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After builders cleaning in Ireland, from one room to a new build

See which clean your job needs, what it costs and how long it takes before you give any details. Then a single vetted cleaning company for your area fixes the price.

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  • €350–€700a builders clean of a three-bed house
  • 36,215new homes finished in Ireland in 2025, CSO
  • 3visits in a full new-build clean: rough, builders, sparkle
  • 6–10 hrsfor a team to clean a house
A bright room with two armchairs and sliding doors open onto a flower garden

Plan your after builders clean

A few quick taps: the clean your job needs, what it costs and how long it takes. Contact details come last, and only if you want a fixed price.

One builders clean of a three-bed house, after a new build: €350 to €700.

Step 1 of 7

What needs cleaning?

Pick the job: the clean, the price and the time follow from it.

How the estimate is worked out

The ranges are what Irish cleaning companies charge for the same clean: the lowest to the highest figure for a home of that size, or per m² for a commercial unit. A smaller home's three-stage clean is its builders clean plus a sparkle clean. Use it to plan with: the company fixes the price after seeing the job or photos of it.

Which clean does your job need?

Each clean has its own page: what it covers, what it costs and when to book it. Commercial units: commercial builders cleaning.

A room with floor-to-ceiling glass onto the gardenNew build cleaningFrom building site to move-in day, usually in three stages.A finished room with a herringbone timber floor and a tall glazed door onto a deckCleaning after a renovationThe whole house, including the rooms nobody worked in.A new single-storey extension, plastered and empty, with two roof windows and glazed doors to the gardenCleaning after an extensionThe new part, its glazing and the rooms beside it.A white en-suite with a shower enclosure, basin and toiletAfter a kitchen or bathroom jobA room or two: inside every unit, splashes off tiles and fittings.Glass doors open onto a small planted courtyardThe three-stage cleanRough clean, builders clean and a sparkle clean before you move in.Morning sun through tall windows onto a made bedThe sparkle cleanThe last, lighter clean for the dust that settles after.

Your plan, one company, your decision

  1. A two-storey extension at blockwork stage beside a semi-detached house, its openings boarded up1Tell us about the jobWhat was done, the size of the home and the county. The planner shows the clean, the price range and how long it takes before it asks for anything.
  2. A house floor plan on a table with a pen and a tape measure2One company prices itSend the plan and a single vetted cleaning company for your area rings to see the job or photos of it and fix the price. Your number goes to that company and nobody else.
  3. A finished room with a herringbone timber floor and a tall glazed door onto a deck3You decideNothing is booked unless you accept the price. Book the clean for once the last trade has gone and the snags are fixed.

Our price guide

What cleaning after building work costs in Ireland.

JobTypical costWhat it covers
Builders clean, apartment€150–€400One or two bedrooms, once the trades have left
Builders clean, three-bed house€350–€700Top to bottom, inside, in one visit
Three-stage clean, three-bed new build€500–€750Rough clean, builders clean and a sparkle clean
After a kitchen or bathroom job€200–€350The room or two that was worked on
Commercial unit€2–€5 per m²A 150 m² unit: €300–€750

Every clean and every size of home: after builders cleaning cost. What each room gets: the room-by-room checklist.

Why a builders clean isn't an ordinary clean

  • Finerbuilders' dust passes through a household vacuum's filter
  • Silicain dust from concrete, block, brick, tile and stone
  • Top downceilings and light fittings first, floors last
  • Daysfine dust keeps settling after the work stops

Sanding plaster, cutting blocks and tiles and lifting old floors make dust fine enough to hang in the air for hours and get into presses, wardrobes and the ventilation. It needs an industrial vacuum, a set order of work and the right cleaner for each new surface: an acid that lifts grout haze off porcelain will etch limestone, and a blade that clears paint off one glass can scratch another. Builders' dust and new floors, tiles and glass.

After builders cleaning by county

How many new homes each county finished last year, its towns and its cleaning prices.

Before you book

How much does an after builders clean cost in Ireland?

An after builders clean costs €150 to €400 for an apartment, €350 to €700 for a three-bed house and €350 to €1,200 for four bedrooms or more. The full three-stage clean of a new build (rough, builders and sparkle) runs €500 to €750 for a three-bed house. A room or two after a kitchen or bathroom job is €200 to €350, and a commercial unit €2 to €5 per m². The full price guide.

What does an after builders clean include?

A builders clean removes the fine dust and the marks the trades leave: dust off every surface from the ceiling down, windows, frames and sills inside, paint and plaster splashes lifted from glass, tiles and fittings, labels and protective film off the kitchen, bathrooms and windows, inside every press and drawer, and the floors vacuumed and washed to suit their finish.

When should I book it?

Book it for once the last trade has left and the snag list is done, not before: every trade that comes back brings dust with it. On a new build, the rough clean goes in as the trades finish, the builders clean after the snags, and the sparkle clean a day or two before you move in.

How long does an after builders clean take?

A team usually takes 6 to 10 hours on a house, once every trade has finished. A room or two takes a few hours, and an extension with the rooms beside it most of a day.

What is a three-stage clean?

A three-stage clean is three visits: a rough clean as the trades finish, to clear rubble, offcuts and the worst of the dust; the builders clean, top to bottom, once they've gone; and a sparkle clean just before you move in, for the dust that settles in the days after.

Can I do the clean myself?

You can, but builders' dust is fine and gets into everything. Hire an industrial vacuum with an M-class filter rather than using a household one, work from the top down, dry before wet, and allow a couple of days for a house. A cleaning company brings the vacuums, blades and the right cleaner for each surface.

Is post construction cleaning the same thing?

Yes. Post-construction cleaning, a builders clean and an after builders clean are the same job: the dust, splashes and labels the trades leave behind, cleaned off every surface before you move in or hand over.

Can I get a deep clean or an end of tenancy clean too?

Yes. The planner prices both by the size of the home: deep cleaning and end of tenancy cleaning.

Who rings me if I send my plan?

A single vetted cleaning company for your area, who already has your answers and our estimate. Your details go nowhere else.

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Get the dust out before you move in

Pick the job, the home and the clean to see the price and how long it takes. When you want a fixed price, your plan goes to a single vetted cleaning company for your area.

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