Example plan · Renovation and property handover
An after builders clean in Kidlington
An example plan for a 1960s detached house in Kidlington after a single-storey kitchen extension. The builders had finished and cleared their equipment, but construction dust had reached every room. This plan shows why we clean in two passes and how new finishes are treated.
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The house and the state the trades left it in
A new kitchen with a porcelain tile floor, matt lacquered cabinet doors, a composite worktop and bi-fold doors onto the garden. Dust had travelled through the hall and up the stairs on the air and on boots; it had settled inside wardrobes and on top of every door. The owners wanted to move their furniture back in on the Saturday.
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Why two passes
Fine plaster and silica dust keeps settling for days after work stops. A single clean looks finished for an afternoon and then a film returns. The plan would therefore set a first pass on the Wednesday to remove the bulk, and a second pass on the Friday to take off what had resettled and bring the house to a living standard.
- First pass: HEPA vacuuming of every surface from ceiling to floor, including tops of doors, frames and light fittings; dust removed from inside cupboards and wardrobes; radiators and vents; floors vacuumed twice
- Second pass: all surfaces damp-wiped with microfibre; glass and bi-fold tracks cleaned; new cabinet doors wiped with a damp cloth only, no spray; worktop cleaned with the manufacturer's recommended product; porcelain floor washed twice, the second time with clean water
- Protective film and labels removed from appliances and glass with the owner's agreement; paint spots on glass lifted carefully, never scraped on lacquered or coated surfaces
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What the plan protects
New finishes are easy to damage in the first weeks. The plan names what is off limits: no abrasive pads anywhere, no acidic descaler on the composite worktop, no soaking of the lacquered doors, and no stepping on the new worktop to reach high level. Where something needs the builder rather than a cleaner, such as grout haze on the tiles, we note it for the owner rather than attempting it.
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The fee
Renovation and property handover cleaning starts at £195. Two passes across a four-bedroom house with a new kitchen sits well above the starting fee, and the figure is fixed after we have seen photographs or the house itself. Dust loads vary, so for after builders work we always look before we quote.
Questions, answered
Useful details before you enquire.
01Can you clean while the builders are still finishing?+
We can do a bulk first pass while snagging continues, but the final pass should wait until the last trade has left, or the dust returns.
02Do you clean the outside of the bi-fold doors and the patio?+
Exterior glass at ground level can be included. Patios and external areas are quoted separately if wanted.
A considered next step
Builders about to leave?
Send us photographs of the finished rooms and tell us the move-back date. We will plan the passes around it and fix the fee.
Get a fixed-fee quote