How Often Should You Deep Clean Your Home? A Simple Schedule
By the CleaningCrews Perth team · Updated 3 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
Most homes benefit from a full deep clean two to four times a year, with regular cleaning in between. Busy households, pets, allergies and rental homes may need one more often, for example every quarter.
A regular clean keeps a home tidy. A deep clean resets it. It reaches the places a weekly tidy skips: inside the oven, behind appliances, along window tracks and through the grout. How often you need one depends on who lives in the house and how it is used.
A simple schedule
| How often | What to do |
|---|---|
| Daily | Wipe the kitchen bench, wash dishes, quick tidy, empty full bins |
| Weekly | Vacuum and mop, clean bathrooms, dust surfaces, change bed sheets, wipe the fridge shelf |
| Monthly | Clean the oven door and rangehood, wash bins, vacuum under furniture, wipe skirting and doors |
| Every 3 to 6 months | Full deep clean: inside cupboards, window tracks, grout, ceiling fans, mattress, curtains |
| Yearly | Steam clean carpets, wash windows inside and out, clean gutters and outdoor areas |
When to deep clean more often
- You have pets, which means more hair, dander and floor traffic.
- Someone in the home has allergies or asthma.
- You have young children and lots of spills and sticky surfaces.
- You rent out the property, or run it as a short-stay rental.
- You are about to sell, move in or move out.
What a deep clean includes
- Inside the oven, fridge and cupboards.
- Descaling taps, shower heads and glass screens.
- Scrubbing tile grout and treating mould.
- Washing skirting boards, doors, switches and marks on walls.
- Dusting ceiling fans, light fittings and vents.
- Cleaning window tracks and sills, which collect sand and dust in Perth.
- Vacuuming mattresses and sofas, and steaming carpets.
DIY or call a crew?
A deep clean is physical work, and it can take a full weekend for a family home. Doing it yourself saves money. A professional crew brings the right products and equipment, finishes much faster and often reaches areas you might skip. Many people clean day to day themselves and book a crew once or twice a year.
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Frequently asked questions
A unit might take half a day for a small crew. A larger family home can take a full day or more, depending on its condition.
They are very similar. A spring clean is a deep clean done once a year, often at the change of season.
It is a good idea. You never know how well the previous occupants cleaned, and it is much easier to clean an empty home.
Regular cleaning keeps surfaces tidy and hygienic. Deep cleaning removes built-up grime in hidden or hard-to-reach places.
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