Settling into a new home in Clyde, Officer and the growing South-East

Short answer: book a deep clean in your first weeks to get your new home properly clean from top to bottom, then move to a fortnightly or weekly standard clean to keep it that way.

Suburbs like Clyde, Clyde North, Officer and Cranbourne East have grown quickly, with new estates, new schools and plenty of families settling in. Moving is a big job on its own. Cleaning shouldn't be another one on the list.

Why a new home still needs a proper clean

Even brand-new homes are rarely as clean as they look. Building work, moving boxes and furniture deliveries leave dust in cupboards, on window tracks and across floors. And if your home was lived in before, a fresh clean simply makes it feel like yours.

Start with a deep clean

A deep clean gives your new home more time and more detail than a regular clean, with extra attention on kitchens, bathrooms and build-up. It's the best way to start fresh. Popular extras for new homes include:

• Inside cupboards and drawers ($59), so you can unpack into clean spaces
• Inside oven ($79) and fridge ($45)
• Interior windows ($79) and interior glass doors ($25)
• Garage sweep and clean ($60), often a dusty spot after a move

Before or after the furniture arrives?

If you can, book your first clean before the furniture and boxes move in. An empty home is quicker to clean properly, with nothing to work around, and you unpack into clean cupboards. If you've already moved in, that's fine too: a deep clean in your first weeks still gets the dust out of the places that matter.

A moving-in checklist

Whether you book a clean or tackle some of it yourself, these are the places that tend to collect dust and grime during building work and moves:

• Kitchen cupboards and drawers, inside and out, before anything goes in
• Benchtops and splashbacks, where dust settles during construction
• Window and sliding door tracks, which collect fine dust and grit
• Bathrooms, including shower screens and grout lines
• Skirting boards and light switches, often missed after painting
• Floors, cleaned again after the last delivery and the last box is gone

Then keep it on track

Once your home has had its first deep clean, a regular standard clean keeps it looking the way it did on day one. Many families choose fortnightly, which is 15% off every clean after the first. If you'd like it cleaned weekly, it's 20% off every clean after the first. Our guide on how often to book a cleaner can help you choose.

Choose someone you'll be happy to have back

With Cleaner Today you choose your cleaner from real profiles, so you can pick someone whose experience and availability suit your household, and keep seeing the same person on a regular routine.

Where we clean

We clean homes across our five primary areas, Clyde, Cranbourne, Berwick, Narre Warren and Officer, and in nearby suburbs including Clyde North, Cranbourne East, Officer South, Beaconsfield and Pakenham, subject to cleaner availability.

Getting started

Start a booking, tell us about your new home, and you'll see your price straight away. Choose your cleaner, pick a date and cleaning window, and secure it with a $50 deposit. We handle the rest.