Extreme cleaning prices in Paris 2nd
No extreme cleaning quote can be drawn up without having seen the property. So this page does not put a figure on anything: it explains what it is, in the 2nd arrondissement, that makes two flats of the same type end up with very different quotes.
An extreme cleaning quote adds up working time, people, equipment and the cost of disposing of waste. Each of those items responds to different factors: the floor area and the number of rooms affected, the volume to be taken out, how heavily the surfaces are soiled, access to the building, and any additional treatments where they are genuinely warranted. Understanding these levers lets you read a quote, compare quotes, and know what information to send in order to get a reliable estimate.
- No published prices, no packages, no rate per square metre
- The items that genuinely make up a costing
- What Parisian staircases and parking really weigh
- The information to gather before asking for a quote
The three items a serious quote always keeps apart
Removing the volume
- The real volume to be taken out, expressed in cubic metres rather than in bin bags
- The type of waste: bulky items, textiles, appliances, hazardous waste
- Furniture that has to be dismantled because the staircase will not take it whole
- The disposal routes imposed by each category of waste
Cleaning time
- The area actually treated, room by room
- How heavily soiled it is: a layer of grease takes several passes
- Wet rooms, always the longest to take back
- Delicate materials that force a slow hand: old parquet, terracotta tiles, mouldings
Additional treatments
- Surface disinfection, only after cleaning and only if the condition warrants it
- Decontamination, kept for the situations that genuinely call for it
- Treating lingering smells once the sources have been removed
- None of these items is added to a costing as a matter of course
Why a staircase in the 2nd counts for as much as an extra room
In most cities, getting twenty cubic metres out of a property is a question of a van and a pair of hands. In the 2nd arrondissement it is a question of the journey. The buildings are old, frequently without a lift, with worn treads, short landings and tight turns that make it impossible to carry a sofa down without taking it apart. A flat on the fifth floor with no lift is not dearer because it is higher up: it is dearer because every cubic metre makes the trip on foot, and the number of round trips determines the number of hours.
Parking has exactly the same effect. Around Montorgueil, in the pedestrianised streets and on the busy roads of the Grands Boulevards area, the vehicle cannot always stop outside the door. Every few metres between the entrance to the building and the loading point are added to the round trip, and a job in a tight courtyard in the Sentier or at the far end of a passage in Vivienne sometimes calls for an intermediate holding area. None of this amounts to hidden extras: it is part of the assessment, and it is precisely why a survey is worth more than an estimate given over the phone.
How a costing is built up, step by step
First description
Type of property, approximate floor area, number of rooms involved, floor level, lift, and what you can see inside.
Estimating the volume
The volume to be removed is assessed in cubic metres. It is the most structural item, because it drives both the carrying and the waste treatment.
Surveying the access
Width of the staircase, turns, distance to the vehicle, whether parking is possible, building rules and the hours that are accepted.
Assessing how soiled it is
Once the volume is gone, what is left to clean and in what state? That projection is what separates a deep clean from a full sanitary restoration.
A detailed, firm quote
Every item is costed separately, with what is included and what is not. Nothing is committed before your written approval.
The criteria in detail, and what each one actually does to a quote
This table gives no figures. For each criterion noted during the survey, it sets out what pushes it one way or the other.
| Criterion | What makes it vary |
|---|---|
| Area involved | The number of rooms genuinely affected, rather than the total size of the property: a studio affected throughout can take more work than a large flat with a single problem room. |
| Volume to remove | Estimated cubic metres, how densely packed the contents are, bulky furniture that needs dismantling, quantities of textiles or paper that take up a lot of space for very little weight. |
| Type of waste | Ordinary bulky items, appliances, mattresses, chemicals or waste requiring a dedicated disposal route: treatment costs differ from one waste stream to another. |
| Level of soiling | Plain dust, a layer of kitchen grease, organic deposits, surface mould. Each degree adds passes and sometimes a change of method. |
| State of the wet rooms | The kitchen and bathroom account for most of the time: descaling, degreasing, sealant, traps and blocked drains. |
| Floor level and staircase | Whether there is a lift, the width of the treads, the turns, the landings. The number of trips on foot directly governs the hours charged. |
| Vehicle approach | The distance between the building entrance and the loading point, a pedestrianised street, a narrow road, whether a van can stand still at all. |
| Building rules | Compulsory protection of communal areas, imposed working hours, routes through a shared courtyard or corridor, commercial activity in the building. |
| Treatments required | Disinfection or decontamination undertaken only where the survey warrants it, with the corresponding protocol and equipment. |
| Final restoration clean | The finishing clean expected after clearance, where the property has to be handed back, re-let or shown to buyers. |
To get an estimate you can actually use, gather the type of property, its approximate floor area, the floor level, whether there is a lift, some idea of the volume to be taken out and, if you can, a few photographs taken from the doorway of each room. That is enough to prepare a useful visit, and it avoids the back-and-forth of a costing revised after the event.
Related pages for Paris 2nd
This page brings together the criteria common to any extreme clean; the specialised pages set out the factors specific to each situation. Depending on the situation, another page in this section covers the criteria specific to your case, or the service itself.
Frequently asked questions — extreme cleaning prices
Why are no prices shown on this page?
Because a figure published without having seen the property would be wrong in one direction or the other. Two flats of identical size can call for radically different work depending on the volume to be taken out, the soiling and the access. The costing is drawn up after a survey, and it is firm.
Is clearance included in the cleaning?
No, they are two distinct services, and an honest quote keeps them apart. Removing the volume comes before cleaning and is costed on the cubic metres and the type of waste. Cleaning then covers the surfaces that have become reachable. The two can run back to back on the same job.
Does the floor level really change the amount?
Yes, markedly, as soon as there is no lift. In the period buildings of the 2nd, every cubic metre goes down on foot by a staircase that is often narrow and winding. The number of trips determines the working hours, and those hours are the largest item on the quote.
Is disinfection charged automatically?
No. It is only proposed where the survey warrants it, and it comes after cleaning, never instead of it. Decontamination belongs to a still more specific set of situations. These items appear separately on the quote so that you can judge whether they are relevant.
Can the quote change during the job?
It stays firm on what was observed. A change is only justified if something unknown comes to light once the place has been cleared, such as damage hidden under a pile. In that case you are told before anything continues, and you decide.
What should I send to get a reliable estimate?
The type of property, its approximate floor area, the number of rooms involved, the floor level, whether there is a lift, some idea of the volume to be removed, and the state of the kitchen and bathroom. A few photographs taken from the doorway of each room make the assessment far more accurate.
Get an extreme clean costed in the 2nd
Describe the property, the floor level and what you can see. The quote itemises removal, cleaning and any treatments separately, and nothing is committed without your approval.