Deep clean vs maintenance clean

House cleaning service is structured around two distinct service tiers. Deep cleans cover everything — baseboards, light fixtures, inside ovens and refrigerators, behind furniture, ceiling fans, vent covers, detailed bathroom scrubbing — and typically take 6-10 hours for an average home.

Maintenance cleans cover the surfaces that need regular attention: kitchen counters, bathroom surfaces, vacuuming, mopping, dusting accessible areas. Maintenance cleans typically take 2-3 hours for the same home.

The pricing structure is intentional. New customers always start with a deep clean ($300-$600 for a typical 3-bedroom home) before transitioning to maintenance pricing ($120-$220 weekly or biweekly). This works for both sides — the customer gets a thoroughly cleaned home as the baseline; the cleaner can maintain that baseline efficiently going forward. Periodic deep cleans (quarterly or biannually) recapture maintenance areas that drift over time. Operators who skip the initial deep clean typically struggle with maintenance pricing because the baseline hasn't been set.