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After Builders Cleaning in City of London
The Square Mile — banking towers, medieval lanes and a resident population dwarfed by 500,000 weekday workers. Hello Services runs after builders cleaning across all 10 of the borough's areas, for homeowners, builders, developers and managing agents alike.
- £1m public liability
- Basic DBS-checked teams
- Since 2019
- 10 areas covered, each with its own page
- From £145 — fixed by the works, not by the hour
- 72-hour re-sparkle promise on every clean
- City of London Corporation permits arranged and paid for by us
The service, locally
After builders cleaning across City of London Central London
Barbican and Golden Lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks.
Typical works here: new-build handovers and developer sparkle cleans. Access and parking: Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours.
- Areas covered
- 10Areas covered
- Homes that are flats
- 98%Homes that are flats
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Households
- 4,914Households
Instant estimate
Price your City of London builders clean in under a minute
Instant estimate
Price a builders clean in Aldgate EC3
£135–£155
6–8 hrs on site · 2 cleaners
- Some protection, some not. Plaster and MDF dust on every horizontal surface, paint specks on glass and ironmongery, grout haze on new tiles, silicone smears and sanding dust in the carpet pile. Two passes minimum, because dust falls again.
- Congestion Charge and ULEZ both apply at this address — both are already inside the band above.
- City of London Corporation permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, not added to your invoice.
- Includes the 72-hour re-sparkle promise: if dust settles again before handover, tell us within 72 hours and we come back to it free.
How the project runs
A builders clean in City of London from programme to sign-off
- Tell us the works, not just the bedroomsA single kitchen refit, a rear extension, a loft, a whole-house refurb or a new-build handover are different jobs.
- Get a fixed price and a slot in your programmeThe estimate is fixed against the works, the dust level and any add-ons.
- Stage 1 while the last trades finish, if you need itContractors usually book a rough clean so the site stays workable: debris and sheeting out, floors HEPA-vacuumed, labels off, everything safe for second fix and snagging.
- Stage 2 — the full post-construction clean, top downOnce the site is clear, a DBS-checked team works ceiling to floor with HEPA extraction: high dusting, ledges, joinery, glass, sanitaryware, appliances, then floors last — twice over, because fine dust falls again.
- Stage 3 sparkle, walk-round and the re-sparkle promiseWe come back for a sparkle pass on handover, photography or move-in day and walk the property with you against a snag sheet.
Fixed prices
After builders cleaning prices in City of London borough-wide
| Project | Protected site | Full builders clean |
|---|---|---|
| Single room refit (kitchen or bathroom) | £135 | £135 |
| Two rooms or a knock-through | £135 | £135 |
| Rear extension or loft conversion | £135 | £135 |
| Whole flat refurbishment (1–2 bed) | £135 | £135 |
| Whole house refurbishment (3 bed) | £135 | £135 |
| Whole house refurbishment (4 bed) | £135 | £135 |
| 5 bed+, new build or fit-out | £135 | £135 |
All prices are in GBP and are the price you pay. Domestic work is supplied VAT-free where the cleaner is self-employed; builder, developer, contractor and managing-agent contracts invoiced through the company are quoted plus VAT at 20%, with a purchase-order reference and payment terms agreed before the visit.
The three stages
Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle
3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in City of London
Stage 1 — builders' rough clean
As the trades finish, before second fix
- Loose debris, offcuts and packaging bagged and removed
- Protective sheeting and tape lifted and taken away
- +5 more checked in this stage
Stage 2 — the main after builders clean
Once all trades are off site
- Ceilings, coving, cornices and light fittings high-dusted
- Walls wiped or dry-sponged where the finish allows
- +10 more checked in this stage
Stage 3 — the sparkle before handover
Handover, photography or move-in day
- Second HEPA pass on every horizontal surface
- Fingerprints off glass, ironmongery, switch plates and appliances
- +5 more checked in this stage
Not included
- Rubble, plasterboard, tiles and heavy construction waste — that goes with your contractor's licensed disposal
- Asbestos-suspect material of any kind; work stops and you are told immediately
- Hoarding licences and highway permits for the works themselves
Add-ons and local costs
What can change the price in City of London and what never does
| Add-on | From | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Builders' waste and packaging removal | £90 | |
| Post-construction carpet extraction | £55 | |
| External window and frame clean | £75 |
- Parking, permits and highway bays
- Aldgate gyratory red routes, tower-block concierge sign-in and lift booking. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in City of London Corporation's zone is arranged and paid for by us. If a hoarding licence is still live on the street we work around it rather than asking you to move it.
- Waste — what we can and cannot take
- Packaging, sheeting, offcuts and light debris go with us under our waste carrier registration and you get a transfer note. Rubble, plasterboard, asbestos-suspect material and anything hazardous stays with your contractor's licensed disposal route.
This housing stock
Where construction dust hides in City of London homes
Radiator fins, backs and the wall behind them
Plaster and sanding dust falls straight into a radiator and then gets blown around the room the first cold evening around Aldgate (Circle, Metropolitan), with 98% of homes here being flats.
Coverage
Builders cleans around City of London EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4
City of London (EC1) sits in City of London — our crews cover the whole EC1 district and the streets bordering it.
Areas we clean after builders in City of London
- After builders cleaning in AldgateAldgate (Circle, Metropolitan)EC3
- After builders cleaning in Bank and CornhillBank (Central, Northern, Waterloo & City, DLR)EC3
- After builders cleaning in BarbicanBarbican (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City)EC2
- After builders cleaning in BlackfriarsBlackfriars (Circle, District, Thameslink)EC4
- After builders cleaning in ClerkenwellFarringdon (Elizabeth line, Circle, Thameslink), with Barbican just eastEC1
- After builders cleaning in FarringdonFarringdon (Elizabeth line, Circle, Thameslink)EC1
- After builders cleaning in Liverpool StreetLiverpool Street (Central, Circle, Elizabeth line, National Rail)EC2
- After builders cleaning in Monument and EastcheapMonument (Circle, District)EC3
- After builders cleaning in MoorgateMoorgate (Northern, Elizabeth line)EC2
- After builders cleaning in St Paul'sSt Paul's (Central)EC4
Neighbouring boroughs
Related services
Other cleaning we run in City of London across the borough
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Aldgate brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and EC3 frontages pressure washed once the scaffold has gone.
One-off deep cleaning
Once the dust is gone and you are living in it again, this is the Aldgate reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a EC3 rental before re-letting? The inventory-standard check-out clean, worked against the agent's list.
Regular domestic cleaning
Keep the new place looking new: weekly or fortnightly visits with the same cleaner across EC3.
Carpet cleaning
Post-construction extraction for EC3 carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.
Window cleaning
New glazing in EC3 cleaned inside and out, including mortar splash, render spray and frame reveals.
Oven cleaning
Manufacturing residue in a brand-new oven, or the old one before it leaves a Aldgate kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Aldgate photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in EC3 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Aldgate, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Aldgate property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the borough
City of London in context
The Square Mile — banking towers, medieval lanes and a resident population dwarfed by 500,000 weekday workers.
Barbican and Golden Lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks. On ONS Census 2021 figures the borough holds 4,914 households with a median age of 36.9, 36.8% owner-occupied and a dwelling split of 98% flats to 2% houses — the mix that decides what gets built here and how a builders clean is scoped.
Access sets the day's programme. Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours.
- Postcode families
- EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4
- Areas with their own page
- 10
- Council
- City of London Corporation
- Landmark
- St Paul's Cathedral
- Access, parking and permits
- Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ and Congestion Charge
Questions
City of London after builders cleaning questions, answered
The after-builders clean is £135 on our national rate card at /prices — one figure, whatever the works and the dust level.
All 10 of them, across EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4. Each area has its own page with local renovation context, waste and permit reality and nearby coverage — pick yours from the grid on this page or enter your full postcode in the quote form.
Three stages if you need them: a rough clean during second fix, the full post-construction clean once trades are off site, and a sparkle on handover day.
Rubble, plasterboard and heavy construction waste, anything asbestos-suspect, making good, hoarding licences, scaffold-height external glazing without access equipment, and any product a manufacturer says a new finish cannot take.
Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.
Book an after builders clean in City of London
Fixed price on screen, sparkle timed to your handover, and a 72-hour re-sparkle promise. Call 020 3633 4555 or get your price online in under a minute.
After Builders Cleaning reviews from Greater London customers
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