What does post-renovation cleaning cost in Toronto?
One published range, set beside a regular clean and a deep clean so the difference makes sense. Most of the gap is dust you cannot see yet.
Post-renovation cleaning in Toronto costs $250 to $600 as a flat price for a 2,000 square foot home on AllCleaner's published rates. That sits above a deep clean of the same home, at $200 to $400, because construction dust settles on every surface and has to be removed in more than one pass.
The published range, in context
The number makes more sense beside its neighbours on the pricing page. All three are flat prices for a 2,000 square foot home.
| Type of clean | Published range | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Regular clean | $100 to $250 | Upkeep of a home that is already in order |
| Deep clean | $200 to $400 | Everything a regular clean skips: inside appliances, baseboards, build-up |
| Post-renovation clean | $250 to $600 | A deep clean plus dust removal from every surface, and builders' residue |
A smaller or larger home moves the figure accordingly, and the exact price is confirmed before work starts.
Why it costs more than a deep clean
Drywall sanding, tile cutting and floor sanding make a dust far finer than what a house produces on its own. It hangs in the air, travels through the ductwork and under closed doors, and lands in rooms the trades never entered. Inside kitchen cupboards. On top of door frames. In the tracks of every window. On the blades of the ceiling fan. In the return air grilles.
It also cannot be wiped off first. A wet cloth on drywall dust makes a thin paste that dries to a white haze. So the order is fixed: vacuum everything dry with proper filtration, from the ceiling down, then wipe, then do the floors, then check it in good light and do the fine surfaces again. Two passes is normal. That second pass is most of the difference between the deep clean price and this one.
Then there is what the trades leave behind that is not dust. Paint specks on glass and hardware. Grout haze on new tile. Adhesive from protective film on appliances and windows. Silicone smears. Stickers on every pane and fixture. Each of these is slow, careful work, because the surface underneath is new and the wrong blade or solvent marks it.
What moves a job inside the range
How much of the home was worked on. One bathroom is a different job from a gutted main floor. But do not assume an untouched room is a clean room. Dust from a kitchen renovation is in the bedrooms.
What kind of work it was. Painting alone leaves little. Drywall and floor sanding are the worst. Tile and stone cutting done indoors comes close.
How well it was contained. Polythene sheeting over doorways, sealed vents and a contractor who vacuumed at the end of each day make a real difference. So does whether the furnace ran during sanding. If it did, tell the cleaner and change the furnace filter before the clean, not after, or the system will spend the next month putting dust back.
What is in the house. An empty house is quick. A furnished one, lived in through the work, means every shelf, book and picture frame is carrying a layer.
The glass. Lots of new windows with stickers, film and paint spatter take longer than the floor area suggests.
What it does not include, and when to book it
This is a clean, not a site clearance. Offcuts, old cabinets, packaging and bags of rubble are the contractor's to remove, or a disposal job in their own right. Ask your contractor what "broom swept" means in their contract. It usually means exactly that, and nothing finer.
Soft surfaces are separate too. Carpet and upholstery that stayed in the house through the work have taken in dust that a vacuum only partly recovers. Carpet cleaning by extraction is its own rate, and it is cheapest done on the same visit, last.
Book the clean for after the final trade is finished, touch-ups included, and before furniture and rugs go back. Expect a little dust to settle over the following days as the air clears. That is normal, and a quick wipe a week later deals with it. A cleaner who promises a house with no further settling at all is promising something the air does not allow.
AllCleaner's post-renovation cleaning is priced from the range above, with equipment and solutions supplied and the figure confirmed first. Call 647-697-7435 with the size of the home and what was done to it.
Short answers.
- How much does post-renovation cleaning cost in Toronto?
- AllCleaner's published rate is $250 to $600 as a flat price for a 2,000 square foot home. Where a job lands depends on how much of the home was worked on, what kind of work it was, and how well it was contained. The figure is confirmed before anyone starts.
- Why does post-renovation cleaning cost more than a deep clean?
- Construction dust is finer than household dust and it settles on every surface in the home, including inside cupboards and on top of door frames. It has to be vacuumed off dry before anything is wiped, and surfaces usually need more than one pass. A deep clean of the same home is $200 to $400.
- When should a post-renovation clean be booked?
- After the last trade has finished, including touch-up painting and caulking, and before furniture and rugs come back in. Cleaning while work continues means paying twice, because every cut and every sanding pass puts new dust in the air.
