Standard House Cleaning in Houston, TX
Texas Nova Cleaning provides standard house cleaning across Houston — the dependable maintenance clean that keeps a healthy home consistently guest-ready.
Standard cleaning is the backbone of a well-kept home. It covers the rooms your family actually lives in — kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms and living areas — with the same checklist every visit, so the house never slides far enough to need a rescue.
It is the right choice for a home that has been maintained: either professionally cleaned in the recent past, or simply kept up week to week. If your home has gone a long time without professional service, an honest company will tell you to start with a deep clean instead — and we will.
Who This Service Is For
- Households that keep up with day-to-day tidying and want the real cleaning handled
- Homes cleaned professionally within the last month or two
- Anyone starting a recurring schedule after an initial deep clean
- Busy families who want a consistent, predictable visit
What’s Included
- Kitchen counters and appliance exteriors wiped and shined
- Inside of the microwave
- Sinks scrubbed and sanitized
- Bathrooms: showers, tubs, toilets and mirrors
- Dusting of accessible surfaces throughout
- Vacuuming and mopping of all floors
- Stovetop wiped down
- General tidy and reset
- Trash emptied and liners replaced
What’s Not Included
- Inside the oven and inside the refrigerator (available as add-ons)
- Inside cabinets and drawers
- Baseboards, blinds, ceiling fans and light fixture detail — these belong to a deep clean, or can be added to a standard clean
- Making beds or changing linens — available as an add-on
- Interior windows beyond sills
- Heavy buildup that needs a deep or heavy-duty clean — we will tell you honestly before we start
Popular Add-Ons
- Inside oven
- Inside refrigerator
- Interior window detailing
- Baseboards
- Laundry, arranged in advance
How It Works
Request your estimate, tell us bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage, and we send one complete price. On the day, our team arrives with all supplies and equipment, works the standard checklist room by room, and does a final walkthrough against it. You do not need to be home — most Houston customers give us access instructions and come home to a finished house.
Standard Cleaning Prices in Houston
Standard house cleaning in Houston starts at $199. That is one complete price for the whole home, with the 8.25% Texas sales tax and the processing fee already inside it. Nothing is added at the end, and there is no card and no deposit to book.
| Home size | Standard cleaning |
|---|---|
| 1 bed / 1 bath, under 1,000 sq ft | starts at $199 |
| 2 bed / 2 bath, 1,000–1,499 sq ft | starts at $199 |
| 3 bed / 2 bath, 1,500–1,999 sq ft | starts at $229 |
| 3 bed / 2 bath, 2,000–2,499 sq ft | starts at $259 |
| 4 bed / 3 bath, 2,500–2,999 sq ft | starts at $289 |
| 5 bed / 3 bath, 3,000–3,499 sq ft | starts at $319 |
| 5 bed / 4 bath, 3,500–3,999 sq ft | starts at $349 |
| 4,000 sq ft and up, or 5+ bedrooms | Custom quote — we look the home up and send one complete price |
Apartments and condos are priced by bedrooms instead of square footage, starting at $159. Bedrooms, bathrooms and half baths do not add to the price — the size band is the price. See the full price list or read our Houston house cleaning cost guide.
Why our number looks higher, and usually isn’t. Most Houston cleaning companies quote before tax. Texas adds 8.25%, so a $179 quote is $194 at the door. Ours is the opposite — the number you see is the number you pay.
Standard Cleaning Questions, Answered
How long does a standard cleaning take?
Most Houston homes take two to four hours depending on size and condition. Larger or busier homes take longer, and we plan the time honestly rather than rushing the last rooms.
Is the oven or refrigerator included?
Not in a standard clean — inside the oven and refrigerator are add-ons, and both are included automatically in a move-out cleaning. Just mention them when you request your quote.
Do I need to be home?
No. Give us access instructions once and we follow them exactly on every visit.
Standard or deep clean — which do I need?
If a professional cleaned within the last month or two, standard is usually right. If it has been longer, or the home has never had professional service, a deep clean first sets the baseline that standard visits then maintain.
Do you bring supplies?
Yes, our teams arrive with professional supplies and equipment. If you prefer specific products, tell us and we use yours.
Where We Offer Standard Cleaning
We provide standard cleaning across our full Houston service area, including Sugar Land, Bellaire, Meyerland, Missouri City, Pearland and every neighborhood on our service areas page.
Related Services
Deep Cleaning · Recurring Cleaning · Move-Out Cleaning · All services · All prices · Houston cost guide
Get Your Free Standard Cleaning Quote
Texas Nova Cleaning is a local, family-run Houston company — insured and background-checked, with a 4.9 Google rating. No card, no deposit — you pay after the clean, once you have walked through it. Tell us about your home and we’ll send your exact all-inclusive price. No walkthrough, no obligation.