Deep cleaning · Cleveland, OH
Greater Cleveland area
What a One-Time Deep Clean will do in Cleveland's pre-war houses and newer suburbs: lift a winter of salt, wash old trim by hand, clear mineral spots from glass and reach the dust a closed-up house collects.
The TotalCare Cleaning standard
The One-Time Deep Clean addresses every surface a standard maintenance clean cannot reach. Every Cleveland home accumulates buildup at the grout, baseboard, and appliance level that requires a systematic deep protocol, not just more time spent.
The TotalCare Cleaning standard is a detailed room-by-room checklist. Every item has a defined method, an approved cleaning product, and a measurable pass/fail criterion. The checklist is audited on every job before the visit is considered complete.
Pricing starts at $311 for 1 bedroom up to $690 for 5 bedrooms. Priced by the home. All supplies included. No hidden fees.
🍽️ Kitchen
🚿 Bathrooms
🏠 All Rooms
Trust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Cleveland.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland. The TotalCare Cleaning standard is not a marketing claim. It is a documented, auditable procedure that governs every hour of work in your home.
Deep cleaning Pricing
Priced by the home, not by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown, from the current Cleveland rate card, with supplies included.
| Home Size | What's Covered | One-Time Deep Clean Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed / 1 Bathabout 800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$311supplies included | Join → |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$403supplies included | Join → |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$443supplies included | Join → |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$534supplies included | Join → |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$690supplies included | Join → |
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 →A deep clean in Cleveland is usually a response to winter. From December to March the doors stay shut, salt slush comes in on every boot and the furnace moves the same dust around the house for months. By the time the snow stops, the baseboards, vents and entry floors carry a layer that a normal tidy-up does not touch.
This guide explains what TotalCare Cleaning's One-Time Deep Clean will include, how it fits the city's older housing, and when in the Cleveland year it does the most good.
Three local conditions do most of the damage. The first is snow. Cleveland Hopkins Airport averages 63.8 inches a season and about 52 days with at least an inch on the ground, and the East Side snow belt sees much more. Every one of those days puts salt brine on floors and the lower edge of walls near the door.
The second is age. About 85 percent of homes in the city of Cleveland were built before 1980 and about half before 1940. Detailed trim, picture rail, old door casings and multi-pane windows hold dust in places a newer flat-panel home does not have.
The third is the water. Cleveland Water averages 117 parts per million of hardness, which leaves a pale mineral haze on shower glass and a ring around faucet bases. It is not severe, but over a winter of hot showers it adds up.
A deep clean covers everything in a regular visit, then goes into the detail work that a weekly or bi-weekly clean leaves for later. Across five home sizes it will run $311.00 to $690.00; a three bedroom, two bath home will be $443.00.
Older Cleveland houses reward a gentle hand. Original tile in a 1930s bathroom often has grout that has been patched many times, and painted woodwork may carry several layers of old paint. In homes built before 1978, painted surfaces should be wiped with a damp cloth rather than scraped or sanded, because any older layer could contain lead.
That is not a theoretical concern here. The City of Cleveland requires rental units built before 1978 to hold a Lead Safe Certification, and Cleveland Water notes that some homes still have lead service lines or lead plumbing. A deep clean is not a lead clearance or a lead hazard control job, and it never will be presented as one. It is careful, damp cleaning of surfaces that are already sound.
Shaker Heights is the clearest example outside the city: about 42 percent of its homes were built before 1940, and most of the city sits inside a National Register historic district. The older home cleaning guide goes further into those houses.
After the salt season. March still averages 10.8 inches of snow and April 2.7, so the end of winter is gradual. Once normal highs pass about 60 degrees in April, the salt has mostly stopped coming in and a deep clean will not be undone by the next storm.
Before the house closes up again. A second good window is late fall, before lake-effect snow typically begins in mid-November. A deep clean then means the home goes into its closed-window months with clean vents and fans.
Before a plan starts. If you are starting a Recurring House Clean, the first visit is an Initial Deep Clean with the same detail work, after which the recurring cleaning guide explains how often to come back.
Inside the oven, the refrigerator and the cabinets is Moving Clean scope, done when a home is empty. Mold growth and water damage are outside every service, and cleaners do not move heavy furniture or remove debris.
If you need the inside of the appliances done because you are leaving a rental, the Cleveland move-out guide covers the Moving Clean.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything Cleveland homeowners ask about a One-Time Deep Clean.
TotalCare Cleaning will service Cleveland 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.
