Choose the right cleaning service
Start with your goal, the condition of the home, and how often you want help. Service is billed hourly for a team of two experienced house cleaners.
- Recurring House Cleaning
- Deep Cleaning
- Apartment Cleaning
- Move-In / Move-Out
- Vacation Rental Cleaning
- One-Time Cleaning
What a standard cleaning covers
Your confirmed checklist may vary by home and service type. A typical visit focuses on the spaces that affect everyday comfort most.
- Kitchen counters, sink, appliance exteriors, and cabinet fronts
- Bathroom fixtures, mirrors, counters, tubs, and showers
- Dusting in bedrooms, living rooms, and common areas
- Vacuuming and mopping appropriate floor surfaces
Optional detail work
Inside ovens, refrigerators, cabinets, drawers, and other detailed tasks should be requested in advance so enough hourly cleaning time can be scheduled.
Not sure which service fits?
Tell us about the home, your timing, and the result you want. We will help you compare a standard, deep, recurring, or move-focused visit.
Compare Tucson house cleaning services
The best service is the one that matches the condition of the home and the result you need. Recurring cleaning maintains a comfortable baseline. Deep cleaning addresses accumulated buildup and overlooked detail. Move cleaning is designed for empty or nearly empty properties, while apartment, vacation-rental, and one-time visits solve more specific scheduling and access needs.
| Service | Best for | Typical rhythm | Level of detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring cleaning | Ongoing household upkeep | Weekly, biweekly, or monthly | Routine kitchens, bathrooms, dusting, and floors |
| Deep cleaning | First visits, buildup, and seasonal resets | As needed | More time for trim, fixtures, detail, and stubborn buildup |
| Apartment cleaning | Studios, apartments, and condos | Recurring or one-time | Right-sized scope with building-access planning |
| Move cleaning | Renters, sellers, buyers, and managers | At property turnover | Empty-space access, storage areas, and move-specific details |
| Vacation-rental cleaning | Short-term rental turnovers | Between guest stays | Guest-ready reset around checkout and check-in times |
| One-time cleaning | Guests, events, holidays, or a home reset | Whenever needed | Standard or deep scope based on current condition |
How hourly cleaning is scheduled
Flat Rate Maids charges by the hour for a team of two experienced house cleaners. Home size, condition, number of occupants, pets, floor types, service level, clutter, access, and requested details help determine how much time to reserve. Photos can help clarify buildup or special areas before the visit. Detergents, equipment, and routine cleaning supplies are included at no additional charge.
Describe the current condition
A lightly maintained home and a property that has been vacant or heavily used require different time and detail. Clear photos and honest notes help prevent surprises.
Identify priority rooms
Kitchens and bathrooms often need the most attention. Tell us if a guest room, primary suite, home office, or high-traffic area should receive extra focus.
Request add-ons in advance
Appliance interiors, cabinet interiors, windows, linens, or other detail work should be discussed before scheduling so the estimate and time window are realistic.
Confirm access
Gate codes, parking, stairs, elevators, keys, alarms, pets, and community restrictions can affect arrival and should be settled before the appointment.
Standard cleaning by room
A standard visit is built for practical maintenance. The final checklist is always the scope confirmed for your home, but most customers want the following everyday areas addressed.
Kitchen
Counters, sink, backsplash, appliance exteriors, stovetop surface, cabinet fronts, dining surfaces, reachable dusting, trash, vacuuming, and mopping as appropriate.
Bathrooms
Toilets, sinks, counters, mirrors, tubs, showers, fixtures, reachable dusting, trash, and floors, with extra attention to common hard-water residue.
Bedrooms
Reachable surfaces, furniture exteriors, mirrors, empty trash, vacuuming, and mopping. Bed-making or linen requests should be confirmed in advance.
Living areas
Reachable dusting, furniture exteriors, high-touch surfaces, open shelving, entry areas, vacuuming, and appropriate hard-floor care.
What requires a separate conversation
Some jobs need specialty equipment, additional time, or a different kind of professional. Heavy debris hauling, active pest or biohazard cleanup, mold remediation, restoration, repairs, high exterior work, and moving very heavy furniture are not assumed in a residential cleaning estimate. If you need windows, carpet treatment, wall washing, construction cleanup, or another specialty task, ask whether it can be quoted separately.
Cleaning for Tucson homes
Southern Arizona homes deal with fine desert dust, monsoon grit, hard-water mineral residue, pet hair, and long air-conditioning seasons. Those conditions affect surfaces differently. Share natural stone, unsealed tile, wood, specialty appliances, delicate fixtures, and product sensitivities before the appointment. Flat Rate Maids states that it uses eco-conscious products; specific products and surface compatibility can be confirmed when you book.