Regular Cleaning Service in Yorkville

What regular cleaning service covers

• Surfaces wiped from the top down in every room you use
• Toilets, sinks and showers kept up, not scrubbed down to the tile and grout
• Floors vacuumed and mopped around the furniture where it stands
• Dusting on flat reachable surfaces: tables, shelves, sills, TV stands
• Kitchen counters cleared, the sink emptied and the stovetop wiped
• Beds made and the trash out, so the rooms look done when you walk in

What is usually not included

• Anything on the inside: oven, fridge, cabinets, drawers
• Anything that has to be moved first, like the couch or the fridge
• Scrubbing grout, hard-water rings or grease that has already built up

When to book regular cleaning service

This is what most people mean by "cleaning the house". Choose a deep clean instead when there is built-up grease, hard-water buildup or dust that a regular clean will not shift.

How long it takes

This is the shortest of the regular cleans, because nothing gets opened and nothing gets pulled out. What stretches it is what is sitting on the surfaces: everything has to be lifted, cleaned under and put back.

What makes the price go up

• A sink full of dishes, since it gets emptied before it gets cleaned
• Booking it now and then instead of on a set schedule
• Adding rooms that normally stay closed, like a guest room
• Asking for one deep item on top, usually the oven or the fridge

What to ask before you book

• What exactly is on your list, and what counts as an extra?
• If I want the oven done this time, how much more is that?
• Should I pick up first, or do you work around what is out?

What regular cleaning service looks like in Yorkville

Yorkville sits on the Fox River at the far west edge of the Chicago suburbs, where farm fields turn into new subdivisions. The subdivisions on the edge of town are newer houses on wide lots, with attached garages and basements. Closer to downtown the houses are older and smaller. From the first plow run to the thaw, road salt and field dirt come in together at the back door. Spring means mud at the door from yards on newer lots that have not filled in yet, and basements that hold damp air.

Cleaning here starts at the door and works down. Entryways and mudrooms take the salt and the field dirt, and basements need attention that a condo never does. A subdivision house can carry more floor space and more bathrooms than the room count suggests, so a whole-house clean runs longer than it sounds.