What regular maintenance covers
Regular maintenance keeps your home at the same level, visit after visit. It covers what you use every day:
- The kitchen, with counters, sink and the outside of appliances
- Bathrooms, from the toilet to the shower, tub, sink and mirrors
- Dusting furniture, surfaces and window sills
- Vacuuming and washing floors in every room
- Garbage emptied and bags replaced
What a deep cleaning covers
A deep cleaning goes after what regular maintenance doesn't touch on every visit:
- Behind and under the fridge and stove
- Inside the oven and microwave
- Baseboards, door frames and switches
- A full descaling of showers, tubs and fixtures
- Vent covers and accessible light fixtures
The real difference is time spent per surface
The difference is mostly the time spent on each surface. Maintenance keeps things up. A deep cleaning resets them.
That's why a deep cleaning needs a longer window, often a half day or a full day depending on the size of the place.
How to know which one you need
Ask yourself one question: how long since the last big clean?
If your home is already well kept, regular maintenance is enough. If it's been a while, or you're having guests, just bought the place, or have pets or allergies, a deep cleaning is the right starting point.
The combination that suits most homes
A deep cleaning to start from a clean base, then regular maintenance to keep it that way. For most homes, a big clean once or twice a year is enough, more often with pets, allergies or heavy foot traffic.
Not sure which one? Tell us the size of your place and when the last big clean was, and we'll recommend the right service in your quote.