Deep House Cleaning: Time, Scope, and Costs
When it comes to keeping your home in pristine condition, deep cleaning services are essential. At The Tidy Team, our kitchen and bathroom cleaning stands out as unmatched in the industry, and we focus on mid-size homes for professionals and homeowners. Whether you need a thorough cleaning for a special occasion or just want your home to look its best, we’ve got you covered. Let’s explore what deep house cleaning involves, how long it takes, and the associated costs.
What Is Deep House Cleaning?
Deep house cleaning is a comprehensive cleaning service that targets areas that are often overlooked during regular cleanings. From scrubbing grout to degreasing your kitchen appliances, deep cleaning ensures every nook and cranny of your home is spotless.
Some key areas included in a deep clean:
Behind and under furniture
Inside kitchen appliances (oven, fridge, etc.)
Scrubbing bathroom tiles and grout
Dusting ceiling fans, light fixtures, and high areas
Cleaning baseboards, doors, and door frames
How Long Does a Deep House Cleaning Take?
The time required depends on the size of your home and its current condition. Homes that have not been cleaned thoroughly in a while may take longer.
Here’s a general time estimate:
Studio or 1-bedroom apartment: 4-6 hours
2-3 bedroom house: 6-10 hours
4+ bedroom house: 10-15 hours or more
For especially dirty homes or homes with specific needs, like windows or high ceiling fans, additional time may be required. For example, we recently completed a 36-labor-hour cleaning in a home with extensive grime and a cockroach infestation, including extremely dirty floors and kitchen appliances.
Scope of a Deep Cleaning Service
Bathrooms
- Exhaust fan: Clean and remove dust from the fan cover and surrounding areas.
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Vacuum floor before start of clean to remove hair and dust that can make a mess when bathroom gets wet.
- Change liner on trash can and take out the trash.
- Clean and disinfect trash can.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Remove every object from its place, clean it, and put aside so that we can replace it later when we are done cleaning.
- Clean light fixtures, mirrors, vanity, outside cabinets.
- Toilet (inside and outside): Scrub and disinfect the bowl, clean under the seat, wipe down the tank, base, and handle, and clean around the floor area.
- Shower walls and floor: Scrub and remove soap scum, mildew, and hard water stains as best as possible.
- Showerhead and faucet: Remove limescale and buildup as best as possible.
- Shower doors and tracks: Clean glass, removing hard water spots as best as possible and soap scum, and scrub the tracks to remove buildup.
- Bathtub: Scrub and disinfect to remove stains, soap scum, and mildew. Paint problems cannot be fixed by cleaning.
- Sinks and faucets: Scrub and remove limescale, water stains, and soap scum; disinfect and polish fixtures.
- Replace every object in its original place.
- Baseboards: Dust and wipe down to remove dirt.
- Wet clean doors and door frames and disinfect door handles.
- Vacuum and mop floor.
Kitchen
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Vacuum floor before start of clean to remove hair, dust and excess dirt.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Remove every object from counters, clean it, clean under it with disinfectant and razor (if possible) and replace. This means, toaster, grills, utensils, dishes, etc.
- Clean light fixtures and lamps.
- Clean outside of cabinets.
- Clean inside and outside of microwave oven.
- Deep clean range and stove top.
- Clean outside surfaces of appliances including refrigerator, oven(s) and dishwasher.
- Clean inside of dishwasher.
- Clean on top of refrigerator.
- Move and clean under refrigerator, stove, and other appliances if able.
- Deep clean sink, faucet, and water splash
- Vacuum and mop floor.
Bedrooms
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Hand clean ceiling fans and light fixtures. Very tall ceiling fans will have to be cleaned from the ground for safety reasons.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Move furniture, hand clean it, removing objects on them, clean them, and put them back in their place.
- Move bed to clean under and behind it, if possible. In case the bed is very heavy, we will get on our knees and clean as best as possible under the bed..
- Clean mirrors.
- Hand clean doors and door frames.
- Disinfect door knobs.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum under bed and behind furniture; put furniture back in its place.
- Vacuum under rugs, vacuum floor and/or capet, and mop floor.
Dinning Room
- Clean light fixtures, mirrors, lamps and furniture.
- Clean under dining table, table legs, chair legs and chairs.
- Clean on top of table, removing every object, cleaning it and putting it back in its place.
- Clean art, frames, and objects on walls.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum under rugs, vacuum floor and/or capet, and mop floor.
Living Room
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Clean blinds, window sills, and remove cobwebs from window.
- Hand clean ceiling fans and light fixtures. Very tall ceiling fans will have to be cleaned from the ground for safety reasons.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Shelves: Hand clean every object in shelves, including books, knicknacks, photo frames, electronic equipment, and plates.
- Clean mirrors, wall art, and photo frames on walls.
- Hand clean doors and door frames.
- Disinfect door knobs.
- Move furniture, hand clean it, removing objects on them, clean them, and put them back in their place.
- Move furniture including couches, sofas, chairs, tables and desks.
- Vacuum under furniture and behind furniture; put furniture back in its place.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum under rugs, vacuum floor and/or capet, and mop floor.
Hallways
- AC Vents: Wipe down and clean around the vent openings to remove dust buildup.
- Switch plates: Wipe down and disinfect.
- Clean light fixtures and lamps.
- Shelves: Hand clean every object in shelves, including books, knicknacks, photo frames, electronic equipment, and plates.
- Clean mirrors, wall art, and photo frames on walls.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum and mop floors.
Laundry Room
- Clean shelves and objects on shelves.
- Organize objects as best as possible.
- Clean outside of appliances.
- Clean inside of appliances.
- Clean under and behind appliances.
- Hand clean doors and door frames.
- Disinfect door knobs.
- Clean baseboards around the perimeter.
- Vacuum floor.
- Mop floor.
Available Upgrades for a Deeper Clean
- Inside refrigerator cleaning
- Inside oven cleaning
- Inside kitchen cabinets cleaning
- Garage organization
- Window cleaning
Cost of a Deep House Cleaning
The cost of deep house cleaning depends on the size of your home and the level of cleaning required. Here’s an updated breakdown of average costs:
Small apartment or home (up to 1,000 sq ft): $250 – $400
Medium home (1,000 – 2,000 sq ft): $400 – $600
Large home (2,000 – 4,000 sq ft): $600 – $900+
Larger home (4,000 – 6,000 sq ft): $900 – $1,300+
Factors affecting cost:
Severity of cleaning required: Homes with severe dirt buildup, like grease in kitchens or hard water stains in bathrooms, may increase the price.
Additional services: Specialty requests like carpet steam cleaning, window cleaning, or appliance deep cleaning will add to the overall cost.
Custom packages: We offer customizable packages tailored to your needs. For instance, we recently deep cleaned only the first floor of a 4,000 sq ft home, where the difference between our cleaning and the owner’s regular maintenance was striking.