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Sometimes — it depends on the construction contract. Many scopes end at debris removal or broom-clean condition, while a market-ready final clean is a separate scope. Confirm the contract first. If fine construction dust, tracks, cabinets, glass, fixtures, and finish-detail work remain, that is the gap our post-construction service is built to close.
Construction dust is fine, abrasive, and keeps resettling for days after the crew is gone — into window tracks, cabinets, vents, and fixtures. A mop and a shop vac just move it around. A post-construction clean removes it, using HEPA-rated tools. We do that for investors, listing agents, and the contractors whose scope includes the final clean.
First, check the construction scope. If the contract ends at debris removal or broom-clean condition, the finish-detail clean may still be outstanding.
Fine construction dust settles into window tracks, cabinet interiors, vents, light fixtures, the tops of doors, and the floor-to-wall seam. It can resettle after the trades leave. Removing that residue and preparing finished surfaces for inspection, photography, or handoff is the post-construction clean.
If that scope is not included elsewhere, it becomes the next step between a finished build and a market-ready property.
This is the most expensive dust you will ever own.
You are at peak carry with zero work left to do. No scope left to discover. No trades left to schedule. Nothing standing between you and a listing except dust — while every line below keeps running:
| Still running on a finished property | Per month |
|---|---|
| Bridge / hard-money interestInterest-only. Doesn't stop because the work did. | ~$1,560 |
| Property taxIllustrative assumption: Class II at 20% assessment ratio under Ala. Code § 40-8-1. Actual classification and tax vary by property and jurisdiction. | ~$220 |
| Vacant / builder's-risk insurance | ~$200 |
| Utilities | ~$225 |
| Total carry | ~$2,200/mo |
~$73/day
On the illustrative $150K purchase + $50K rehab shown above. Once the construction scope is finished, every avoidable delay before photos, inspection, or handoff keeps that carry running.
Listing it? A wide-angle lens does the opposite of what a buyer's eye does — it magnifies every dusty sill and streaked pane. You can't shoot photos, you can't go live, and the days-on-market clock hasn't even started ticking yet.
You spent $50,000 on the rehab. Don't let the final clean hold the listing.
Carry figures are illustrative, not market averages: $150,000 purchase + $50,000 rehab, 85% loan-to-cost bridge at 11% interest-only, $220/month property-tax assumption, $200/month vacant/builder-risk insurance, and $225/month utilities. Sources & methodology →
Priced by square footage. Minimum $350. Pricing reflects standard service condition. Heavy debris, hazardous materials, or extreme dust accumulation beyond typical renovation levels are quoted after assessment. View full pricing →
Because most of them will only do half the job. Cleaning companies won't touch an eviction or a heavy trash-out. Junk haulers empty a property and leave it filthy. Two vendors, two invoices, two standards — and you holding the schedule together.
Kidoti does the whole transition. Cleanout, trash-out, deep clean, post-construction, rehab, listing prep. Why we built it this way →
One of four, and we tell you which before we start. Every job runs a written scope checklist — you get the same copy we do. We bring commercial-grade equipment and all supplies; you provide access. Photo documentation on request.
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