Rough clean
Debris, offcuts and bulk dust removed while trades are still working. It keeps the site tidy and stops dust grinding into finished surfaces.
Construction & Builder Final Cleaning in Melbourne
Construction dust keeps falling for days after the last trade leaves, so one clean a week before handover rarely holds. We quote the stages separately: rough clean, builders clean, then a sparkle the day before your inspection.
Dust is vacuumed and wet wiped rather than dry swept, and the sparkle is booked against your practical completion date. We work seven days, between 6am and 10pm.
- Three stages priced apart, so you buy what you need
- Dust vacuumed and wet wiped, never dry swept
- Booked to your practical completion date
- 6am to 10pm
- Seven days, plus a 24-hour emergency line
- We stay until you're happy
- Our guarantee on every clean
- $10M
- Public liability insurance
- Free quotes
- Fixed before we start
What does post construction cleaning in Melbourne involve?
Three separate jobs that often get sold as one: a rough clean while trades are on site, a builders clean once they finish, and a sparkle before your inspection.
Fine plaster dust is the whole problem. It hangs in the air and settles again after every pass, which is why a single clean a week out rarely survives to handover.
Dust does not get dry swept or blown. That puts it back in the air and onto surfaces you have already paid to clean.
New sheds and warehouses are scoped the same way. See warehouse and industrial cleaning in Melbourne, or window cleaning for glass only.
Do you need a rough clean, a builders clean or a sparkle?
Priced apart so you only buy the ones your job needs.
Builders clean
The main pass once trades are off. Film and stickers off, splatter removed and fine dust lifted from every room. Silica dust extraction can be quoted into it.
Handover sparkle
The day before your inspection. Glass, tracks, tapware and touch points brought back after the dust that has settled since.
Plenty of jobs only need the last two, and some only need the sparkle. The quote says which stages it covers.
How do we work to a handover date?
Your practical completion date does not move, so neither does ours.
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Step 01
Date set at quote
The sparkle is booked against your practical completion date rather than a rough week.
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Step 02
Crew sized to the deadline
More people for fewer days when the date is tight.
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Step 03
Handover walk
We check it the way your building surveyor will: glass, tracks, tapware and edges.
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Step 04
Photographed at completion
A room by room photo record on the day, so a defect raised later can be checked against it.
What is covered in a builders clean?
Four areas, with the stages set out separately in the written scope.
We do not scrape glass with blades. Paint or adhesive stuck to toughened glass is removed without blades or left for your trades, and the scope says which. Cutting, grinding and anything that creates new dust stays with your trades; if a trade returns after our sparkle, the room needs another pass and we will tell you.
What paperwork will your site manager ask for?
Sent with the quote rather than after you sign.
Dry sweeping and blowing put fine dust back into the air. The method is written into the scope rather than left to the day.
Why do Melbourne handovers need a different clean?
Volume, access and weather all push on the handover date.
- Growth corridor volume. Estates in suburbs like Tarneit, Wollert and Clyde hand over in batches, so a slipped clean can hold up a run of settlements rather than one house
- A wet winter site. Mud gets tracked through finished rooms after the clean, which is why the sparkle sits the day before rather than the week before
- High rise fitouts. CBD, Southbank and Docklands towers mean lift bookings, hoarding and staged floor by floor access
- Knockdown rebuilds. Inner Melbourne blocks with no site parking and neighbours either side, where access shapes the crew size as much as the floor area does
A clean booked for the right week and the wrong day is a clean you pay for twice.
Why does a single builders clean rarely survive to handover?
Three things worth knowing before you book one.
Dust needs two passes, not one
Fine plaster dust settles again after every clean, so a single visit booked a week before handover has often lost its finish by inspection day. Splitting the work into a builders clean and a day-before sparkle stops the short-notice return visits.
Glass and tracks come first
Render splatter and sticker adhesive on windows, and plaster dust in tracks, are among the first things a surveyor checks. They get the most time on every job, and we walk the property the way your surveyor will before we leave.
Winter mud is why the sparkle sits the day before
Wet months mean boots track mud through finished rooms right up to inspection. We book the sparkle against your practical completion date and hold that slot when the rest of the program moves.
Why choose Shining Services for your handover?
Your settlement date depends on this. Here is what sits behind it.
Stages quoted apart
You buy the passes your job needs.
No dry sweeping
Dust control written into the scope.
Booked to your completion date
Held when the rest of the program moves.
Photographed at completion
A record if a defect is raised later.
$10 million public liability
Insurance cover on every site.
Our guarantee
Our cleaners don't leave until you're happy with the work.
What do Melbourne customers say about us?
How is a builders clean quoted?
Four steps, and the stages stay separate throughout.
Walk the site
Stage of build, floor area and glass count, plus wet areas and how much dust remains.
Stages quoted apart
Rough, builders and sparkle priced separately so you can take one, two or all three.
Dates set
Booked against your practical completion date, with the crew sized to hit it.
Handover and record
Walked the way a surveyor would, then photographed room by room on the day.
Builders cleans are quoted after a walkthrough, not from a rate card. Glass count, wet areas and how much dust remains drive the hours far more than floor area does.
What related work can go on the same job?
Quoted with the clean rather than chased afterwards.
External windows
Access quoted with the job. Window cleaning →
Driveway and paths
Slurry and render washed off. Pressure washing →
New carpet steam clean
After the last trade leaves. Carpet cleaning →
Tile and grout haze
New tile film and grout residue. Tile & grout →
Ongoing contract after handover
Offices and tenancies. Office cleaning →
Display home upkeep
Weekly presentation while it is open.
Which Melbourne suburbs do we cover?
New homes, townhouses and apartments, plus fitouts and industrial builds across metropolitan Melbourne. Running a staged handover? Request a walkthrough and we will schedule the run together.
Inner north and west
- Fitzroy
- Collingwood
- Brunswick
- Northcote
- Preston
- Coburg
- Footscray
- Yarraville
Victorian and Edwardian terraces, weatherboards, and converted warehouses where winter condensation and older timber floors shape the work.
CBD, inner east and bayside
- Melbourne CBD
- Docklands
- Southbank
- Richmond
- Camberwell
- Box Hill
- St Kilda
- Brighton
High-rise apartment towers alongside heritage family homes where building access windows and owners corporation rules decide the schedule.
Outer south east and western corridors
- Dandenong
- Glen Waverley
- Frankston
- Werribee
- Point Cook
- Cranbourne
- Narre Warren
- Tarneit
Family homes on large blocks where ducted heating registers, large floor plans, and outdoor paving are regularly booked together.
What do Melbourne builders ask before handover?
How much does builders cleaning cost in Melbourne?
We quote after a walkthrough rather than from a rate card. Glass count, wet areas and how much dust is still coming set the hours, and each stage is priced separately.
What is the difference between a builders clean and a final clean?
A builders clean is the main pass once trades are off site: film off, splatter removed and fine dust lifted. The final sparkle is a lighter pass the day before inspection for the dust that has settled since.
Do you remove protective film and stickers?
Yes, along with the adhesive underneath, on windows, appliances, tapware and joinery. It is included in the builders clean.
Do you scrape paint off glass?
We do not use blades on glass. Paint or adhesive stuck to toughened glass is either removed without blades or left for your trades, and we agree which at the walkthrough.
How do you handle construction dust?
By vacuuming and wet wiping, never dry sweeping or blowing. Dry methods put fine dust back into the air and onto surfaces you have already paid to clean. Silica dust extraction is offered as part of the builders clean and quoted at the walkthrough.
Can you work to our practical completion date?
Yes. The sparkle sits the day before your inspection, and we size the crew to hit the date. Give us the date at quote stage.
Do you handle multiple homes or a staged handover?
Yes. Homes in the same estate are grouped so travel does not eat into the hours, and the run is scheduled against your settlement dates.
What insurance do you carry?
$10 million public liability insurance. Send us your site requirements with the walkthrough request and the certificate goes with the quote.
What hours do you work on site?
Seven days, between 6am and 10pm. On a live site we fit around your trades and site rules, which we confirm at the walkthrough.
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.
Ready to book a site walkthrough in Melbourne?
Tell us the stage of build, the floor area and your practical completion date. We will walk it and quote the stages separately.
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- No lock-in contracts
- Open 6am to 10pm, 7 days
Monday to Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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