Bellevue and Eastside area · Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle has older housing than the Eastside and more renters, with soft water from the Cedar River and Tolt watersheds, its own short-term rental licenses and the same long season of rain.
How It Works
Select your home size and service type. Priced by the home, with no walkthroughs and no surprises.
Add your home to the opening list and TotalCare Cleaning will reach out when your area opens.
Your background-checked TotalCare Cleaning professional will arrive within your arrival window, fully equipped with all supplies and tools.
Every job follows the TotalCare Cleaning standard. Not right? Tell us with clear photos or video by the end of the day after the service was completed and we return, free.
Our Services
Recurring Cleaning · Biweekly or Weekly
A vetted professional every visit. The TotalCare Cleaning standard on every clean. The Hotel Finish detail every time.
From $160per visit · biweekly · 1-bed home
Join the Opening ListOne-Time · Full Restoration
Every baseboard. Every cabinet front. Every blind and vent. The TotalCare Cleaning One-Time Deep Clean is the full restoration clean that sets your home's baseline.
From $3301-bed home · supplies included
Learn About Deep CleaningOne-Time · Inspection-Ready
Inspection-ready. Built for buyers, sellers, landlords, and property managers who need the property clean to an objective, documentable standard.
From $4141-bed home · supplies included
Learn About Move-Out CleaningTrust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Seattle.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Seattle will be covered by $1,000,000 in general liability insurance. From hardwood floors to granite countertops and custom cabinetry, if anything is damaged during the clean, you are fully protected.
✓ Fully InsuredTotalCare Cleaning does not retain, copy, or transport house keys. Entry and access instructions are handled securely through our booking system. You control access to your Seattle property at every step.
✓ Keys Stay HomeIf an area on your checklist was missed, report it in your customer portal or by email by the end of the day after your clean, with a photo, and a professional returns to re-clean that area at no charge. No forms, no friction, no arguments.
✓ Re-Clean GuaranteeWe will follow the same standard operating procedure on every single job in Seattle. The TotalCare Cleaning standard is not a marketing claim. It is a documented, auditable procedure that governs every hour of work in your home.
Transparent Pricing
Priced by the home, not by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown, from the current Bellevue rate card, with supplies included.
| Home Size | Recurring (Bi-Weekly) | One-Time Deep Clean | One-Time Moving Clean (Move-Out) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed / 1 Bathabout 800 sq ft | starting at$160per visit | starting at$330 | starting at$414 |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | starting at$239per visit | starting at$426 | starting at$522 |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | starting at$270per visit | starting at$469 | starting at$570 |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | starting at$363per visit | starting at$565 | starting at$677 |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | starting at$522per visit | starting at$729 | starting at$864 |
Priced by the home, never by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown; your exact price is set by your home. Home sizes assume the square footage shown, and a larger home, extra half baths or add-ons change the price.
Join the Opening List →Across Lake Washington from Bellevue, Seattle is a city of older houses, apartment buildings and a renter majority. When TotalCare Cleaning comes to the area, Seattle homes will be priced on the same table as Eastside homes, by bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage.
This page covers what is different about cleaning a Seattle home, and the local rules that matter for renters and hosts.
Census estimates show about 52.8 percent of Seattle's housing units were built before 1980, compared with close to 47 percent in Bellevue. About 56 percent of Seattle's occupied homes are rented. Put together, those numbers describe a city where many households live in older apartments and houses they do not own, and where move-in and move-out cleans are a regular part of the year.
Washington's deposit rules apply in Seattle as they do across the state. A landlord has 30 days after move-out to return the deposit or give a full and specific statement of the reasons for keeping any of it, and cannot collect a deposit without a signed move-in checklist of the unit's condition and cleanliness. The move-out cleaning guide explains how to prepare.
With more than half the housing built before 1980, a large share of Seattle homes have original windows, older tile and painted trim with many coats. Homes built before 1978 may have lead-based paint under newer layers, so damp wiping painted surfaces is the right approach and sanding or scraping is not. Cleaners do not strip finishes or remove paint.
Older windows and cold glass mean condensation in the wet months. The Washington State Department of Health notes that mold tends to grow where warm, moist air condenses on cooler surfaces and recommends exhaust fans in bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms. Wiping sills and cleaning window tracks regularly keeps dark lines from forming in the corners. The older home guide covers these finishes in detail.
The Cedar River provides about 70 percent of the drinking water for the 1.6 million people on Seattle's regional water system, and the South Fork Tolt supplies about 30 to 40 percent. It is the same regional water Bellevue buys, which Bellevue Utilities rates as very soft at about 1.41 grains per gallon.
Soft water leaves little mineral crust, but soap rinses away less easily, so Seattle shower glass and tile collect a dull film. Rinse surfaces well after cleaning, squeegee the shower, and let a deep clean treat shower glass and detail the faucets.
Seattle defines a short-term rental as a unit rented for fewer than 30 consecutive nights, and requires both a business license tax certificate and a short-term rental regulatory license to run one. Washington's state law adds posted safety information inside each unit and minimum liability coverage. Hosts can read the short-term rental guide for turnover basics.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Seattle and surrounding areas with background-checked cleaners and is insured up to $1 million. Re-clean guarantee: if we missed something, tell us by the end of the next day and we come back to fix it. Beyond Clean. TotalCare.
