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Deep clean vs regular clean: what’s the difference?
What each one covers, when you need a deep clean, and how to avoid paying for the wrong one.
The short answer
A regular clean maintains a home that is already in decent shape: surfaces, bathrooms, floors and a dust. A deep clean resets it, covering the build-up a regular clean does not reach.
What a regular clean covers
- Kitchen benches, sink, stovetop and splashback
- Bathrooms scrubbed and sanitised
- Floors vacuumed and mopped
- Reachable surfaces dusted
- Bins emptied
What a deep clean adds
- Inside the oven, rangehood and fridge
- Skirting boards, door frames and light switches
- Tile grout and tap scale
- Internal windows, sills and tracks
- Heavier degreasing and descaling throughout
When you need a deep clean
Book one if you are starting regular cleans, if it has been months since the last proper clean, before guests, a sale or a new baby, or at the turn of a season.
Deep clean or end-of-lease clean?
They overlap, but an end-of-lease clean follows an agent’s checklist. If you are handing back keys, book the end-of-lease clean.
Services that help
More guides
End of lease cleaning checklist for Victorian renters
A room-by-room checklist for leaving your rental clean, including the spots tenants most often miss.
How often should you have your house professionally cleaned?
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly: how to choose a cleaning frequency that suits your home and budget.
How to prepare your home for a house cleaner
A short list of what to do before your first clean, and what you can safely leave to us.