Villa Cleaning in Bernex

Yes. In a villa the basement is where most of the neglected work sits: laundry room, plant room, drying area, cellar shelving and the stairs down to it. We wash those floors, clear cobwebs, dust the technical installations without touching settings, and note any visible leak or damp patch. The garage or carport is included too — floor swept and washed, oil marks treated, shelving dusted. If you would rather leave those out of a regular visit and do them twice a year, we set it up that way.

As its own item, because it is the surface that shows wear fastest in a house with no lift. Treads, risers, nosings, handrail, balusters and the wall alongside are all done, with the method matched to the material — soap and controlled moisture on old wooden stairs, pH-neutral on varnished ones, acid-free on stone. We work down from the top floor so nothing is walked back over.

We identify each finish at the site visit. Waxed and oiled boards are cleaned with a soap made for that finish and a well-wrung, barely damp mop, then re-waxed or re-oiled locally where the wood has dried out. Varnished or vitrified parquet gets a pH-neutral cleaner and the same controlled moisture. Natural stone, terracotta and old tiled floors are cleaned acid-free — vinegar and standard limescale removers etch calcareous stone permanently, so they never come into the house.

Yes, for the accessible parts. Veranda glazing, bay windows, sliding doors, frames and runners are part of the scope, and we do the glazing before the floors so nothing runs back onto clean parquet. Outside we clean the terrace, balconies, thresholds and accessible paving, plus the pool surround where there is one, with a soft wash on wood decking and no aggressive pressure on stone joints.

Because the residential streets border farmland and vineyards. In dry weather field dust carries onto glazing, windowsills and veranda roofs, and in spring the pollen load is heavy on the plateau. Garden doors add soil and grit straight onto the floor by the entrance. We work in the order that makes the result last — outdoor surfaces and glazing first, floors after, entrance zone last — and for houses that suffer badly we suggest a fortnightly rhythm in spring and a lighter one in winter.

Usually not, and that is one advantage of a house. Most properties in Bernex have a private driveway or courtyard, so we park on the plot, and the tram 14 terminus with its P+R keeps the main axes moving. Where a house sits on a narrow lane in Sézenove, Lully or the old village we agree a spot with you in advance. There is no surcharge for difficult access either way.

Yes. Everyday waste is sorted to the commune's collection calendar. When a deep clean, a move or a cellar clear-out produces more than the bins can hold, we load it and run it to the déchetterie (recycling centre) sorted by stream. Ash from the wood stove or fireplace is always removed off site rather than left in a bag in the garage.

Yes. We clean houses let through a régie (property management company) as well as owner-occupied villas, and we report to the managing agent directly where that is the arrangement. For a departure we prepare the property for the état des lieux (handover inspection) point by point, including the basement, garage and outdoor areas that inspections in a villa always cover, so the garantie de loyer (rent deposit) is returned in full.

Yes. Many Bernex households book two deep cleans a year — one in spring when the terrace and veranda are opened up, one in autumn before the wood stove is lit — and nothing in between. Others want weekly or fortnightly maintenance with the same team plus a deep clean on top. Both are quoted the same way: a firm price after the site visit, travel included.