Deepavali deep cleaning checklist for Coimbatore homes (2026)

Deepavali falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026 in Tamil Nadu. It is on the state’s 2026 holiday list (G.O.(Ms.) No. 708), as Sakshi Post and Dinamalar reported on 12 November 2025. That gives you four weeks from today. The calm way to a clean home is to spread the work out. Clear out and wash fabrics in the first week, deep-clean the kitchen and bathrooms in the second, and do bedrooms and the balcony in the last week. Keep the day before for floors, the pooja room and the entrance.

Below you’ll find a room-by-room checklist for each stage, a short guide to what is worth doing yourself and what is easier to book, and the one safety rule for cleaning products that every family should follow.

Your Deepavali cleaning countdown

Ayudha Pooja is on Monday, 19 October this year (same holiday list), so many homes will do a first round of cleaning that week. Build on it rather than starting again.

When	Dates in 2026	Focus
3 weeks before	18–24 October	Clear out, wash fabrics, book help
2 weeks before	25–31 October	Kitchen, bathrooms, fans, windows and grills
Last week	1–6 November	Bedrooms, cupboards, balcony, small repairs
The day before	Saturday, 7 November	Floors, pooja room, entrance

3 weeks before: clear out and plan

• Go room by room with three bags: keep, give away, throw. Start with old newspapers, empty boxes and broken things.
• Wash curtains, cushion covers, bedsheets and sofa covers on sunny days, so they dry fully.
• Switch on every light, fan and socket you’ll use for the festival. List anything that flickers, sparks or doesn’t work.
• Decide what you will do yourselves and what you will book, and fix the dates now.

2 weeks before: kitchen and bathrooms

Kitchen:

• Empty the shelves, wipe them and the containers, and throw out expired stock.
• Degrease the tiles behind the stove, the counter, the chimney or exhaust fan and the outside of the cabinets.
• Soak the gas stove burners in warm soapy water, scrub, and let them dry fully before you fit them back.
• Empty the fridge, wipe the inside with mild soapy water and clean the door seal.
• Clear the sink strainer and run hot water down the drain.

Bathrooms:

• Descale taps, shower heads and tiles, scrub the grout, and clean the toilet including under the rim.
• Clean the exhaust fan and the window louvres.

Fans, lights, windows:

• Switch the fan off and wait for it to stop before you wipe the blades. Dust tubelights and light covers.
• Dry-dust window grills first, then wipe them and the inside of the glass.

Last week: bedrooms, cupboards and balcony

• Empty one cupboard at a time, wipe the inside and line the shelves with fresh paper.
• Dust the tops of wardrobes, the lofts and behind furniture, and clean under the beds.
• On the balcony and in the utility area, clear the floor drain, wash the floor and wipe the railings.
• Wipe doors, handles and switchboards. Use a dry cloth on switchboards, never a wet one.
• Get the leaking tap, running flush or loose switch fixed now, not on festival morning.

The day before

• Mop every floor, working from the farthest room towards the main door.
• In the pooja room, clean the lamps and vessels, wash the cloths and wipe the shelves and photos.
• Wash the doorstep and the spot for the kolam, and wipe the main door.
• Keep a broom, dustpan and a bin bag ready for cracker paper the next morning.

Do it yourself or book?

Job	Do it yourself?	Or book
Clearing out, cupboards, pooja room	Yes. Only you know what to keep	—
Sweeping, mopping, dishes in festival week	Yes, if you have the time	House help by the hour, ₹199 an hour, minimum 2 hours
Whole-home deep clean: degreasing, descaling, fans, cobwebs top to bottom	Heavy work, at height and with strong cleaners	A 2-person crew: ₹2,499 for a 2BHK, ₹3,299 for a 3BHK
Inside the fridge	Yes	Deep-clean add-on, ₹299
Leaking tap, running flush	Only if you know how	A plumber
Festive lights, a sparking switch	No	An electrician

A Trice deep clean takes about 4–6 hours for a 2BHK and 6–8 hours for a 3BHK, depending on the home. It does not include sofa or carpet shampooing, the inside of the oven or washing machine, outside windows at height, or painting. If you are comparing prices across Coimbatore, our guide to deep cleaning costs in Coimbatore sets out what other providers list.

Cleaning products: the one rule that matters

Festival cleaning is when people reach for the strongest bottles in the house, and sometimes use two at once on a stubborn stain. Don’t.

Never mix bleach with acid cleaners (vinegar, many toilet and tile cleaners) or with ammonia. Bleach and an acid give off chlorine gas; bleach and ammonia give off toxic gases called chloramines.

The Washington State Department of Health says these gases can cause coughing, shortness of breath, watery eyes and chest pain, and that very high levels of chlorine gas can cause death. The CDC’s advice for using cleaning products at home is simple:

1. Read and follow the label every time.
2. Wear gloves, and goggles if the label recommends them.
3. Open windows or run a fan when you use products indoors.
4. Do not mix products or chemicals with each other. Use one product, rinse with water, then use the next.
5. Label any cleaner you dilute with water.
6. Store everything out of reach of children and pets.

If someone feels unwell after breathing in fumes, get them out into fresh air and contact a doctor.

Book early

Many families aim for the last weekend before Deepavali, so those dates are the first to go. Booking a date in the second or third week gives you time to fix anything that was missed, and leaves the final days for the pooja room and the sweets. Before the crew comes, put away valuables and fragile things, and empty any cupboards you want cleaned inside. If your apartment needs a gate pass, arrange it in advance. Our note on getting your home ready for a house help visit has a few more small things that save time on the day.

How Trice can help

Trice’s ID-checked 2-person crew deep-cleans homes in Saravanampatti and nearby areas at a fixed price, and brings its own machines, tools and chemicals. You pay after the job, by UPI or cash. If you only need extra hands in festival week, book house help by the hour, or see the deep cleaning packages. Book on the website or in the Trice app, any day from 8 AM to 8 PM.