A deep clean is a one-off, top-to-bottom clean of a whole home by a team: inside the cupboards, fridge and microwave, behind the appliances, the grout, the limescale and everything above head height. A room-by-room table sets it against a regular weekly clean, with the reasons behind the extra jobs, what a deep clean leaves…

Start eight weeks out with notice, measuring and the clear-out; book the removal and check parking at both addresses by four weeks before; set up mail redirection and tell the energy suppliers; photograph the meters on the day; then update the DVLA, HMRC, the electoral register, your GP and the pet microchip database. Plus the…

There is no legal frequency: the Workplace Regulations 1992 require an office to be kept sufficiently clean, with toilets clean and orderly. A room-by-room rota from every visit to every three months, what Interface asks for on carpet tiles, touch points and norovirus, the shared office fridge and staff who clean between visits.

Sweep, scrub with warm water and washing-up liquid, rinse and let it dry. Which patio stones acid and pressure damage, how to use a pressure washer without marking the slabs or losing the jointing sand, why black spots are lichen, and the products to keep off paving.

Clear the rubble, open the windows and vacuum from the ceiling down with a HEPA vacuum before anything gets wet, because dry sweeping puts fine dust back in the air. Then damp-wipe, mop with a pH-neutral cleaner and go round again. What builders’ dust is, paint and cement on new surfaces, asbestos and lead paint…

Start with the cleaning code on the label: W for water-based cleaners, S for solvent only, WS for either, X for vacuum only. Then vacuum, patch test, dab marks with a wrung-out cloth and wipe each panel seam to seam so no tide mark forms. Stains, bicarbonate, the saucepan lid trick, steam, velvet and leather,…

Vacuum the floor, work an alkaline grout cleaner into the lines for 5 to 15 minutes, scrub with a stiff nylon brush and rinse until no cleaner is left. Which cleaner suits cement grout, epoxy grout and natural stone, what vinegar does to grout, mould in the shower and when to seal.

Clean windows on a dull day: brush the frame, wash the glass with lukewarm water and a little washing-up liquid, squeegee it from the top down and dry the edges. The usual causes of streaks, the pure water window cleaners use, how to reach upstairs panes safely and what to keep off glass and uPVC…

White vinegar or citric acid dissolves limescale. The surface decides the method: several tap makers rule out vinegar, acid etches marble and other natural stone, and a descaler must never meet bleach. Surface by surface, with London’s water hardness figures.

A bicarbonate paste and a soft sponge clean the inside pane; the brown film between the panes only comes off when the inner glass is lifted out, which many oven doors allow. Step by step, with the manufacturers’ instructions.