Cleaning & Housekeeping
Deep cleans, turnovers between guests or tenants, and scheduled housekeeping that keeps a property guest-ready.
Spain · Switzerland · Ireland
Property maintenance & improvements
Rufous looks after properties end to end — cleaning, decoration, repairs, renovations and full project management. One team, one point of contact, wherever your property is.
ElectricalAppliance RepairsRenovationsPool & Garden CareHandyman Services
What we do
Every job a property needs
From a leaking tap to a full room renovation, we cover the whole spectrum of property care — and manage the trades so you never have to chase anyone.
Decoration & Painting
Interior and exterior painting, wallpapering, styling and furnishing so a space feels finished, not patched up.
Repairs & Handyman
Carpentry, plumbing fixes, doors, locks, shelving and the endless small jobs a property collects over a year.
Electrical & Appliances
Certified electrical work, lighting, sockets, and appliance diagnosis, repair or replacement.
Pool & Garden Care
Pool servicing and water treatment, garden upkeep, terraces and outdoor spaces maintained season to season.
Renovations & Improvements
Kitchens, bathrooms and single-room refreshes — scoped, quoted and delivered with trusted local trades.
Project Management
We coordinate trades, permits, suppliers and timelines, and report back to you wherever you happen to live.
Property Setup
New purchase or new rental? We handle utilities, inventory, furnishing and getting the place operational.
Where we work
Three countries, one standard
Local trades and local knowledge in each market, coordinated centrally so the service feels identical wherever you own.
Spain
Coastal and city properties, holiday lets and second homes kept in order all year.
Switzerland
Precision maintenance and improvements for apartments, chalets and long-term rentals.
Ireland
Rental portfolios and family homes, with weather-proofing and repairs that actually last.
Our story
Named after a bird that builds
The rufous hornero builds its nest from clay and earth — patiently, solidly, made to last a season and then some. That is where our name and our colours come from: the warm reds of the nest, the green of the trees it builds in.
We are Brazilian, working across Europe, and the brand mixes those roots with the places we now call home. Same instinct either way: look after the place people live in.
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- Countries covered
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- Service lines
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- Point of contact
Recent work
Apartment refresh, managed remotely
A rental apartment between tenancies: deep clean, full repaint, two appliance replacements, new lighting and a re-styled living room. Scoped, quoted and delivered in eleven days, with the owner abroad the whole time.
- Deep clean & turnover
- Repaint, interior
- Electrical & lighting
- Appliance replacement
- Styling & furnishing
Portfolio
Real results for owners
A look at the properties we manage and maintain across Europe.
Clients
What owners say
“They handled the whole turnover while I was in Zurich. I saw photos, approved the quote, and it was done.”
“Honest quotes and they actually turn up. The pool and garden have never looked better.”
“One contact for cleaners, electricians and painters. It saves me an absurd amount of time.”
Get in touch
Tell us about your property
Send us the address, what needs doing, and when. You will get a clear scope and a fixed quote — no site visit required to get started.