is sensitive to the smell of cleaning products, put it in the request, so the professional can take it into account.
The address and access: a detail that avoids surprises
In El Jadida, the Portuguese City of Mazagan, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has narrow lanes and limited vehicle access. If your building work was in a house inside those walls, say so: the professional needs to know where they can park or stop. For a flat in the Centre-ville, give the floor and mention a lift if there is one.
Brahim, an imagined case for illustration, had his kitchen redone in a house in the Cité Portugaise. By describing the walk to the door in his request, he kept the professional from arriving without knowing where to leave the car.
Requesting the cleaning on AdomApp
On the post-renovation cleaning page, describe the work done, the rooms, the access and who is at home. You receive offers within 24 to 48 hours, choose one, agree the visit with the professional and pay after the service. Adom connects you with professionals and does not employ them: the professional stays independent.
For other services in the city, see the El Jadida page and the post-construction cleaning page.
Further reading
- Deep cleaning in El Jadida: once a year or every change of season?
- Window cleaning in El Jadida: a family house left empty all year, arranged from a distance
- Mounting and hanging in El Jadida: from request to payment, step by step
- Regular housekeeping and home cleaning in Morocco: how to choose well and get ready
Frequently asked questions
When should the cleaning be done after building work?
Once the workers have finished and taken away the large waste. A visit that comes too early would have to be repeated.
Can children stay at home during the cleaning?
It is better if they are elsewhere, or in a finished room with the door closed. Products and fine dust should be out of their reach.
Should I ventilate during the visit?
Yes, open the windows unless the professional asks otherwise for a specific reason, and ventilate again after they leave.
How do I get windows with paint marks cleaned?
Do not scrape them yourself: mention the marks in the request so the person brings suitable equipment.
How much does post-renovation cleaning cost in El Jadida?
The quote is personalised and free on AdomApp: it depends on what you describe.
