After Builders Cleaning in Portsmouth
Post-construction dust, debris and paint-splatter removal. Vetted, insured crews across PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4, PO5, PO6 — with a fixed price agreed before we start, from £135.
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- £1m public liability
- Licensed waste carrier CBDU300454
- Since 2019
After Builders Cleaning · Portsmouth
from £135
Fixed price, quoted before we arrive
- Postcodes
- PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4, PO5, PO6
- Availability
- 7 days
- Cover
- £1m liability
- Licence
- CBDU300454
What we can show you for Portsmouth
Portsmouth access and housing notes
PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4, PO5, PO6 housing stock and loading reality, written for Portsmouth rather than the county.
After Builders Cleaning in Portsmouth: what actually matters here
A unitary city built mostly on Portsea Island, one of the most densely populated places in the United Kingdom, with long naval terraces, Victorian Southsea and a mainland northern edge at Cosham and Drayton.
The housing stock is Dense Victorian and Edwardian bylaw terraces through Fratton, Buckland, North End, Copnor and Milton, most of them without off-street parking; large Victorian villas and conversion flats across Southsea; naval and post-war housing at Paulsgrove and Wymering; and suburban semis with drives on the mainland at Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, which decides the tools, protection and crew size we bring to an after builders cleaning job.
Portsmouth is the hardest access in the county and it is not close. Portsea Island's terraced grid is almost entirely resident permit parking with narrow carriageways, no driveways and, in much of Southsea and Fratton, no legal place to leave a Luton for an hour. We plan a stopping point, a suspension where one is needed, or a smaller vehicle with a shuttle, and the carry goes in the written quote. Portsmouth City Council is a unitary authority running its own tip, parking scheme and bulky collections. It also operates a Class B Clean Air Zone, which charges non-compliant buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles and HGVs — vans and cars are not charged, so nothing we bring to a domestic job attracts the fee.
Southsea, Old Portsmouth, Fratton, Buckland and North End all sit inside the Portsmouth round. Whichever of PO1, PO2 and PO3 your address falls in, the after builders cleaning quote is built the same way.
Portsmouth is one of the larger settlements in the county, and addresses around The Historic Dockyard and Spinnaker Tower, with the M275 the single motorway approach onto the island in particular tend to need the access details confirmed before the van is loaded — we ask about that at quote stage, not on the day.
What an after builders cleaning job includes
After-builders cleaning removes what construction leaves behind: fine plaster and MDF dust that settles for days, paint spots and sealant smears, plaster splashes on glass, adhesive residue on new floors and the labels and film still on every fitting. It is staged work — a rough clean once the trades are out, then a detail clean, and often a sparkle clean the day before handover — and it is quoted from £135 as a fixed price once we have seen the scope, from a single room or loft conversion upwards.
Stage one — dust and debris
- Loose debris, offcuts and packaging removed from the working area
- Ceilings, walls, high-level ledges, ducting and pipework dusted down
- Full HEPA vacuum of floors, edges, sockets and window tracks
- Second pass 24 hours later where airborne dust is still dropping
Stage two — detail
- Paint spots, plaster splashes, silicone and adhesive removed from glass, tiles, ironmongery and sanitary ware
- Protective film, stickers and labels taken off units, appliances and glazing
- Grout haze removed and new tiling buffed
- New floors cleaned with the finish-appropriate method — sealed wood, LVT, tile and stone are not treated the same
Stage three — handover
- Inside cupboards, wardrobes and drawer runners cleaned before anything is put away
- Internal glass, frames, sills and tracks finished
- Sanitary ware, taps and shower screens polished
- Final vacuum and mop so the property is photograph- and handover-ready
What changes the price on an after builders cleaning job
- The trades must genuinely be finished. If a decorator is still working, the clean is wasted; we would rather move the date than clean twice for one fee.
- Paint on glass and adhesive on stone need the right blade and the right solvent. Some marks — etched grout haze, scratched glass, paint absorbed into unsealed stone — cannot be cleaned out, and we tell you that before starting instead of after.
- Building waste, rubble and packaging are a clearance job, not a cleaning job. They are quoted separately under our waste carrier licence so the disposal is documented properly.
- Site conditions change the price: no running water, no power, a shared stairwell that must stay clear, or a lift booking window all add time, so we ask about them at quote stage.
- Dust keeps falling. On a full refurbishment one visit is rarely enough, and we say up front whether the job needs a second pass rather than promising a single-visit result we would have to come back to.
After Builders Cleaning prices for Portsmouth properties
| Job | From | What it covers | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| After-builders clean | £135 | Fixed after scope · single room or loft upwards | 3–6 hours |
After Builders Cleaning reviews from Hampshire customers
4.5 ★ from 3,131 Trustpilot reviewsFlat nicely clean. Perfect service.
KINGA AND MAGDA WERE AMAZING! Friendly, on time and did an amazing job. My flat smelt great! I also like the booking interface - very user-friendly, and so were the staff on the phone, etc when I made changes with IZABELLE. This is my first time ever to work with professional cleaners. Perhaps not the…
Izabell and her team did an excellent job cleaning my flat ready to go up for sale. She even threw away rubbish I had left in the flat, and cleaned the shower door 3 times to get rid of the old soap scum and limescale. Very affordable for a full deep clean, including white goods,…
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Where we cover around Portsmouth
- SouthseaPO5
- Old PortsmouthPO1
- FrattonPO1
- BucklandPO1
- North EndPO2
- HilseaPO2
- CopnorPO3
- BaffinsPO3
- MiltonPO4
- EastneyPO4
- CoshamPO6
- DraytonPO6
- FarlingtonPO6
- PaulsgrovePO6
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Portsmouth questions, answered.
How quickly can you book after builders cleaning in Portsmouth?
Same-week slots are standard in Portsmouth, with next-day often available midweek. Month-end tenancy changeovers are the busiest window across Hampshire, so book those a week or two ahead.
When should the clean be booked?
After the last trade leaves and before furniture and flooring go down where you can. Book the date once the snag list is agreed rather than in hope — a clean done a day too early gets undone by whoever comes back to finish.
Do you remove the building waste too?
We can, but as a separate clearance quote. We are an Environment Agency registered waste carrier (CBDU300454), so rubble, plasterboard and packaging leave with a waste transfer note rather than in the back of a cleaning van.
Will one visit be enough?
For a single room or a bathroom, usually yes. For a whole-house refurbishment, plan for a rough clean and a final clean — settling dust makes a single visit a false economy, and we will tell you which you need when we scope it.