Taking a site on
A mobilisation clean resets the building to a known standard before a new contract starts, so the routine begins from a baseline rather than inheriting someone else's backlog.
Deep cleaning
Resetting the building to a known baseline
A deep clean is not a bigger version of the daily clean. It reaches what a routine deliberately does not: behind and underneath, above head height, and the finishes that need restoring rather than wiping.
When
Six times a deep clean is the right answer
After a fit-out or works
Construction dust travels further and settles harder than normal soiling, and keeps reappearing for weeks if only the visible surfaces are done.
Before an inspection or event
An open day, a client visit, an audit. The building needs to be at its best on a specific date rather than generally.
Recovering a neglected site
Where a previous contractor left a deficit, a deep clean is what makes a normal routine viable again.
Seasonal resets
Some buildings suit a scheduled reset once or twice a year — typically floors, high level and kitchens together.
Change of use
A floor becoming something else — an office turning into a studio, a store becoming a meeting space — usually needs a reset before the new routine makes sense.
What it reaches
Typically included
The scope is agreed per building, because a deep clean is only worth buying if it targets what has actually degraded.
- Hard floors machine cleaned, and restorative work where the finish has gone rather than the floor being dirty.
- High-level and above-head areas: light fittings, ducting faces, tops of partitions and cupboards.
- Kitchens stripped back — behind and under appliances, inside cupboards, extraction faces.
- Washrooms descaled thoroughly, including the areas the weekly cycle keeps on top of but never resets.
- Internal glass, partitions and frames, including the edges a routine clean does not reach.
- Soft floors deep cleaned where the specification and the fibre allow it.
Being straight about it
A deep clean does not fix a routine
If a building needs a deep clean every quarter to stay presentable, the deep clean is not the problem being solved — the daily specification is wrong, or the frequencies do not match how the building is used.
Acies will quote for the reset. We will also tell you if we think the underlying plan is what needs changing, because selling you the same clean four times a year is worse business than fixing the routine once. That review is part ofquality assurance, not a separate service.
The standard
What "clean" means, in writing
Acies specifies the result rather than the activity. "Mopped the floor" is an activity and proves nothing. The table below is what both sides measure against at an inspection — including what is reasonable to see between cleans, because a building in use is not a photograph.
| Area | Acceptable on completion | Acceptable between cleans | Unacceptable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard floors | Dry, uniform in appearance, and free from spillages, removable stains, superficial marks and loose debris. | Debris and spillages arising from normal use since the last clean. | Build-up of spillages, removable stains, scuff marks or debris. A non-uniform finish. |
| Soft floors | Free from visible loose debris, dust, fluff and lint, with an overall even appearance. | Debris arising from normal use since the last clean. | Build-up of debris, dust or lint, particularly around edges and the bases of furniture. |
| Vertical and high-level surfaces | Free from impacted debris, dust, cobwebs and removable marks. | Dust and marks arising from normal use since the last clean. | Build-up of dust or impacted debris, especially where vertical surfaces meet horizontal ones. |
| Furniture, fixtures and fittings | Dry, uniform in appearance, and free from impacted debris, dust, cobwebs and removable stains. | Debris, dust and marks arising from normal use since the last clean. | Build-up of dust or impacted debris. Removable stains and smears. |
| Sanitary fittings | Dry, odour free, uniform in appearance, and free from impacted debris, removable stains, scale and body fats. | Debris and residual odour arising from normal use since the last clean. | Build-up of impacted debris, fats or scale on any surface. Removable stains and smears. |
Get a deep clean scoped properly
A survey establishes what has actually degraded and what a reset would need to cover, so the quote reflects the building rather than a standard package.