Most Columbus homeowners ask the same question when they book for the first time: do I need a first clean or a maintenance clean? They sound similar, but they do different jobs. Picking the right one first is what makes every visit after it easier, faster, and better value.

What a First Clean Does

A first clean is a reset. It is the visit that brings a home that has not had professional cleaning in a while — or ever — back to a clean baseline. That means built-up kitchen grease on cabinet fronts and around the stove, soap scum and hard-water film in bathrooms, dust on baseboards, ceiling fans, and vents, and edges and corners that daily tidying misses.

Because it tackles buildup, a first clean takes longer and goes deeper than a regular visit. Think of it like detailing a car before regular washes: you cannot maintain what has not been reset first. Move-in cleans and deep cleans fall into this same family — they are quoted or priced to create that fresh starting point.

What a Maintenance Clean Does

A maintenance clean keeps that baseline from slipping. On a weekly or every-2-weeks rhythm, your cleaner repeats the core routine: kitchens wiped and sanitized, bathrooms scrubbed and disinfected, floors vacuumed and mopped, dusting, mirrors, and trash removed. There is less buildup each time, so the visit is more predictable and the home stays guest-ready between visits.

Maintenance only works when the baseline is already there. If heavy buildup is still present, a maintenance visit will improve things, but it will not deliver that just-reset feeling in one short visit.

How to Decide for Your Home

Choose a first / deep clean first if: it has been more than a month since a thorough clean, you are moving in, you are preparing for guests or the holidays, or bathrooms and the kitchen show visible buildup. Choose maintenance if your home was professionally cleaned recently and you want to keep it that way on a schedule.

At Ohio Supreme Clean, standard cleans are $139 for a studio / 1-bed, $189 for 2–3 beds, and $259 for 4+ beds. First cleans and add-ons are always full price. Once your first clean is done, recurring savings start from the second visit: weekly visits are 20% off ($111 / $151 / $207) and every-2-weeks visits are 10% off ($125 / $170 / $233). Prices do not include tax — Ohio sales tax is added on top where it applies. Deep, move-out, and post-construction cleans are quoted by scope. Our Holiday Deep Clean is $349 flat, prepaid and booked by November 30, 2026 for a December slot.

We are a Columbus-based, bonded and insured cleaning company, and we serve Columbus and surrounding communities. If you are not sure which clean you need, tell us honestly when your home was last deep cleaned — we will recommend the honest starting point, not the most expensive one.

Ready to Start Fresh?

Book at https://ohiosupremeclean.com/contact/ or call/text 380-246-4069. To book your appointment through Jobber, go to ohiosupremeclean.com and use the booking link there — that is the fastest way to lock in your date.