Central London · After builders cleaning
Post-Construction Cleaning in Kensington and Chelsea, London
The densest borough in the country — white stucco crescents, museum quarter and the Portobello and World's End ends. Hello Services runs after builders cleaning across all 11 of the borough's areas, for homeowners, builders, developers and managing agents alike.
- £1m public liability
- Basic DBS-checked teams
- Since 2019
- 11 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
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea permits arranged and paid for by us
The service, locally
After builders cleaning across Kensington and Chelsea Central London
9% of the borough's homes being flats (ONS Census 2021), Kensington and Chelsea builders cleans split between contained refit jobs and whole-house refurbishments where dust has travelled everywhere.
Typical works here: period whole-house refurbishments and conservation-area work. Access and parking: Some of the tightest CPZs in London, mews entrances under 2.1m and communal-stair-only access in many mansion blocks.
- Areas covered
- 11Areas covered
- Homes that are flats
- 82.9%Homes that are flats
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Households
- 66,884Households
Instant estimate
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Instant estimate
Price a builders clean in Bayswater W2
£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.
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea 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.
The three stages
Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle
3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in Kensington and Chelsea
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
Fixed prices
After builders cleaning prices in Kensington and Chelsea 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.
Add-ons and local costs
What can change the price in Kensington and Chelsea 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
- Hotel servicing congestion, permit bays and five-storey walk-ups. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'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 Kensington and Chelsea 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 on this side of Kensington and Chelsea, with 93% of homes here being flats.
Coverage
Builders cleans around Kensington and Chelsea SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10
Kensington and Chelsea (SW3) sits in Kensington and Chelsea — our crews cover the whole SW3 district and the streets bordering it.
Areas we clean after builders in Kensington and Chelsea
- After builders cleaning in BayswaterBayswater (Circle, District)W2
- After builders cleaning in ChelseaSouth Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly), with Sloane Square eastSW3
- After builders cleaning in Earl's CourtEarl's Court (District, Piccadilly)SW5
- After builders cleaning in Holland ParkHolland Park (Central)W11
- After builders cleaning in KensingtonHigh Street Kensington (Circle, District)W8
- After builders cleaning in Ladbroke GroveLadbroke Grove (Circle, Hammersmith & City)W10
- After builders cleaning in North KensingtonLatimer Road (Circle, Hammersmith & City)W10
- After builders cleaning in Notting HillNotting Hill Gate (Central, Circle, District)W11
- After builders cleaning in South KensingtonSouth Kensington (Circle, District, Piccadilly)SW7
- After builders cleaning in West Brompton and Chelsea HarbourWest Brompton (District, Overground)SW10
- After builders cleaning in Westbourne ParkWestbourne Park (Circle, Hammersmith & City)W10
Neighbouring boroughs
Related services
Other cleaning we run in Kensington and Chelsea across the borough
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Bayswater brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and W2 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 Bayswater reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a W2 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 W2.
Carpet cleaning
Post-construction extraction for W2 carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.
Window cleaning
New glazing in W2 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 Bayswater kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Bayswater photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in W2 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Bayswater, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Bayswater property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the borough
Kensington and Chelsea in context
The densest borough in the country — white stucco crescents, museum quarter and the Portobello and World's End ends.
Stucco-fronted terraces, mansion flats, mews houses and the Lancaster West and World's End estates. On ONS Census 2021 figures the borough holds 66,884 households with a median age of 38.6, 32.7% owner-occupied and a dwelling split of 82.9% flats to 17% houses — the mix that decides what gets built here and how a builders clean is scoped.
Access sets the day's programme. 1m and communal-stair-only access in many mansion blocks.
- Postcode families
- SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10, W8, W10, W11, W14
- Areas with their own page
- 11
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Landmark
- The Natural History Museum and Notting Hill's Portobello Road
- Access, parking and permits
- Some of the tightest CPZs in London, mews entrances under 2.1m and communal-stair-only access in many mansion blocks.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ and Congestion Charge
Questions
Kensington and Chelsea 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 11 of them, across SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10, W8, W10, W11, W14.
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.
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After Builders Cleaning reviews from Greater London customers
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