Ottawa Cleaner
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Ottawa Cleaner — house, deep, move-out & Airbnb cleaning

A cleaner home, handed back to you — kitchen, bathrooms, and every corner in between.

Professional house cleaning, deep cleaning, move-in and move-out cleaning, and short-term rental turnovers across Ottawa and the surrounding suburbs — with a written quote before we start and the same trusted team on every visit.

Written flat quoteAfter we understand your home
Same vetted teamOn every recurring visit
Supplies includedAll equipment, every time
No cost, no obligationTo get a number
A-100 / About the studio

Cleaning a home well is not the same as cleaning it quickly.

Ottawa's housing stock is genuinely varied — century brick homes in the Glebe and Westboro, mid-century bungalows across Nepean and Alta Vista, and newer construction filling out Barrhaven, Kanata, and Riverside South. Each of those homes ages differently, holds dust differently, and asks for a different pair of hands. Our work is built around understanding those differences rather than running the same fifteen-minute routine through every front door.

We focus on residential and short-term-rental cleaning because specialization is what produces a consistent result. Years of hands-on work across the region means our team already knows the things that trip up a rushed clean: the grout lines that need dwell time, the range hoods that hide months of grease, the baseboards behind furniture, the way salt and slush track through an Ottawa entryway from November to April. When cleaning is the only trade you practice, you get faster at the parts that matter and more careful with the parts that get skipped.

Just as important is what happens around the clean. We give you a written quote after we understand your home, we schedule the same team for your recurring visits wherever possible, and we bring every product and tool with us. Those are commitments we control and repeat on every job — which is exactly why they're worth more to you than a slogan. The result is a home that looks and feels genuinely reset, handed back to you without a task list attached.

W-SERIES / Why choose us

Reasons homeowners across Ottawa book with us

Every reason below is something we do on every job — process you can hold us to, not a claim you have to take on faith.

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Residential cleaning is our specialty, not a sideline

We concentrate on homes and short-term rentals rather than spreading across every cleaning category. That focus is what lets us move efficiently through a house without cutting the corners that a general operator misses.

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A written quote before any work begins

You receive a clear, written quote after we understand your home's size, condition, and the type of clean you need. The number you approve is the number you pay — no vague hourly meter running in the background, no surprise line items at the end.

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The same vetted team, visit after visit

For recurring clients we schedule the same cleaners wherever possible, so they learn your home, your layout, and your preferences. Every cleaner is vetted before entering a client's home. Consistency is how quality compounds.

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Climate-aware cleaning for Ottawa homes

Ottawa's winters put road salt, sand, and slush through every entryway, and its humid summers move dust around differently. We clean with the local season in mind — from salt residue on hard floors in March to the fine grit that follows a dry August.

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Everything included, every time

Our team arrives with all equipment and supplies. If you need eco-friendly or low-scent products, or you have pets or allergies in the home, tell us at booking and we'll adjust. You never have to stock a cleaning cupboard for us.

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Clear terms you can count on

Reserved time, entry arrangements, and cancellation windows are all confirmed up front in plain language. You'll know exactly how booking, access, and rescheduling work before your first visit — so the relationship is predictable from day one.

S-SERIES / What we clean

Cleaning services we offer in Ottawa

Every service is quoted individually after we understand your home. The ranges shown are indicative, based on published 2026 Ottawa-market pricing — your price is the written quote you receive.

Warm, tidy Ottawa living room kept fresh by recurring maintenance cleaning

Recurring maintenance cleaning

$120–$220 / visit

Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly upkeep that keeps your home consistently fresh: kitchens, bathrooms, floors, dusting, and general surfaces on a schedule that fits your life. Recurring visits are the most cost-effective way to clean, because less builds up between appointments and the same team gets faster in a home they know. Most recurring Ottawa clients settle into a bi-weekly rhythm.

S-01 / Weekly · Bi-weekly · Monthly
Bright, freshly reset Ottawa living space after a one-time standard clean

One-time standard cleaning

$150–$300 / visit

A whole-home reset without a commitment: ideal before guests arrive, after a busy stretch, or when you simply want the house back. This covers the full standard scope across every room, sized to your home's square footage and number of bathrooms.

S-02 / One-time · Whole-home
Cleaner mopping a hard floor during an Ottawa deep clean

Deep cleaning

$250–$450+ / visit

The detailed, top-to-bottom clean: baseboards, door and window frames, behind and inside appliances, grout, light fixtures, and the built-up grime a routine clean doesn't reach. Deep cleans are the usual choice for spring cleaning after Ottawa's long salt-and-slush season, or to establish a fresh baseline before switching to recurring maintenance.

S-03 / Detailed · Top-to-bottom
Spotless empty white kitchen prepared by move-out cleaning in Ottawa

Move-in & move-out cleaning

$280–$550+ / job

End-of-tenancy and pre-move cleaning built to inspection standards: inside all cabinets and closets, interior windows, inside every appliance, light wall marks, and full sanitation of kitchens and bathrooms. Published Ontario-market data generally puts move-out cleaning 50 to 80 percent above a standard clean because of the added detail. This is the service Ottawa landlords and tenants rely on to protect a deposit or hand over a spotless unit.

S-04 / End-of-tenancy · Inspection-ready
Freshly made bed and reset bedroom for an Ottawa Airbnb turnover

Airbnb & short-term rental turnovers

$90–$220 / turnover

Fast, consistent resets between guests, priced primarily by unit size: a bachelor near Parliament Hill turns over in under two hours, while a four-bedroom in Barrhaven or Kanata takes longer. Turnovers include a full clean of every room, with optional linen changeover and restocking of basics. We build the schedule around your check-in and check-out windows, because turnaround speed and consistency drive guest ratings. Same-day turnovers are possible with advance notice.

S-05 / Turnover · Calendar-timed
Clean, dust-free bathroom after post-construction cleaning in Ottawa

Post-construction & renovation cleaning

$350–$700+ / job

Renovations leave fine drywall and sanding dust on every surface, and it settles again and again. This specialized service removes that dust in multiple passes and gets a newly finished space genuinely ready to live in. Because the work is intensive and repetitive, it's quoted after we see the scope.

S-06 / Multi-pass · Fine dust
Interior window being cleaned to a streak-free finish in an Ottawa home

Interior window cleaning

$6–$12 / window

A popular add-on to any standard or deep clean: interior glass, sills, and tracks, brought to a streak-free finish. Priced per window and easily bundled into a larger booking.

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P-100 / Indicative pricing

Indicative pricing summary

Indicative price ranges for our Ottawa cleaning services, benchmarked against published 2026 Ottawa-market pricing. These figures are a planning guide, not a quote.

Recurring maintenance cleaning

$120 – $220 / visit

The most cost-effective way to keep a home consistently fresh — weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly, with the same team and less buildup between visits. Recurring visits generally cost less per visit than one-time cleans.

One-time standard clean$150 – $300 / visitWhole-home surface reset
Deep clean$250 – $450+ / visitBaseboards, buildup, inside appliances
Move-in / move-out clean$280 – $550+ / jobEmpty unit, inside cabinets & appliances
Airbnb / short-term turnover$90 – $220 / turnoverBy unit size; linens & restock add-ons
Post-construction / renovation$350 – $700+ / jobFine dust removal, multi-pass
Interior window cleaning$6 – $12 / windowAdd-on; interior glass, sills, tracks
Hourly (per cleaner)$30 – $55 / hourTeam-based; minimum visit applies

What moves your price. Several factors determine where a job lands within these ranges: the size and layout of your home, how many bathrooms it has, its current condition, whether it's a first-time clean or ongoing maintenance, the presence of pets, add-ons such as interior windows or inside-appliance cleaning, and finished basements or multiple levels. Recurring visits generally cost less per visit than one-time cleans. Your price is the written quote you receive after we understand your home.

Pricing disclosure. Indicative ranges reflect published Ottawa-market pricing and are provided for planning only; indicative pricing is not an offer to contract. Ranges are quoted before 13% HST, which is added to your final price. Ranges exclude add-on services unless specified, and unusually heavy soil, hoarding conditions, or specialty surfaces may fall outside them. The written quote we provide after understanding your home is the price we stand behind.

C-SERIES / What we solve

Common cleaning problems we solve

Real Ottawa conditions ask for a specific response. Here's where our work makes the biggest difference.

Salt, sand, and slush from Ottawa winters

From November through April, road salt and grit ride into every home on boots and paws, dulling hard floors and collecting in entryways. We clean with the season in mind, lifting salt residue from tile, hardwood, and vinyl and resetting the high-traffic zones that take the worst of a Capital-region winter.

Deposit-critical move-out cleans on a deadline

Near uOttawa and Carleton, and across the city's rental stock, end-of-tenancy cleaning has to meet a landlord's inspection standard — and it usually has to happen fast. We handle the full move-out scope, inside cabinets and appliances included, so the unit is genuinely inspection-ready and your deposit isn't at risk.

Short-term rental turnovers that protect your rating

A rushed turnover shows up in guest ratings, and a lower cleanliness score means lower search ranking and fewer bookings. For hosts in the ByWard Market, Centretown, and Westboro — the city's highest-density short-term rental areas — we deliver fast, consistent resets timed to the booking calendar so quality never slips between guests.

Older homes that need a careful hand

Century and pre-war homes in the Glebe, Westboro, and Sandy Hill have original surfaces, delicate finishes, and detail work that newer construction doesn't. These homes need more careful cleaning than a post-2000 build, and our team adjusts method and pace accordingly rather than forcing a one-size routine.

Renovation dust that won't settle

After a reno, fine drywall and sanding dust coats everything and keeps resettling for days. A single wipe-down won't fix it. Our multi-pass post-construction process clears the dust properly so a newly finished space is actually ready to live in — not just superficially tidy.

Homes with pets, allergies, or scent sensitivities

Pet hair, dander, and odour add time and call for the right products, and households with allergies or scent sensitivities need care with what comes through the door. Tell us at booking and we adjust — including low-scent options — so the clean supports the health of everyone in the home.

Q-100 / Before you book anyone

The standard we work to — and questions to ask any cleaner

Cleaning quality varies widely between providers, and prices can differ by 30 percent or more for the same job. Here's the standard we hold ourselves to, and the questions worth asking any cleaning service you're considering.

The standard we work to

On every job

  • A written quote provided after we understand your home's size, condition, and clean type — before any work begins.
  • The same vetted team scheduled for recurring visits wherever possible, so quality stays consistent.
  • All equipment and supplies brought to every visit, with eco-friendly and low-scent options on request.
  • Clear terms on reserved time, entry arrangements, and cancellation windows, confirmed up front.
  • HST shown transparently at the quoting stage, so the approved number is the final number.
Questions to ask

Before you sign with anyone

  • Is the quote written and flat, or an open-ended hourly rate — and what happens if the job runs long?
  • Will the same cleaners come each time, or a rotating crew who don't know my home?
  • Are supplies and equipment included, and can you accommodate pets, allergies, or scent preferences?
  • What is the minimum visit length, and what is the cancellation or rescheduling policy?
  • Is HST included in the number you're quoting me, or added afterward?
  • How do you handle entry when I'm not home, and who holds the key or code?
P-SERIES / How it works

How it works — our cleaning process

Six clear steps from first call to a home handed back to you, with a controllable commitment at every stage.

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Tell us about your home

Call (613) 324-9141 or send your home's details through our contact form. Share the size, the number of bathrooms, the condition, and the type of clean you're after. The more we know, the more accurate your quote.

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Receive a written quote

We provide a clear, written quote based on what you've told us — flat and transparent, with HST shown. There's no cost and no obligation to get a number, and nothing proceeds until you approve it.

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Book a time that works

Choose a one-time visit or set up a recurring schedule — weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. We confirm the date, the reserved time, and your preferred entry method so everything is settled before the team arrives.

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We arrive fully equipped

Your team shows up on schedule with all equipment and supplies, including any eco-friendly or low-scent products you've requested. You don't need to be home unless you'd like to be.

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We clean to the agreed scope

The team works through the full scope for your service type, room by room, with attention to the details a rushed clean skips. For recurring clients, the same cleaners apply what they've learned about your home each visit.

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You get your home back

You return to a home that's genuinely reset — no task list attached. Tell us about anything you'd like handled differently next time, and we'll fold it into your recurring visits so the service keeps getting better.

A-SERIES / Where we clean

Ottawa service areas

We clean homes and short-term rentals across the City of Ottawa and its surrounding communities — from the urban core through the established suburbs to the villages at the edge of the urban boundary. Near the boundary and unsure? Call (613) 324-9141 and we'll confirm we reach you.

Centretown The Glebe Old Ottawa South Old Ottawa East Sandy Hill Lowertown ByWard Market Hintonburg Wellington Village Westboro Vanier Overbrook Alta Vista Riverside Park Hunt Club Nepean Bells Corners Barrhaven Riverside South Kanata Kanata Lakes Bridlewood Stittsville Orleans Blackburn Hamlet Beacon Hill Manotick Greely Richmond Carp Rockcliffe Park Manor Park New Edinburgh Little Italy Chinatown Dow's Lake

Whether you're in a heritage home in the Glebe, a family build in Barrhaven or Kanata, a condo in Centretown, a rental unit in Sandy Hill or Vanier, or a short-term rental in the ByWard Market, our team runs routes across the full city — core, west, south, and the east end along the Highway 174 corridor.

G-SERIES / Local knowledge

An Ottawa cleaning & home guide

A few things worth knowing about keeping a home — or running a short-term rental — clean in Ottawa specifically.

G-01 / STR By-law

Short-term rental rules: By-law 2021-104

If you host on Airbnb or Vrbo in Ottawa, cleaning is only one part of staying compliant. Under the City's Short-Term Rental By-law (By-law 2021-104, in effect since July 2022 and since amended), a short-term rental is generally limited to your principal residence, and you must hold a valid host permit — currently $112 for a two-year term — with the permit number displayed on every listing. Hosts must also maintain at least $1 million in liability insurance covering short-term rental operation, and pass a fire and safety inspection. A dependable turnover cleaner keeps the guest-facing side of that obligation consistent, but the permit, insurance, and safety requirements rest with the host.

G-02 / Accommodation tax

The 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax

Ottawa applies a 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) to stays under 30 nights. On bookings made through Airbnb and Vrbo, the platform collects and remits it automatically; independent hosts remit it through the City's MAT portal. It doesn't change your cleaning schedule, but it's part of the true cost of operating a short-term rental in the Capital and worth building into your nightly rate.

G-03 / Occupancy limits

Occupancy limits and turnover planning

Ottawa's by-law caps overnight guests at eight persons in a standard dwelling unit (ten in an oversize unit), with a maximum of two persons per sleeping room. For hosts, those limits shape how heavy each turnover tends to be and how much linen and restocking a reset involves — useful to know when you're planning cleaning frequency around a busy booking calendar.

G-04 / HST

HST on cleaning services in Ontario

Professional cleaning in Ontario is subject to 13% HST, added on top of the quoted price. A $200 clean becomes $226 with tax. Reputable providers are upfront about this at the quoting stage rather than surprising you at the end — always confirm whether a quote is shown before or after HST.

G-05 / Housing stock

Ottawa's housing stock and what it means for cleaning

The city's homes span more than a century of construction. Older brick semis and detached homes in Westboro, the Glebe, and Sandy Hill carry original surfaces and detail work that reward a careful, slower clean. The Kanata, Barrhaven, and Stittsville suburbs are largely post-2000 builds better suited to efficient recurring maintenance. Knowing which kind of home you have helps set a realistic expectation for how long a first-time deep clean will take versus ongoing upkeep.

G-06 / Winter salt

Winter salt and the entryway problem

From roughly November to April, Ottawa's freeze-thaw cycle means salt, sand, and slush are a constant. That grit is abrasive on hard floors and collects fastest in entryways, mudrooms, and along main traffic paths. Homes here benefit from more frequent attention to those zones through winter, and from a thorough deep clean once the salt season finally wraps in spring — one of the busiest cleaning periods of the Ottawa year.

T-SERIES / In their words

What Ottawa clients say

Feedback from homeowners and hosts across the city. Attribution is kept general to respect client privacy.

The bi-weekly clean has taken a whole category of stress off my plate. Same team every time, and they've learned exactly how I like the kitchen done. My house has never been this consistently tidy.
— Homeowner, Barrhaven
We booked a move-out clean when we handed back our rental near campus and got the full deposit back. Inside the cabinets, the oven, the windows — everything the landlord checked was spotless.
— Tenant, Sandy Hill
Running a short-term rental in the ByWard Market, turnover quality was dragging my guest ratings down. After switching, the resets are fast and consistent and my cleanliness score climbed back up.
— Short-Term Rental Host, ByWard Market
Our century home in the Glebe needs a careful hand and they get it. Nothing rushed, nothing damaged — just a genuinely deep clean that respected the old finishes.
— Homeowner, The Glebe
After our kitchen renovation there was drywall dust in places I didn't know existed. The post-construction clean took a couple of passes and the space was finally livable again.
— Homeowner, Kanata
The written quote matched the final price exactly, HST and all. No meter running, no surprises. That alone made me a repeat customer.
— Homeowner, Westboro
I have allergies and asked for low-scent products. They accommodated it without any fuss and the house still came out immaculate.
— Homeowner, Nepean
As a property manager I need turnovers I can rely on across several units. They plan around each booking calendar and the consistency is exactly what short-term rentals demand.
— Local Property Manager, Centretown
F-SERIES / Questions & answers

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers on pricing, scope, scheduling, and how booking works — tap any question to open it.

For 2026, most Ottawa cleaning work runs roughly $30 to $55 per hour per cleaner, or a flat visit price in the range of $120 to $300 for a standard whole-home clean, based on published Ottawa-market pricing. Deep cleans, move-outs, and post-construction jobs sit higher because they take more time and more passes. Your price is the written quote you receive after we understand your home's size, condition, and the type of clean you need.

A standard clean maintains a home that is already in reasonable shape: surfaces, floors, kitchen, bathrooms, dusting, and general tidying. A deep clean resets a home that hasn't had detailed attention in a while: baseboards, door frames, behind and inside appliances, grout, buildup around fixtures, and the spots a routine clean skips. Many Ottawa households book a one-time deep clean to establish a baseline, then move to recurring maintenance visits.

No. Our team arrives with everything needed to complete the clean, including equipment and products. If you have allergies, scent sensitivities, pets, or specific product preferences, tell us at booking and we will work to your requirements. Bringing our own supplies also keeps results consistent from one visit to the next.

Move-out cleaning is priced higher than a standard visit because it is more intensive: the unit is usually empty, and the work includes inside cabinets and closets, interior windows, inside all appliances, light wall marks, and full sanitation of kitchens and bathrooms. Published Ontario-market pricing generally puts end-of-tenancy cleaning 50 to 80 percent above a standard clean. We confirm the scope and give you a written quote before the job so there are no surprises on moving day.

Yes. Short-term rental turnovers are a distinct service built around your booking calendar rather than a fixed weekly schedule: a full reset of kitchen, bathrooms, floors, and surfaces, plus optional linen changeover and restocking of basics. Turnaround speed and consistency matter for guest ratings, so we plan around your check-in and check-out windows. Note that under City of Ottawa By-law 2021-104, short-term rental hosts must hold a valid host permit and display the permit number on their listing.

Every cleaner on our team is vetted before entering a client's home, and the same team is scheduled for your recurring visits wherever possible so they learn your home and your preferences. Consistency and accountability are part of how we work on every job, not a one-time promise.

It depends on your household. Busy families, professionals, and pet owners often choose weekly or bi-weekly maintenance cleans, which cost less per visit because less dirt builds up between visits. Lower-traffic homes may do well with a monthly clean plus an occasional deep clean. We are happy to recommend a cadence once we see your space and how it's used.

Yes. Tell us at booking about pets, allergies, or sensitivities and we will adjust products accordingly, including lower-scent options where available. Homes with pets typically take a little more time for hair removal and odour control, which we factor into the quote up front.

We cover the city and its major districts, including Centretown, the Glebe, Westboro, and Hintonburg in the core, and the surrounding suburbs of Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Orleans, Stittsville, Riverside South, and Manotick. If you're near the edge of the urban boundary and unsure whether we reach you, call us and we'll confirm.

In Ontario, professional cleaning services are subject to 13 percent HST, which is added to the quoted price. As an illustration, a $200 clean becomes $226 after HST. We are clear about tax at the quoting stage so the number you approve is the number you pay.

Yes, on request. Environmentally responsible and low-scent products are available; published market data generally puts green cleaning modestly higher than standard because of product cost. Let us know your preference at booking and we'll confirm what's available for your home.

Cleaning time is reserved specifically for you, so we ask for advance notice to change or cancel a visit; a common industry window is 24 to 48 hours. If a team arrives and cannot access the home, the reserved time may be treated as a late cancellation. We'll confirm the exact terms and your preferred entry method when you book.

For recurring clients we arrange a reliable entry method that suits you: a key held on file, a door or lockbox code, or garage entry. We confirm who holds the key and keep your entry instructions current so the team can stay on schedule. You never have to be home for a scheduled visit unless you prefer to be.

Yes. Post-construction cleaning is a specialized, more intensive service that removes fine drywall and sanding dust from every surface, often in multiple passes, and gets a newly finished space genuinely ready to live in. Because renovation dust settles repeatedly, this work takes longer than a standard clean and is quoted accordingly after we understand the scope.

Call (613) 324-9141 or send us the details of your home through our contact form, and we'll provide a written quote after we understand the size, condition, and type of clean you need. There's no cost and no obligation to get a number, and the written quote is the price we stand behind.

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Book your Ottawa cleaning today

Whether you want a recurring clean that keeps your home effortlessly fresh, a one-time deep reset, a deposit-protecting move-out clean, or reliable short-term rental turnovers, we're ready to help — with a written quote before we start and the same trusted team on every visit.

Call the team (613) 324-9141

Call for a no-cost, no-obligation quote. We provide a written quote after we understand your home, and we aim to get you a clear number quickly so you can book the date you want.

Service area

Ottawa & the National Capital Region — including Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Orleans, Stittsville, Riverside South, and Manotick.

What to expect

Written flat quote · same vetted team on recurring visits · all equipment and supplies included · HST shown transparently before you approve.