Builders Cleanup

Cleaning up after builders have been in is something that many homeowners forget about. They’re so focused on their new look that it doesn’t occur to them that the refurbishment, extension or rebuild is going to dust their house in plaster dust and all sorts of building debris. No matter how tidy a building firm is, the mess is unavoidable.

If you’re a homeowner looking for an answer to cleaning up after the builders come in – so your home actually looks how you want it to look – you have a few options. Of course you could clean up after the builders yourself, which means, at the simplest level, you’ll need dusters, bin bags and rubber gloves, and most probably will need a skip as well. This kind of deep cleaning also needs a lot of time. This is the kind of dust that gets so deep into your furniture that it can take a long time to get rid of. It’s best to assume that you’ll need to go through the room at least twice, doing the same thing both times. As ever, start cleaning your room from the top down, working from left to right and backwards towards the door, so you touch every surface. If you’re the sort of person that needs a checklist, have a look below.

As a building firm, it is well worth considering, in this climate, how you can go above and beyond to ensure you get customers that come back. Loyal customers will bring you far more work than just their own upgrades. It’s a big selling point to be able to offer your customer the peace of mind that when you hand back their refurbished or extended house in a condition they can show off immediately. You know how much mess building work can create, and you also know how much time it takes to clean it up. You could get the apprentice to do the cleaning, but can you trust they will do the best job? You could ask your builders to do a complete clean-up when they’re finished, but is that a valuable use of their time? Consider teaming up with a local cleaning firm that specialises in builder cleanups, so that you know you are giving value for money and big smiles on homeowners’ faces.

Building mess cleaners will attend to those details that both homeowners and cleaners are likely to miss. They will get deep into every nook and cranny: from light fittings to the tops of the lightswitches, from the corners of the windowsills to the picture rails. The difference between regular dust and building dust is that building dust can be dangerous – it’s not the natural everyday dust that your family creates, this is plaster, brick and sawdust, some of which can irritate.

Whichever role you have, get a professional cleaning company to quote a price for a professional cleaning company that specializes in builders’ clean-up, so you can make an educated decision.