House Cleaning vs Deep Cleaning: What's the Difference?
One gets your home to the point where you can finally relax in it. The other keeps it there. Here is what each covers and how they work together.
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Side-by-Side Comparison
Both are full-home cleans of kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas and floors. The difference is how much detail goes into each visit.
| Feature | House Cleaning (Recurring Visits) | Deep Cleaning (Your First Clean) |
|---|---|---|
| Dusting, Vacuuming & Mopping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen & Bathroom Surfaces Sanitized | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ceiling Fans & Vents Dusted | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inside the Microwave & Top of the Fridge | ✓ | ✓ |
| Baseboards | Dusted | Wiped by hand |
| Chrome Fixtures | Cleaned and polished | Scrubbed of hard-water buildup and polished |
| Interior Window Glass | ✗ | ✓ |
| Tops of Doors & Door Frames, Every Room | Spot-cleaned as needed | ✓ |
| Wall Scuffs Spot-Cleaned | ✗ | ✓ |
| Inside the Oven & Fridge | ✗ | Add-on |
| Inside Cabinets & Drawers | ✗ | Moving cleans only |
| Price | Far less per visit | The full reset price |
| Made For | Keeping the home there, week after week | Getting the whole home to our standard |
Want the numbers? Our cleaning cost guide shows the price ranges for both by home size.
When Each One Fits
House Cleaning Is For...
- ✓ Homes that have already had their first deep clean with us
- ✓ Anyone who wants weekly, every 2 weeks or every 4 weeks service
- ✓ Keeping hard-water spots and dust from building back up
- ✓ Getting your evenings and Saturdays back for good
Deep Cleaning Is For...
- ✓ Your first clean with us, every time
- ✓ A home that has not had a thorough clean in a while
- ✓ Hosting family or a fresh start after a hard month
- ✓ Shaking off a long winter of inversion days with the windows shut
Our Recommendation for Wasatch Front Homes
Start with a deep clean so every room gets to our standard, then keep it there with recurring house cleaning. We recommend every 2 weeks for most homes: it costs less per visit than every 4 weeks, and the hard-water spots on the shower glass and the dust that settles during winter inversions never get the chance to pile up. Recurring customers also get a consistent, trained team that learns the home.
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