Post-Construction Cleaning · Austin, Texas
Post-Construction Cleaning in Austin
Construction dust is not normal dirt. It coats every surface, hangs in the air while you wipe, and settles again an hour later. It hides inside cabinets, in window tracks and on top of door frames. This clean is built for it: more than one pass, priced on a published formula, with your exact total online before you book.
- Flat rate: standard rate plus $140 per bedroom and $50 per bathroom. A 2-bedroom, 1-bath home is $529, plus tax.
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- 5.0 on Google · 6 reviews
- Free re-clean guarantee
- COI available for builders and contractors
"VivaClean cleaned my 3 bed, 2.5 bath house and I love the result. Crew arrived on time with their own supplies and left everything spotless, even the shower glass."
"I don't usually write reviews but I was beyond impressed with VivaClean. The best part is that they actually stuck to the quoted price and didn't try to upsell me or add hidden charges."
What a Post-Construction Clean Covers
Everything on our standard 85-point list, plus the work construction leaves behind. If a surface can hold dust, it is on this list.
Dust, everywhere
- Tops of cabinets, doors and frames wiped
- Vents and AC returns vacuumed and wiped
- Every flat surface wiped, then wiped again after settling
Cabinets and tracks
- Inside every cabinet and drawer vacuumed and wiped
- Window tracks and sills cleaned out
- Sticker, label and tape residue removed
Kitchen and baths
- Appliance exteriors cleaned, protective film taken off
- Sinks, faucets, tub, shower and toilet scrubbed
- Mirrors and glass cleaned, construction film removed
The full list, step by step. Tap a step to open it.
The Dust Passes
6
- Ceiling fans and light fixtures dusted
- Tops of cabinets, doors and frames wiped
- Walls dusted where dust has settled
- Vents and AC returns vacuumed and wiped
- Every flat surface wiped once, then again after the dust settles
- Baseboards wiped room by room
Cabinets, Drawers and Tracks
7
- Cabinet interiors vacuumed and wiped
- Drawer interiors vacuumed and wiped
- Cabinet and drawer fronts cleaned
- Shelves inside closets wiped
- Window tracks vacuumed and wiped out
- Windowsills cleaned
- Sticker, label and tape residue removed
Kitchen and Bathrooms
6
- Appliance exteriors cleaned and protective film removed where fitted
- Countertops cleaned and disinfected
- Sink and faucet scrubbed, construction film removed
- Tub, shower and toilet scrubbed and disinfected
- Mirrors and glass cleaned streak-free
- Paint specks and overspray lifted where they come off without damaging the finish
Floors
5
- Vacuumed throughout, edges and corners included
- Vacuumed again after the second dust pass
- Hard floors mopped
- Carpet vacuumed, edges done by hand tool
- Thresholds and door tracks wiped
Before We Leave
5
- Walkthrough against the booked scope
- Timestamped before and after photos uploaded to your client portal
- Everything put back where it belongs
- Trash and our supplies packed out, nothing left behind
- Lights and AC set the way you instructed
The VivaClean Guarantee
Not thrilled with your clean? Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and re-clean it free.
Why Construction Dust Beats a Normal Clean
A standard clean assumes the dirt stays where it fell. Construction dust does not, and a crew that treats it like house dirt leaves a grey film on everything by the next morning.
It resettles
Drywall and sanding dust is fine enough to stay in the air while a room is worked. Wipe a counter and an hour later it wears a film again. So we work top down, let the air clear, and wipe the same surfaces a second time before the floors are finished.
It hides where buyers look
Inside cabinets and drawers. In the window tracks. On top of the door frame nobody dusts. Those are exactly the places a buyer or a leasing agent opens during a walkthrough, and they are on this checklist, not on a standard clean's.
Residue is its own job
Window stickers, appliance film, paint specks on a faucet, tape glue on a new floor. Getting them off takes time and the right cleaner for the surface. That work is priced into this clean, not added at the door.
Two Kinds of Final Clean
New construction is not the only source of this dust. Austin is adding whole neighborhoods in Mueller, on East Austin infill lots and in the suburbs, and renovating older homes in Zilker and Hyde Park at the same time. The dust is the same. The job around it is not.
Builder final cleans
The whole home, empty, after the last trade is out, on your handover schedule. We photograph every room as we finish it. If your files need a certificate of insurance, we send it before the clean, not after you ask twice.
Homeowner move-in cleans
You closed on Friday and the movers come Monday. The same dust work, plus the deep scope this price already covers: inside the fridge and oven, inside every cabinet, so the first box you unpack goes onto a clean shelf.
Certificates and paperwork
We are bonded and insured and every cleaner is background-checked. Certificates of insurance are available for builders and general contractors, and invoicing goes to your company. The portal photo set is the completion record.
What Austin Clients Say
5.0 on Google from 6 reviews
A few of our 5-star reviews, in our clients' own words.
"Very prompt and professional! My one bedroom apartment looks fantastic! The cleaner even unclogged a slowly draining tub, would not have expected that. 10/10"
"First time hiring a cleaning service ever. My home felt like I had just moved in, dust gone, appliances sparking, bathroom like new. Highly recommend."
"I had such a great experience with Viva Clean! The team was professional and very friendly and easy to work with. Communication was clear from start to finish."
"I don't usually write reviews but I was beyond impressed with VivaClean. The best part is that they actually stuck to the quoted price and didn't try to upsell me or add hidden charges."
"Really good cleaning! Needed something for an event we were having at our house. Two cleaners arrived promptly. Nice staff. Affordable and well worth it."
"VivaClean cleaned my 3 bed, 2.5 bath house and I love the result. Crew arrived on time with their own supplies and left everything spotless, even the shower glass."
Bonded and insured. If we miss something, tell us within 48 hours and we come back free.
Post-Construction Pricing, Published
The price is a formula, not a negotiation. Take the standard rate for the home and add $140 per bedroom and $50 per bathroom. It is the same formula behind our deep cleaning, because the scope is the deep scope plus the dust work.
- On a real home: a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house is $199 as a standard clean. Add $280 for the two bedrooms and $50 for the bathroom and the post-construction clean is $529, before tax.
- If the home has no construction dust in it, book a standard or deep clean instead. This price is for homes a build or renovation just left.
- The clean has to come after the last dusty trade. If painters or carpenters come back in after us, the dust comes back with them.
Related Cleans
If the dust in the home is not construction dust, one of these is the right booking.
Where We Serve in Austin
Our professional cleaning teams are dispatched daily across the greater Austin area.
Post-Construction Cleaning FAQs
How much does post-construction cleaning cost in Austin?
It is a published formula: the standard rate for the home, plus $140 per bedroom and $50 per bathroom. A two-bedroom, one-bathroom home is $199 plus $280 plus $50, which is $529 before tax. Enter your bedroom and bathroom count online and your exact total appears before you book. There is no walkthrough estimate and no repricing at the door.
Why does construction dust need more than one pass?
Drywall and sanding dust is light enough to hang in the air while a room is cleaned. The first pass takes it off the surfaces and puts some of it back into the air, and it settles again within the hour. We work top down, let the air clear, and wipe the same surfaces a second time before the floors are finished. One fast pass looks clean for an afternoon.
What does this clean cover that a standard clean does not?
The inside of every cabinet and drawer, vacuumed and wiped. Window tracks and sills cleaned out. The tops of cabinets, doors and frames. Vents and returns. Sticker, label and tape residue, protective film on appliances, and paint specks lifted where they come off without damaging the finish. Those items are not on a standard clean's list because lived-in homes do not need them redone every visit.
When in the build schedule should the clean happen?
After the last trade that makes dust is out of the home. If painters, carpenters or flooring crews come back after us, their dust comes back with them and the second pass is wasted. Book it as the last thing before listing photos, the handover walkthrough or your movers, and tell us that date when you book so we hold the crew for it.
Can you provide a certificate of insurance?
Yes. We are bonded and insured, every cleaner is background-checked, and we send certificates of insurance to builders and general contractors for their files. Ask when you book and it goes out before the clean. Invoicing can run to your company rather than a person, and the timestamped photo set in the portal serves as the completion record.
Is a post-construction clean the same as a move-in clean?
They overlap, and the booking asks which one you need. A builder final clean is an empty new home on a handover schedule. A homeowner move-in clean is after closing, before furniture arrives, and it adds the deep items inside the fridge and oven. Both are priced on the same formula. If your home was renovated while you lived in it, tell us, and we will scope the rooms that were actually worked on.
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