What does post-construction clean up include?
Everything the builders left behind that is not part of the house. Drywall and sanding dust settles on every flat surface, inside cabinets and drawers, on closet shelves, in window tracks and on top of door frames, and it keeps reappearing for days after a rough sweep. A post-construction clean goes after that dust with vacuums and damp wiping, room by room, until a white cloth comes away clean.
- Dust removed from every surface, including inside cabinets, drawers, closets and vents
- Paint specks, drywall mud and grout haze cleaned off floors, glass and fixtures
- Stickers and protective film taken off windows, appliances and plumbing fixtures, and the residue removed
- Bathrooms and the kitchen sanitized, tubs and sinks cleared of construction grit
- Floors vacuumed and mopped last, after the dust above them has come down
Heavy debris is the contractor’s job. Lumber offcuts, packaging and drywall scraps should be gone before the cleaning team arrives, so the crew spends its time on the fine work. If the site is not at that stage yet, tell Kat and she will say what needs to happen first.
How much does post-construction cleaning cost in Las Cruces and El Paso?
Post-construction clean up with Kat’s Cleaning Services starts at $0.30 per square foot. A 1,500 square foot home starts at $450 and a 2,400 square foot home at $720. It is the only service on this site priced by the square foot; every other job is one flat rate. The rate can rise with the amount of dust, the number of bathrooms and the finishes involved, and Kat confirms the final figure at your free walkthrough before any work starts.
For context, HomeGuide’s 2026 cost guide puts interior post-construction cleaning between $0.15 and $0.60 per square foot nationally, with debris disposal often billed on top. Kat’s starting rate sits in the lower half of that range, and the walkthrough means the number you agree to is the number you pay.
Who books a post-construction clean?
New-home buyers, most of all. El Paso County authorized 2,320 new private housing units in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s building permit series, and Las Cruces has five housing projects under way that will add 358 homes, including the 52 single-family homes of Arcadia 4 in Metro Verde, according to New Mexico’s state housing agency. A builder’s final sweep is not a clean, and most buyers find that out the first time they open a cabinet.
Then the remodels. A kitchen or bathroom renovation puts dust through the whole house, not just the room that was worked on, and the desert adds its own layer while doors stand open for deliveries. Landlords turning over a unit after repairs and offices coming out of a fit-out need the same work.
When should the clean happen?
After the last trade is out and before the furniture arrives. Cleaning around a painter’s touch-up list means cleaning twice. The ideal window is the day or two between the contractor’s final walkthrough and your move, with the water and power on, because the crew needs both.
If you are buying a new build, ask the builder for the handover date and send it to Kat as soon as you have it. Tell her if you are moving straight in. She will say whether this clean covers what you need or whether a separate move-in cleaning makes sense.
What should be ready before the team arrives?
- The contractor’s punch list finished, so nobody is sanding after the clean
- Large debris and packaging hauled away by the builder
- Water and electricity on
- The square footage from the plans or the listing, so the quote is accurate
- Access arranged: a key, a code or someone on site
Kat looks at the space at the walkthrough and tells you if anything on that list is still missing.
Questions about post-construction clean up
How is the square footage measured?
By the finished interior area, the number on the plans or the listing. Kat confirms it at the walkthrough and tells you if any extra space, such as a garage, changes the quote.
Is post-construction cleaning available in El Paso?
Yes. Kat’s Cleaning Services serves El Paso, Fort Bliss, Canutillo, Horizon City and Socorro from Las Cruces, and post-construction clean up is priced the same way there: from $0.30 per square foot, confirmed at a free walkthrough.
Is this the same as a deep cleaning?
No. A deep cleaning restores a lived-in home. A post-construction clean deals with drywall dust, paint specks and sticker residue in a space nobody has lived in yet, and it is priced by the square foot rather than as a flat rate.
Can you clean after a single-room remodel?
Yes. Dust from a kitchen or bathroom remodel travels through the whole house, so Kat looks at the rooms affected, not just the one that was renovated, and quotes from there.