The reset your apartment
actually needs.
Everything in a standard clean plus the 11 details a weekly clean doesn't reach: baseboards, door frames, grout, light switches, behind and under what moves, inside the microwave. It's the clean we recommend for a first visit, or whenever it's been a while.
Best for
- A first visit, so recurring cleans start from a clean baseline (and it's free when you start a weekly or bi-weekly plan)
- Seasonal resets: before the heat comes on in October, or after winter
- After a renovation, a long trip, or a stretch where cleaning slipped
- Pre-war apartments, where radiators, mouldings and old tile hold dirt
What's included: all 46 details
Standard plus baseboards, door frames, grout and the places a weekly clean skips. Every item below is checked off on every deep cleaning visit.
Bedrooms & living areas
- Cobwebs cleared, shelves and pictures dusted
- Ceiling fans and blades dusted
- Mirrors cleaned and buffed
- Furniture, lamps, lamp shades and hanging lights dusted
- Window sills, window frames and chair rails cleaned
- Knick knacks and personal items dusted and tidied
- Floors vacuumed and mopped, corners and edges included
- Light switches and door knobs cleaned
- Beds made, blankets folded, pillows arranged
- Garbage emptied and bag replaced
- Baseboards dusted and wiped down
- Doors and door frames dusted
Bathrooms
- Cobwebs cleared, shelves dusted
- Mirrors and glass cleaned and buffed
- Counter tops cleaned
- Towel racks and toilet paper holder polished
- Light fixtures dusted, sinks cleaned
- Shower door, track and glass cleaned and dried
- Personal items and hand towels tidied
- Sink counters and soap dish cleaned and dried
- Toilet cleaned inside and out, base and lid included
- Floors swept, vacuumed and mopped, corners and edges included
- Window sills and frames dusted
- Cabinet fronts cleaned
- Garbage emptied and bag replaced
- Tile grout scrubbed
- Inside linen closet and shelves cleaned
- Doors and door frames dusted
- Baseboards dusted and wiped down
Kitchen
- Dishes gathered and loaded into the dishwasher where possible
- Cobwebs cleared from lights and sills
- Counter tops and backsplash cleaned
- Lights, ceiling fans and blades dusted
- Windows, sills and ledges dusted
- Table and chairs cleaned
- Microwave cleaned inside and out
- Stove burners, stovetop, front and control panels cleaned
- Sink, sink counters and soap dish cleaned and dried
- Floors swept, mopped and vacuumed
- Cabinet fronts and handles cleaned
- Trash taken out, garbage bag replaced
- Oven hood vent cleaned
- Window sills and frames wiped down
- Doors and door frames dusted
- Baseboards dusted and wiped down
- Light switches and door knobs disinfected
A deep clean doesn't include inside the oven, fridge, cabinets or closets; those are extras or part of a move-out clean. Exterior windows, mold and post-construction dust are not something we take on.
How it works
Pick 'Deep clean' when you price it
Add it to any apartment size. The price updates instantly, and you can add inside-fridge or inside-cabinets if you want the full reset.
We allow the extra time
A deep clean takes roughly half again as long as a standard clean. For larger homes we send two cleaners so it finishes in one visit.
Photos, then the charge
Your cleaner works room by room through all 46 details. You get a photo summary at the end and the card is charged only after.
Pre-war walk-up deep clean, Upper West Side →
Real apartment, real photos, what we found and what we did. Or read the guide behind this service: The fall reset: what to clean before the heat comes on.
Questions people ask about deep cleaning
What's the difference between a standard and a deep clean?
A deep clean is a standard clean plus the places a weekly clean skips: baseboards, door frames, light switches, grout, behind and under furniture that moves, and inside the microwave. We recommend a deep clean for a first visit or if it's been more than a couple of months, then standard cleans to maintain it.
How long does a clean take?
A standard clean of a 1-bedroom is usually 2–3 hours; a 2-bedroom 3–4 hours. Deep cleans and move-outs take longer, and we'll send two cleaners for larger homes so the visit stays within a half day.
What extras can I add?
Inside cabinets ($55), interior windows ($85), inside the fridge ($45), inside the oven (part of a deep clean), organization ($70) and laundry wash-and-fold ($40). You pick them when you book and see the total before you confirm.
Do you clean walk-ups and pre-war apartments?
They're most of what we do. Radiators, crown mouldings, original hardwood and old tile all need different handling than a new build; our pre-war cleaning guide explains how we approach them.
What if I'm not happy with the clean?
Tell us within 48 hours and we'll send a cleaner back to re-do the missed spots at no charge. It's our Mint Mark guarantee, written into our terms: no forms, no arguing, no hoops.
Start with the reset, and we'll cover it.
Book a weekly or bi-weekly plan and the deep clean on your first visit is on us: the full 46 details, $75 off, then standard cleans at up to 30% off from visit two. Price yours on the home page.
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