Deep clean
A deep clean, paced so your parent is not worn out
Once or twice a year the house needs more than a regular visit. We plan it as one long day or two shorter ones, whichever is easier on your parent, and we book the spring ones early.
Included
What is included, room by room
Kitchen
Inside the oven, microwave and fridge
Cabinet fronts and handles
Range hood filter wiped
Bathrooms
Grout and fixtures scrubbed
Shower door and tracks
Vent covers and baseboards
Living areas and bedrooms
Baseboards, door frames and light switches
Ceiling fans reachable from a step stool
Under and behind what moves easily
Glass and sills
Interior windows and sills
Sliding door tracks
Mirrors and picture glass
Beside the visit
What costs extra
Inside windows by the pane
Quoted by the number of windows.
A second visit
If the day runs long, we come back for the rest.
Blinds and drapes
Wiped or dusted by the room, as needed.
In order
How the visit goes
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Step 1: A call to plan the days
We ask which rooms matter most and how long your parent likes to be on their feet.
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Step 2: A room at a time
We finish one room before starting the next, so the house is never all upside down.
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Step 3: Breaks built in
Your parent can sit anywhere we are not working. Nothing is moved without asking.
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Step 4: A walk-through at the end
We go through the house together and note what was left for another visit.
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Step 5: A text to the family
What was done, what was left and what we would suggest for next time.
Good to know
Before we arrive, and what we leave alone
What helps us
Tell us the rooms that matter most
Let us know about stairs, narrow spaces or fragile items
Plan for a long visit, or two shorter ones
What we do not do
Move heavy furniture or lift anyone
Give personal care, medicines or meals
Use ladders, or clean mold, pests or hoarded rooms
Run errands, shop or drive
Questions about this visit
How often should a house have a deep clean?
Once or twice a year suits most homes; Willa will ask how the house is lived in and suggest. We start booking April deep cleans in the winter.
Is it very noisy or disruptive?
A vacuum and a bit of moving around, nothing more. If noise is hard on your parent, we plan quiet rooms first.
Do you move furniture?
Only light pieces, with your parent's say, and they go back. Heavy furniture stays where it is.
Book a deep clean for the spring
Tell Willa when your parent is at home and when they would rather be out, and she will plan around it.