What a proper clean after renovation covers — cement dust, paint splatter, protective film — with 2026 Klang Valley prices by property size, and how to get it included in your renovation quote.
Post-renovation cleaning (also called post-reno cleaning or cleaning after renovation) is the specialist clean that turns a just-finished construction site back into a home. It is not a mop-and-wipe session: after even a modest renovation, every surface in the unit — including rooms the contractor never touched — carries a film of fine cement, plaster and sanding dust, and the work areas themselves have cement smears on tiles, paint splatter on floors and switches, silicone smudges on glass, adhesive residue where protective sheets were taped down, and sticker film on every new window, cabinet and appliance. A proper post-reno clean removes all of it: full-height dusting of walls and ceilings, scraping and solvent work on cement and paint spots, peeling of protective films and stickers, degreasing of new kitchen surfaces, descaling of new bathrooms, interior cleaning of every cabinet and wardrobe before you fill it, and a final sanitising wipe-down of floors and touch points. The goal is a unit you can move furniture into the next day — which is why it slots between the end of your renovation timeline and moving day.
Renovation dust is a different material from household dust. Cement, plaster and gypsum particles are far finer, mildly abrasive and slightly alkaline — fine enough to pass straight through the filter of a household vacuum and blow back into the air, abrasive enough to scratch new laminate and glass if you rub it around with a damp cloth, and persistent enough that it keeps settling out of the air for days after the contractor leaves. That is why the DIY attempt so often ends with a clogged home vacuum, hazy glass and a unit that looks dusty again 48 hours later. Professional crews work with industrial vacuums with fine-dust filtration, do top-down passes in sequence (ceiling, walls, fixtures, floor) so dust is captured rather than relocated, repeat the floor pass after airborne dust resettles, and use the right chemistry for each residue — acid-based cleaners for cement haze on porcelain, solvents for adhesive, blades and scrapers used at the correct angle so the surface underneath survives. Getting this wrong is expensive: a scratched glass panel or acid-etched tap costs more to replace than the whole clean.
Book the clean for after your contractor has finished everything — including the defect touch-ups, which always produce fresh dust and paint spots. The right sequence at the end of a renovation is: contractor completes work and removes their own debris (that rubbish haulage is the contractor's scope, not the cleaner's); you do your joint inspection and the contractor closes the defect list; the post-reno clean happens; then furniture and boxes arrive. Cleaning before the defect fixes means paying twice, and cleaning after the furniture arrives means dust in your sofa and triple the working hours. If you are renovating before moving into a newly handed-over unit, the same logic applies — the post-reno clean is the last trade in, first day of your actual move. Crews typically need 4–8 hours for a 3-bedroom condo and a full day or more for a landed home, so schedule it 2–3 days before your mover.
Use this table to compare quotes like-for-like — the cheap quote is usually cheap because half of these lines are missing.
| Area | What a proper post-reno clean covers |
|---|---|
| Whole unit | Top-down dusting of ceilings, cornices, walls, doors & frames; industrial vacuum then wet-mop of all floors, repeated after dust resettles; interior window & glass cleaning; switch, socket and railing wipe-down; sticker & protective-film removal |
| Kitchen | Cabinet interiors & exteriors before you load them, worktop degrease and cement-spot removal, sink & tap descale and polish, appliance exterior wipe-down, film peeled from new appliances |
| Bathrooms | Cement haze & grout residue removal from tiles, sanitary ware descaled and sanitised, shower screens de-filmed and polished, floor traps cleared of construction sediment |
| Bedrooms | Wardrobe interiors dusted and wiped, window tracks vacuumed and wiped, skirting and ledges hand-wiped |
| Living / dining | Feature walls and shelving dusted, glass and mirrors polished, aircon exterior grilles wiped, floor detail along skirting and thresholds |
| Balcony / yard | Sweep and wash-down, cement spots lifted from tiles, drainage point cleared of debris |
Knowing the standard exclusions saves arguments on the day. Construction debris haulage — broken tiles, cement bags, timber offcuts — is the renovation contractor's responsibility and should be in the reno contract, not the cleaning quote. External facade and outside-of-glass cleaning on high floors is excluded for safety reasons (interior glass is in scope). Aircon servicing is a separate trade — a post-reno wipe covers the casing, but if hacking works filled your units with dust, a proper chemical service is a worthwhile add-on. Specialist works like marble polishing, parquet varnishing or grout re-colouring are restoration jobs, not cleaning. And deep stain removal from upholstery or carpets that were left unprotected during the renovation is fabric care, quoted separately. If any of these matter to you, ask for them in writing as add-on lines rather than assuming.
Post-renovation cleaning is priced 1.5–2× above a regular deep clean because of the extra man-hours and equipment — crews in the Klang Valley commonly work at RM40–RM55 per man-hour for this work, with minimum bookings around RM500–RM600 (indicative 2026, Klang Valley, cross-checked against published rate cards from Klang Valley cleaning companies).
| Property size | Typical crew & time | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom (500–700 sq ft) | 2–3 cleaners, 4–6 hrs | RM500 – RM800 |
| 2-bedroom condo (700–900 sq ft) | 3 cleaners, 5–7 hrs | RM650 – RM1,000 |
| 3-bedroom condo (900–1,300 sq ft) | 3–4 cleaners, 6–8 hrs | RM800 – RM1,300 |
| Terrace house (single / double storey) | 4+ cleaners, full day | RM1,000 – RM1,800 |
| Semi-D / bungalow (2,000+ sq ft) | Team, 1–2 days | RM1,800 – RM3,000+ (site visit) |
For comparison, a regular deep clean of the same units runs RM250–RM900 — the full breakdown is in our deep cleaning cost guide. If a post-reno quote lands at deep-clean prices, check the scope table above: something is missing.
Within those ranges, five factors set the final figure. First, the scale of the renovation: a full-unit hack-and-rebuild leaves several times the dust of a kitchen-only job, and quotes should reflect that. Second, paint and cement discipline: a contractor who masked floors and sealed doorways leaves hours less scraping than one who splattered freely — this is worth checking mid-reno, not after. Third, protective-film area: peeling film and adhesive off a full house of new windows, wardrobes and appliances is slow hand work that scales with the amount of new joinery. Fourth, height and access: high ceilings, stairwells, full-height glass and light wells need ladders and extra hands. Fifth, bathrooms — each additional bathroom adds roughly RM50–RM100, same as in regular deep cleaning. When you WhatsApp for a quote, photos of the actual post-reno state get you a firmer number than floor size alone.
People often ask why they cannot just book a normal deep clean at half the price. The honest answer: on a just-renovated unit, a regular deep-clean crew will either re-quote on arrival or do a normal clean that leaves the cement haze, paint spots and film exactly where they were — those need tools and chemicals a standard session does not carry.
| Factor | Regular deep clean | Post-renovation clean |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Household dirt, grease, mould, dust | Construction dust, cement, paint, adhesive, film |
| Equipment | Domestic-grade vacuum & steam kit | Industrial fine-dust vacuums, scrapers, solvents |
| Passes | One systematic pass | Top-down passes repeated as dust resettles |
| Price (3-bed condo) | RM400 – RM650 | RM800 – RM1,300 |
| When to book | Occupied homes, pre-festive, post-tenancy | Once, right after renovation ends |
If your unit was not renovated — you just want a serious clean — our deep cleaning service is the right product at the right price.
For a single repainted room, yes — mask your vacuum expectations, wipe top-down with frequent cloth changes, and accept two or three rounds over a week. For anything involving hacking, tiling, plastering or carpentry, DIY usually costs more than it saves: household vacuums clog or exhaust fine dust back into the room, cement haze laughs at regular floor cleaner (and the acid that does work will etch your tap and stain grout if misused), razor-scraping paint off glass without technique leaves permanent scratches, and the whole exercise consumes an entire weekend before the dust resettles and you start again. The professional crew price buys equipment, chemistry and the crucial second pass. Most owners who DIY once bundle the cleaning into the renovation the next time — which is exactly the option below.
Here is the simplest way to never think about this page again: renovate with ClickBina and post-renovation cleaning is included in the renovation quote. One contract, one schedule, one handover — our crew finishes the works, clears the debris, and the cleaning team comes through before you take the keys back, so the unit you inspect is the finished article, not a preview through dust. Because cleaning is part of the job, there is no end-of-project negotiation and no gap week between “contractor done” and “home liveable”. If you are still budgeting the works themselves, start with our renovation cost guide for 2026 prices by scope, and see how cleaning fits the sequence in the renovation process & timeline guide. Already mid-renovation with another contractor? We take standalone post-reno cleaning jobs across the Klang Valley too — the pricing table above applies.
Walk the unit before the crew leaves and check the details that separate a real post-reno clean from a fast one: run a finger along the top of door frames and cabinet tops (the classic skipped zones); check window tracks and floor traps for construction sediment; look across glass and mirrors against the light for haze and scratches; open every cabinet and wardrobe — interiors should be wiped, not just fronts; confirm all protective film and stickers are off, including appliance film and window-corner stickers; check tile floors at an angle for cement spots and grout smears; and test that switches and sockets are clean and paint-free. A good crew expects this walk-through and fixes touch-ups on the spot — that is why you book crews who invite the inspection rather than pack up at speed.
ClickBina delivers post-renovation cleaning across the Klang Valley with our own crews — the same operation that handles our renovation, waterproofing and fit-out projects, so we clean to the standard we would want to hand over ourselves. Fixed quotes before we start (floor size + photos on WhatsApp gets you a price, usually the same day), industrial fine-dust equipment as standard, the full scope table above in writing, and a walk-through inspection before we leave. And if your renovation has not started yet: bundle it — renovate with us and the post-reno clean is included in the quote, which is one less trade to coordinate and one less bill to negotiate. WhatsApp us your unit size and renovation scope for a fixed price.
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