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Post Construction Cleaning Services

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Building dust and debris removed after a remodel, renovation, or new build, in as many passes as the job actually needs. Family owned, all equipment brought, and every estimate is free.

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Post construction cleaning is the removal of building dust and debris after a remodel, renovation, or new build. It is not a heavier version of house cleaning. Construction dust is fine enough to stay suspended in the air for hours, which means it settles again after the first pass, gets drawn into vents and returns, and works into places ordinary cleaning never opens.

Honest Maids handles post construction cleaning across the San Fernando Valley for homeowners, contractors, and property managers. Our own trained team does the work, we bring professional grade equipment, and estimates are free and given after we see the scope rather than guessed over the phone.

The single most useful thing to understand is that this job usually needs more than one pass. A rough clean clears the bulk. A detail clean handles surfaces, fixtures, and the inside of everything. A final pass catches what settled overnight in between. One visit on a large job produces a home that looks clean at handover and dusty again two days later.

Book after the trades are finished and before furniture arrives. That window is when every surface is reachable and the work goes fastest.

Why it is different

Why construction dust needs special handling

Drywall dust, sanding dust, and cut debris behave like a suspension rather than like dirt. Disturbing a room puts the dust back into the air, where it drifts and lands on everything already cleaned. Standard vacuuming pushes it around instead of capturing it, and standard wiping turns it into a smear, which is why the job calls for different equipment and a different sequence.

It also travels. Dust ends up inside cabinets that were closed the whole time, on top of door frames, inside vents and returns, in window tracks, on light fixtures, and in the ridges of baseboards. Anywhere air moved during the work, dust moved with it. That is the difference between this service and a deep clean, which addresses buildup in a home that has been lived in.

What is included

What a post construction clean covers

Leftover scraps, packaging, tape, stickers, and the protective film left on fixtures, windows, and appliances come out first. Then the whole envelope of the space: ceilings and corners where dust clings, walls wiped down, light fixtures and ceiling fans, vents and returns, door frames and door tops, baseboards, switch plates, and outlet covers.

Interior glass, sills, and tracks get particular attention, because tracks collect the heaviest concentration on almost every job. Kitchens and bathrooms are cleaned inside every cabinet and drawer, appliance interiors and exteriors, fixtures polished, and grout haze addressed. Floors are vacuumed thoroughly including edges and corners, then mopped, usually more than once as the remaining dust settles.

Why construction dust takes more than one pass Four stages of the same room. Stage one, straight after the work: debris on the floor and a heavy layer of dust on every surface. Stage two, the first pass: the debris is gone and the surfaces are wiped, so the room looks finished, but the fine dust is still hanging in the air where it cannot be wiped. Stage three, some hours later: that airborne dust has settled back down onto the surfaces that were just cleaned, so the room is dirty again without anyone touching it. Stage four, the later passes: the settled layer comes off, the places dust hides are worked, meaning vents, tracks, the tops of doors and inside cabinets, and a final detail pass takes off adhesive residue, paint specks and sticker glue. The point is that a single pass cannot work, because the dust that ruins it has not landed yet when the first pass happens. Why construction dust takes more than one pass The dust that ruins it has not landed yet when you first clean. Honest Maids AFTER THE WORK Debris, and dust on every surface. PASS 1, LOOKS DONE Surfaces wiped. The fine dust is still in the air. HOURS IT LANDS AGAIN The same surfaces are dirty. Nobody touched them. PASS 2 AND 3 Taken off again, then detailed. WHERE THE LATER PASSES GO Vents and returns, window tracks, the tops of doors, inside cabinets and drawers, light fixtures, then adhesive residue, paint specks and sticker glue off new fixtures and glass. WHY ONE PASS CANNOT WORK Not because the first pass was done badly. Because the dust that ruins it had not landed yet.
Construction dust is finer than household dust and stays airborne for hours, so it settles back onto everything already wiped. The number of passes a job needs is set by the work that was done, not by the size of the room.

How it works

The passes a construction clean takes

Small remodels often need a detail clean and a light final pass. Whole home projects usually need all three.

We see the job

Send photos or let us walk the space. We tell you how many passes it needs and quote against what is actually there, for free.

Rough clean

Once the trades are out, bulk debris, packaging, and the heaviest dust come away first, which makes the space workable again.

Detail clean

The real work. Every surface, the inside of every cabinet and appliance, fixtures, glass, tracks, vents, and floors.

Final pass

Shortly before handover or move in, catching the fine dust that settled in the hours after the detail clean.

You move in

Furniture and belongings arrive into a finished space rather than into dust that is still coming down.

Good to know

Post construction cleaning questions, answered

Is post construction cleaning the same as a deep clean?
No. A deep clean addresses buildup in a home that has been lived in, such as grease, soap film, and dust that gathers over months. Post construction addresses fine airborne dust and building debris, which behave differently, need different equipment, and almost always need more than one pass.
How many passes does my job need?
A single bathroom or kitchen remodel is often fine with a detail clean and a light final pass. A whole home renovation or a new build usually needs a rough clean, a detail clean, and a final pass. We tell you which after seeing the job, rather than selling passes that are not needed.
When should I book the clean?
After every trade has finished and before furniture and belongings arrive. Cleaning between trades means cleaning twice, and cleaning after furniture arrives means the dust that was missed now lives in your sofa.
What does post construction cleaning cost?
More than a deep clean of the same property, because there is more work and it takes longer. Cost depends on the square footage, the scope of the construction, how much protective film and debris was left behind, and how many passes the job needs. Estimates are free, and for this service we prefer to see the space or clear photos before quoting, because a phone estimate for construction dust is usually wrong.
Do you remove construction debris?
Leftover scraps, packaging, tape, stickers, and protective film come out as part of the clean. Heavy haul away of building materials is a separate trade, with different equipment and different disposal requirements, so tell us in advance if there is a pile of material still on site.
Do you clean inside cabinets and drawers?
Yes, and it matters more here than on any other service. Fine dust gets inside closed cabinets on almost every job, so skipping the insides means the first person to open a drawer finds the construction still there.
Do you handle vents and returns?
Vent and return covers are cleaned as part of the service, along with the grilles and the frames around them. Full duct cleaning inside the system is a specialist trade, and we will say plainly if we think the ducts need it.
Does it include exterior windows?
Interior glass, sills, and tracks are included, and tracks are usually the dirtiest part of the whole job. Exterior washing and high level window work are a separate trade.
Can you work around trades that are still finishing?
Yes, but tell us in advance so the passes are scheduled correctly. If painters or installers are coming back after we clean, we plan around their dates instead of pretending the job is finished, because cleaning ahead of unfinished work means paying to clean twice.
Why does dust keep appearing after the cleaning?
Because fine dust stays airborne and settles over hours rather than minutes. What lands overnight is dust that was in the air, not dust that was missed. That is exactly why the final pass exists.

Where we clean: Post Construction Cleaning

ResedaWinnetkaLake BalboaWoodland HillsCanoga ParkWest HillsCalabasasNorthridgeChatsworthTarzanaSherman OaksEncinoPorter Ranch

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