Strata and commercial caretaking in Perth
Strata and commercial caretaking in Perth: a familiar caretaker on set days each week who keeps the shared areas clean, walks the building on a checklist, lets tradespeople in and reports every problem the same day, with photos in SiteIQ.
- Set visit daysA schedule agreed with the council or owner
- A permanent caretakerNot a rotating casual, with trained relief cover
- Same day reportsIssues logged in SiteIQ with photos
- Tradesperson accessTrades met and let in on visit days
Clean shared areas and someone who notices
A caretaker looks after the common property between the big jobs. They clean the lobby, lifts, corridors and outdoor areas, and on every visit they walk the building looking for the small things that turn into big ones: a light out, a door that will not close, a leak, a trip hazard, graffiti or dumped rubbish.
Your caretaker is a permanent member of our team who attends on scheduled visits, and the same caretaker looks after your building wherever possible, so they get to know it. When they are on leave a trained relief caretaker covers the same visits, so the agreed hours are delivered.
A caretaking visit can include
- Lobby, lifts, corridors, stairs and glass cleaned to a set schedule
- A checklist walk through of lights, doors, gates, leaks and damage
- Paths, entries and outdoor areas swept, with a light garden tidy
- Bin store tidied and overflowing or damaged bins reported
- Pool surround and gate checked where the building has a pool
- Tradespeople met and let in when arranged inside visit times
Caretaking for strata and commercial buildings
Strata apartment buildings
Common property cleaned and checked for the council of owners, with visit reports to the strata manager or the council's nominee, and tradespeople met on site when the council books work.
Commercial and mixed use buildings
Lobbies, lift cars, car parks and amenities kept presentable for tenants and visitors, with faults reported to the owner or property manager the same day.
Buildings with shared facilities
Pool surrounds, courtyards, bin stores and car parks added to the visit schedule, with pool services available under the same agreement.
How caretaking is priced
Caretaking is quoted as one fixed weekly price for the regular visits, set out with the visit days, hours and a task list by area, so the council or owner can see exactly what each visit covers. Periodic work such as pressure cleaning or a machine scrub is priced per occasion and only done when asked for.
What sets the price
- Visits a week and hours on site
- Lobbies, floors, lifts, stairs and car park areas
- Outdoor areas, pool surrounds and bin stores
- Periodic and deep cleaning the building needs
- Consumables, if you would like us to supply them
How a caretaking contract starts
Walk the building
We walk the common property with the council, strata manager or owner and note the areas, finishes and facilities.
Set the schedule
Visit days, hours and a task list by area and frequency, written down so everyone knows what each visit covers.
Visit and check
Your caretaker cleans, walks the building on the checklist and meets any tradespeople booked for that visit.
Report the same day
Issues are logged in SiteIQ with photos and passed to the strata manager, the council's nominee or the property manager.
Caretaking, building management and strata management
A caretaker keeps the shared areas clean and reports what they find. A building manager takes responsibility for the building: contractors, quotes, the essential services and compliance diary, and the monthly report. Our fractional building manager works on twice weekly attendance plus remote support between visits.
Under the Strata Titles Act 1985, levies, meetings, insurance and the strata roll stay with the strata company and its council, or the strata manager it appoints. Caretaking and building management can sit under one agreement, so one team cleans, checks and follows the work through.
Choose caretaking when you want
- Clean common areas on a regular schedule
- A familiar face in the building on set days
- Problems found early and reported with photos
- Someone to let tradespeople in
Add building management when you want
- One accountable person for contractors and quotes
- The compliance diary kept current
- A monthly report to the council or owner
From our strata cleaning and maintenance contracts
A fault found early in Cannington
Our staff clean and look after the common areas of an apartment building. While clearing hard rubbish they found bin room doors that could only be locked from inside, reported it in writing with photos and a costed fix, and fitted the fix. Read the Cannington strata case study.
Common areas checked in Leederville
Lifts, corridors, stairwells, the bin room and the car park cleaned on schedule, with a fire door found propped open flagged in the report. Read the Leederville strata cleaning case study.
Cleaning from the same team
Caretaking builds on our strata common area cleaning, with the added walk through, reporting and tradesperson access that a council asks a caretaker for.
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Strata and commercial caretaking: common questions
What does a strata caretaker do?
A strata caretaker cleans the common property on set days, walks the building on a checklist looking for faults, damage and hazards, lets tradespeople in when arranged, and reports what they find to the strata manager or the council's nominee the same day.
Is the caretaker resident in the building?
No. Our caretakers attend on scheduled visit days agreed with the council or owner, and issues found between visits can be logged with our help desk.
How many hours a week does a caretaker attend?
It depends on the size of the building and its facilities. We walk the building first, then propose visit days and hours with a task list by area, so the council or owner can see what each visit covers before agreeing.
Is the caretaker the same person each week?
Wherever possible, yes. Your caretaker is a permanent member of our team rather than a rotating casual, and a trained relief caretaker covers the same visits during leave.
How do we know what the caretaker found?
Every visit is logged in SiteIQ with a checklist and photos, and issues are passed on the same day. A short visit report goes to the strata manager, the council's nominee or the property manager.
Do you provide caretaking for commercial buildings?
Yes. We provide caretaking for commercial and mixed use buildings as well as strata apartment buildings, covering lobbies, lift cars, car parks and shared amenities, with faults reported to the owner or property manager.
What is the difference between a caretaker and a building manager?
A caretaker cleans and reports. A building manager takes responsibility for contractors, quotes, compliance and reporting. Our building managers work on twice weekly attendance plus remote support, and caretaking and building management can sit under one agreement.
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Talk to us about caretaking
Tell us the building, the number of lots or tenancies and the shared facilities on site. Call, email [email protected] or use our contact page, and we will walk the building and send a written schedule and price.