Before a cleaning day, a practical question comes up: how many hours will someone be in my home? You may be planning around a nap, a work call, a dog that needs a room to itself, or a key you are leaving for someone. This guide gives the numbers we publish for each Philadelphia tier, what those hours cover, what makes a visit run longer, and how to plan around a range instead of a promise.
The estimates below come from our booking page and homepage FAQ as they stand in our code on October 17, 2026. They are estimates of the whole visit, not a guaranteed finish time, and the booking page is the place to see the window for your own home.
The short answer
| Tier | Booking-page estimate | Homepage FAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Standard reset | 2–3 hrs | about 2.5 hours |
| Deep reset | 3–5 hrs | about 4 hours |
| Move-in / move-out | 4–6 hrs | about 5 hours |
| Dream Home | 5–7 hrs | not listed |
The homepage FAQ adds the condition that matters: these run “depending on your home’s size and state,” and “you’ll see the estimated window when you book.” An office is a custom quote, so the booking page lists its length as “varies.”
What the hours buy
Time is one way to judge whether a higher tier is worth it, so here is what each tier’s published description says it covers. We link instead of repeating, because the checklist guide lists every task and the price breakdown lists every price.
- Standard reset: “The maintenance clean. Kitchen, baths, floors, surfaces.”
- Deep reset: “Standard, plus baseboards, vents + built-up grime.” The checklist calls it “Right for first-time clients or quarterly resets.”
- Move-in / move-out: “Empty home: inside cabinets, fridge, oven, drawers.”
- Dream Home: “White-glove, top to bottom. Our most thorough reset.”
Read down the list and the estimate climbs as the scope does: a Deep visit has more on its list than a Standard one, and a Move visit goes inside the cabinets, fridge and oven.
What makes a visit run longer
Your home’s size and state
The homepage FAQ names both. The estimate is per tier, so one range covers a spread of homes, and your own window is the one the booking page shows after you describe the home. We do not publish hours per square foot, and we do not publish a separate hour count for a rowhome. For what a rowhome visit includes, floor by floor, see our rowhome cleaning guide.
Add-ons
Each add-on in the booking flow shows the minutes it adds to the job. Our add-on grid lists these:
| Add-on | Minutes it adds |
|---|---|
| Clean Inside Cabinets | 35 |
| Clean Inside Fridge | 25 |
| Clean Inside Oven | 30 |
| Clean Interior Windows (6 Max) | 35 |
| Wash Dishes (one sink full) | 15 |
| Sweep Finished Basement | 20 |
| Clean Finished Basement (30-mins) | 30 |
| Laundry Wash & Dry (Per Load) | 60 |
| Organize Clothes Clutter (30-mins) | 30 |
| Pet Shed Removal | 20 |
Those minutes add up the way you would expect. A Deep reset with the inside of the oven and the inside of the fridge is 55 more minutes on the tile. Interior windows and a finished basement clean together are 65. The add-ons that take the most time are laundry, at an hour a load, and cabinets and windows at 35 minutes each. We are leaving prices out because the number that matters is the one shown in the booking flow; the price breakdown has them in one place.
Planning the day around a range
- Treat the range as a window, not a finish time. If your visit is 3–5 hours, block five.
- Settle access first. Whether you need to be home, and what to put in the arrival notes, is in our access guide.
- Decide the add-ons before you pick the date. The minutes each one adds are shown on its tile.
Getting the hours spent on cleaning
A few things on the checklist and in our access guide decide whether the visit goes to cleaning or to waiting and working around things:
- Clear what the add-ons need cleared. The checklist lines for the inside of the fridge and the inside of the cabinets both carry the note “must be clear.”
- Put pets in a comfortable room or crate away from the areas being cleaned, and make sure the water and electricity are on. Both come from the access guide’s short list, and our Terms treat running water and electricity as required for the service.
- Do a light pickup of floors and counters, so the visit goes to cleaning, as the access guide puts it.
- Test your access. The access guide says to test your lockbox, smart-lock code or front-desk arrangement before the day.
When the extra hours are worth it
Deep’s estimate runs an hour or two longer than Standard’s, and the booking page says that time goes to baseboards, vents and built-up grime. The checklist calls Deep “Right for first-time clients or quarterly resets.” Our post on starting with a deep clean and then maintaining says to book the Deep first when the bathrooms or kitchen have visible buildup, when it has been months since a thorough clean, or when you are moving into a home someone else lived in, and to start straight on Standard when the home was cleaned professionally recently or you keep up with surfaces yourself.
Questions people ask
How long does a standard house cleaning take?
Our booking page estimates 2–3 hours for a Standard reset, and the homepage FAQ says about 2.5. It depends on your home’s size and state.
How long does a deep clean take?
Our booking page estimates 3–5 hours, and the homepage FAQ says about 4. A Deep reset adds baseboards, vents and built-up grime to the Standard list.
How long does a move-out clean take?
Our booking page estimates 4–6 hours for a Move-in / Move-out clean, and the homepage FAQ says about 5. The Move tier’s description covers the inside of the cabinets, fridge and oven, so on a Move visit you do not add them; the checklist notes the fridge and cabinets must be clear.
You will see the estimated window when you book. Start a booking and check it against your day before you choose a date.