Our deep cleaning and spring cleaning services in Darwin are built around the wet, not around a southern calendar. We get into the cupboards, the skirtings, the exhaust fans and the places a weekly visit never reaches.
Book it before the wet to clear out dry season dust, or after it to clear the musty smell. Spring cleans start at $315 and deep cleans at $340, and our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
Deep cleaning and spring cleaning are the same job under two names. It is a one-off reset that clears months of build-up, not a visit that repeats.
If you want your place held at a standard week to week, that is house cleaning. If you are handing keys back to an agent, that is end of lease cleaning, priced to their checklist. This page is for the reset in between.
Down south people spring clean in September because winter has just ended. Up here the year runs on the wet, so the two resets that actually pay off sit either side of it.
The dry season leaves fine red dust through screens, tracks and fans. Clearing it before the wet starts in November stops it turning into a paste you cannot wipe off.
This is also when it is worth getting seals, tracks and vents clean, while everything is still dry enough to work on.
The wet runs November to April, and months of humidity leave mildew on soft surfaces and a musty smell in wardrobes, cupboards and any room kept shut. Surfaces look fine while the smell says otherwise.
This reset goes after closed spaces first, because that is where the wet season actually shows up.
Either window works. Booking both is common for larger homes and for places that sit empty part of the year.
Everything in a standard visit, plus the layer underneath it.
Step 01
The written quote lists what is in the reset, so you know before the day what the team will cover.
Step 02
Machines, products and cloths all come in the van. A deep clean needs more gear than a regular visit and none of it is yours to supply.
Step 03
Cupboard interiors and behind-appliance work do not show at a glance, so the report is how you see what you paid for.
Step 04
The team checks the scope room by room before packing up. Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
If none of these sound like you, a regular clean is probably the better spend.
Build-up stops responding to a normal wipe down. A reset gets you back to zero so a regular schedule is worth paying for.
Someone else lived here first. A deep clean covers cupboard interiors and behind appliances before your things go in.
Surfaces look fine and the house still smells closed in. That is mildew in soft furnishings and shut rooms, and it needs a reset rather than a wipe.
Dry season is visitor season in Darwin. One reset before the first arrival beats trying to catch up between them.
A deep clean is what makes a regular clean worth paying for.
Six reasons, one line each.
We work out of 93 Smith St in Darwin City, not an interstate call centre.
Book before it starts in November or after it ends in April.
Cupboard interiors and behind-appliance work, shown rather than claimed.
Machines, products and cloths come with the team.
Our NT rates are on this page. No call needed to get a number.
A reset does not sign you up to anything ongoing.
Published NT rates including GST. A spring clean is the lighter of the two, so it sits a little under a full deep clean at every size: spring from $315, deep from $340.
| Property size | Deep clean | Spring clean |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $340 | $315 |
| 1 bedroom | $365 | $345 |
| 2 bedroom | $435 | $415 |
| 3 bedroom | $535 | $500 |
| 4 bedroom | $655 | $610 |
| 5 bedroom | $799 | $745 |
Heavy build-up, larger homes and add-ons are quoted on top. The written price holds unless you change the scope.
One team, one visit, rather than booking three trades across three days.
Racks out, interior degreased and filters soaked, from $149. See oven cleaning
Dry season dust sits in tracks and flyscreens. Up to 10 windows from $170. See window cleaning
Worth pairing with a post-wet reset. Air movers help it dry in humid air. Quoted after an inspection. See carpet cleaning
Lounges hold the musty smell longest. Three seater from $220. See upholstery cleaning
Grout darkens through the wet. $38 per square metre. See tile and grout
If growth has taken hold on walls or ceilings, it is a separate job. From $315. See mould cleaning
Same NT rates across the whole service area, city to rural. Suburb not listed? Send it through and we will confirm the same day.
Coastal salt air coats glass and louvre blades, requiring extra care on tracks.
High residential rental movement makes bond cleaning very common across these suburbs.
Larger family blocks and sheds often combine regular cleans with outdoor pressure washing.
A regular clean holds a standard that is already there. A deep clean goes after what has built up underneath it: inside cupboards, behind and under appliances, skirtings, door tracks, exhaust fans and light fittings. If the place has slipped, start with one before a regular schedule.
Darwin does not really get a spring. The wet runs November to April, so the two useful windows are September to October before it arrives, and May once it has passed.
Usually, yes. That smell is mildew on soft surfaces and in closed spaces, so we work through wardrobes, cupboard interiors, skirtings and the backs of shut rooms. If it returns within weeks, something is still holding moisture and needs a look rather than another clean.
Yes, both are standard on a deep clean and neither is standard on a maintenance visit. We pull out what can safely be moved, clean behind it and put it back.
Longer than a regular visit, and it depends on build-up rather than floor area. We quote on scope once you tell us the size of the place and how long it has been.
If the place has gone six months or more without a professional visit, yes. A maintenance clean is priced to hold a standard, not to catch one up, so starting there just means paying for extra time every visit.
Most customers book more than one. Same crews, same standards, one invoice.
Your furniture should feel fresh, clean and comfortable.
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We stay until it's right
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work. For end of lease cleans, if you're not satisfied and tell us within 72 hours, we come back and re-clean.
Tell us the size of the place and roughly how long it has been. A written quote comes back with the scope line by line, and the price holds unless you change it.
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
93 Smith St, Darwin City NT 0800
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