Maybe you’re preparing your cozy Hyde Park townhouse for another year, or maybe you’re moving out of your downtown Austin high-rise apartment for good. In any case, you know your home needs more than a routine wipe-down. It needs detail, elbow grease, and extra attention to the spots you never think about. You start looking into your options and find two terms popping up over and over: deep clean and move-out clean. 

Many people believe they mean the same thing. And if you looked at a list of what both services include, you’d be excused for thinking that. Move-in Cleaning and Deep Cleaning are both extensive services that take a few hours and leave your home shining. The intention behind each service, however, could not be more different. Attempting to use one service when you were planning on the other will waste your time and money.

Let’s go over exactly what each service includes, when to use one (and when to absolutely not), and how to know which you need if you’re moving in or moving out. 

Think of a deep clean as a super detailed, top-to-bottom cleaning of your lived-in home. Essentially, your normal weekly or biweekly cleaning kicked up a few notches to really tackle the dirt, dust, and gunk that collect in those hard-to-remember places.

Our specialty at Juany Cleaning Service is cleaning deep. We pay attention to all the little areas you may not have time to clean: corners, crannies, and flat surfaces.  This is where Central Texas dust and allergens collect week after week, and month after month.

Key Focus Areas

• Corners, moldings, trim, baseboards: We dust every surface, not just the ones you can see. 
• Overhead fixtures, ceiling fans, high ledges: Those tough to reach places that are often missed during a regular cleaning. 
• Inside Appliances: Inside the microwave. The oven and fridge can be added upon request and may add time to the estimate.

• Seasonal turnovers: Winter into Spring or Fall into Winter. Deep clean your home to start fresh and eliminate all the pollen, dust, and humidity that build up in Central Texas. 
• Post-remodeling or post-construction clean: Renovations produce fine dust and debris that everyday cleaning can’t remove. 
• Hosting family and friends: The holidays, birthday parties, or just having out-of-town guests deserve a home that looks clean from floor to ceiling. 
• Beginning a regular maid service: If you’re starting a consistent cleaning schedule, you’ll want to begin with a deep clean. That way, your home has the “reset” it needs for your regular service to maintain it properly. 

A move-out cleaning is a cleaning intended for an empty, vacant house. It is different from a make-ready cleaning, where the home is staged. Everything has been moved out, including furniture; the closets are cleared, and the goal is simple: remove any trace of the previous occupants and get the house ready for its next chapter.

You’re not so much cleaning a house as you are cleaning it out by checking every cabinet and emptying every drawer. 

Key Focus Areas

• The interiors of all emptied kitchen and bathroom cabinets and drawers: After emptying the cabinets and drawers, we clean every interior shelf, drawer, hinge, and surface. 
• Deep cleaning of the emptied refrigerator and oven: No food hidden anywhere, no racks in the way. We’ll get these appliances sparkling!  
• Thorough scrubbing of all baseboards, doors, and floors: With all of your furniture emptied out of your rooms, we can get every inch of your floors clean and every baseboard and doorframe detailed. 
• Your bathrooms and kitchen shine like new: We scrub and polish the grout, tile, fixtures, and countertops so these high-traffic rooms sparkle for the next person who enters. 

• End of your lease — As an Austin renter looking to receive your entire security deposit back, investing in a move-out clean is one of the best decisions you can make. Austin landlords and property managers will notice. 
• Selling your home — As a homeowner getting your house ready for real estate photos and showings, a make-ready cleaning ensures every room of your home looks fabulous for photos and wows buyers the moment they set foot in your door. 
• Moving into a new place — You never know what previous occupants have left behind. A move-in cleaning sanitizes your new place before you open your first box. 

	Deep Clean	Move-Out Clean
Home Status	Furnished and occupied — we clean around your schedule and belongings	Vacant and empty — all furniture and personal items are removed
The Goal	Maintain a happy, healthy living environment by tackling hidden buildup	Turn over your property while protecting your investment and helping to ensure your deposit is returned
Cabinets & Drawers	Cleaned on the outside and surface areas	Every shelf, drawer, and hinge is cleaned
Best For	Homeowners and renters staying in their home	Anyone moving out, moving in, or preparing a property for sale

The quick and easy version?  A deep clean revitalizes the home you live in. A move-out clean readies a home for its next story. 

We have been serving Austin and surrounding communities (including the Austin neighborhoods of Hyde Park, Travis Heights, Bouldin Creek, and Zilker) for over 20 years. We understand how dust, pollen (especially cedar tree pollen), and humidity can make your home feel dirty in Austin. We know Austin-area homes. We know how to clean them.  

Juany Cleaning Service is locally owned and operated out of Austin, TX. We are a women- and minority-owned small business that has been cleaning homes in Austin since 2005. When you hire Juany Cleaning Service, you aren’t just hiring another cleaning service. You are hiring a local team of professionals who take pride in serving you and your home. 

We believe in being upfront about the cost of your cleaning before we begin. You will be comfortable with the price before we enter your home.

We back every clean we provide with a 24-hour satisfaction guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied for any reason, just notify us within 24 hours, and we’ll correct it. That’s our guarantee, and we have backed it up for more than 20 years.

Whether you’re staying and want your home to feel brand new, or you’re moving out and want it spotless for your next journey. Getting your home professionally cleaned can be such a blessing. Now that you know what’s included in a Deep Clean vs Move-Out Clean, you can confidently pick the right cleaning service for you.

So whether you’re looking to freshen up your Austin home or clean out for your next adventure, get a free, upfront quote from Juany Cleaning Service today!