How it works

How after builders cleaning works

1. Get a price

Tell us about the job. We’ll give you an instant price based on the size of your home and the tasks selected.

2. Secure your slot

Choose a date and time that works for you, then pay to secure your slot.

3. Get a 5-star clean

We'll remove dirt & dust that's left over from your recent renovation or building work.

Why choose Housekeep?

The best after build cleaners

We've completed over 1m cleans, with an average rating of 4.9-stars

We'll stay until the job's done

With after builders cleaning there's no time limit - we'll stay until the work is done!

Professional service

We're an award-winning service you can trust. All after build cleaners are experienced and background checked

Get an online quote

We'll provide you with a simple price based on the size of your home

Slots available at short notice

After build cleaners are available in all areas, even at short notice

Ready to get a quote?

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What you get with Housekeep

What's included in an after builders clean?

After builders cleaning

After builders cleaning includes:

  • Wiping of surfaces throughout the property
  • Cleaning outside of cupboards and skirting boards
  • Cleaning the exterior of kitchen appliances & white goods
  • Cleaning inside windows
  • Vacuuming all floors and upholstery
  • Mopping all hard flooring

Which service should I choose?

Essentials:
  • Clean reachable surfaces in all rooms
  • Clean exterior of cupboards & appliances
  • Clean kitchen & bathrooms
  • Vacuum & mop floors
Tidy-up & wash dishes
Clean inside windows
Descale kitchen & bathroom
Clean inside oven
Clean inside cupboards
Clean hard to reach areas (surfaces, floors & inside windows)
Descale toilet
Clean grouting
Clean inside fridge/freezer
Clean inside other appliances (dishwasher, washing machine etc)
Clean extractor fan filter
Clean carpet & upholstery
Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)
Extra services

One-off clean

Essentials:
  • Clean reachable surfaces in all rooms
  • Clean exterior of cupboards & appliances
  • Clean kitchen & bathrooms
  • Vacuum & mop floors
Tidy-up & wash dishes
Clean inside windows
Descale kitchen & bathroom
×
Clean inside oven
Clean inside cupboards
×
Clean hard to reach areas (surfaces, floors & inside windows)
×
Descale toilet
×
Clean grouting
×
Clean inside fridge/freezer
Clean inside other appliances (dishwasher, washing machine etc)
×
Clean extractor fan filter
×
Clean carpet & upholstery
×
Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)
×

Extra services

  • Clean inside oven
  • Clean inside fridge/freezer
  • Clean inside windows

Deep clean

Essentials:
  • Clean reachable surfaces in all rooms
  • Clean exterior of cupboards & appliances
  • Clean kitchen & bathrooms
  • Vacuum & mop floors
Tidy-up & wash dishes
×
Clean inside windows
Descale kitchen & bathroom
Clean inside oven
Clean inside cupboards
×
Clean hard to reach areas (surfaces, floors & inside windows)
×
Descale toilet
×
Clean grouting
×
Clean inside fridge/freezer
Clean inside other appliances (dishwasher, washing machine etc)
×
Clean extractor fan filter
×
Clean carpet & upholstery
Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)

Extra services

  • Clean inside fridge/freezer
  • Clean carpet & upholstery
  • Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)

End of tenancy clean

Essentials:
  • Clean reachable surfaces in all rooms
  • Clean exterior of cupboards & appliances
  • Clean kitchen & bathrooms
  • Vacuum & mop floors
Tidy-up & wash dishes
×
Clean inside windows
Descale kitchen & bathroom
Clean inside oven
Clean inside cupboards
Clean hard to reach areas (surfaces, floors & inside windows)
Descale toilet
Clean grouting
Clean inside fridge/freezer
Clean inside other appliances (dishwasher, washing machine etc)
Clean extractor fan filter
Clean carpet & upholstery
Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)

Extra services

  • Clean carpet & upholstery
  • Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)

After builders clean

Essentials:
  • Clean reachable surfaces in all rooms
  • Clean exterior of cupboards & appliances
  • Clean kitchen & bathrooms
  • Vacuum & mop floors
Tidy-up & wash dishes
×
Clean inside windows
Descale kitchen & bathroom
Clean inside oven
Clean inside cupboards
×
Clean hard to reach areas (surfaces, floors & inside windows)
Descale toilet
Clean grouting
Clean inside fridge/freezer
Clean inside other appliances (dishwasher, washing machine etc)
×
Clean extractor fan filter
×
Clean carpet & upholstery
Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)

Extra services

  • Clean inside oven
  • Clean inside fridge/freezer
  • Clean carpet & upholstery
  • Clean external areas (balcony, terrace, etc)

Frequently asked questions

Renovation and building work often results in lots of dust throughout your property. An after builders clean is designed to remove that before you move back in, so you can be comfortable when you return to the property.

After builders cleaning is more thorough than regular cleaning, and requires specialist equipment. The after builders service removes high levels of dirt and dust from your surfaces, plus the exterior of your kitchen appliances and white goods. Your cleaners will also deep clean the inside of your windows, the outside of cupboards and your skirting boards, to ensure that all dust and dirt is removed.

Your cleaners can try to remove small amounts of paint from windows, provided there is no risk of causing damage.

Your cleaners will not remove paint spillages from flooring, due to the risk of further damage. We would recommend you discuss any spillages with your builder.

We take a card payment when you book. We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express payment cards. 

We can collect keys from a key safe, a neighbour or your estate agent (within a ten minute walk of the property). Just let us know where the keys will be in the ‘Any other details?’ section of the booking form.

It usually takes your cleaning team 3-5 hours to complete an after builders clean.

The cleaning team will bring everything they need for your after builders clean, including all products and a vacuum cleaner.

If we miss anything, let us know within 72 hours and we’ll come back and reclean it for free. 

About after builders cleaning

It used to be tricky to find a professional after builders cleaning service. But we’ve made the whole process seamless – from click, to clean to cashless payment.

Just tell us about the job, and we’ll show you an instant price for your after builders clean. If you’d like to book, choose a date and time that works for you and pay to secure your slot.

Our after builders cleaning service is perfect after renovation or building work. The service includes all standard cleaning tasks – like dusting, vacuuming and mopping –  as well cleaning hard to reach areas & descaling of the bathroom & kitchen. You can customise your after builders clean with extra tasks, including inside fridge/freezer cleaning, carpet steam cleaning, upholstery & sofa steam cleaning, and cleaning external areas (balconies, terraces, patios).

After builders cleans are normally completed by a team of two professional cleaners. They’ll bring all of the products and equipment to remove dirt and dust left over from building or renovation work. And they'll try to remove any paint spills too.

Housekeep is the UK’s best cleaning service, with a 4.9* average rating. We’ve completed over 1.5 million cleans – including thousands of professional after builders cleans.

Ready to get a quote? Click here to get started.

Join our happy customers in Highbury

Always does a fantastic job and goes above and beyond. Kashia has been coming to us weekly for a year.
4 weeks ago
K
Drayton Park (N5)
Aysha arrived within the specified time and worked really hard through the whole booking. Our house was suffering and she clearly cares to clean to a very high standard. She's also really nice! We're delighted, thank you Aysha.
1 month ago
S
Drayton Park (N5)
Koko is polite and her service was quick and efficient. She did everything we asked for in 2hrs and I would recommend her. She was late but she texted saying she would be 30mins late and ended up arriving earlier than she had said she would
1 month ago
V
Highbury Fields (N5)
Natalja is a very friendly, conscientious and thorough cleaner. She cleaned my one bed flat and left it sparkling. Natalja communicated throughout the process and left my keys safely in my letterbox afterwards.
1 month ago
C
Drayton Park (N5)
Naome was *wonderful*! She arrived in the midst of a flat move and calmly and thoroughly took on the job without any fuss, despite all the chaos of the moving men going on around her! Very happy with the results. Would thoroughly recommend. Thanks so much Naome.
1 month ago
Charlotte
Highbury Fields (N5)
I was delighted with the results. Chouchou was hard working and had a great attention to detail, the kitchen, lounge, bathrooms and floors were left immaculate and I appreciated the extra surfaces cleaning. Our place is not easy with lots of stairs and she had a great attitude. It was evident she cared about cleaning to a high standard. Thank you, it was a positive experience and a real help.
2 months ago
Julie
Highbury (N5)
What a star. I had a difficult call, and Sam got on with the cleaning and did a brilliant job of it plus left a kind uplifting note <3
2 months ago
Maya
Drayton Park (N5)
Really happy with my first clean! She was on time, polite and everything is looking so nice and clean!
2 months ago
D
Highbury (N5)
Adam is amazing! Such a great person and was very efficient. He did such an amazing job with our place and was lovely to talk to. Can't wait to work with him again
3 months ago
E
Highbury Fields (N5)

Areas we cover in Highbury

  • Drayton Park (N5)
  • Highbury (N5)
  • Highbury Fields (N5)

About the Housekeepers

Highbury’s best cleaners

Proven and reliable

Every cleaner has at least 6 months’ professional cleaning experience.

Vetted & background-checked

We interview every cleaner in person and do an 8-step background check.

5* ratings

We collect reviews and feedback from every clean to make sure cleaners are 5* quality.

Tech-enabled

We support Housekeepers 7 days a week and help them travel between jobs faster.

Elsa - home cleaner in Angel, Dalston, Highbury, Hoxton, Newington Green, Shacklewell, Stoke Newington

Elsa

Areas covered

Angel Dalston Highbury Hoxton Newington Green Shacklewell Stoke Newington

“Elsa us consistently great. She attends early and works really hard throughout her time in our house..”

A, Shacklewell (N16) - 1 week ago

Elena - home cleaner in De Beauvoir Town, Drayton Park, Essex Road, Mildway Park, Pentonville, Stamford Hill, Upper Street

Elena

Areas covered

De Beauvoir Town Drayton Park Essex Road Mildway Park Pentonville Stamford Hill Upper Street

“Elena was very professional and easy to work with. She was fast and very thorough and left the flat sparkling clean. One of the best cleans we've ever had!.”

S, Stoke Newington (N16) - 2 weeks ago

Koko - home cleaner in Arsenal, Barnsbury, Caledonian Road, Canonbury, Holloway, Tollington, Tufnell Park

Koko

Areas covered

Arsenal Barnsbury Caledonian Road Canonbury Holloway Tollington Tufnell Park

“Koko was fantastic, so friendly and got so much done in such a short time.. could not rate her more highly!.”

C, Pentonville (N1) - 2 weeks ago

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Stats about Highbury

28.0% Have pets

79.0% Flats or apartments

21.0% Houses

6,975 Households

15,030 Residents

37.0% Own car

62.0% Single

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