Strata Cleaning Double Bay — Common Areas Owners Are Proud To Walk Through
Strata cleaning in Double Bay NSW 2028 carries an expectation most suburbs do not. Buildings along Bay Street, Manning Road, William Street and the New South Head Road ridge are occupied by owners who paid a premium for the address, and the lobby is the first thing that either justifies or undermines that. Pro Clean Corp services Double Bay 2028 and surrounds with a common-area program written building by building, so committees stop chasing the same three complaints every quarter.
The common-area scope, written down
Every building gets a room-by-room schedule with a stated frequency against each line, agreed with the committee or agent before we start:
- Entry lobby detailed each visit — glass doors and sidelights, intercom panel, mail bank, seating, entry mats lifted and vacuumed underneath
- Lift cars wiped floor to ceiling with stainless-appropriate product, tracks vacuumed, and the ceiling-corner dust that everyone else skips actually removed
- Corridors and stairwells vacuumed or mopped, skirtings and handrails wiped, and cobwebs cleared from the fire-stair landings
- Bin room washed out, bins rotated to the kerb and returned, drains dosed, and the floor degreased on a monthly cycle
- Basement car park swept, oil spots treated, and visitor bays kept clear of dumped items with a photo notification to the agent
- Pool surrounds, gym rooms and rooftop terraces where the building has them, with furniture wiped and drains cleared
Built for Double Bay buildings specifically
Two things shape the work here. First, the stock is mixed: 1960s walk-ups on Ocean Avenue with no lift and tight stair landings, mid-rise boutique blocks off Transvaal Avenue with marble lobbies, and newer mixed-use buildings above the Knox Street and Cross Street retail where residential lifts open onto a commercial ground plane. Each needs a different product set — the marble lobbies in particular are ruined fast by acidic supermarket cleaners, so ours are pH-neutral by default.
Second, access. Loading zones near Kiaora Place and the Cross Street car park fill early, the village runs a weekday delivery crush, and several blocks share a driveway with a ground-floor tenancy. Our supervisors document loading windows, key registers and alarm procedures in the site file so a relief cleaner is never guessing at 6am. Where a building also has retail below, we can align the residential program with our retail cleaning Double Bay service and put the whole address on one invoice.
Reporting your committee can actually use
Most strata complaints are not really about cleaning — they are about not knowing whether the cleaner came. Every attendance leaves a signed log in the building, and every month the agent receives a dated photo audit of the lobby, lift, bin room and car park. Committees paste it into the meeting pack; agents use it to close out owner emails in one reply. If something is missed, flag it and we re-attend free, usually inside 24 hours.
Pricing and terms
Ongoing strata work sits between $30 and $45 per hour, converted to a fixed monthly amount so the levy budget is predictable. Projects like a bin-room deep clean, car park scrub or post-renovation common-area make-good are quoted separately at $40 to $50 per hour. Agreements are month-to-month with 30 days written notice — no three-year strata contract with an escalation clause buried on page four. Worked examples are in our Double Bay cost guide and the full inclusions list is on our rates page.
Strata cleaning Double Bay — FAQs
What does strata cleaning in Double Bay actually include?
A standard Double Bay strata program covers lobby and lift car presentation, stair and corridor vacuuming or mopping, glass and letterbox banks, bin room washouts and bin rotation, car park sweeping, and garden-edge tidying. Pool surrounds, gym rooms and rooftop terraces are added as separate line items where the building has them.
How often should a Double Bay apartment block be cleaned?
Most buildings between Bay Street and New South Head Road run two visits per week, with the bin room serviced on collection day. Blocks of eight units or fewer often work well on a single weekly visit, while buildings with a concierge, pool or heavy short-stay turnover usually need three.
How much does strata cleaning cost here?
Contract strata work is priced in the $30 to $45 per hour band and quoted as a fixed monthly figure against a written common-area scope. A typical 12 to 20 unit Double Bay block sits between $600 and $1,400 per month depending on visit frequency, lift count and whether bin rooms need pressure washing.
Do you report to the strata committee or the managing agent?
Both, however the building prefers it. We issue a signed visit log each attendance and a monthly photo audit that agents can attach straight to the committee pack, which removes the usual argument about whether a job was done.
Can you handle bin rooms that have got out of hand?
Yes. Neglected bin rooms are the single most common call we get in the Eastern Suburbs. We quote a one-off deep clean including degrease, pressure wash where drainage allows, and drain dosing, then keep it that way on the ongoing program.
Are you insured to work in a residential building?
Pro Clean Corp carries $20 million public liability insurance and workers compensation, and every cleaner holds a current national police check. Certificates of currency go to your strata manager before the first visit.
One provider across the building and the street
Buildings with commercial tenancies can bundle office suites, consulting rooms and ground-floor cafes onto the same agreement. We run the same program in Darling Point, Point Piper and the towers at Edgecliff, and portfolio pricing applies once an agent has three or more of our buildings.
Book a common-area walkthrough for your Double Bay building
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