Cleaning a three bedroom house with two bathrooms can take a professional cleaner 3 to 3.5 hours. For a larger four bedroom and three to four bathroom house, hire two cleaners for efficient cleaning. Factors impacting cleaning time are: size and number of rooms; cleanliness and maintenance; deep cleaning removes more dirt but takes longer.
Deep cleaning a 3-bed house takes 4 to 8 hours depending on condition, room size, and method. Recommended to deep clean homes once or twice a year.
Cleaning Time Estimates
How many cleaner hours needed? Weekly cleaning average 3-5 hours. Add an hour per bedroom. 6 hour weekly recommendation to keep house clean. 30 minutes daily for quick tips keeps house clean. Clean all hard floors downstairs first, then vacuum carpets.
A 3 bedroom house takes 3-4 hours. 8 hours for deep clean of 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Add or subtract an hour per additional bedroom and bathroom. 3,000 square feet takes 4.5 hours. 3 people can deep clean 2 bedrooms in 12 hours average.
Keep house clean with daily habits: make bed, one laundry load, clean enough, not perfect. Average house cleaning rates $25-50 per hour, up to $90 per hour. Carpet cleaning $2.5 per square meter. Tile cleaning $2.5-$5.5 per square meter. New/renovated house cleaning $20-$35 per square meter.
Thorough cleaning involves all surfaces – carpets, floors, upholstery. Aim for completeness, not quickness.
As a general rule, 1,000 square feet of the house should take 90 minutes to clean. So a 3,000 square foot home should take 4.5 hours to clean. Add 30 minutes for each extra bedroom and bathroom.
Apartments are smaller than homes. A four person cleaning crew can clean 1,000 square feet in 60 minutes for an initial deep clean. For a house, allow 8 hours for a three bedroom with one bathroom.
General office cleaning for 3,000 to 4,000 square feet takes one cleaner one hour when done 3 to 5 days weekly. This includes vacuuming, mopping, bathrooms and kitchens. Deep cleaning removes more dirt and grime but takes longer per square foot.
Assessing Cleaning Quality
What can a cleaner accomplish in two or three hours? In two hours, a cleaner can vacuum, mop the kitchen floor, wipe kitchen counters and clean one bathroom. In three hours, they can also dust furniture, clean the oven and scrub tile floors.
How do you know if your housekeeper did a good job? Speak up if you are not happy so the service can address any issues. Consider tipping 15-20% for good service and exceptional work.
For a two-bedroom home, cleaning can take from 3 to 12 hours. Experts recommend eight tasks a day for a dirt-free home. Americans spend an average of 23 hours and 36 minutes a month cleaning and doing housework.
The short answer to how long to deep clean a house is to allow around 8 hours for a three bedroom house with a family bathroom, and adjust by an hour for each additional bedroom and bathroom.
By understanding what affects cleaning times most significantly—size, number of rooms, frequency—and creating helpful routines and habits, you’ll find yourself breezing through cleaning tasks in no time.