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Deep Cleaning Vs Regular Cleaning: What’s the difference?

You want your house to be as clean as it can be, yes? And you are wondering whether to opt for a deep clean from cleaning services London.

Before you decide whether you do or not, you really need to know the differences between a regular clean by cleaners London and a deep clean – as they will cover different cleaning tasks in your home.

You should be performing a standard clean regularly to ensure your home is neat or using a maid service to help you do that. A deep clean, on the other hand, should only need to be completed a few times a year to help rid your home of grime and dirt that has slowly built up.

This article takes a closer look at the major differences – whether you are hiring a maid to do your deep clean or attempting to tackle it yourself.

Regular Cleaning

A regular clean, also known as a standard clean, usually happens weekly as the goal is to keep on top of the basic cleaning tasks.

Typical tasks that will be undertaken as part of this service will include:

  • Cleaning and disinfecting of all bathroom and kitchen surfaces, including any appliances and the sinks
  • Dusting of lounge, bedroom and hallway surfaces as well as doors and window frames
  • General tidying
  • Making the beds
  • Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors
  • Taking out the rubbish

As you can see, a regular clean shouldn’t take as long as a deep clean, and so it is usually a cheaper service (depending on the rate your chosen maid charges).

Deep Cleaning

This is where we get into the nitty-gritty.

Think about that feeling you get on the first day of spring, where you can’t wait to open the windows and get rid of all the dust and grime that has accumulated during the winter months. That’s when a deep clean comes in useful.

You probably only need to give your home a really deep clean two or three times a year (phew!).

Think about it as the sort of systematic scrubbing you would do if you moved into a new house. You really need to get into all of those nooks and crannies that build up dust and grime throughout daily life – but which are far out of the way to necessitate any attention usually.

Whether you do it yourself or choose to employ a maid to do it for you, a deep clean usually entails all of the tasks listed above as a regular clean as well as additional tasks to really spruce up your home.

Let’s take a closer look at what a deep clean might entail – room by room.

#Bathroom

Your cleaner will clean and dust all of the surfaces in your bathroom as part of a regular clean, but with a deep clean this service will go a little deeper.

The deep clean of your bathroom may include:

  • Cleaning around the toilet base
  • Cleaning inside bathroom cabinets and vanity units
  • Disinfecting doorknobs and waste bins
  • Removing limescale and soap scum from fixtures
  • Scrubbing the tile grout

This type of cleaning will leave your bathroom sanitised and sparkling. This is a really good thing for your whole family as bathroom germs can contain such nasties as athletes foot, gastrointestinal viruses, and salmonella.

#Kitchen

The kitchen of your home is another place that can get very dirty. Grease and food splatters can leave all surfaces dirty -including your appliances and cabinets.

Your regular weekly clean will likely include such tasks as cleaning the floor, tidying the countertops and wiping down all of the visible surfaces.

For a deep clean, the following tasks may be included:

  • Cleaning under and behind appliances
  • Cleaning inside appliances, such as the microwave, oven and refrigerator
  • Cleaning of all cabinets
  • Cleaning the grout lines
  • Cleaning and disinfecting all small kitchen appliances
  • Cleaning and organising all cupboards and drawers
  • Disinfecting of all knobs and switches
  • Interior range hood and filter clean

Doing a deep clean in your kitchen will ensure all food remnants and grease are removed. When these sorts of things build up they can be very difficult to remove, and using a cleaning service to help you with it can really make it a lot easier.

#General spaces

Your cleaner will also tend to tidy up general spaces when they are completing a regular clean. This may include cleaning the floor and wiping down surfaces as well.

Tasks associated with a deep clean include:

  • Cleaning under furniture
  • Cleaning blinds
  • Cleaning skirting boards, window and door frames
  • Cleaning window sills and tracks
  • Dusting lamp shades
  • Polishing furniture
  • Scrubbing walls
  • Wiping down light fixtures
  • Vacuuming and cleaning upholstery

Once a deep cleaning has been completed, it is a good idea to keep on top of it with regular weekly cleaning.

Regular Cleaning vs Deep Cleaning – which to choose?

It is hard to really compare regular cleaning and deep cleaning as they are both required to be completed regularly, just with a different level of frequency.

A deep clean is always going to be more time consuming than a regular clean, and more expensive if you are hiring a professional maid service – but you don’t need to do a deep clean as often as a regular one. Ideally, you should do a deep clean of your home once or twice a year, but as the cliche “spring cleaning” shows most people only ever do it once a year.

Standard cleaning, on the other hand, should be completed weekly or fortnightly, to keep your home sanitary, tidy and welcoming to guests.

Most house cleaners will agree to a schedule of regular and deep cleans that work within your agreed budget. No matter what type of cleaning you need – regular or deep or both – Maid App has you covered. You can download the app for free and connect with independent, rated cleaners in your local area – such as cleaners London.

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