What Is Post-Renovation Cleaning?
Post-renovation cleaning is the clear-out that happens after the contractors leave and before you move in. It is not a tidy-up. Renovation work throws fine plaster and gypsum dust into every corner of a property, leaves cement haze dulling brand-new tiles, and scatters paint splatter, masking tape adhesive residue and silicon sealant trim across windows and frames.
Sweeping and mopping make that worse. Fine particulates lift into the air, drift into the next room and settle again hours later. That is why a builders clean uses industrial wet/dry vacuums with HEPA filtration, which capture the dust instead of recirculating it, followed by a haze wash that lifts the cement film off tile surfaces.
We handle new homes, renovated units and commercial handovers across Ipoh and the Kinta Valley. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate so the price and the hours are agreed before anyone starts work.
What’s Included
- Plaster dust extraction and full gypsum dust removal with HEPA-filtered vacuums
- Cement haze removal from floor and wall tiles using an appropriately diluted acid wash tile cleaner
- Paint splatter removal from glass, frames and fixtures
- Masking tape adhesive residue and silicon sealant trim cleanup
- Cabinet interiors, drawers, wardrobes and shelving wiped out
- Window glass, tracks and frames detailed
- Debris clearance and final air particulate reduction pass
Post-Renovation vs a Standard Clean
| What you get | Standard clean | Post-renovation clean |
|---|---|---|
| Dust handling | Sweeping and mopping, which relaunches fine particles | HEPA-filtered wet/dry extraction that captures plaster and gypsum dust |
| Floor tiles | Mopped | Cement haze lifted with a correctly diluted acid wash |
| Glass and frames | Wiped | Paint splatter scraped, adhesive residue and sealant overrun removed |
| Cupboards | Not included | Interiors, drawers and shelving cleared of settled dust |
| Finishing pass | None | Debris clearance and a final air particulate reduction pass |
| Best for | A furnished, lived-in property | An empty property straight after contractors leave |
Who Books This Service
New homeowners collecting keys after a fit-out, landlords preparing a unit for a tenant, and shop or office owners on a post-construction handover deadline. If the space still smells of dust when you walk in, this is the service you need — not one of our general cleaning services in Ipoh, which assume the dust is already gone.
Not sure whether you need this or a standard deep clean? Our guide on post-renovation cleaning versus regular deep cleaning lays out the difference, and the post-renovation cleaning checklist walks through the full room-by-room process.
