Post-construction cleanup prices on square footage plus a scope multiplier — not a flat per-project rate. Here's the real formula, with worked numbers.
Quoting post-construction cleanup as a flat number per job ("$400 for the cleanup") ignores the two things that actually drive cost: the size of the space and how much dust/debris the specific scope of work generated. A light touch-up on a 3,000 sq ft home can cost less to clean than a full gut renovation on a 1,500 sq ft home. Pricing needs to reflect both variables, not just one guess per job.
Post-construction cleanup scales off the same square-footage base pricing structure as a standard house clean — it's the same underlying "bigger house, more surface area, more time" logic.
Construction cleanup takes meaningfully longer per square foot than routine cleaning — dust in every crevice, paint overspray, protective film removal, detail work regular cleaning doesn't require. A multiplier in the 2.18–2.35x range over the standard house-cleaning base rate reflects this extra time and specialized equipment.
Set a floor — commonly around $200 — so even a very small post-construction job covers your actual cost to bring the specialized equipment and crew out at all.
A 1,500–2,000 sq ft home, moderate renovation (kitchen and bath remodel), with debris haul-away:
Contractors who hire you repeatedly, across multiple projects, will notice if your pricing logic isn't consistent project to project — eroding the trust that gets you their next referral. Clean Estimator runs this exact sq-ft-and-scope formula automatically, across every estimator on your team, so every post-construction quote is consistent and defensible.
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