Professional housecleaners are masters of their craft — and they know all the tricks of the trade to make your home sparkle and shine.
Depending on the size of your house, you can typically expect to spend between US$80 and US$400 on a deep clean, and between US$60 and US$180 on regular maintenance cleaning.
Here’s why it’s worth it, and how you can make the most of every penny:
Getting a deep clean
Many cleaning services will ask you to commit to a deep cleaning before regular maintenance cleanings.
The specifics vary by company, but a deep clean generally means every corner of your home receives special attention.
This will get your home sparkling clean and create a baseline for regular weekly, biweekly or monthly visits to follow.
Digging into nooks and crannies
Whether it’s a deep clean or a maintenance clean, professional housecleaners pay attention to stuff that nearly everyone misses. The tops of doorframes, the area above the oven where airborne grease collects, bathroom baseboards — these are the nooks and crannies where an experienced worker can really make a difference.
Preparing for a big event or holiday
Do you have a family reunion coming up? A holiday party?
Call in a housecleaning service for a one-time job.
This way, you’ll be able to direct your attention to party planning, decorating and entertaining your guests, safe in the knowledge that the baseboards and floors will be bright and clean.
Handling everyday housekeeping
This is where you want to be clear about what a service offers.
Housecleaning and housekeeping services are not the same thing, though the same individual or company may offer both.
Are you looking for someone to clean the kitchen, scrub the toilets and make appliances shine? In that case, you want a cleaner.
If you’re looking for someone to change the sheets, tidy up the living room and wash the dishes, you want a housekeeper.
Saving time
The benefits of hiring professional cleaning and housekeeping services don’t end at the clean floors and sparkling countertops.
You’ll also get back your time. After all, the hours you’d otherwise devote to scrubbing floors could be better put to use spending time with family or doing something else that you need or enjoy to do.
Plus, if you’re like most of us, a pro can probably get the job done better in a fraction of the time.
Pro tip: Make sure you know up front how your cleaning service operates.
Will they send one person or a team?
A team generally works faster, but you may pay a bit more. And will the same person or team be addressing your home each time?
If so, they’ll get familiar with your home and know when to rotate certain tasks.
— Tribune News Service
