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How Often Should I Get My House Cleaned?

How often you should clean your home depends on factors like its size, your lifestyle, cleaning needs, and budget. With Justlife, you can schedule professional cleaning as often as you need, ensuring a spotless home without the stress.

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If you’re thinking about hiring a cleaning company like Justlife, one of the first questions you’ll have is:

“How often should I get my house cleaned?”

The short answer? It depends — on your home’s size, your lifestyle, your cleaning needs, and your budget. The good news is that professional cleaning schedules can be tailored to fit any household.

Below, we’ll walk through the key factors to consider and give you practical examples to help you decide whether weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or occasional cleaning is right for you.

1. How Big Is Your House?

The size of your home directly affects both how long cleaning takes and how often it should be done.

-Small space example: A single-bedroom city apartment can usually be cleaned in 1–2 hours. With a tidy occupant, a fortnightly or monthly professional clean may be enough.

-Large home example: A 4–5 bedroom house, especially one with multiple bathrooms and outdoor areas, may need weekly cleaning to keep up with dust, dirt, and daily mess.

-Older properties: Homes with features like high ceilings, ornate fixtures, wooden floors, or fireplaces often require extra care — such as polishing, specialty dusting, or deep-cleaning.

undefined Tip: Even if you have a smaller home, professional cleaning every 2–3 weeks can help maintain a high standard with minimal effort from you in between.

2. How Messy Are You (and Your Household)?

Your lifestyle plays a big role in how often your home should be cleaned.

-Minimal mess: If you live alone, spend little time at home, and keep things tidy, you might only need professional cleaning once a month for a refresh.

-Family life: Families with children typically need more frequent cleaning — toys, crumbs, sticky fingerprints, and daily activities quickly add up.

-Pet owners: Pets bring joy, but also hair, dander, paw prints, and occasional accidents. Weekly cleaning is often best for households with pets to keep odors and allergens in check.

undefined Example: A couple working long hours with no kids or pets might book a monthly deep clean. A family of five with two dogs may prefer weekly or twice-weekly cleans.

3. What Do You Want Cleaned?

The areas and items you want covered will influence how often cleaning should happen.

Common tasks in most cleaning services include:

-Dusting and wiping surfaces.

-Vacuuming and mopping floors.

-Cleaning kitchens (counters, sinks, stovetops).

-Sanitizing bathrooms and restrooms.

Tasks that may require more frequent attention:

-Skirting boards and baseboards (especially in high-traffic areas).

-Under and behind furniture.

-Splashbacks, wall marks, and light switches.

-Inside microwaves, ovens, or fridges.

-Mirrors and windowsills.

undefined Tip: If you have high standards for certain areas — for example, keeping a spotless kitchen for cooking — you might schedule targeted cleaning for those areas more frequently than the rest of your home.

4. How Flexible Is Your Budget?

Your budget will also guide how often you hire professional cleaners.

-Many people see professional cleaning as an investment in free time — time they can spend with family, friends, or on hobbies.

-For busy professionals, the value of freeing up hours each week can far outweigh the cleaning fee.

-The key is to choose a frequency that gives you the comfort and cleanliness you want without straining your finances.

undefined Example: You might opt for fortnightly professional cleans and handle light upkeep yourself in between. This balances cost savings with a consistently fresh home.

Recommended Cleaning Frequencies

While the decision is ultimately personal, here are general guidelines based on different living situations:

Household Type

Recommended Frequency

Single occupant, tidy

Every 3–4 weeks

Busy couple, no kids

Every 2–3 weeks

Family with children

Weekly

Pet owners

Weekly or twice-weekly

Large home (5+ bedrooms)

Weekly + monthly deep clean

The Justlife Advantage

With Justlife, you have complete flexibility:

-Choose how often you want your home cleaned.

-Decide which rooms or areas get priority.

-Get the same high standard whether you book weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.

Our trained cleaning professionals work efficiently, bring all the necessary products, and follow your preferences closely — so your home feels exactly the way you want it, every time.

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What began in 2015 as Justmop has grown into the region’s go-to platform for cleaning, beauty, healthcare, maintenance, and more.

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