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Hourly Cleaning vs. Full-Home Cleaning: Which One Suits You?
Hourly cleaning and full-home cleaning are two different service models, with different pricing and different use cases. Picking the right one saves you from spending money you didn't need to.
Hourly cleaning: paid by the hour, more flexible
Hourly cleaning is provided by local workers and charged by the hour — suited to maintaining a regular cleaning routine, or when you only need part of the space handled. Note that hourly cleaning doesn't include cooking or ironing — it's purely a cleaning service.
Full-home cleaning: one-off, fixed scope
Full-home cleaning is typically quoted by unit size and scope — suited to situations like post-renovation, move-out, or pre-move-in cleaning, where the whole unit needs handling in one go.
When should you choose hourly cleaning?
If you want someone coming regularly (e.g. weekly/fortnightly) to maintain your home, or you only need a few specific rooms handled, hourly cleaning is more flexible and cost-effective.
When should you choose full-home cleaning?
For situations like post-renovation, pre-move-out, or pre-move-in that need the whole unit thoroughly handled in one go, full-home cleaning (or deep cleaning) is more suitable, since it covers areas like walls, window tracks, and under furniture that hourly cleaning usually doesn't touch.
Can you mix both?
Yes — many households use a deep clean once to handle everything thoroughly, then hourly cleaning afterwards to maintain it. This combination is quite common in practice.
Not sure which service fits your situation? Use our self-serve quote tool to compare each service's scope and price and pick the one that suits you.