South London · After builders cleaning
Post-Construction Cleaning in Lewisham, London
We run post-construction cleans in 12 areas across Lewisham, covering SE4, SE6, SE8 and the rest of the borough's postcode families. Deptford's market and Victorian New Cross, hill villages at Blackheath and Forest Hill, and Catford's high street.
- £1m public liability
- Basic DBS-checked teams
- Since 2019
- 12 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
- London Borough of Lewisham permits arranged and paid for by us
The service, locally
After builders cleaning across Lewisham South London
7% of Lewisham dwellings are flats (ONS Census 2021), which shapes the work: flats mean single-room refits, containment in communal areas and waste that has to leave through a lift within permitted hours.
Typical works here: rear extensions, side returns and loft conversions. Access and parking: Steep hills at Honor Oak and Forest Hill, narrow terraced streets and expanding CPZs across SE4 and SE14.
- Areas covered
- 12Areas covered
- Homes that are flats
- 57.7%Homes that are flats
- Single-room refit from
- £145Single-room refit from
- Households
- 122,393Households
Instant estimate
Price your Lewisham builders clean in under a minute
Instant estimate
Price a builders clean in Bellingham and Downham SE6
£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.
- ULEZ applies here and is inside the band above. Lewisham is outside the Congestion Charge zone.
- London Borough of Lewisham 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 Lewisham 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 Lewisham
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 Lewisham 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 Lewisham 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
- Wide estate roads with kerbside parking and level access — easy for a Luton. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in London Borough of Lewisham'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 Lewisham 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 Lewisham bookings, with 31% one-person households here.
Coverage
Builders cleans around Lewisham SE4, SE6, SE8, SE12
Lewisham (SE4) sits in Lewisham — our crews cover the whole SE4 district and the streets bordering it.
Areas we clean after builders in Lewisham
- After builders cleaning in Bellingham and DownhamBellingham (Southeastern)SE6
- After builders cleaning in BrockleyBrockley (Overground)SE4
- After builders cleaning in CatfordCatford (Southeastern)SE6
- After builders cleaning in DeptfordDeptford (Southeastern)SE8
- After builders cleaning in Forest HillForest Hill (Overground)SE23
- After builders cleaning in Grove ParkGrove Park (Southeastern)SE12
- After builders cleaning in Hither GreenHither Green (Southeastern)SE13
- After builders cleaning in Honor OakHonor Oak Park (Overground)SE23
- After builders cleaning in LeeLee (Southeastern)SE12
- After builders cleaning in LewishamLewisham (DLR, Southeastern)SE13
- After builders cleaning in New CrossNew Cross (Overground, Southeastern)SE14
- After builders cleaning in SydenhamSydenham (Overground)SE26
Related services
Other cleaning we run in Lewisham across the borough
Appliance and oven cleaning
Ovens, hobs, extractors and fridges in Bellingham and Downham brought back after the build, dip-tank cleaned off site where they can be removed.
Jet washing
Driveways, patios and SE6 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 Bellingham and Downham reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.
End of tenancy cleaning
Refurbished a SE6 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 SE6.
Carpet cleaning
Sanding dust works deep into stair and bedroom carpet in Bellingham and Downham houses — dry HEPA passes first, then extraction.
Window cleaning
New glazing in SE6 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 Bellingham and Downham kitchen.
Pre-sale cleaning
Refurbished to sell? The Bellingham and Downham photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.
Office cleaning
Commercial fit-outs in SE6 handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.
Commercial cleaning
Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around Bellingham and Downham, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.
Hoarder clean-up
When a Bellingham and Downham property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.
About the borough
Lewisham in context
Deptford's market and Victorian New Cross, hill villages at Blackheath and Forest Hill, and Catford's high street.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces and conversions, 1960s Catford estates and new Lewisham town-centre towers. On ONS Census 2021 figures the borough holds 122,393 households with a median age of 35, 43.4% owner-occupied and a dwelling split of 57.7% flats to 42.2% houses — the mix that decides what gets built here and how a builders clean is scoped.
Access sets the day's programme. Steep hills at Honor Oak and Forest Hill, narrow terraced streets and expanding CPZs across SE4 and SE14.
- Postcode families
- SE4, SE6, SE8, SE12, SE13, SE14, SE23, SE26
- Areas with their own page
- 12
- Council
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Landmark
- The Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Access, parking and permits
- Steep hills at Honor Oak and Forest Hill, narrow terraced streets and expanding CPZs across SE4 and SE14.
- Charging zones
- ULEZ only
Questions
Lewisham 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 12 of them, across SE4, SE6, SE8, SE12, SE13, SE14, SE23, SE26.
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 Lewisham
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