Oven, BBQ and appliance cleaning
Oven cleaning services across
the Northern Rivers and the Tweed
Oven cleaning services that reach the door glass, plus the barbecue
Nobody has ever enjoyed cleaning an oven. Ours is an oven cleaning service that takes the appliance apart, soaks the parts and puts it back together working, in your home. Easy to book, fast quoting, cost effective.
Book your oven clean today
A professional oven cleaning service is a strip down rather than a wipe out. The racks, trays, side rails and usually the inner door glass come out of the appliance and go into a soak, and the cavity is cleaned while they sit. It is the only way to reach the baked-on carbon in the corners and between the door glass, which is exactly where an oven looks worst. TLB Cleaning cleans ovens, barbecues and appliances across the Northern Rivers and the Tweed.
The same method covers a barbecue and most other appliances. Grill plates, burners and a fat tray come out and soak the same way a set of oven racks does, and a rangehood filter is the same job again in miniature. What changes is the size of the parts and how much grease is on them.
People arrive here with three questions.
Which one is yours?
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People are coming over and I have looked at the barbecue
Grill plates, burners, the fat tray and the grey layer on the inside of the hood. It is a two hour job with a wire brush and a bad mood, or it is a booking.
Book your oven clean today -
We are moving out and the oven has to pass
The oven is the most common thing a property manager pulls a bond clean up on, and the door glass is the most common thing inside the oven. It usually costs less to have it done than to lose part of the bond over it.
End of lease cleaning -
I want to know who is in my home
You can meet the team looking after your place before the first visit. They live in your area, insured and police-checked, how we get in is agreed when you book, and you get a message when we are on the way.
Why TLB
What the cooktop looks like afterwards
Months of boil-overs and spills, baked on and wiped around. Drag the handle to see the difference.
After 
Before Photographed on a real TLB clean, published with the client's permission.
What the self-clean cycle actually does
The self-clean cycle on a conventional oven is not what most people think it is. On a pyrolytic oven it is real: the oven locks and runs itself up to around 500 degrees, burning residue down to a fine ash you wipe out afterwards. It works, it smells strongly for a few hours, and it puts every seal, element and control board in the appliance through a very hard afternoon. It is also the only cleaning method the manufacturer of a pyrolytic oven will endorse, because the enamel coating inside it can be damaged by the caustic products used on ordinary ovens.
On an oven that is not pyrolytic, the "self clean" setting usually just means a steam assist function, which softens light residue and does nothing at all to baked-on carbon. Either way, none of it touches the film between the door glass, because that is not inside the cavity. If the door of your oven is the part that looks bad, no cycle of any kind will fix it. Somebody has to take the door apart.
Other things we clean around the house
The jobs a regular clean never has time for. Any of them can go on the same visit.
- Carpet and rug cleaningHot water extraction for carpet, and the gentler treatment a wool rug needs.
- Upholstery and lounge cleaningFabric lounges, armchairs and dining chairs, cleaned to the fabric code on the label.
- Mattress cleaningA dry-ish clean for the one thing in the house nobody ever washes.
- Tile and grout cleaningBathroom and kitchen grout brought back, and sealed so it stays back longer.
- Blinds, shutters and ceiling fansThe dusty things above eye level that a regular clean never has time for.
- Window cleaningGlass, frames, sills and tracks, inside and out, with the salt film taken off properly.
- Gutter cleaningGutters, valleys and downpipes cleared and flushed, and the debris taken away with us.
- Roof cleaningSoft washing that kills the algae and lichen at the root, on tile or colorbond.
- High pressure cleaningDriveways, paths, patios, pool surrounds and fences, at a pressure the surface can take.
- Exterior house washingWalls, eaves, soffits and window frames washed down so the whole house looks newer.
How TLB compares
This job involves taking apart an appliance you rely on and putting it back together. It is worth knowing who is doing that, and who you ring if it is not right.
| Why TLB Cleaning is different | A national brand or app | An independent cleaner | TLB Cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who cleans your home | Whoever is rostered that day | The same person | Your own local team, known by name |
| When someone is away | A different contractor | Rebook for another week | Someone from your team covers, and we let you know first |
| How you book | Online only | Text or a phone call | Online, text, phone or email |
| Reminders | Automated | Usually none | Before the day, and again when we're on our way |
| Holiday lets | A standard turnover | Depends on availability | Worked straight off your booking calendar |
| Your schedule | Whatever slot is available | Whenever they can fit you in | A set day and a set team |
| Commitment | Often a subscription | None | No lock-in, no minimum term, no exit fee |
| Where they live | Wherever the contractor is based | Locally | In the towns they clean in, across the region |
Where we clean
Across the Northern Rivers, the Tweed and the Southern Gold Coast.
Northern Rivers NSW
- Lismore
- Goonellabah
- Alstonville
- Wollongbar
- Casino
- Kyogle
- Nimbin
- Clunes
- Bexhill
- Dunoon
- Ballina
- East Ballina
- Lennox Head
- Skennars Head
- Wardell
- Evans Head
- Broadwater
- Woodburn
- Coraki
- Bangalow
- Byron Bay
- Suffolk Park
- Mullumbimby
- Brunswick Heads
- Ocean Shores
- New Brighton
- Billinudgel
- Federal
The Tweed
- Murwillumbah
- Tweed Heads
- Tweed Heads South
- Banora Point
- Terranora
- Bilambil
- Bilambil Heights
- Chinderah
- Fingal Head
- Kingscliff
- Casuarina
- Cudgen
- Cabarita Beach
- Bogangar
- Hastings Point
- Pottsville
- Uki
- Burringbar
- Mooball
Southern Gold Coast QLD
- Coolangatta
- Bilinga
- Tugun
- Currumbin
- Palm Beach
- Elanora
- Burleigh Heads
- Burleigh Waters
- Miami
If a town isn't listed, ask us anyway.
Easy to book, fast quoting, cost effective
Managed for you. A date that suits you, a confirmation in writing, a message when we are on the way, and told first if anything changes.
Book online in a couple of minutes, or send a text, ring us or email, whichever you'd actually do.
Condition drives the price on work like this, so the honest answer is a fast quote rather than an instant one. Tell us what you've got and roughly what state it's in, and we'll come back with a number quickly. Photos are usually enough. If it needs eyes on it, we'll say so rather than guess.
You'll know the price before we start, not after. If the job turns out smaller than you described, we'll tell you rather than hold you to the bigger number. If it needs more time than we quoted, you'll hear that before we begin.
How it works
- Tell us about the job.
- We confirm the price and agree a time and access.
- We do the clean, and you get a message when we're on the way.
- If something needs fixing, you hear it from us first.
Booking an oven or BBQ clean
1. Will the kitchen smell of chemicals afterwards?
It should not. The parts soak away from the cavity rather than sitting in the room, the oven is wiped out and rinsed rather than left coated, and we ventilate while we work. If you are sensitive to smells, or someone in the house is pregnant or asthmatic, tell us when you book so we can plan the ventilation properly.
2. How long does an oven take?
Usually a couple of hours for a standard oven, because most of that is soak time rather than scrubbing. A double oven, a very neglected one or an oven plus a cooktop and rangehood takes longer. You can use it as soon as we are finished, and we will have run it briefly to check it before we go.
3. Do you clean pyrolytic and self-cleaning ovens?
We clean the outside, the door glass, the racks and the trays, but we do not chemically clean the inside of a pyrolytic cavity. The special coating in those ovens can be damaged by the products used on a standard oven, and the manufacturer’s own high temperature cycle is the method they specify. We will tell you which type you have if you are not sure.
4. Can you do the barbecue at the same time?
Yes, and it is a sensible way to do it, because it is the same soak and the same visit. Barbecues are usually worse than people expect underneath the plates, particularly the fat tray and the inside of the hood. Tell us the rough size and how long it has been when you book.
5. What happens if I get in touch?
Tell us what you have: oven, oven and cooktop, a barbecue, the fridge, or the lot. We will give you a price and a time. Most people get more than one thing done in the same visit because the second appliance costs less than a separate booking.
Oven, BBQ and appliance cleaning questions
1. What is the difference between a pyrolytic and a self-cleaning oven?
A pyrolytic oven has a genuine high temperature cycle: it locks the door, heats to around 500 degrees and reduces residue to ash that you wipe out. Most ovens marketed as self cleaning are not pyrolytic and have a steam assist function instead, which loosens light soil and does nothing to baked-on carbon. Check your manual for the word pyrolytic rather than relying on the marketing.
2. Why is the oven door glass brown on the inside?
Because grease and steam get between the two panes of glass through the vents in the top of the door, condense there and bake on. It is on a surface you cannot reach from either side, which is why it survives every clean you have ever done. The only way to it is to separate the door, and on most ovens that is straightforward for someone who has done it before.
3. How often should an oven be cleaned?
Every six to twelve months suits most households, and more often if you roast a lot or the oven is used daily. Between cleans, wiping spills while the oven is still warm rather than letting them bake on again is what keeps the interval long. A tray under anything likely to bubble over saves more work than any product.
4. Is it safe to clean an oven with bicarbonate and vinegar?
It is mild and it will not damage an oven, but it is slow and it does not touch heavy baked-on carbon, which is what most people are actually trying to remove. It also cannot reach between the door panes. It is a reasonable maintenance habit and a poor rescue. ⚠️ Whatever you use, never mix cleaning products together, and never mix anything with bleach.
5. How much does oven cleaning cost?
Usually priced per appliance, so an oven, a cooktop, a rangehood and a barbecue are separate line items, generally with a lower rate when several are done in one visit. Size and condition move it: a double oven or one that has not been touched in years takes longer. That's why we quote rather than publish a flat rate that would be wrong for most kitchens. Tell us the basics and you'll have a price back quickly, with no obligation attached to it.
Oven, BBQ and appliance cleaning
Get the worst job in the house off your list.
Oven, cooktop, rangehood, barbecue or the lot. Taken apart, soaked, rebuilt and tested, with the kitchen wiped down after us. Book your oven clean today.