How Often Should You Get Your House Cleaned?

How often should you get your house cleaned: weekly, every two weeks or monthly?

Every two weeks suits most households: the home never falls far enough behind for a visit to become a catch-up, and it costs half as many visits as weekly. Weekly cleaning suits homes with young children, several pets or someone with asthma or allergies. Monthly works for one or two tidy adults, usually alongside some cleaning of their own. Whatever the schedule, a deep clean once or twice a year covers what regular visits do not. That is Klein's recommendation for homes in Hamilton and Halton.

By Klein's Cleaning and Maintenance, Waterdown, Ontario. Last updated September 26, 2026.

Which schedule fits which household?

A starting point by household, Klein's recommendation
Household	Suggested schedule	Why
Family with young children	Weekly	Kitchens, bathrooms and floors get used hard every day
Dogs or cats that shed	Weekly or every two weeks	Hair and dander build up on floors and soft furniture within days
Someone with asthma or allergies	Weekly	Health Canada advises frequent vacuuming and damp dusting to reduce dust exposure
Busy couple or small family	Every two weeks	The most common balance of standard and cost
One or two tidy adults	Monthly	Enough to catch bathrooms, kitchen and floors properly if you keep up day to day

The schedules are Klein's own recommendation from experience, not a standard from any authority.

Does cleaning more often help with allergies?

Health Canada says dust mites live in "beds, carpets, furniture, plush children's toys, and anywhere that dust accumulates", and that dust and mites can aggravate conditions such as asthma. Its advice to reduce exposure includes cleaning floors and surfaces "with a damp mop or cloth" and vacuuming carpets and soft furnishings frequently, ideally with a HEPA-filter vacuum (Health Canada, dust and dust mites). A weekly visit is the practical way to keep to that.

Is monthly cleaning worth it?

Yes, if you understand what it is. A monthly visit does a thorough job of the kitchen, bathrooms and floors, but four weeks is long enough for soap scum, stovetop grease and dust to build up, so each monthly visit takes longer than an every-two-weeks one. For some homes the monthly and every-two-weeks prices end up closer than expected.

What about the jobs no schedule catches?

Inside the oven and fridge, baseboards, vents, blinds and grout build up slowly whatever the schedule. Either rotate one of them into each regular visit, or book a deep clean once or twice a year. Carpets are on their own cycle: see how often to clean carpets.

Can the schedule change?

It should, when life does: a new baby, a new dog, a busy season at work. Klein's regular house cleaning is weekly, every two weeks or monthly, and it is easier to start more often and scale back than the other way round.