How Often Should You Deep Clean Your Home?

Most homes in Metro Vancouver do well with a deep clean once or twice a year, with recurring visits carrying the weeks in between. Recurring cleaning keeps a home from slipping backwards; a deep clean goes after everything a weekly rhythm never reaches — behind appliances, inside cabinetry, along baseboards, up in the corners where the coast's damp air likes to settle.

What moves the answer

A two-person condo on a quiet street is not a four-bedroom house with a dog, three kids and a wood stove. Pets, allergies, renovations, humidity, and how much of the year the windows stay closed all shorten the interval. Homes on the North Shore, where rain runs longer, often want a spring reset and another before the winter shut-in.

• Pets or allergies in the home — every four to six months
• Recurring cleaning already in place — once a year is usually enough
• No recurring service — every three to four months
• After a renovation, a move, or a long absence — as a one-off reset

If you are unsure where your home sits, the honest test is simple: walk one room slowly and look at the places you never look. If you find yourself making a list, it is time. A deep clean is not a failure of upkeep — it is the reset that makes upkeep feel light again.