As a rule of thumb, deep clean your whole home every 3 to 6 months, with a light standard clean weekly or bi-weekly in between. High-use areas like kitchens and bathrooms benefit from more frequent attention.
Standard vs deep cleaning
A standard clean keeps your home tidy: surfaces, floors, bathrooms, and visible dust. A deep clean reaches the build-up a standard clean skips, baseboards, grout, inside appliances, vents, and behind furniture.
A simple schedule
- Weekly or bi-weekly: bathrooms, kitchen surfaces, floors, dusting, trash
- Monthly: inside the microwave, range hood filter, baseboards, light fixtures
- Every 3 to 6 months: full deep clean, inside oven and fridge, grout, windows, vents
- Seasonally: carpets and upholstery, blinds, and decluttering
When to deep clean sooner
- Before or after hosting guests or a party
- During allergy season to cut dust and dander
- After a renovation or a move
- If anyone in the home has been sick
Staying on a recurring schedule keeps deep cleans faster and cheaper. Recurring cleaning starts from $120 per visit and saves up to 20% versus one-time service.