After death cleaning prices in Paris 2nd
Nobody should have to assess for themselves what they have found. When a death has occurred in a home in the 2nd arrondissement, those close to the person are often standing in front of a door they would rather not open. Pricing follows an assessment carried out by people who do this for a living, never a description the family has forced itself to give.
This page answers one question only: what the price depends on. It describes neither the scene nor the detail of the work. It sets out which elements are taken into account, in what order, and why the quote is issued before any decision is asked of you, with no commitment on your part.
- The area genuinely involved
- The condition recorded at the assessment
- Cleaning first, then treatments if they serve a purpose
- Removal and putting the property back in order
What the assessment looks at, and what it never asks of you
The quote rests on a technical survey, carried out quietly and without comment. Those close to the person have no need to describe what they saw, to judge how serious the situation is, or to anticipate which treatments might be required.
The perimeter
- The room or area genuinely involved
- Surfaces and materials in contact
- Furniture and textiles close by
- The rest of the home, usually outside the perimeter
The operations
- Surface cleaning, in every case
- Disinfection where it is warranted
- Decontamination in the cases that call for it
- Removal, then putting the property back in order
What you do not have to do
- Go into the room to photograph it
- Judge the extent of the damage yourself
- Decide alone on the level of treatment
- Sort or remove anything beforehand
Working with discretion in a building in the 2nd
The 2nd arrondissement covers less than a square kilometre and has a rare density of occupation, where homes sit alongside offices and shops in the same buildings. In the older fabric of Vivienne, Gaillon or the Mail, everything crosses paths: the caretaker’s lodge, the staircase, the courtyard. Discretion is therefore not a comfort added on top, it is a constraint on how the work is organised, prepared at the moment of assessment and visible afterwards in the way the job is planned.
In practice that means concrete choices: a slot chosen outside the busiest movement through the communal areas, a vehicle parked as inconspicuously as possible in streets where space is short, equipment brought up in grouped trips where the layout allows, protection laid on the landing and the staircase. The top floors, once servants’ quarters, add a further carrying constraint. None of this has anything to do with the state of the property, yet it determines how long the team is on site, and therefore the price.
The steps leading to the quote
Getting in touch
A message is enough to begin. You give the address, the floor level and the capacity in which you write: relative, notary, managing agent, landlord or court-appointed deputy.
Access to the property
The home must be accessible and released by the authorities if they have been involved. Keys are handed over by you or by the person you nominate.
Assessment on site
The survey is carried out by one of our team, without requiring you to be in the room concerned. Nothing is reported back to you unless you ask.
Detailed quote
The document separates cleaning, treatments, removal and putting the property back in order. Each line matches an operation identified during the survey.
Decision and work
You approve it or you do not, with no deadline imposed. The work only begins afterwards, on a date agreed with you and, if needed, with the building caretaker.
The elements that make up the price
The table gathers the criteria observed during the survey. They do not simply add up: some jobs stay confined to one room, others call for a wider scope, and it is the assessment that settles which.
| Criterion | What makes it vary |
|---|---|
| Area involved | Only the area genuinely affected falls within the heavy perimeter. The rest of the home comes under ordinary cleaning, where that is needed at all. |
| Condition recorded | How long the property was left before it was found, and the conditions inside it, change how far the surfaces to be treated extend. |
| Type of materials | A smooth floor is dealt with faster than old parquet, carpet or porous plaster, which may have to be taken up or removed. |
| Furniture and textiles | Mattresses, bedding, upholstery and fabrics in contact are taken away rather than treated; how many there are affects the volume going out. |
| Disinfection | Used when the survey warrants it, always after the cleaning. It forms a distinct line on the quote. |
| Decontamination | Reserved for the situations that genuinely require it: its own protocol, its own equipment, its own disposal route. |
| Odour treatment | Depending on whether odours clear after cleaning or have soaked into the materials, the work needed is more or less extensive. |
| Removal | Volume to be taken out, sorting by disposal route, number of trips needed to the appropriate drop-off point. |
| Putting the property back in order | A final clean of the home, carried out in the order agreed with the person holding authority, ahead of handover, inventory or sale. This is neither building work nor refurbishment. |
| Access to the building | Floor level, old staircase, no lift, courtyard, parking: carrying and discretion both lengthen the time spent on site. |
The quote is issued before any work begins and stands without your having to give an answer straight away. If you need to pass it on to a notary, a landlord or a managing agent, the document is written so that it can be forwarded to them directly.
Related Paris 2nd pages
This page sets out only the criteria behind the quote; how the work itself is carried out is described on the service page. For how the service is carried out, what the treatments actually involve, or the pricing of a wider job, the pages below complete this one.
Frequently asked questions about after death cleaning prices
Do I have to describe the state of the property myself?
No. Give us only the address, the floor level and how access works. The survey is carried out on site by one of our team, and you need neither enter the room concerned, nor photograph it, nor put words to anything you may have glimpsed.
Why is the price not given before the assessment?
Because two situations described in the same words can call for very different resources. The area genuinely involved, the type of materials and whether a further treatment is worthwhile can only be settled once someone has surveyed the property.
Is the whole property counted in the quote?
Rarely. The heavy perimeter is usually limited to the area concerned and what immediately surrounds it. The rest of the home may need only ordinary cleaning, or a final clean if the property is to be handed back or sold.
Is decontamination always necessary?
No. Cleaning is carried out in every case, disinfection is offered when the survey warrants it, and decontamination stays reserved for situations that genuinely require it. These operations appear on separate lines, never bundled into one indivisible package.
Who can ask for the quote?
Someone close to the person, but equally a notary handling the estate, a landlord, a managing agent or a court-appointed deputy. A single point of contact follows the file, which spares families having to go over the situation with several people.
Are we committed if we ask for an assessment?
No. The assessment leads to a quote you are free to accept or decline, with no pressure on timing. Nothing is put in hand before your written agreement, and the document can be forwarded as it stands to anyone who needs to see it.
Request an assessment in Paris 2nd
Simply give the address, the floor level and who to contact about access. The survey and the quote follow, with the discretion the situation calls for.