Custom Home Builders Clean: Buildscope

This project was completed in late 2019 and consisted a multi-level residential custom homes, built by Buildscope

Often we are asked… What is a builders clean?

Once upon a time you as the builder would have time to clean your own site ready for handover. That is no longer the case. This emerging niche was born around the idea of saving the builder time and energy.

But what does it actually mean?

A builder’s clean is the process of removing all traces of the building process to allow the client to move into their new building, be it their dream home or new workspace. So, is there a difference between a builder’s clean and a construction clean and is a final clean the same as a speckle clean? These are great questions as many people use the above terms interchangeably. The most common terms are as follows:

• Builders Clean: This is the big initial clean which includes joinery, floors, tiles, carpet, skirtings, fittings and fixtures. This also often includes window cleaning and for the purpose of this article let’s assume that window cleaning an inclusion.
• Final Clean: This is the quick clean and includes benchtops, a quick dust, checking the joinery for any defects and re-cleaning the floors.

The builders cleaning process is similar for residential and commercial sites but there’s some exceptions to the rule. Residential builders require a builder’s clean a week before handover and a final clean the day before handover. For commercial builders the time frame increases depending on the project size but often the builders clean will be done two or more weeks from handover and the final clean in the days leading up to handover.