Post Construction Cleaning in Encino, CA

Yes, on both sides of Ventura Boulevard. That covers kitchen and bathroom remodels in the single story homes north of the boulevard, additions and rebuilds on the hill roads to the south, and unit remodels in the condo buildings near the boulevard. We are based in Reseda, a few minutes north, so it is a short run for a crew with a full load of equipment.

Yes, and that is the most common version of this job in Encino. Most of the single family housing north of Ventura was built through the 1950s and 1960s, and a lot of it is being updated a room at a time now. Those plans are open enough that the dust travels, so the final pass covers the whole house rather than only the rooms the trades worked in.

Usually yes, with notice. The roads climbing toward Mulholland are narrow and steep, and on an active job the driveway is often already holding a dumpster, a portable toilet, and a trade truck. Tell us what the access looks like and when the site will be clear enough to work, and we plan the crew and the load around it rather than turning up and finding nowhere to stand.

Yes. Unit remodels in the older buildings along Zelzah Avenue, Lindley Avenue, and Balboa Boulevard come with rules attached: allowed work hours, lift padding, which entrance and which stairwell, and where the dust and packaging can be taken. Send us whatever the HOA or the building manager has given you and we work inside it, and we will need to know the entry arrangement in advance.

Because of what it is and how fine it is. Drywall and plaster dust is a light powder that lifts back into the air the moment it is disturbed, sawdust gets into every track and joint, and grout haze bonds to tile and needs a dedicated pass rather than a wipe. It also gets pulled into the return vents and blown back out over the following days, which is why a single clean at the end never holds.

Once the debris is out: bulk dust off every horizontal and vertical surface, cabinet and drawer interiors, closet shelves, window and door tracks, vent covers, light fixtures, and the floors. Protective sheeting and paper come up if the trades have finished with them. It is the pass that turns a building site back into a room you can stand in without wearing a mask.

The finish work. Interior glass and mirrors, fixtures and hardware, grout haze off tile, stickers and labels off appliances and windows, switch plates, skirting, and the floors done again from scratch. It happens after the air has settled, which is why it cannot be done on the same day as the rough pass and still mean anything.

Book the rough pass as soon as the debris is out and the trades are genuinely done, and leave a gap of at least a day or two before the final pass so the airborne dust has time to fall. If painters or floor finishers are still to come back, tell us, because the passes need to sit around their schedule rather than before it.

Interior glass, yes, and that is a big part of the final pass on a hillside house, where a wall of glass facing the Valley shows every mark. We remove stickers and labels and take off the film that settles during a build. What we do not do is exterior glass above ground level, which needs a window company with the right access equipment.

Within reason, and we are honest about the limits. Paint overspray on glass and hardware, adhesive residue, and grout haze on tile all come off with the right product and time, and they are standard on the final pass. Paint that has bonded to a finished surface, or a scratch in new stone or a new tub, is a trade repair and not something a clean will fix. We flag it rather than scrub at it.

We clean the vent covers and the surrounding surfaces, and that matters more than people expect after a remodel because the system has been circulating construction dust. Replacing the filters and cleaning inside the ductwork is HVAC work, not cleaning work, and we will tell you when we think a system needs it rather than pretending we have handled it.

Yes, regularly, and it is usually the smoother way to run it. A contractor booking on behalf of an owner gets the same written estimate, pass by pass, and we coordinate the timing around the trade schedule.

Yes. A single bathroom or kitchen remodel in an Encino home still produces dust through the rest of the house, and it is often the room next door that people are surprised by. A small job may only need one thorough pass plus a lighter follow up, and we will say so instead of quoting you for a whole home clean.

If they are in the scope, yes, and on hillside properties they usually should be. Building work leaves dust and offcuts across a driveway, a patio, and a pool deck, and on a sloped lot it washes down rather than staying put. Tell us what is outside the house at booking so the estimate covers the whole property rather than just the interior.

It depends on the size and how much dust the job made. A single bathroom is a short visit. A whole kitchen or a full single story remodel north of Ventura runs a good part of a day per pass. A new build or a large hillside addition takes a full day or more per pass, with a bigger crew. You get a time estimate for each pass with the free quote.

The honest answer is that the price depends on the size of the home, the number of bathrooms, whether this is a first visit or a regular one, and how the home has been used up to now. That is why every job starts with a free written estimate rather than a flat rate lifted off a website. Text or call (818) 414-8012 with the number of bedrooms and bathrooms and roughly what you need, and we send a real figure back, usually the same day. Every price is agreed before we start, nothing lands on you at the end, and no card is needed to hold the slot.

Yes. Honest Maids is a family owned company based in Reseda, and every cleaner on our team is our own employee, screened and trained by us before their first visit. Nothing is subcontracted, so the person who arrives at your door in Encino is on our payroll and in our uniform. If anything looks wrong after we leave, tell us and we come back to fix it.

We bring every supply and machine with us for every visit, so nothing has to be set out. Our standard kit uses products that are safe around pets and children, and where a surface calls for a stronger product (such as a heavily soiled oven or serious mineral buildup) we tell you first and use the mildest option that will do the job. If you prefer a specific brand, a fragrance free product, or a completely green line, tell us in the booking and we will use what you have. The choice is yours.

For a regular clean in Encino we can usually reach you the same week, and a small job can sometimes fit into the same day. Move outs and post construction jobs need a little more lead time because they run longer, so book those a few days out when you can. The fastest way to check availability is a text. We are staffed Monday to Saturday, eight in the morning to six in the evening, and a message outside those hours is answered the next working morning.

You pay after the clean is complete, once you have walked the home and everything is right. We take card, bank transfer, Zelle, cash, or check, whichever is easiest. Recurring customers are usually set up on a saved card that runs automatically after each visit, but that is optional and there is no card on file for a first visit. If you ever have a question about a charge, one text and we sort it out that day.

Every visit carries a plain guarantee: if something is not right, tell us within seven days and we come back to fix it, at no charge. We do not ask you to argue for it or fill out a form. We would rather return and put it right than leave a customer in Encino feeling like they paid for something they did not get. That is one of the reasons regular customers stay with us, and it is the standard the reviews are talking about.

Only if you want to be. Many customers in Encino give us access through a code, a key with a neighbor, a lockbox, or a building doorman, and come home to a finished house. Others prefer to stay. Either way is fine, and we walk the space with you or send a note with a few photos before we leave. If the building has parking rules or a call box, tell us in the booking and we handle it from there.

No, that belongs to your contractor or a hauler. We clean, and we need the bulk debris, offcuts, packaging, and old fixtures gone before the rough pass starts, otherwise we are cleaning around piles and the result will not hold. We do remove the dust, the protective sheeting once it is no longer needed, and normal bagged trash. If the site still has debris in it when we arrive, tell us in advance so the estimate is honest.

After the final detail pass, once the dust has stopped falling and the surfaces, vents, and floors have been cleaned again rather than just once. Moving back in between the rough and the final pass is where people get caught, because the house looks finished and then a fine grey film appears on everything a day later. We would rather tell you to wait for the second pass than have you cleaning it yourself for a fortnight.