In Boliqueime the houses are country properties, with bare ground at the door and rustic floors that come indoors with whoever walks in. Cleaning here means dealing with clay, dust and terracotta or stone floors that will not take the aggressive products you would use on modern ceramic.
We get there in about 15 minutes · Free site visit and quote
Boliqueime is barrocal country: houses scattered across hillsides, smallholdings with almond and carob trees, and a lot of old building stock that has never been properly touched.
Gentle hills between the mountains and the coast, with scattered settlement and dirt tracks serving many of the properties. Traditional country houses and restored smallholdings, barrel-tile roofs on timber structures, stone walls holding up terraces, and farm outbuildings converted into living space.
In Boliqueime we are called out mainly for roofs and stonework — cleaning and repairing coverings before the first rains, and building or rebuilding walls.
This is where we find the most roofs covered in moss and lichen. Barrel tiles laid without an underlay let water through as soon as one piece cracks or slips, and the problem only shows up when the stain reaches the ceiling.
Many terraces are held by dry stone walls decades old. With no drainage behind them, rainwater pushes and the wall bellies out until it comes down. Rebuilding is a mason's job, not ordinary blockwork.
There are properties a materials lorry cannot reach. We allow for that when quoting, with a transfer into a smaller vehicle.
We come to the house to see the areas, the materials and what it actually needs. The quote follows that, rather than a guess over the phone.
We agree frequency, duration and what each visit covers, in writing.
A team is assigned to your house, with one person responsible who is your point of contact.
After a few visits it becomes clear what needs doing more often and what needs doing less. The plan follows.
We work in Boliqueime regularly. We set out from Loulé and get there in about 15 minutes, which means we can come and look at the job without charging for the trip.
This is where we find the most roofs covered in moss and lichen. Barrel tiles laid without an underlay let water through as soon as one piece cracks or slips, and the problem only shows up when the stain reaches the ceiling. It is the situation we come across most often in Boliqueime, and it is why we look at the job before quoting.
We collect it and put it in the bins, yes. If the house is empty between visits, we leave the containers washed so they do not start to smell.
We do. Let us know beforehand so we bring brushes suited to pet hair and can agree what to do with the animal during the clean.
We hold public liability insurance. If it happens, we tell you straight away — you will not find out later — and we put it right.
Tell us what you need and we will come and look. We get there in about 15 minutes and the visit is free.
