Post Construction Cleaning Portland

A rough clean happens after drywall and mechanical rough-ins, before paint and flooring, so finish trades work on a clean site. A final clean is the detail pass before occupancy, from windows and cabinets to HVAC vents and floors. Most commercial projects need both; some renovations need only the final.

Book the rough clean once drywall is hung, taped and mudded, before the painters arrive. Book the final clean after every finish is installed and every trade is off site. We can usually start within 48 hours of notification.

A final clean on a standard 5,000 square foot office TI takes a crew of 2-3 people a full day. A 15,000 square foot new build with heavy drywall dust may take 2-3 days. A site where the GC masked vents and covered floors during drywall cleans up in half the time.

Yes. Most of our work is commercial: offices, retail, medical, restaurants, tenant improvements and new industrial buildings. We also clean new homes, townhomes and apartment buildings for builders and GCs, and homes after a remodel once the contractor is finished.

Every final clean covers HVAC vents, returns, grilles and accessible duct openings, where leftover dust would recirculate for months. The full duct run and the air handler need an HVAC cleaning specialist with truck-mounted equipment, and we can refer you to one in Portland.

All construction should be 100% complete: paint dry, flooring down, fixtures mounted and no trades coming back. Clear out tools and materials, turn on water, lights and HVAC, and arrange badges or escorts in advance.

Mostly through timing. Cold glass fogs and streaks, so on a cool morning the crew starts with floors and cabinets and saves the windows for later in the day. In late summer and early fall, while the air is warm and dry, floor finish and sealer dry faster between coats.

We'd rather not, because a returning electrician or painter puts dust and overspray on surfaces we've already detailed. When a hard occupancy deadline forces it, we clean completed areas first and circle back as trades finish, in an order we work out with the GC's superintendent.

Yes, all of them, plus Gresham, Happy Valley, Tualatin, Wilsonville, Oregon City and Milwaukie. Vancouver, WA work falls under Washington L&I rather than Oregon OSHA. The city notes above cover the local construction context.

A rough clean is a defined phase between drywall and paint that leaves a HEPA-vacuumed substrate for the finish trades. 'Construction clean' usually means one sweep after the job, with no defined scope. GCs working from a CSI MasterFormat 01 74 23 spec need each phase scoped as a separate deliverable.

Yes. General liability is $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, we're bonded, and the COI names your project, GC entity and property owner as additional insured. Send any higher-limit or bond requirement with the RFQ to info@rkacleaning.com and we'll confirm before we bid.

Dust falls from suspended ceiling tiles for 24 to 48 hours after the initial clean, especially in kitchens and medical spaces. On those jobs we HEPA-vacuum the tiles and grid, then damp-wipe the surfaces below 24 to 48 hours later, as a return visit on the original quote.

Yes. A 12,000 square foot TI with a Monday move-in typically gets a 4-person crew from Friday afternoon through Sunday evening. Planned weekend and overnight work booked at least 5 business days out runs at standard rates; less than 48 hours' notice may carry a rush charge.

We quote per square foot or as a lump sum after a walkthrough. Our published hourly range for specialty work, post-construction included, is $55–$90 an hour. Most GCs prefer Pre-Final and Final as separate line items, with the punch-out re-clean as a planned line.

We work directly with the GC's project manager or superintendent and follow the site safety plan. The day before mobilization we email crew names, the arrival window and the COI. After the final clean, the PM gets a punch-out checklist with photos.