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Buyer's guide"House cleaning" covers several very different services, and booking the wrong one means overpaying or being disappointed. Here are the main types of cleaning services, what each includes, and exactly when to choose it.
A first-ever clean or a long-neglected home needs a deep clean; a maintained home needs only standard cleaning.
Moving, renovating, or hosting each call for a specific type of clean beyond the everyday.
Decide one-off vs recurring — recurring cleans keep the home maintained and usually cost less per visit.
Inside oven/fridge, interior windows, and specialty services can be added to match exactly what you need.
Maintenance cleaning of everyday surfaces — floors, counters, bathrooms, kitchen, dusting and tidying.
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Best for: Maintaining an already-clean home
Everything in a standard clean plus hidden build-up — inside appliances, baseboards, grout, behind furniture.
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Best for: First cleans, seasonal resets, before hosting
A deep clean of an empty home, focused on handing over (or moving into) a spotless place.
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Best for: Moving in or out, deposit returns
Specialized cleaning that removes fine construction dust ordinary cleaning just spreads.
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Best for: After any renovation or construction
Targeted services like carpet and upholstery, mattress, window, grout and pressure washing.
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Best for: Periodic deep care of specific surfaces
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A standard clean maintains visible everyday surfaces; a deep clean adds hidden build-up like inside appliances, baseboards, grout and behind furniture. First cleans are usually deep cleans.
If you're renting, a move-out clean is usually what stands between you and your full deposit — it meets the inspection standard an everyday clean won't.
Usually yes — recurring bookings come with lower per-visit pricing and keep your home maintained so you rarely need a deep clean. You can set this up on Genie.
