Rough Construction Clean in Houston

What rough construction clean covers

• Scrap lumber, drywall offcuts and packaging carried out of the building
• Nails, screws and wire clippings picked up off the floors
• Drywall dust swept or shoveled off the bare subfloor
• Stairs, doorways and walkways cleared so the next trade can work
• Plastic sheeting, dust barriers and masking pulled down and carried out
• Debris moved to the dumpster on site and sorted if required

What is usually not included

• Anything that looks like finish work. Glass, fixtures and floors are left for the final clean, because the trades still coming through will dirty them again.
• Deciding what is trash. Materials and tools that belong to a trade stay where they are unless someone on site says to move them.
• Hauling debris away from the property. With no dumpster on site, disposal is normally quoted on its own.

When to book rough construction clean

Book this between phases of a build, not at the end. It is site clearance, not a finish clean.

How long it takes

It runs on the volume of debris, not on the square footage, so a small floor with a heavy pile can take longer than a big one that is nearly clear. It is often booked more than once on the same build, and the pass after the drywall sanding is the heaviest.

What makes the price go up

• No dumpster on site, so every load gets carried further and then taken away.
• Stairs and upper floors with no lift, since everything comes down by hand.
• Heavy debris like tile, mortar or concrete, which costs more to get rid of than wood and cardboard.
• Other trades still working in the building, so rooms get done around them or revisited.

What to ask before you book

• Does it go in my dumpster, or are you hauling it away?
• Do you need power and water on site, or do you bring your own?
• Can you come back after the drywall sanding, or is this one visit?

What rough construction clean looks like in Houston

Houston air is wet nearly year round, and a house feels it. Showers stay damp long after anyone uses them, grout and caulk darken, and closets and cabinets pick up a musty smell. Rain is heavy and the ground is flat, so mud ends up on entry tile and back patios. The AC runs most of the calendar, and window glass sweats.

Bathrooms take the longest here. Glass gets squeegeed, grout and caulk lines get scrubbed rather than wiped, and fans run while the work happens. Surfaces get dried instead of left damp, because damp lingers in this air. Window tracks and sills need checking where condensation collects.