Common area cleaning in Prague apartment buildings

Many apartment buildings in Prague are run by an SVJ (společenství vlastníků jednotek), the owners’ association that manages the building and its common areas. Keeping the stairwell, entrance and lift clean is one of its standing jobs, and it works best on a schedule rather than whenever someone complains at the owners’ meeting. Ohayno provides regular common area cleaning for SVJ boards, housing cooperatives and building managers in Prague. You pay for the hours worked, from 300 CZK/hour + VAT, and our manager prepares an exact quote after a free visit to the building.

Common area cleaning in Prague: what we clean

We write the scope into a cleaning plan, area by area, with a frequency for each task. A typical plan covers:

• the entrance: floor, mats, front door and its glass, the intercom panel
• mailboxes, including the flyers that end up on the floor and window sills
• stairs, landings and corridors: sweeping, vacuuming and mopping, wiping handrails and banisters
• the lift: cabin floor, walls, mirror, control panel and doors
• door handles, light switches and buttons
• the basement: shared corridors, the pram and bike rooms, the drying room
• windows on the stairwell and corridors
• the area in front of the building and around the bins

Owners’ flats and private cellar units are not part of common area cleaning. A flat can be booked separately as apartment cleaning.

How often

We set the frequency by the size of the building, the number of flats and how busy it is. A common starting point, adjusted after the visit:

• weekly: entrance, corridors and stairs, lift cabin, handrails, handles, switches and mailboxes, the bin area
• monthly: basement corridors and the pram room, window sills, radiators, doors and frames, cobwebs
• a few times a year: stairwell windows, light fittings, a thorough clean of the basement
• as needed: after someone moves in or out, after building work, after an unusual mess

Price

Regular common area cleaning costs from 300 CZK/hour + VAT under a contract of at least 1 year. How many hours your building needs depends on the number of entrances, floors and lifts, the size of the common areas, the frequency, and whether the plan includes the basement, windows or the area outside. That is why our manager visits first, walks through the building with you and sends a quote that lists the tasks and hours. The visit is free.

How to order

1. Send us the address, the number of entrances, floors and lifts, how often you want cleaning and whether the basement, windows or outside area are included. Rough numbers are fine.
2. Our manager visits the building with a board member or the building manager.
3. We send a cleaning plan with frequencies and the price, which the board can put to the owners for approval.
4. We sign a contract for regular cleaning, for a minimum of 1 year. You hand over keys or fobs and we agree on the day and time.

Keys, staff and insurance

We send our own employees, not subcontractors. Every cleaner goes through an interview, training and a background check by a security agency before starting, and signs a confidentiality agreement. Keys and codes for your building are logged. We carry liability insurance up to 5 000 000 CZK. We clean regularly for about 60 business clients, and our Google rating is 4.7 out of 5 from more than 220 reviews.

Related services: window cleaning, deep cleaning after work on the common areas, carpet cleaning for carpeted corridors (price on request for larger areas) and office cleaning if your building also has commercial tenants.

FAQ

How much does common area cleaning cost?

Regular cleaning costs from 300 CZK/hour + VAT under a contract of at least 1 year. The monthly amount depends on how many hours the cleaning plan needs. We send a quote with the tasks and hours after a free visit.

Who pays for cleaning the common areas?

The owners. Czech law (Act No. 67/2013 Coll.) treats common area cleaning as a service linked to the use of the flats, so owners pay it through monthly advances and the SVJ settles the account after each billing period of up to 12 months. The SVJ decides how the cost is split between flats; if it doesn’t, the cost is split by the number of people counted for billing. Your SVJ’s articles and meeting resolutions have the details.

Do you need to see the building first?

Yes. Without a visit we can only give a rough estimate, because the price is based on hours and those depend on the building. The visit is free and without obligation.

How long is the contract?

Regular cleaning is agreed for a minimum of 1 year. If the building’s needs change, we adjust the plan together.

Send us the address and the number of entrances using the form above, email hello@ohayno.cz or call +420 210 014 677, and we will arrange a visit. Our office address (Na Harfě 712/7, Prague 9) and other contacts are on the contacts page.