Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Extraction cleaning of carpets and soft furnishings as part of the same reset.
Other Cleaning Services
Deep & One-Off Cleaning
A single intensive attendance working through an itemised list of areas that routine cleaning does not reach — behind and beneath equipment, inside cupboards and appliances, and across accumulated build-up on hard surfaces.
- Starting priceFrom £1,250
- Typical indicative durationApproximately 1–2 working days
- Service categoryOther Cleaning Services
- Pricing basisQuotation-based agreed scope
- PremisesUnited Kingdom
- AvailabilitySubject to location and schedule
Components removed, cleaned individually and refitted — the part of the job routine attendance never reaches.
Service overview
A detailed agreed scope — not guaranteed sterilisation.
“Deep clean” is the most abused phrase in this industry. It is used to mean anything from a slightly longer routine visit to a full strip-down, and the gap between those two is where most disputes begin.
We treat a deep clean as an itemised list of specific tasks in specific places, agreed before anyone attends. Not “deep clean the kitchen” but a written schedule: extraction filters removed and degreased, equipment pulled forward and the wall and floor behind cleaned, cupboard interiors emptied by your team and cleaned by ours, and so on. If it is not on the list, it is not in the price — and you can see exactly what you are buying.
We are equally careful about what this service is not. It is a thorough physical clean to an agreed standard. It is not sterilisation, it is not disinfection to a validated level, and it does not carry any certification. Where a property needs a specific hygiene outcome demonstrated — in a regulated food or clinical setting — that requires a specialist with the appropriate protocols, testing and accreditation, and we will say so rather than take the work.
A deep clean is also the right starting point for a neglected property. Routine cleaning maintains a standard; it cannot create one. Establishing a baseline first, then holding it with a general cleaning scope, is usually both cheaper and more effective than paying for routine visits that are quietly fighting a backlog.
Time on site
How long the work usually takes.
Published so you can plan around the attendance. Like our prices, these are indicative starting points rather than fixed commitments.
Approximately 1–2 working days Typical indicative duration
Indicative durations are based on a typical medium-sized agreed scope. Larger, heavily used or more complex premises may require additional time. The final schedule is confirmed after the property requirements, access and service scope have been reviewed.
Staffing is not fixed in advance either. How many people attend, and for how long, is determined once the scope, access and property requirements have been reviewed.
What moves the duration
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Condition on arrival
The single largest factor. Accumulated grease or heavy build-up multiplies the time required.
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How far the scope goes
Surfaces and floors only, or a full strip-down with equipment moved and cupboards cleared.
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Whether the space is empty
A clear space is dramatically more efficient than one that has to be worked around.
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Dwell and drying time
Degreasing chemistry needs time to work, and wet floors need time to dry before the area returns to use.
Suitable properties
When a deep clean is the right answer.
Commissioned as a one-off reset, as the opening move before a routine scope begins, or as a periodic event scheduled once or twice a year alongside existing arrangements.
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Commercial kitchens and food areas
Extraction canopies and filters, equipment fronts and sides, wall and floor junctions, and the areas behind and beneath fixed appliances.
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Offices before a routine scope starts
Establishing a baseline so recurring attendance has something realistic to maintain rather than a backlog to fight.
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Properties changing hands or use
Before letting, sale, reoccupation or a change of tenant, where the space needs to present as genuinely reset.
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Premises reopening after closure
Buildings that have stood empty or lightly used and need a thorough clean before returning to normal operation.
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Ahead of an inspection or client visit
Where a specific date matters and the space needs more attention than the routine scope was ever designed to deliver.
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Neglected or inherited premises
Properties taken on in poor condition, where the extent of the work has to be assessed honestly before any price is meaningful.
Itemised, not implied
Not “deep clean the kitchen” but a written schedule: the canopy, the filters, the equipment to be moved, the cupboards to be cleared and the floor junctions to be addressed.
How a deep clean runs
Five phases, worked top down.
Deep cleaning is methodical rather than dramatic. Each phase has to finish before the next begins, or the work simply undoes itself.
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Initial review
The itemised schedule is walked on arrival and checked against what is actually in front of us. Anything materially different from the assessment is raised before work starts, not after.
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Priority areas
The areas you identified as mattering most are tackled while the team is freshest and the dwell times can be managed properly.
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Detailed cleaning
High level first, then surfaces and fittings, then equipment fronts and sides. Degreasing chemistry is given the dwell time it actually needs rather than the time available.
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Difficult-access areas
Behind and beneath mobile equipment, inside cleared cupboards, along floor and wall junctions, and the coving and gully surrounds that routine attendance never reaches.
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Final review
Floors last, then a walk-round against the itemised list with you. Anything incomplete, and anything found beneath the soiling, is recorded.
Possible inclusions
What a deep clean scope can contain.
A realistic menu rather than a fixed package. Your itemised scope will name exactly which of these apply, in which areas — because on this service, the itemisation is the product.
Kitchens and food preparation areas
- Extraction canopy exteriors and accessible interior surfaces
- Filters removed, degreased and refitted where safely accessible
- Mobile equipment pulled forward; wall and floor behind cleaned
- Oven, grill and fryer exteriors and accessible surfaces
- Fridge and freezer exteriors, seals and accessible interiors
- Stainless benches, shelving, splashbacks and pot wash areas
- Floor and wall junctions, coving and drainage gully surrounds
- Cupboard interiors where cleared in advance by your team
Washrooms and wet areas
- Detailed attention to grout lines, tiling and floor junctions
- Behind and around pedestals, cisterns and exposed pipework
- Established limescale on sanitary ware, screens and fittings
- Cubicle partitions, hinges, tracks and above-cubicle surfaces
Offices and general areas
- High-level dusting: ledges, tops of partitions and cupboards
- Light fitting surrounds and diffuser faces within safe reach
- Ventilation grille and vent faces cleaned
- Skirtings, architraves, door frames and door tops
- Radiators, convector covers and accessible pipework
- Behind and beneath movable furniture and equipment
- Internal glass, partitions, mirrors and glazed screens
- Chair bases, castors and under-desk cable trays where clear
Floors and finishes
- Hard floors machine-cleaned with appropriate equipment
- Edges and corners detailed by hand where machines cannot reach
- Built-up soiling addressed with materials suited to the finish
- Carpet extraction cleaning where included — see Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Scope qualifications
- This is a detailed agreed scope of cleaning, not guaranteed sterilisation. No claim of disinfection to a validated level, and no certification, is offered or implied
- The work is itemised in advance; tasks not on the agreed list are not included in the price
- Cupboards, drawers and storage are cleaned internally only where cleared by your team beforehand
- Equipment is moved only where it is safe, practical and agreed — fixed, plumbed, gas-connected or heavy items are not disconnected or moved
- A deep clean improves condition; it does not repair damage, restore worn finishes or reverse permanent staining
- Where the condition cannot be fully assessed until work begins, we will say so and explain what would change the price
- Areas needing to be out of use, and for how long, are stated in the quotation
Not included unless separately agreed
- Certified disinfection, sterilisation, fogging or validated hygiene outcomes
- Internal ductwork cleaning beyond accessible canopy and filter surfaces
- Dismantling, disconnecting or reconnecting gas, electrical or plumbed equipment
- Removal of hazardous materials, including anything containing or suspected to contain asbestos
- Mould remediation where the underlying cause is a building defect
- Pest control, biohazard cleaning, sharps recovery or clinical waste
- Bulk waste clearance, house clearance or disposal of abandoned property
- External areas, grounds, gutters or facade cleaning
- Repair, refinishing, sealing or restoration of damaged surfaces
Working process
How a deep clean is scoped and delivered.
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Assess the actual condition
This service cannot be quoted from floor area. We need to understand what state the property is genuinely in — through detailed questions and photographs, and through a visit where the scale or uncertainty justifies one. An honest assessment protects both sides from a conversation about extras halfway through.
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Itemise the work
Every task is written down against a specific area. Not “deep clean the kitchen” but a schedule naming the canopy, the filters, the equipment to be moved, the cupboards to be cleaned and the floor junctions to be addressed. The itemisation is what you are actually buying.
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Agree preparation and access
What your team clears beforehand, whether the space will be empty, how long it can be out of use, where water, power and waste disposal are available, and whether the work happens in one attendance or across a planned sequence.
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Work through the list
Deep cleaning is methodical rather than dramatic: top down, section by section, with the right chemistry given the dwell time it actually needs. Anything found to be unsuitable for the intended method, or already damaged beneath the soiling, is raised at the time rather than after.
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Walk it with you
At completion we go through the itemised list with you so you can see what was done against what was agreed. Anything that could not be completed, and why, is recorded — along with anything we found that you should know about, such as a failed seal or a floor finish worn beyond recovery.
Before we attend
What to tell us, and what to prepare.
Neither list is a hurdle. Each item removes a round of questions, sharpens the quotation and reduces the chance of something being discovered on the day.
Tell us
What we need to know
- What the space is, what state it is in, and when it was last cleaned to this level
- Whether the premises can be cleared, and whether they can be closed for the work
- Which specific areas matter most to you, in priority order
- Whether there is a fixed date — an inspection, a reopening, a handover
- Anything hazardous or unusual: suspected asbestos, contamination, pest activity, damaged surfaces
Prepare
What to have ready before arrival
- Clear cupboards, drawers and storage you want cleaned internally — we do not decide what should be discarded
- Remove or secure valuables, confidential material and anything fragile
- Confirm that water, power, lighting and waste disposal are available
- Arrange a qualified engineer to disconnect fixed, plumbed or gas-connected equipment if cleaning behind it matters
- Agree how long the area can realistically be out of use
After the work
How an attendance is closed out.
A deep clean closes with a walk-round against the itemised list, because the itemisation is what you actually bought.
- Every line of the agreed schedule is walked with you and confirmed
- Anything that could not be completed, and why, is recorded rather than left for you to find
- Conditions revealed beneath the soiling are reported — a worn floor finish, failed sealant, a scored worktop
- Recommendations are given for holding the result, usually a routine scope rather than a repeated deep clean
If something is not right, tell us promptly and we will agree how to put it in order. That process is set out in our Terms and Conditions.
Limitations
Hazards and regulated materials
This is a detailed agreed scope of physical cleaning. It is not sterilisation, validated disinfection or a certified hygiene outcome.
- Specialist hazards, extreme contamination and pest-related conditions require separate assessment and are not automatically included
- Hazardous materials — including anything containing or suspected to contain asbestos — are never removed by us
- Clinical waste, sharps recovery and biohazard cleaning are not undertaken
- Mould remediation where the underlying cause is a building defect is outside this service
- Fixed, plumbed, gas-connected or hard-wired equipment is not disconnected or moved
Pricing
Deep & One-Off Cleaning starts from £1,250.
An indicative starting price for an agreed service scope. Of all our services, this is the one where the final figure depends most heavily on the condition we find.
How to read this figure Prices shown are indicative starting prices for an agreed service scope. The final quotation depends on the size and condition of the premises, cleaning frequency, access arrangements, working hours, staffing requirements, location, equipment, materials and any additional requirements. This price is not stated per hour, per visit, per week or per month unless an accepted quotation defines that basis.
What shapes a deep clean quotation
- Condition on arrival. The single largest factor. Accumulated grease or heavy build-up multiplies the time required.
- How far the scope goes. Surfaces and floors only, or a full strip-down with equipment moved and cupboards cleared.
- Whether the space is empty. A clear space is dramatically more efficient than one worked around.
- Staffing. Deep cleans are often resourced as a team working in parallel to finish inside a fixed window.
- Working hours. Overnight or weekend attendance to avoid disrupting operations carries a different cost.
- Materials and equipment. Degreasing chemistry, rotary machines, scrubber driers and extraction equipment all in sequence.
- Access. Getting equipment into and out of the property, and availability of water, power and waste disposal.
- Location. Travel, parking, loading and permit arrangements differ across the UK.
Questions
Deep cleaning — common questions.
Does a deep clean sterilise or disinfect the premises?
No. This is a detailed agreed scope of physical cleaning, and we describe it that way deliberately. We do not claim sterilisation, we do not claim disinfection to a validated level, and we do not issue certification. Where a regulated hygiene outcome has to be demonstrated — in a food business subject to inspection, or in a clinical environment — that needs a specialist working to defined protocols with appropriate testing and accreditation. We will tell you that rather than take work we cannot properly stand behind.
Why can you not give me a price over the phone?
Because the honest answer depends on condition, and condition is exactly what a description leaves out. Two kitchens of identical size can differ by a factor of three depending on how long since the extraction was last touched. We would rather ask for photographs, ask more questions, and visit where it is warranted, than give you a confident number that becomes a conversation about extras once we are on site.
Do we need to clear the space first?
Where practical, yes — and it changes the price meaningfully. Cupboard and drawer interiors are cleaned only where your team has cleared them beforehand, because we are not in a position to decide what should be thrown away or where it belongs. For floors and behind-equipment work, a clear space is dramatically more efficient. Whatever is agreed will be stated in the quotation so it can be arranged rather than discovered on the day.
Will you move the kitchen equipment?
Mobile equipment on castors, yes, where it is safe and practical and has been agreed. Fixed equipment, and anything gas-connected, plumbed in, hard-wired or heavy enough to require specialist handling, is not moved or disconnected by us. Where cleaning behind such equipment matters, it needs a suitably qualified engineer to disconnect and reconnect it, arranged separately and scheduled around our attendance.
How long will the premises be out of use?
It depends entirely on the scope, and it will be stated in your quotation rather than left vague. Areas involving wet floor work or chemistry with a dwell time need to stay out of use until they are dry and ventilated. Where the property cannot be closed, we can often plan the work as a sequence across several attendances, area by area — that takes longer overall but keeps the premises operating.
Will a deep clean fix damage or worn finishes?
No. Cleaning removes soiling; it does not repair. Where a floor finish has worn through, a worktop is scored, sealant has perished or a surface has been permanently stained or etched, a deep clean will reveal that more clearly rather than reverse it. We would much rather tell you before the work that a particular surface will look better but not new, than have you expect restoration and receive cleaning.
Related services
Often arranged around a deep clean.
All services
The complete NEATFIELD range.
- 01Office & Workplace Cleaningfrom £700
- 02Communal Areas & Entrance Cleaningfrom £750
- 03Washroom & Shared Facility Cleaningfrom £800
- 04Retail & Showroom Cleaningfrom £850
- 05Interior Glass Cleaningfrom £900
- 06Carpet & Upholstery Cleaningfrom £1,050
- 07Deep & One-Off Cleaningfrom £1,250
- 08Post-Works & Handover Cleaningfrom £1,600
Next step
Describe the condition, and send photographs if you can.
For deep cleaning, photographs are worth more than any description. Tell us what the space is, what state it is in, when it needs to be ready and whether it can be cleared.