Torbay house cleaners and the beach at the end of the street
A 1970s suburb
The first sections were sold back in 1915, but Torbay grew into a suburb in the 1970s, once the Northern Motorway improved. Homes from that period are old enough for both WorkSafe's asbestos warning and Health New Zealand's lead paint advice.
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
Torbay is in Auckland Council's Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area and the Albany ward. At the 2023 Census its four statistical areas, Awaruku, Torbay West, Torbay East and Glamorgan, held 12,069 people in 4,101 dwellings.
The beach at the end of the street
Waiake Beach, Torbay Beach, Winstone's Cove and Ladder Bay are all here, and the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve runs along the north-east coast. Sand comes in on feet and towels, and sea air leaves a film on glass and sliding door tracks.
Bush reserves and creeks
Awaruku Bush Reserve and Deep Creek wind through the suburb. If your house backs onto bush, point out any shady rooms where the sills stay damp.
Updating an older Torbay kitchen or bathroom
WorkSafe says homes built before 1 January 2000 are likely to have asbestos in them, and Health New Zealand advises presuming a building from the 1980s or earlier has lead-based paint. Dust from old linings or sanded paint is never swept up or vacuumed with a household machine, and anything that may contain asbestos is outside a cleaning job.
Living, renovating or selling: Torbay cleaning services
Living here year round: a regular clean keeps the sand and the salt film under control. Just had a renovation finished: an after-builders clean once the trades and their rubbish are gone. Getting ready to sell: a pre-sale clean before the photographer comes.
Our take on Torbay house cleaning on a sloping section
Ask for the sliding door tracks, the sills and the glass on the sea side to be written into the quote, and say how many steps there are between the car and the front door. On a sloping coastal section, those two things shape the job more than the floor plan.
