Frequently asked questions

Published rates are $6 to $12 per square metre, or $350 to $1,800 and up per project. On a 200 square metre house that is roughly $1,200 to $2,400 on the area rate alone. Detail items are charged separately and frequently add as much again.

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Almost always because of what sits inside the per square metre rate. Window and track detailing is published at $40 to $120 per window, grout haze removal at $100 to $200 per bathroom, and adhesive and silicone removal at $80 to $150 per bathroom. A house with fifteen windows and three bathrooms carries well over $1,000 of that work. Ask each cleaner in writing which of those items are inside the rate.

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A builders clean removes construction residue: dust, paint, silicone, adhesive, stickers and grout haze, using scrapers, blades and chemical neutralisers. A bond clean removes ordinary living soil to meet a condition report. The methods and equipment differ, which is why a domestic cleaner can work a long day on a builders clean and still leave a building that fails inspection.

Most builds need two: a rough clean once the heavy trades finish and before finishes go in, then the final builders clean once everything is installed. Skipping the rough clean is a false economy, because dust left at that stage settles onto the new finishes and circulates back after the final clean, making the final clean longer and more likely to need a return visit.

Usually not. Debris bagging and removal is published separately at $150 to $900 depending on load and disposal fees. External window cleaning at $6 to $10 per square metre, pressure washing at $4 to $7 per square metre and carpet steam cleaning at $40 to $80 per room are also normally separate.

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A dull film left on tiles after grouting, visible at an angle in natural light. It needs chemical neutralisers and repeated polishing, published at $100 to $200 per bathroom. Whose job it is causes real disputes: some cleaners treat it as a tiler defect rather than cleaning. Neither position is unreasonable, so settle it in writing before work starts rather than at the invoice.

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Agree this before work starts. Buildings get dirty again between the final clean and the inspection because remedial trades return and deliveries arrive. Establish how many re-cleans are included, what triggers one, and what a return visit costs when it is caused by other trades rather than by the cleaner.

Yes. Requesting quotes is free and there is no obligation. Your details are only used to connect you with a cleaner servicing your area.