Initial & One-Off Deep Cleaning across Thurrock, Essex, London and Kent
A detailed top-to-bottom reset for homes that need more than routine housekeeping — inside cupboards, appliances, limescale, grout, skirting and the surfaces that regular cleaning doesn't reach. Available as a one-off or as the starting point before regular Multrex housekeeping.
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Deep Cleaning Prices
Deep cleaning is quoted individually — two properties of the same size can require very different amounts of work depending on condition, furnishing and what needs to be covered.
Most common enquiry
Mid-size property
2–3 bedroom house, moderate condition, standard scope
from £220
Get a QuoteWhy we quote individually
A three-bedroom house that's been maintained regularly is a different job to a three-bedroom house that hasn't been cleaned in a year. The prices above are starting points for each size band — the quote we send you is based on your specific property, its condition and exactly what you need covered.What Is an Initial Deep Clean?
An Initial Deep Clean is a property reset. Not a thorough regular clean — a deliberately intensive top-to-bottom service that addresses the build-up that normal housekeeping doesn't reach.
Routine cleaning maintains a property that's already at a reasonable standard. An Initial Deep Clean is what brings a property to that standard when it needs more than maintenance — whether it hasn't been professionally cleaned in some time, you're moving in, starting regular housekeeping, or the property simply needs a proper reset.
Scope
Room by Room — What a Deep Clean Covers
A deep clean earns its name in specific areas where build-up accumulates. This is where the work actually happens.
Kitchen
- Worktops, splashbacks and tiling
- Cupboard and drawer exteriors
- Cupboard and drawer interiors where included
- Hob burners and surfaces
- Sink and taps
- Appliance exteriors (fridge, dishwasher, washing machine)
- Fridge interior — wiped and deodorised
- Extractor exterior and accessible filter
- Skirting, doors, handles and switches
- Floors — vacuumed and mopped
Bathrooms
- Toilet — bowl, seat, rim, base and cistern
- Bath, shower tray and enclosure
- Shower screen or curtain rail
- Basin, taps and overflow
- Tiles and accessible grout lines
- Limescale treatment — taps, heads and screens
- Mirrors and glass
- Storage surfaces and shelving
- Skirting, radiators and towel rails
- Floors — scrubbed and mopped
Bedrooms & Living Spaces
- Detailed dusting — skirting, ledges, tops of furniture
- Door frames, architraves and handles
- Window sills and accessible frames
- Internal glass where included
- Switches, socket exteriors and radiators
- Furniture exterior surfaces — wiped and dusted
- Accessible storage surfaces
- Vacuuming — floors, edges and under accessible furniture
- Hard floors — swept and mopped
Hallways, Stairs & What's Separate
- Bannisters and stair spindles
- Skirting boards throughout
- Door frames and edges
- High-touch areas — switches, handles
- Stairs — vacuumed and edges detailed
- Hard hall floors — swept and mopped
Internal windows: Sills, frames and glass — included by arrangement. External windows are a separate Window Cleaning service.
Carpet cleaning: Vacuuming is included. Professional hot-water extraction is quoted separately.
Upholstery cleaning: Quoted separately. Ask at enquiry stage if needed.
Clutter vs Cleaning
Deep cleaning is not decluttering. We clean surfaces and accessible areas — we don't sort belongings, organise possessions, or dispose of personal property. Accessible surfaces should ideally be reasonably clear before the visit so cleaning time is spent cleaning, not moving things around. If a property needs clearance or rubbish removal before cleaning can begin, that's a separate service.
Outside normal cleaning scope
Standard deep cleaning does not cover conditions requiring specialist remediation — including hoarding-level conditions, pest or rodent infestation, substantial mould remediation, sewage contamination, biohazard situations or crime-scene conditions. If an enquiry involves these, we'll advise before confirming any cleaning scope.
Deep Clean vs Routine Housekeeping
A regular cleaning visit maintains a property that's already clean — it refreshes surfaces, tidies rooms and keeps standards consistent. A deep clean is fundamentally different: it addresses the build-up that accumulates behind, beneath and inside things that a regular clean simply doesn't reach.
Routine Housekeeping
Designed to maintain an already-manageable property.
- Wipes visible surfaces each visit
- Vacuuming and floor mopping
- Bathrooms — toilet, basin, bath or shower
- Kitchen surfaces and appliance exteriors
- Dusting accessible furniture
- Emptying bins
- Maintains an already-clean baseline
Initial Deep Clean
Designed to reset the property's cleaning standard.
- Inside cupboards, drawers and appliances
- Limescale on taps, screens and tile surfaces
- Grout lines in kitchens and bathrooms
- Skirting boards, door frames and architraves
- Behind and beneath accessible appliances
- Ceiling corners and light fittings
- Neglected edges, runners and recesses
- Resets the property to a genuinely clean baseline
Starting regular housekeeping? If your property needs significant attention, beginning with a Deep Clean means subsequent housekeeping visits can focus on maintaining the standard rather than repeatedly trying to catch up. View Routine Housekeeping →
Not Sure Which Clean You Need?
Multrex offers several distinct cleaning services. Each has a different scope. Choose the one that matches your situation:
Just finished building or renovation work?
After Builders Cleaning
Construction dust and builder residue need a specialist approach — it penetrates everywhere and behaves differently to domestic grime.
View After Builders →Moving out or changing tenants?
End of Tenancy Cleaning
Structured around inventory check-out standards — every room, appliances, and deposit-protection focus.
View End of →Want ongoing cleaning after a reset?
Routine Housekeeping
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly visits to maintain the standard after an Initial Deep Clean.
View Routine Housekeeping →Property needs a thorough one-off reset?
Initial Deep Clean ← You're in the right place
One-off or the starting point before regular cleaning. Top-to-bottom inside the property, appliances, limescale and detail work.
Get a Deep Clean Quote →When to Book an Initial Deep Clean
A deep clean is the right choice whenever a property needs a genuine reset rather than routine maintenance. Common situations include:
Starting regular housekeeping
The most cost-effective way to use ongoing housekeeping is to begin with a deep clean that resets the property to a high standard, then use regular visits to maintain that standard. Trying to maintain a property that hasn't been deeply cleaned costs more in the long run.
Spring / seasonal reset
A seasonal deep clean works through the areas that accumulate over winter — condensation deposits, kitchen grease build-up, and the general grime that comes from intensive use during colder months. One good annual reset makes regular cleaning significantly easier.
Moving into a property
Moving in and wanting to know the kitchens, bathrooms, cupboards and surfaces have been properly cleaned before unpacking? A move-in deep clean covers the whole property before your belongings arrive. This is different from End of Tenancy — it's for the incoming resident, not the outgoing one.
Preparing for sale or viewings
A clean property presents better for photography and viewings. A deep clean addresses the kitchen, bathrooms, surfaces and detail work that makes the difference between a presentable property and a genuinely impressive one. No sale-price claims — just better presentation.
Before guests or a significant event
Before a large gathering, family stay or important occasion, a pre-event deep clean ensures the property is at its best. Kitchens and bathrooms in particular benefit from a proper reset rather than a hurried tidy.
Landlord / property reset
Between tenancies when a full End of Tenancy clean isn't appropriate — perhaps the property needs a general reset rather than a check-out-standard clean, or you want the property freshened before a new occupancy begins.
After a period of vacancy
Properties that have stood empty accumulate dust, damp and stale odours quickly. An Initial Deep Clean before bringing a vacant property back into use addresses what a standard clean won't touch — cupboards, behind appliances and detail surfaces.
After light decorating or minor works
After painting a room or minor repairs where specialist After Builders Cleaning isn't needed, a deep clean removes dust, paint spots and construction marks from surfaces, skirting, floors and fittings.
Where the Detail Really Matters
A deep clean earns its name in specific areas where build-up is hardest to shift. These are the places most properties need resetting, and where the most focused time is spent.
Kitchen Appliances & Surfaces
Grease and food residue build up in places that are easy to ignore — behind the cooker, inside the extractor, around hob burners, in the fridge seal and on splashback tiles. We degrease each appliance interior and exterior, and wipe out cupboards and drawers.
Limescale in Bathrooms
Hard water areas — including much of Essex and East London — leave calcium deposits on taps, showerheads, shower screens, bath panels and grout. Regular cleaning can't remove thick limescale; it requires descaling products and the time to work them properly.
Grout Lines & Tile Joints
Grout is porous and collects soap scum, mildew and staining over time. A deep clean includes scrubbing grout lines in the kitchen and bathroom until they're as clean as the product and condition of the grout allows. Badly deteriorated grout may need regrouting — a job our handyman service can advise on.
Skirting Boards, Doors & Woodwork
Skirting boards, architraves, door frames, window sills and bannisters accumulate layers of dust and grime that a regular clean might wipe but won't remove. A deep clean wipes every linear surface individually, including tops of door frames and backs of radiators.
Behind & Beneath Appliances
The floor beneath the fridge, the wall behind the cooker and the area under the washing machine are rarely reached during regular cleaning but accumulate grease, food debris and dust. Where appliances can be safely moved, we clean behind and beneath them.
Ceiling Corners & Light Fittings
Cobwebs in corners, dusty light shades and grimy light switches are often the first things visitors notice. Every deep clean starts from ceiling height downward — corners, light fittings, switches and sockets before surfaces and floors.
What Affects the Price?
We don't charge a flat rate regardless of condition — a property that's been maintained regularly will take less time and cost less than one that hasn't been deeply cleaned in a year. This is how we protect your margin and ours: the quote reflects the actual job.
Property size
Bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen size are the primary factors. More rooms means more time.
Condition
The more built-up grime there is, the longer it takes to do properly. We price for what we actually find.
Furnished or vacant
Furnished properties have more surfaces and individual items needing attention — they take longer.
Scope agreed
Cupboard interiors, internal windows, oven, appliance interiors — whether these are in or out affects the quote.
Pets
Pet hair, dander and odour add to cleaning time in certain rooms. Please mention pets when enquiring.
Access and logistics
Out-of-hours bookings, parking restrictions and difficult access can affect scheduling and may affect the quote.
How to Prepare for Your Deep Clean
Reduce clutter from surfaces where possible
The less on worktops, floors and shelves, the more thoroughly we can clean. A quick tidy beforehand means cleaning time is spent cleaning, not moving belongings.
Identify priority areas and problem spots
Tell us in advance if there are specific rooms, surfaces or areas needing extra attention. We'll plan time and materials accordingly.
Secure valuables and fragile items
Move valuables out of the way and let us know about any particularly fragile or delicate surfaces so we can use appropriate products and techniques.
Ensure access and advise of any restrictions
Confirm access arrangements — parking, key collection or someone on site. Mention any areas that are off-limits or require special care.
Mention known damage or delicate surfaces
If any areas have been recently painted, have damaged sealant or delicate finishes, tell us in advance so we can plan accordingly.
Send photos for heavy-condition properties
For properties with significant build-up, photos of the kitchen, bathrooms and main rooms help us quote accurately and plan the right team size and time allocation.
Reset Once. Maintain Regularly.
For customers who want ongoing cleaning, an Initial Deep Clean is the logical first step — not a requirement, but the most efficient starting point. Once the property is at a high baseline, regular housekeeping can maintain it rather than repeatedly trying to catch up.
Initial Deep Clean
Top-to-bottom reset. Every surface, appliance and detail area covered to an agreed scope.
Property at baseline
The property reaches a genuinely clean, manageable standard — not just presentable at a glance.
Optional regular housekeeping
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly visits to maintain the standard. Much more efficient than cleaning from scratch each time.
Wider property services
Carpets, oven, windows, maintenance and handyman — added only when needed from a single Multrex relationship.
Genuine Results
Before & After
Real deep cleaning evidence from completed jobs — not stock photography.
Before & after photography
coming soon
3-bed terrace · Grays
Full top-to-bottom reset. Kitchen degreased, both bathrooms descaled, skirting, appliances and cupboard interiors throughout.
Before & after photography
coming soon
2-bed flat · Hornchurch
Pre-housekeeping reset for a new regular cleaning customer. Kitchen, bathroom and living spaces brought to a maintainable baseline.
Before & after photography
coming soon
Property turnaround · Tilbury
Landlord reset between tenancies. Kitchen and bathrooms deep cleaned, limescale removed, cupboards cleared and cleaned throughout.
Photography added as jobs are completed. We do not manufacture evidence.
Noticed Something That Needs Fixing?
During a detailed clean, customers sometimes notice loose fittings, damaged sealant, sticking doors, small leaks or other property issues. Multrex operates as both a cleaning and maintenance company — if you want something addressed alongside or after the clean, we can route the job to the right service without you needing a separate contractor.
Cleaners don't carry out property surveys — but they do notice things. If you spot an issue during the clean, mention it and we'll advise on next steps.
Why Multrex
Behind Appliances, Inside Cupboards — Not Just the Visible Surfaces
A deep clean that doesn't go behind and below things is a thorough regular clean with a different name.
Degreased, not wiped around
Kitchen degreasing means removing the grease — not covering it with a surface spray and calling it done. Cupboards, appliance interiors and behind-cooker surfaces are worked through section by section.
Scope agreed in advance
What's in and what's out is confirmed before we arrive. No unexpected additions, no scope ambiguity. If the oven needs cleaning or carpet extraction is required, those are planned — not discovered on the day.
Cleaning and maintenance under one roof
A deep clean that reveals a maintenance issue — loose sealant, a sticking door, a small leak — can be followed up through the same Multrex relationship. One company across cleaning, repairs and ongoing maintenance.
Our Process
What You Can Expect
From your first call to the finished job, here is how our initial deep cleaning service works.
Tell us about the property — size, condition, priority areas and any known problem spots. Send photos of heavily soiled areas if you have them. This gives us what we need to quote accurately and plan the right team and time.
We confirm the price and agreed scope — what's included, what's quoted separately (oven, carpet extraction, internal windows). You know exactly what the booking covers before the date is set.
The day before, a quick reminder confirms access, timing and any last-minute detail — parking, key arrangements, pets, anything we need to know.
Working top to bottom and room by room, we work through the agreed scope. Ceiling corners and high surfaces first, then walls and mid-level, then detailed surfaces, then floors. This prevents recontamination of cleaned areas.
Kitchens and bathrooms receive intensive attention — limescale treatment, degreasing, grout scrubbing and appliance interiors worked through properly rather than wiped around.
A visual check of all agreed areas before we finish. If anything isn't right, it gets addressed before we leave — not noted and left for the customer to raise.
Handover as a completed one-off, or a conversation about ongoing housekeeping if that was of interest — no pressure, just information if you asked for it.
Insider Advice
Helpful Hints & Tips
Declutter before we arrive
The less on floors and surfaces, the deeper we can clean. A quick tidy beforehand means your money goes on cleaning, not moving things around. Clutter significantly affects how much time is actually available to clean.
Tackle limescale little and often after the clean
In hard-water areas like Essex and East London, a regular spray of descaler on taps and screens stops the thick build-up that takes serious work to shift. Prevention is much easier than cure.
One deep clean, then maintain
The most cost-effective routine is a single deep clean to reset the property, followed by regular housekeeping to hold the standard. Trying to deep-clean frequently is more expensive than maintaining a baseline.
Ventilate after the clean
After the clean, open windows for an hour to clear any product smell and allow surfaces to air-dry properly — particularly in bathrooms where humidity re-accelerates limescale formation.
Our Cleaning Satisfaction Guarantee
If any area included in your clean does not meet the agreed standard, notify us within 24 hours of completion and we will return to re-clean the specific area at no additional charge. This covers Multrex workmanship on the agreed scope — it does not extend to pre-existing staining, damage present before the clean, areas excluded from the scope, or issues arising from subsequent use of the property.
- Re-clean guarantee on any included area not meeting standard
- Notification within 24 hours of completion
- Covers our workmanship — not pre-existing conditions
- Does not guarantee landlord deposit return (subject to inventory assessment)
Common Questions
Initial Deep Cleaning — FAQs
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Photos save time. For significantly soiled properties, a quick photo of the kitchen, bathroom and main rooms means we can quote accurately without a site visit.
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