ᐅ Is a final construction cleaning by a professional cleaning company necessary and worthwhile?

I just received a call from our construction company asking if we want to include a final cleaning service. For our total of 200m² (living area ground floor + upper floor and usable area in the basement), it would roughly cost 1200 euros. This cleaning would cover all window surfaces, including the roof window, as well as all doors and floors, plus the bathrooms and toilets (tiles, sanitary fixtures, fittings), and also all surfaces in the technical room. A friend who is an architect mentioned that a thorough cleaning before the handover is generally advisable because only then can you clearly see if there are any scratches or damages.

Since our budget is not unlimited and we still don’t know exactly what the final earthworks and utility connections will cost, we are being cautious with new expenses.

Option 1: My wife and I clean the house ourselves, thoroughly and carefully. It will definitely take several hours and we’ll get all the dust. Cost: only cleaning supplies. Since we haven’t done any other DIY work, this would be a manageable part.

Option 2: Hire a cleaner, estimated hourly wage 15 euros including taxes/duties (?), with 30 hours of work that would be 450 euros. (Estimate based purely on online information). Even if it takes the cleaner 50 hours, it would be 750 euros in total. If it’s done sooner, say in 20 hours, that would be just 300 euros. And part of that might be tax deductible as well :-)