Why it matters
A move-out clean is bought once, in a hurry, during the most expensive month of the year. That makes it easy to overpay, and just as easy to pick the cheapest quote and find out at the inspection what it left out.
Take a couple leaving a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in Abbotsford at the end of the month. They get three quotes. One is $180, one is $335 and one is "$45 an hour, we'll see how long it takes". The $180 quote turns out to cover floors, bathrooms and counters, with the oven and fridge listed as $40 extras each and cupboards not mentioned at all. The hourly cleaner works alone, takes nine hours, and the bill lands at $405. The $335 flat rate covered the inside of every appliance and cupboard from the start. The middle number was the cheapest one all along, but nothing on the three quotes made that visible.
The price of a move-out clean is mostly made of four things:
Size. Bathrooms count for more than bedrooms. An empty bedroom is floors, baseboards, a closet and a window. A bathroom is scale, grout, a fan, a toilet and a tub.
What is inside the price. A move-out clean should cover the inside of the oven, fridge, dishwasher and microwave, the inside of every cabinet, drawer and closet, baseboards, window tracks and interior glass. If a quote lists those as add-ons, add them up before you compare.
Condition. Every flat rate assumes a normally kept home. Years of oven grease, heavy scale or pet mess take longer, and the honest way to handle that is extra time you agree to in advance, not a surprise on the invoice.
Distance. Most companies build travel into the price for cities further from their base, so the same condo costs a little more in Vancouver than in Abbotsford.
How Honourable Cleaning helps
Our move-out prices are flat and you see the exact number on the website before you book. In Abbotsford today, before GST:
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom: $250
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom: $295
- 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms: $335
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms: $380
- 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms: $460
That price includes the inside of the oven, fridge, dishwasher and microwave, the inside of every cabinet, drawer and closet, baseboards and trim, window tracks and interior glass, and floors, including where the furniture stood. Supplies, equipment and travel are in the number too.
If the crew arrives and the home needs more time than the booking allows, we do not just keep going and bill you. We email you the extra hours and the total, and you are only charged if you tap approve. You can say no, and we finish what was booked.
One thing a move-out clean does not include is carpet steam cleaning. That is a separate trade with its own machine, so if your tenancy agreement asks for it, book it separately.
Key takeaways
- Expect $250 to $500 before GST for most apartments, townhouses and family homes in the Fraser Valley.
- Compare quotes line by line. Ask whether the oven, fridge and the inside of cupboards are included or extra.
- Be careful with open-ended hourly quotes. Ask for the number of cleaners and a maximum number of hours in writing.
- Tell the cleaner the truth about the oven and the bathrooms. An accurate description gets you an accurate price.
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How much does a move-out clean cost in BC?
In the Fraser Valley, a professional move-out clean usually costs between $250 and $500 before GST, depending on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. Our own flat rates in Abbotsford start at $250 for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom home and reach $460 for four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Homes left in rough shape, and homes further from the cleaner's base, cost more.
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