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Cleaning services

The jobs cleaning companies are hired for across the UK, each with what the work involves, what it typically costs, and what to ask before you book.

In the home

Work inside an occupied house or flat, either on a repeating visit or as a one-off before a move or an inspection. Priced by the hour for regular work and by the job for everything else.

A living room part vacuumed, with a caddy of bottles on the floor and a cloth at the window

Domestic cleaning

Weekly or fortnightly cleaning of an occupied home. Kitchens: worktops, hob, sink, front of units and the floor.

An empty room with keys on the windowsill, a mop and bucket by the door

End of tenancy

An empty property cleaned throughout, to the standard a deposit is judged against. Inside the oven, including the door glass, shelves and trays.

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Deep cleaning

Inside the oven, the fridge and every cupboard and drawer. Limescale off shower screens, taps, tiles and the WC.

An oven with the door down and its shelves soaking in a tray beside it

Oven cleaning

Single and double ovens, including the door glass. Shelves, trays and racks taken out and soaked in a heated tank.

A carpet extractor mid pass, leaving a clean stripe across a soiled carpet

Carpet cleaning

Hot water extraction of carpets in an occupied house. Low moisture cleaning where the room is needed again the same day.

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Upholstery cleaning

Fabric sofas, armchairs, dining chairs and headboards. Leather cleaning and feeding, which is a different process entirely.

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Rug cleaning

Wool, silk, cotton and synthetic rugs. Hand-knotted oriental and Persian rugs, cleaned at a plant rather than in the house.

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Mattress cleaning

Single, double, king and superking mattresses. Stain treatment, and urine treatment which reaches the foam.

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Curtain cleaning

Curtains cleaned on the pole, without taking them down. Take-down, dry clean and rehang as one service.

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Housekeeping

Regular housekeeping in an occupied home, beyond a cleaning round. Laundry, ironing and changing beds as a standing part of the visit.

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Ironing service

Ironing by the bag, by the hour or by the item. Collection and delivery, usually on a fixed weekly day.

Outside the building

Glass, stone, render and roofs. Nearly all of it is sold on a round rather than as a single visit, because the round is what makes the price work.

A sash window half cleaned, squeegee on the glass, bucket and pole below

Window cleaning

Regular exterior window cleaning on a four or six weekly round. Water fed pole work on upper floors, with no ladder needed.

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Gutter cleaning

Clearing gutters, hoppers and downpipes of moss, leaves and silt. Vacuum clearing from the ground, with a camera to show the result.

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Jet washing

Driveways, paths and patios in block paving, concrete or stone. Render, brickwork and cladding, using soft washing rather than pressure.

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Driveway cleaning

Block paving, concrete, tarmac, resin and gravel edges. Oil and tyre mark removal, which is separate work from the wash.

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Patio cleaning

Patios in stone, concrete slab, porcelain or block paving. Algae and black spot lichen, which need chemical treatment rather than pressure.

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Roof cleaning

Moss removal by hand scraping, which is the method that does not damage tiles. Soft washing with a biocide to kill the regrowth.

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Render cleaning

Softwashing silicone, K Rend and monocouche render. Red and green algae, lichen and the black staining under sills.

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Conservatory cleaning

Roof panels washed from a pole, glass or polycarbonate. Glazing bars and the algae that collects in them.

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Solar panel cleaning

Panels washed with deionised water from a water-fed pole. Bird fouling and lichen along the bottom edge of each panel.

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Wheelie bin cleaning

Wheelie bins cleaned on the kerbside on collection day. Recycling and food waste caddies.

Specialist work

One-off jobs with their own equipment, their own method and, in a few cases, their own licensing. Quoted after somebody has seen the property.

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After builders

The rough clean: removing dust, debris, stickers and protective film. The sparkle clean: the finished detail once the trades have gone.

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Holiday let cleaning

Changeover cleans between guests, to a fixed time window. Bed linen and towels stripped, laundered and made up.

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Hard floor cleaning

Stripping and resealing vinyl and safety flooring. Deep cleaning and buffing wood, laminate and engineered boards.

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Stone and tile cleaning

Limestone, travertine, marble and slate floors deep cleaned. Grout lines cleaned and, where wanted, recoloured.

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Hoarder cleaning

Sorting and clearing a property room by room, with the occupant. Separating what is kept, what is donated and what is disposed of.

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Biohazard cleaning

Trauma and unattended death scenes made safe and cleaned. Blood and body fluid decontamination.

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Graffiti removal

Graffiti removed from brick, render, stone, metal and glass. Poultice removal on porous stone, which is slow and does not damage it.

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Chimney sweeping

Open fires, wood burners and multi-fuel stoves. Power sweeping and traditional brush and rod sweeping.

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Mould removal

Cleaning surface mould from silicone, grout, walls and ceilings. Treating the affected area rather than painting over it.

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Void property cleaning

Empty properties cleaned between tenancies. Clearance of anything the outgoing tenant left.

On business premises

Contracts rather than arrangements: a written specification, work outside opening hours, employed and supervised staff, and a price per visit.

An office after hours with chairs up on the desks and the vacuum out

Office cleaning

Daily or several-times-weekly cleaning outside working hours. Desks, meeting rooms, kitchens and washrooms.

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Commercial cleaning

Contract cleaning for offices, shops, surgeries and industrial units. Daily, several-times-weekly or weekly schedules outside opening hours.

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Communal cleaning

Entrance halls, stairwells and landings on a fixed rota. Lift interiors, door glass and intercom panels.

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School cleaning

Classrooms, halls and corridors cleaned after the school day. Toilets and washrooms, checked during the day as well.

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Gym cleaning

Equipment, handles and touch points sanitised daily. Rubber and vinyl gym flooring cleaned without degrading it.

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Hospitality cleaning

Front of house cleaned before doors open. Bar tops, drip trays, glass washers and the floor behind the bar.

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Kitchen extract cleaning

Canopies, filters and plenums cleaned to bare metal. Ductwork cleaned through access panels along its full run.

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Industrial cleaning

Factory, warehouse and production floors, cleaned outside running hours. Ride-on and walk-behind scrubber drying of large hard floors.

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Medical cleaning

GP surgeries, dental practices and private clinics. Treatment rooms cleaned to an infection prevention specification.

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Retail cleaning

Shop floors cleaned before opening. Entrance glass, frontage and door furniture.

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High level cleaning

Atrium and stairwell glazing reached from a platform. Ceiling voids, ductwork exteriors and pipe runs in warehouses.