There is no single right number. How often a home needs a deep clean depends mostly on one thing: whether it is cleaned regularly in between. Our own model is simple. Every new home starts with one deep clean, then regular visits keep it at that standard, so the deep clean does not have to keep happening.
When a deep clean makes sense
- Your first professional clean. We start every new home with one.
- The home has gone a long time without one, and a regular clean would only scratch the surface.
- Before a big moment: holiday guests, a listing photo shoot or a family visit.
- After a heavy season: spring pollen settling on every sill and blind, or the holidays wearing on the kitchen. Our home calendar walks through each season.
- Moving in or out. That calls for a move clean, which adds the inside of every cabinet, drawer, closet and appliance.
Signs a home is due
- Dust lines along the top of the baseboards.
- Blinds and ceiling fans with a visible coat of dust.
- Film on the shower door that does not wipe off. See hard water stains on shower glass.
- Grime on the stovetop and range hood.
- Fingerprints on doors, frames and switch plates.
What a deep clean adds
On a regular visit, surfaces, baseboards and blinds are dusted. On a deep clean, every surface is hand wiped, baseboards are wiped and spot cleaned, blinds are wiped slat by slat, and interior windows, doors, switch plates and vent covers are wiped. See the side-by-side comparison.
The short answer
If your home is on a regular cleaning schedule, the first deep clean does the heavy lifting and the regular visits keep it there. If it is not, book a deep clean whenever the signs above show up, and around the seasons that hit your home hardest.
"I definitely recommend this company for whether you need a good deep clean or home cleaning on a frequent basis." Shemeka J., Google review
Common questions
How often should you deep clean your house?
It depends on whether the home is cleaned regularly in between. With regular visits, the first deep clean does the heavy lifting. Without them, deep clean whenever dust lines, film and grime show up, and around heavy seasons.
Do I need a deep clean before regular cleaning starts?
Yes. Every new home we take on starts with a deep clean, then regular visits keep it at that standard.