What a Hills quote is actually paying for
Advertised Sydney hourly ads often hide travel, parking, and weekend loadings. Our team in Castle Hill, Kellyville, and Rouse Hill quotes the visit itself. A 2-bed apartment and a Dural acreage differ by floor area and extras, not by a CBD toll.
Hourly housekeeping vs a flat quote
If you already have a regular cleaner who knows the layout, hourly can work well. For a one-off deep clean, an oven clean, or a move-out, a flat quote stops you watching the clock.
Regular domestic work in The Hills is often booked weekly or fortnightly. We try to send the same person, and you can rotate jobs (ovens one visit, windows the next). Deep spring cleans and end-of-lease jobs are quoted once: bathrooms, kitchen internals, floors, tracks, and listed extras. You get a quote for the job, not an open-ended hourly.
- Hourly fits: Lived-in homes with a known cleaner, light surface cleaning, floors, and bathrooms on a regular visit.
- Flat quote fits: Empty or nearly empty homes, first visits, acreage resets, and anything an agent will photograph.
- Watch for: Inner-Sydney ads that look lower until travel, parking, and weekend loadings appear on the invoice.
What to share for each property size
Tell us the size, the condition, and any extras. We quote a thorough domestic or deep clean for that home. The same notes sit beside our end of lease cleaning checklist vacate table. Bond work usually takes longer because ovens, tracks, and the inspection list add scope.
| Property size | Typical visit | Quote | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed apartment | Ask us for a quote | Quoted for your place | Town-centre and strata layouts |
| 3 to 4 bed house | Ask us for a quote | Quoted for your place | Castle Hill / Kellyville median |
| 5-bed / acreage | Team day | Quoted for your place | Dural, Glenhaven, Kenthurst |
Hazardous mould, hoarding, or a pest job is a different booking. Carpet, extra ovens, and large outdoor areas are quoted as extras. A bond clean follows the inspection list, so the scope is larger than a regular visit.
Apartment notes assume a standard 1 to 2 bathroom layout in places like Rouse Hill Town Centre. If you are also handing back a strata moving clean (lift pads, balcony, car bay), ask us to include those line items so the building bond and the rental bond are not quoted as two surprises.
What changes an end-of-lease quote
A bond clean is quoted for an empty home and an inspection list. That usually takes longer than a regular visit. For the room list, see our end of lease cleaning checklist. Tell us the bedroom count, bathrooms, and any extras such as carpet, garage, or exterior windows. You get a quote for your place.
| Bedrooms | Typical property | Quote | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Unit or apartment | Quoted for your place | Single bathroom, standard kitchen |
| 2 bedrooms | Apartment or townhouse | Quoted for your place | Usually 1 to 2 bathrooms |
| 3 bedrooms | Townhouse or house | Quoted for your place | Standard Hills family layout |
| 4 bedrooms | Family home | Quoted for your place | 2 to 3 bathrooms, larger kitchen |
| 5+ bedrooms | Acreage or estate | Quoted for your place | Quote required for full scope |
These bedroom notes assume a standard kitchen (single oven and rangehood), bathrooms, and internal window tracks. The table in our checklist guide shows the same bedroom layouts. Carpet is quoted separately if the condition report asks for it.
Extras matrix: carpet, garage, and exterior windows
Most Hills bond cleans include internal glass, tracks, ovens, and standard rooms. The items below are often quoted as add-ons because not every lease requires them or the scope varies by property size.
| Extra item | Quote | When required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet cleaning | Quoted if the report asks | Often required if pets were kept; varies by room count | See carpet FAQ below |
| Garage concrete clean | Quoted if the agent flags it | Oil stains or heavy marks flagged by agent | Add it to the booking if the agent flags the floor |
| Exterior windows (ground floor) | Quoted if the report asks | Property-specific; check Condition Report | Upper-storey windows are quoted separately |
| Extra oven or cooktop | Quoted per extra appliance | Wall ovens, separate cooktops, outdoor BBQ kitchens | Each additional appliance |
| Balcony or alfresco deep clean | Quoted if outdoor areas are in scope | Strata or estate properties with outdoor tile | Runoff rules apply in some buildings |
A carpet clean is a common add-on for Hills bond cleans. Under NSW tenancy law, landlords cannot require professional carpet cleaning unless it was a lease condition (most often when you had written permission to keep pets). You must still return carpets in the same state as the entry Condition Report, less fair wear and tear. Ask us for a tax invoice for your records. For pet-specific carpet guidance, see our carpet cleaning service page.
What changes a bond clean quote in Castle Hill, Kellyville, and Baulkham Hills?
Our team is based in the Hills. Ask about travel when you enquire. What changes the quote is property size, bathrooms, extras like a carpet clean, and whether the oven needs a full clean. The bedroom notes and extras above apply across Hills suburbs.
A Castle Hill bond clean is quoted on bedrooms, bathrooms, and any extras. Apartments with a lift may need a lift booking. For suburb notes, see our Castle Hill cleaners hub.
A Kellyville bond clean is quoted on bedrooms, bathrooms, and storeys. Cloudy shower glass is a common inspection item, and bathrooms are in the scope. Suburb details at our Kellyville cleaners hub.
A Baulkham Hills bond clean is quoted on the size of the home, the storeys, and the bathrooms. Window and sliding-door tracks are part of a standard bond scope. For booking notes, see our Baulkham Hills hub.
Get a quote for your place.
Tell us your Castle Hill, Kellyville, or Rouse Hill property size. We book the clean and will be in touch about your quote as soon as we can.
Request a QuoteThe extras that actually move a Hills quote
Photos beat adjectives. A ‘tidy 4-bed’ in Baulkham Hills can hide a BBQ kitchen, a mud room, and two living rooms. Send floor plans or a short walk-through video so the quote fits the home.
Bond cleans and regular visits
- Furniture in place: This is an occupied-home scope. We work around furniture. Wardrobes and ovens are not emptied to an agent standard.
- No follow-up included: If a manager later flags tracks, you DIY or rebook.
- Regular clean: You are paying for a lived-in home clean, not a move-out clean for the condition report.
- Empty-home scope: Internals, oven glass, tracks, and listed rooms the agent often checks.
- After the visit: If the agent flags a cleaning item, contact us. NSW Fair Trading decides the bond.
- Invoice trail: Carpet and pest receipts when the tenancy agreement actually requires them.
If keys are going back this month, start with the end of lease cleaning checklist and quote a bond clean, not an hourly job. If you are staying put and want a seasonal reset, book a deep clean and keep the bond clean for handover day.