Deep cleaning · Dayton, OH
Dayton area
What a One-Time Deep Clean does for a Dayton home after a long heating season, from furnace dust and salt residue to the white film that softened well water still leaves.
The TotalCare Cleaning standard
The One-Time Deep Clean addresses every surface a standard maintenance clean cannot reach. Every Dayton 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 $279 for 1 bedroom up to $614 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 Dayton.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Dayton 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 Dayton 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 Dayton. 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 Dayton 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$279supplies included | Join → |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$360supplies included | Join → |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$395supplies included | Join → |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$476supplies included | Join → |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, all rooms, baseboards and blinds | starting at$614supplies 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 Dayton winter leaves its mark in places you only see when the sun comes back. Radiator tops and vent covers carry a gray line, baseboards near the door have a pale crust of road salt, and the shower door has gone cloudy. A deep clean takes those on together, instead of leaving you to chip away at them over several weekends.
This guide covers what a One-Time Deep Clean will include when TotalCare Cleaning comes to Dayton. It starts at $279.00 for the smallest homes and runs $279.00 to $614.00 across the table, priced by the home, not by the hour.
The heating season does most of it. About 110 nights a year fall to freezing, and on about 33 days the high never gets above freezing. Furnaces run for months while January dew points average about 22 degrees, so indoor air is dry, static is high and dust stays on whatever it touches.
Snow and salt come through the door. Dayton averages 25.0 inches of snow a year, with about 27 days showing at least an inch on the ground. What melts leaves grit along the baseboards in entries and mudrooms and in the bottom of the door track.
Pollen follows immediately. RAPCA's 2019 counts at its Dayton station put about 83 percent of the season's pollen in April and May, led by mulberry, poplar, oak and maple. Those same counts recorded mold spore totals far above pollen from May through October, highest in August, which is a good reason to keep bathrooms and basements dry and clean through the summer.
Along with normal kitchen, bath, floor and dusting work, these are the jobs that set this visit apart. Oven, refrigerator and cabinet interiors are left out, since those belong to the Moving Clean, and interior windows are an add-on.
Dayton pumps from about 110 wells in the Miami and Mad River fields, drawing on the Great Miami River Buried Valley Aquifer. That raw water runs about 300 to 320 milligrams per liter of hardness, and lime softening at the Ottawa and Miami plants brings it down to about 139, or roughly 8 grains per gallon. That is far better than the raw water but still enough to spot glass, and the city lists white spots in coffee pots among its common questions.
The suburbs vary. Oakwood pumps its own well water and reports 200 milligrams per liter, or 12 grains per gallon, and Springboro and Beavercreek have their own aquifer sources. So a shower door in Oakwood usually needs more treatment than the same door in the city. If you ever see reddish water, Dayton says higher flow in the mains can loosen iron deposits, and running the water until it clears takes care of it.
Right after the median last freeze on April 16 is the classic moment, except that April and May are also the pollen peak. Many households will do better with a visit in late May, when the tree pollen has dropped and the winter grime is still on the baseboards. Fall is the other good time, after ragweed peaks in September and before the heat comes back on around the median first freeze on October 28.
A home coming out of a long gap can begin at any time. A recurring plan starts with an Initial Deep Clean, so you may not need to book this separately. If the house is empty, read the Moving Clean guide, since that covers the appliance and cabinet interiors.
With about 65 percent of the city's homes built before 1960, old paint is common. The City of Dayton is using a HUD grant to train local contractors in lead-safe work practices, and that is a good sign of how seriously to take it. Cleaners never sand or scrape painted surfaces, and they use mild products on old wood, plaster and tile.
This visit does not treat mold or water damage and does not remove debris. If you have basement dampness or a wet wall, fix that first and call the right trade. Tell the cleaner about anything fragile before the work begins.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything Dayton homeowners ask about a One-Time Deep Clean.
TotalCare Cleaning will service Dayton 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.
