Get the most out of your clean.
Ten minutes of prep turns a good clean into a great one. The honest version: we clean, we do not tidy. If the crew spends the first hour moving your laundry and stacking mail, that is an hour not spent on the baseboards and the grout you are actually paying for. Clear the decks and every dollar goes to real cleaning.
Clear the surfaces
Counters, tables, desks, and floors. The more open space we have, the more we can actually clean.
- Pick up clutter, clothes, toys, and papers off the floors and counters.
- Run or empty the dishwasher so the sink and counters are clear.
- Clear nightstands and dressers if you want them wiped.
Anything left on a surface, we clean around. Clear it and we clean under it.
Put away anything precious
Cash, jewelry, medication, important papers, and anything fragile or sentimental: tuck it away before we come. We are insured and bonded and every crew member is background checked, but you should never have to think about it.
Sort out pets and parking
Let us know about pets when you book. A dog that needs a closed door or a crate is no problem, we just want to know so nobody gets startled and no door gets left open. If parking near your place is tight (Mill Bay, downtown), a quick heads up helps us load and unload gear.
Point us at what matters
You know your house better than we do. When you book, or in a note on the door, tell us the priorities and the problem spots:
- The rooms that matter most if we are short on time.
- The shower that always grows mildew, the corner that traps salt and mud.
- Anything we should not touch (a setup you do not want moved, a surface that needs a specific product).
Moving out or turning over a rental?
A move-out or turnover clean goes deepest, so a little more prep pays off:
- Empty the fridge and freezer so we can clean the interior (we handle the cleaning, not hauling food).
- Have the place as empty of belongings as you can. We clean inside cabinets and closets, so emptier means more thorough.
- Strip the beds if you want linens left off; tell us if you want them remade.
- For salmon-season turnovers, send the checkout time so we can sequence the day.
What we handle
So the line is clear: we do the cleaning. Kitchens and bathrooms top to bottom, floors, dusting, surfaces, baseboards, vents, inside the oven and fridge on a deep clean or move-out, and the boring spots most cleans skip. We are happy to do light straightening as we go. We just do not want your paid time going to sorting and organizing when it could go to a genuinely clean house.
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