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How long does it take to clean a 3 bed house?

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Sparklingred · 26/07/2025 10:47

We’ve got a standard 3-bed, 2-bath house with a kitchen extension, and I’m just wondering how long a professional cleaner would usually take to do a regular clean.

We do have a dog, but he’s only allowed on the hard floors downstairs, so I appreciate vacuuming might take a bit more time. That said, I always make sure the place is tidy before the cleaner comes—dishes done, toys put away, nothing left out—so she’s not spending time picking up after us. We’re pretty clean overall and try to keep on top of things, so it’s never a huge mess.

I’m just trying to figure out if my expectations are unrealistic.

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curious79 · 26/07/2025 10:56

Ours does roughly this type of house of 175msq plus wash / iron bed linen in c6hrs

diterictur · 26/07/2025 10:55

3-4 hours, I would say.

Mathsdebator · 26/07/2025 10:54

Depends what you want - ours does all floors, cleans the bathroom and kitchen and dusts throughout. She does the gad cooker top too. 2 hours per fortnight.

She doesn't change beds or do the windows etc so that would be more time

It's an open book really as to how much time you'll need.

Not all cleaners charge by the hour, some charge by the house.

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