The MELLS Journal
Property care guides for Dubai homes and businesses, page 4
Straight answers from the people who do the work: what each job involves, how long it takes, how to prepare and what to ask before you book.
Closing a Dubai villa for the summer
Before closing a Dubai villa for the summer, service the AC and leave it running in the mid twenties, close the water supply to the house, switch off the water…
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Cleaning a home cinema and acoustic panels
Clean fabric acoustic panels dry: vacuum them on low suction through a soft brush head and never wet or scrub them.
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Oven self clean cycle or professional cleaning?
A pyrolytic self clean cycle burns light soil inside the oven cavity to ash and is fine for regular upkeep.
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Floor care by material: tile, marble, wood, vinyl
Remove sand daily with a dust mop or vacuum on every floor. Mop porcelain tile with a neutral or mildly alkaline cleaner.
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Water damage at home: the first 24 hours
In the first 24 hours after water damage, make the area electrically safe, stop the water at the main valve, photograph everything, then get the water out…
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Allergy proofing a Dubai home
To cut allergens at home, wash bedding weekly at 60 degrees Celsius, fit mite proof covers to mattresses and pillows, vacuum with a HEPA machine, dust…
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A gym cleaning schedule that members notice
A busy gym needs equipment contact points wiped through the day, a full clean of floors, mirrors and changing rooms every night, a weekly machine scrub…
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Yoga studio cleaning: mats, floors and air
Wipe shared mats after every class with a mild cleaner the mat maker allows, and hang them to dry before rolling.
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Sauna and steam room hygiene
A sauna is cleaned almost dry: benches are wiped daily with a wrung cloth and a mild sauna cleaner, then left to dry with the door open.
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Clinic cleaning checklist for Dubai practices
A clinic checklist divides the premises into zones, gives each zone its own colour coded cloths and mops, and lists what is cleaned and what is disinfected…
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School deep cleaning in the term breaks
Use the long summer break for work that needs empty rooms and drying time: stripping and resealing floors, carpet extraction, high level dusting, washroom…
4 min readRestaurant deep cleaning schedule
Kitchen staff clean surfaces and floors every shift and wash canopy filters daily to weekly.
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