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Guide"Deep clean" and "regular clean" sound similar but deliver very different results — and prices. Booking the wrong one means either overpaying or being disappointed. Here's exactly what each includes and how to choose.
Maintenance cleaning of the visible surfaces you use daily: floors, counters, bathrooms, kitchen, dusting and tidying. It's what keeps an already-clean home fresh, ideally every week or two.
Everything in a regular clean plus the build-up that hides: inside the oven and fridge, baseboards, behind and under furniture, grout, window tracks, and detailed bathroom scale removal. It's the reset a home needs a few times a year.
Book a deep clean for first-time cleans, seasonal resets (spring/fall), move-in/move-out, after a renovation, or before hosting. After that, regular cleans maintain it.
Most homes do a deep clean 2–4 times a year with regular cleans in between. Recurring plans lock in a lower member price and keep it effortless.
A deep clean takes longer, so it costs more than a regular clean — but you see the exact upfront price for either on Genie before you book, based on your home size and condition.
Choose deep or regular, add extras like inside-oven or windows, pick a vetted cleaner near you, and pay only after you approve the result. Set it recurring and save with member pricing.
Yes, a few times a year — it removes build-up a regular clean can't reach. Between deep cleans, regular cleaning maintains the result for less.
It takes longer, so it costs more than a standard clean. Genie shows the exact upfront price for each before you book.