What is Deep Cleaning?
Deep cleaning is intensive, thorough cleaning that addresses built-up dirt, grease, and grime in areas often missed during regular cleaning.
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Definition
Deep cleaning is an intensive, one-off cleaning service that goes beyond regular maintenance cleaning. It tackles built-up dirt, grease, limescale, and grime in areas that are often neglected during routine cleans.
What deep cleaning includes
Deep cleaning typically covers everything in a regular clean, plus:
- Inside ovens, hobs, and extractor fans
- Behind and under appliances
- Limescale removal from bathrooms
- Deep scrubbing of tiles and grout
- Interior windows and frames
- Skirting boards, door frames, and light fittings
- Inside cupboards and wardrobes
- Radiators and air vents
When you might need deep cleaning
- 1Moving into a new home
Start fresh with a thoroughly cleaned property
- 2Spring cleaning
Annual refresh to tackle accumulated dirt
- 3After building work
Remove construction dust and debris
- 4Before starting regular cleaning
Get the property to a maintainable standard
- 5Preparing for an event
Make your home guest-ready
What a deep clean costs
A deep clean costs £125 to £250 for most homes, at £25 per hour with products, equipment and travel within Derby included. A two-bed flat is 5 to 7 hours, a three-bed house 7 to 10 hours, and a property that has not been cleaned in a long time runs to the top of that range.
- Two-bed flat: 5 to 7 hours, £125 to £175
- Three-bed house: 7 to 10 hours, £175 to £250
- Kitchen only, including oven and behind appliances: 2 to 3 hours, £50 to £75
- Carpet cleaning alongside a deep clean: around £30 a room
- No call-out fee, no weekend surcharge, products included
How long a deep clean takes, room by room
A deep clean of a three-bed house is 7 to 10 hours, which is two to three times a regular clean of the same property. The order matters: the oven goes on to soak first, and floors are always last.
| Room | Typical time | What gets done |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 2 to 3 hours | Oven, hob, extractor filter, behind and under appliances, inside every cupboard, fridge and freezer. |
| Bathroom | 1 to 1.5 hours each | Limescale off taps, screen and shower head, grout scrubbed, extractor vent cleared, sealant treated. |
| Bedrooms | 45 minutes each | Inside wardrobes, tops of frames, skirting, radiators, light fittings, under the bed. |
| Living areas | 1 hour | Behind and under furniture, upholstery vacuumed, vents, switches and skirting. |
| Windows and floors | 1 to 1.5 hours | Inside glass, frames and tracks, then all floors hoovered and mopped last. |
Who books a deep clean, and who pays
Homeowners
Book once or twice a year, or before a regular cleaning schedule starts, so the cleaner is maintaining a property rather than fighting it.
Tenants
Book before a checkout inspection. The tenant pays, and a receipt for professional cleaning is useful evidence if a deduction is proposed.
Landlords
Book between tenancies, usually as an end of tenancy or void clean, which is a deep clean carried out to inventory standard.
Families and carers
Book to reset a home after illness, a hospital stay, or when someone can no longer keep on top of it themselves.
Deep cleaning checklist
Doing it yourself over a weekend is realistic for most homes. Work in this order and you will not have to redo anything.
- 1Put the oven shelves in to soak first, then leave them while you do everything else.
- 2Declutter every room before you clean. Cleaning around clutter is what makes it take all day.
- 3Work top to bottom: light fittings, tops of doors and wardrobes, then surfaces, then skirting.
- 4Pull out the fridge, cooker and washing machine and clean behind and underneath.
- 5Descale taps, shower heads and shower screens, and scrub grout with a stiff brush.
- 6Wipe inside every cupboard and wardrobe, including the tops and the runners.
- 7Vacuum radiator fins, extractor vents and window tracks.
- 8Clean inside windows and their frames.
- 9Hoover and mop all floors last, finishing at the door.
Deep cleaning: common questions
How much does a deep clean cost?
A deep clean costs £125 to £250 for most homes, based on £25 per hour. A two-bed flat takes 5 to 7 hours (£125 to £175) and a three-bed house 7 to 10 hours (£175 to £250). Cleaning products, equipment and travel within Derby are included in the hourly rate.
How long does a deep clean take?
A deep clean takes 5 to 10 hours for a typical home, roughly two to three times longer than a regular clean of the same property. A two-bed flat is 5 to 7 hours and a three-bed house 7 to 10. The kitchen alone is usually 2 to 3 hours because the oven, extractor and the areas behind appliances are all done by hand.
What is the difference between a deep clean and a regular clean?
A regular clean maintains a property that is already clean, working on visible surfaces, floors and bathrooms. A deep clean resets it, reaching inside the oven, behind appliances, into grout, inside cupboards, along skirting boards and around window frames. Deep cleaning is booked as a one-off; regular cleaning repeats weekly or fortnightly.
How often should you deep clean a house?
Once or twice a year is enough for a home that is cleaned regularly. Book one more often if you have pets, smokers, allergy sufferers or a household that cooks heavily, and always before moving in, after building work, or before starting a regular cleaning schedule.
Do I need to be home during a deep clean?
No. Most Derby customers hand over a key or use a keysafe and come back to a finished property. If you prefer to be there, it helps to point out problem areas at the start, then keep out of the rooms being worked on so the clean does not have to be repeated.
Want a deep clean booked in Derby?
Derby Cleaners deep cleans homes across Derby at £25 per hour, with eco-friendly products and equipment included, seven days a week from 9am to 9pm. Tell us the number of bedrooms and we will tell you the hours and the total before we start.
Have questions?
We are happy to help. Call us or send an enquiry and we will get back to you.