Post-build cleaning across Edinburgh.

Post-build cleaning is the specialist clean of a property after construction, renovation or refurbishment. Dust from cutting plasterboard, sanding timber and drilling masonry is far finer than household dust and it clings to surfaces through static. Domestic kit pushes it around. Post-build kit takes it out.

In Edinburgh a lot of this work happens in old stone flats, so the dust is a mix of plaster, timber and stone rather than new-build dust alone. It settles on cornice, picture rails, sash-and-case window runs and every ledge the flat has, and there are usually more of those than in a modern room.

The scope is every reachable surface: walls, ceilings, floors, fittings, glass, tiles, sockets, vents, rails and tracks. Builder marks on glass and tiles, paint splatter on floors, sealant residue and mortar smears are all part of it. It is the last job before handover to the owner, the landlord or the incoming tenant.

Post-build cleaning is a top-down, every-surface job. The team works through the property in a sequence that does not re-dirty what has already been done.

Vacuuming uses HEPA-filtered equipment rather than domestic machines, which recirculate the finest dust straight back into the room. Every reachable surface gets vacuumed, including walls, ceilings, cornice, light fittings and rails. Dust left on a high surface drops as soon as the heating goes on, which is why a flat cleaned with the wrong kit needs cleaning again a fortnight later.

Hand-wiping follows the vacuum across every surface and fitting. Damp microfibre on most things, specific solutions for glass, tile and stainless steel. Sockets, cracks and vent grilles are done individually.

Builder marks come next: plaster splashes on tiles, paint flecks on glass, sealant on worktops, mortar smears on floors. Blades on glass where paint or sealant has set hard, and the right treatment where a floor is natural stone or original timber rather than something modern and forgiving.

Windows are cleaned inside and out where access allows, and sash runs, tracks and vents are vacuumed then wiped. Extract grilles come off, get cleaned and go back on.

Floors are last: full vacuum, then mop, polish or seal to suit the surface, and a steam clean where protected carpet has still taken dust. In a tenement the team usually finishes with the section of the stair the trades have been carrying through, because the neighbours notice that before they notice anything inside the flat.

Builders sometimes include the final clean. Often they do not, and arranging it lands on the customer in the same week as the snagging list, the meter readings and the move.

Come through us and the clean is booked to fit the handover date. We brief the team on the scope before they ring, so the quote is on the actual property rather than a guess from a postcode.

Vetted means something specific here. We check public liability cover, and for occupied properties we check background clearance on the people going in. We name the firm and say what we checked when we introduce them.

It costs you nothing. The team quotes you, or the builder where they are paying, directly. We are paid a referral fee by them after the job.

We connect post-build cleaning customers with three vetted Edinburgh specialist partners, and we pick the right one for each case on certifications, availability and the specifics of the job.

Lead specialist for post-build cleaning: Vetted restoration and post-build team. Post-build work goes to teams with HEPA-filtered kit, the chemistry for builder marks on glass, tile and stone, and enough hands to hit a fixed handover date. We name the firm and what we checked when we make the introduction. Public liability cover and the paperwork an insurer will ask for are confirmed before we put a name forward.

Also available: Vetted clearance and heavy-clean team and Vetted biohazard and trauma cleaning team. Waste carrier registration and background checks for occupied homes are confirmed before we make an introduction. We check public liability cover, licensed hazardous-waste disposal and background checks before we refer anyone.

You don't choose the specialist yourself. On our call after you submit the form, we'll match your case to the right partner based on certifications, current availability, and the specifics. You pay the specialist directly. We never add a markup.