Deep Cleaning vs Regular House Cleaning:
What You’re Getting
Wondering if you really need a deep cleaning for your home?
Before you decide, you’ll want to know the difference between a regular cleaning and a deep cleaning service. They cover different things within your home.
Most people can benefit from both types of cleaning depending on the situation.
Keep reading to understand what you get in a deep cleaning and why you should consider it for your home.
Basic Regular Cleaning
Regular cleaning from a cleaning service usually happens on a weekly basis. The goal is to keep up with basic cleaning tasks.
Typical tasks that happen during this service include:
Tidying up your spaces
Cleaning floors
Wiping surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms
Taking out the trash
General dusting
Vacuuming
The frequency of regular cleaning is usually at least once per week. A regular cleaning service typically doesn’t take as long as a deep clean, so it generally costs less.
Deep Cleaning
Deep cleaning goes further to get rid of dirt, grime, soap scum, and other debris around your home. It’s a more thorough service than the standard cleaning.
You’re not just picking up the clutter and wiping down surfaces. You’re often sanitizing areas throughout the home. Sanitizing and disinfecting surfaces can help get rid of germs that can make your family sick.
Deep cleaning can make your home a healthier environment by getting rid of dirt, dust, and other debris. It also makes it look and smell fresh and clean.
Deep cleaning typically takes longer than a general cleaning service, especially if you schedule a deep cleaning for your entire home. It involves lots of detail work, which takes more effort.
Bathroom
During a regular cleaning service, your cleaner will clean and dust all surfaces. That includes things such as your shower, vanity, mirror, and toilet.
When you get a deep cleaning, your service goes deeper. This might include:
Scrubbing grout
Disinfecting wastebaskets
Removing soap scum and limescale from fixtures
Deep cleaning baseboards and door frames
Cleaning inside vanities and medicine cabinets
Disinfecting knobs
Cleaning around the toilet base
Deep cleaning shower doors, curtains, and crevices
The cleaning leaves your bathroom sparkling and sanitized. That’s a good thing since bathrooms germs often include things such as staph bacteria, athlete’s foot, gastrointestinal viruses, and viruses spread by contaminated food, such as E. coli and salmonella.
Kitchen
The kitchen is another place that can get quite dirty. Food splatters and grease can leave your appliances and cabinets filthy.
Your regular weekly cleaning likely includes tidying up your countertops, wiping down all visible surfaces, and cleaning the floor.
For a deep cleaning, the following things might be included:
Cleaning behind and under appliances
Cleaning inside appliances, including your oven, refrigerator, and microwave
Interior range hood and filter cleaning
Cabinet cleaning
Cleaning grout lines on countertops or backsplashes
Cleaning refrigerator coils
Cleaning and disinfecting small kitchen appliances
Cleaning and organizing inside cabinets and drawers
Disinfecting knobs and switches
The deep cleaning ensures all grease and food remnants get removed. When those things build up, they can be difficult to remove, so having a professional cleaning service handle it makes it easier on you.
General Spaces
Your cleaner also tidies up general spaces during a normal cleaning. This includes putting things where they belong, cleaning floors, and wiping down surfaces.
Deep cleaning services might include:
Cleaning under furniture
Wiping down ceiling fans and light fixtures
Vacuuming and cleaning upholstery
Cleaning blinds
Dusting individual decorations
Sanitizing trash cans and other surfaces
Dusting lamp shades
Cleaning baseboards, window frames, and door frames
Wiping vent covers
Cleaning inside window sills and window tracks
Scrubbing walls
Vacuuming along wall edges and other crevices
Polishing furniture
Once you get your general spaces cleaned, it’s easy to maintain them with regular weekly cleaning. Since those spaces don’t have water or food sources like the kitchen and bathroom, they don’t tend to get as dirty as quickly.
When to Get a Deep Cleaning
You don’t always need a deep cleaning. It’s typically an occasional service you get for a specific purpose.
You might schedule a deep clean when you move into a new home. This gives you a fresh start in your new home without worrying about the dirt and grime from the previous owners.
It’s also something you can do in your old home when you move out. That gives the new owners a clean start.
With our service we start with an initial deep clean when you hire us. We start out with your home being clean throughout. Then, when we start with your regular cleanings, the cleaning technicians can maintain that level of cleanliness we created during the deep cleaning.
You might schedule a deep cleaning before a big party or event you plan to host at your home. If anyone looks closely at your baseboards or appliances, they won’t find any grease or grime.
This service is also a good idea in the spring when you’re already spring cleaning your home. It gives your space an extra-clean feeling as you also declutter and simplify.
Benefits of a Cleaning Service
When you’re ready for a deep clean, using a cleaning service can make the job easier.
A professional cleaning service has the deep cleaning routine down. The cleaners know what needs to be cleaned and where the dirt and grime typically hides. They have the cleaning supplies and tools needed to do the job correctly.
They also know how to clean different parts of your home safely. They know what works!
Hiring a service saves you time. It goes beyond the regular clean, so it naturally takes a lot longer. A service can get in quickly to do the job, leaving you with more free time.
It means you don’t have to do all of the tedious cleaning tasks that no one likes to do, such as scrubbing grout lines for hours or wiping down the individual slats on blinds.
Choose Your Type of Cleaning
When deciding between a regular and deep cleaning, it often comes down to your reasons. Deep cleanings tend to be occasional services, while regular cleaning might happen on a recurring basis.
No matter what type of cleaning you need, we have you covered. Get a quote today to get your home on its way to being clean.
