Deep cleaning in the Perth climate
After the winter rain
About 77.7% of Perth's rain falls between May and September, and average afternoon humidity peaks around 57% in July. Spring is when you find out what the closed-up months left behind, in bathrooms, on window frames and behind furniture.
Before the summer heat
By February, afternoon humidity is down around 38%, and a sea breeze known as the Fremantle Doctor brings relief on hot days. Open the place up when it comes through, because a clean house with moving air stays fresher.
A big house is a big job
Separate houses made up 78% of occupied homes in Greater Perth in the 2021 Census. Doing a deep clean room by room over several visits is an option, so ask the business if you'd rather split it up.
If you rent
WA's Act asks tenants to keep the home in a reasonable state of cleanliness during the tenancy. A deep clean isn't required, but it can help before a routine inspection or when you've let things slide.
What gets reached on a Perth deep clean
- Skirting boards, doors and door frames.
- Light switches and the marks around them.
- Window tracks, and the sliding door runners beside them.
- Range hood filters.
- Inside empty cupboards.
- Built-up grime on shower screens, tiles and grout.
Perth spring cleaning or a regular house clean?
A deep clean and a spring clean are the same job with different names: one detailed visit to a home people are living in. A regular clean is the weekly or fortnightly upkeep that follows.
People often ask for one before starting regular visits, or before a sale, a move or guests. If you're leaving a rental, you want the vacate clean in Perth instead, and for a home you're selling, look at a pre-sale clean.
Before strong products come out in a Perth deep clean
Never mix bleach with ammonia, acids or other cleaners. Work with windows open or the exhaust fan on, and keep products in their original containers. If mould covers a large area or keeps growing back, it needs a mould remediation professional and a fix for the moisture. In a poisoning, ring the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26, or 000 in an emergency.
What to clear before deep cleaning in Perth, and what to leave
Worth doing yourself
- Declutter benches, bathroom shelves and the floor of each wardrobe.
- Empty any cupboards you want cleaned inside.
- Decide which three rooms matter most if the job has to be cut down.
Where a cleaning business earns its keep
- Grout and shower screens that a quick wipe no longer shifts.
- Range hoods and greasy kitchen surfaces.
- Window tracks throughout the house.
Late spring suits deep cleaning in Perth
Book it for late spring, after the rain has eased and before the hot weather arrives. Empty the cupboards you want done, tick the oven and inside windows if they need it, and tell the business how long it's been since the last proper clean. That detail shapes the quote as much as the bedroom count.