How much is a regular house clean?

The honest answer on what a regular clean costs

A regular house clean isn't a one size fits all number, and anyone who quotes you a flat price before they know your home is guessing. What we can tell you straight is how we price it. We most often charge regular cleaning by the hour at $60 an hour plus GST, which is the fairest way because you only pay for the time the job actually takes. If you would rather a set figure, we can quote a fixed price per visit based on the size, the condition and how often you want us. Either way we agree it with you up front, so a regular clean is a known cost in your week rather than a guess.

The single biggest thing that brings a regular clean down to a comfortable price is the frequency. A home that gets a proper clean every week or fortnight never gets the chance to build up grime, so each visit is lighter and quicker than a one off blitz on a place that hasn't been touched in months. That's why an ongoing weekly or fortnightly clean works out cheaper per visit than a single occasional clean. You're paying to keep a home tidy, not to rescue it.

The other honest point is that the first clean is often a bit bigger than the ones that follow. If a home hasn't had a regular service before, that first visit usually does more work to get everything to a baseline. After that, the recurring visits settle into a steady rhythm and a steady price. We'll tell you up front if your first clean needs to be a heavier reset, so it's never a surprise on the invoice.

What actually changes the price

Size is the obvious one. A one bedroom unit takes less time than a four bedroom family home, so it costs less. But floor area is only part of it. The number of bathrooms matters a lot, because bathrooms are the most time heavy rooms in any house. Showers, screens, grout, toilets and vanities all need proper attention, and two or three bathrooms is a real step up in time over one.

Condition and clutter make a genuine difference too. A home where benches and floors are clear lets the team get straight into the actual cleaning. A home with a lot of items on every surface means we're tidying and working around things before we can wipe anything down, and that adds time. We aren't fussy about it and we'll never make you feel bad, but if you want the price toward the lower end, a quick clear of surfaces before we arrive helps.

Then there's what you want included. A standard regular clean covers the living areas, kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, floors and the everyday surfaces. Extras sit on top and are quoted separately so you only pay for what you ask for. Things like inside the oven, inside the fridge, interior windows, or a heavier focus on one room can be added to a visit or scheduled now and then rather than every time. We'll always spell out what's in your regular price and what counts as an extra before you commit.

What a regular clean includes with us

A regular clean is about keeping a home consistently fresh, so the focus is on the spaces you use and see every day. In the kitchen we wipe down benches, the cooktop, the splashback, the sink and the outside of the cupboards and appliances, and we clean the floors. In bathrooms we do the shower and screen, the basin and vanity, the toilet, the mirror and the floors, so they stay hygienic week to week rather than only at a deep clean.

Through the living areas and bedrooms we dust the surfaces, wipe down the high touch spots like switches and handles, tidy as we go, and vacuum and mop the floors. We get the skirting and the edges on the rotation rather than ignoring them, so dust doesn't quietly build up in the corners over the months. The idea is a home that feels properly looked after, not just a surface tidy.

Because we work right across the coast, we can flex the clean to your home and your routine. Some clients want every room every visit. Others want us to rotate, so the whole house gets a light go each time and different areas get the deeper attention on a cycle. We use low tox products throughout, which is better for your family, your pets and the homes near the water and bush around here, and it doesn't cost you any more or weaken the result.

Why coastal homes here are a little different

Cleaning a home in Batemans Bay or anywhere along the Eurobodalla coast isn't quite the same as cleaning one inland. Salt and sand travel further than people expect. They settle on window tracks, door runners, fly screens and the edges of sliding doors, and they work their way inside on shoes and the breeze. A coastal home needs a bit more attention to those gritty spots to stay genuinely clean, and a regular service is the easiest way to stay on top of it rather than letting it cake up.

Big windows and sliding doors are everywhere around here, because so many homes are built to catch the view and the light. They look fantastic and they also show every mark, so glass and tracks tend to get more love on a coastal clean than on an average inland house. If you want the interior glass done as part of your regular visits, we can build that into the price so it's handled on a rhythm.

A lot of places along this stretch are holiday lets or rentals that turn over between guests and tenants. If that's your situation, a regular changeover clean keeps the property guest ready and protects your reviews and your bond expectations. We work across both lived in family homes and holiday let turnovers, so whether it's your own house or one you let out, we understand what each one needs to stay in good order.

How to get an accurate price

Getting a quote is simple and quick. Give us a call on 0479 184 498 and tell us your suburb, how many bedrooms and bathrooms you've, roughly how the home is sitting condition wise, and how often you'd like us, weekly, fortnightly or monthly. From that we can give you a fixed price for the regular visits, and we can flag whether the first clean needs to be a bit heavier to get to a baseline.

A few photos help us get the number right, especially of the kitchen, the bathrooms and any large windows. If you'd rather we see it in person before committing, we're happy to have a look. Either way the price we land on is fixed for the agreed scope, so you can budget for it like any other regular bill rather than wondering what each visit will cost.

If you want to keep the cost down, frequency and a quick tidy before we arrive are your two best levers. Booking fortnightly instead of monthly keeps each visit lighter, and clearing surfaces and floors of personal items lets the team spend their time cleaning rather than shuffling things around. Small habits like that flow straight through to a leaner price and a better result.

Where we work and who we're

Capital Coastal Cleaning is a proud Indigenous owned local business based right here in Batemans Bay. Tyson started it in 2023, and the team is Tyson, Shanice and Lisa. We're police checked and fully insured, which matters with regular cleaning because you're letting the same people into your home week after week. We're open seven days and we hold a 5.0 rating from 110 Google reviews, left by real locals along this coast.

We cover the Eurobodalla from Durras in the north, through Batemans Bay, and down to Moruya. Regular home cleaning is one of our core services, alongside end of lease and bond cleans, carpet cleaning, office and commercial, facility and council work, builders cleans, window cleaning, NDIS and home care package support, lawn and yard, and rubbish removal. So if you ever want more than the inside of the house handled, you can sort it all through one local crew you already know and trust.

If you've been weighing up whether a regular clean is worth it, the easiest way to find out is to get a real number for your own home. Give us a ring on 0479 184 498 and we'll give you a straight quote, by the hour or a fixed per-visit price to suit you, and a schedule that fits your week, with no surprises.

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