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- 10 yrs on the job
- 8 areas covered
- Mon to Fri working days
Deep Cleaning in Philadelphia
Cleaners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who do deep cleaning. You call them directly: no form, nobody in between, and no commission on the job.
A deep clean goes past the surfaces: inside the oven and the fridge, behind and under appliances, baseboards, door frames, light fixtures, tile grout and the hard-water buildup in the bathrooms.
Who does deep cleaning in Philadelphia
Areas and hours
Works in Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Conshohocken, Ardmore, Villanova, Fort Washington, Norristown and Gladwyne
Open Monday to Friday, 7am – 5pm
Travels up to an hour
What deep cleaning covers
- Inside the oven and the fridge, with the shelves taken out
- Behind and under the fridge, the stove and the washer
- Baseboards, door frames, switch plates and the tops of the doors
- Hard-water buildup on the shower glass, the tile and the faucets
- Ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures done by hand
- Cabinet fronts degreased, handles and edges included
What is usually not included
- Emptying packed cabinets and closets, which belongs to a move-out clean
- Carpet and upholstery extraction, a separate job with a machine and drying time
- Damage rather than dirt: etched glass, worn grout, stained caulk
When to book deep cleaning
Book this the first time you hire someone, after a renovation, before guests, or when a regular clean is no longer enough. It takes considerably longer than a standard clean and costs more.
How long it takes
Expect it to run much longer than a regular clean. The clock is set by how long it has been: the further back the last one, the more there is to take apart and put back.
What makes the price go up
- High ceilings, since the fans, vents and light fixtures then need a ladder in every room
- Hard water, which turns shower glass and faucets into a scraping job
- A greasy range hood with filters, and an oven that has never been done
- Pets and long hair, which collect in carpet edges, vents and baseboards
What to ask before you book
- Is the inside of the oven and the fridge included, or is it extra?
- How many people are coming, and how long do you expect to be here?
- Will the shower glass come clean, or is it stained for good?
What deep cleaning looks like in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a rowhouse city: narrow, deep homes sharing walls, two or three floors up a tight staircase, a front door opening straight onto the sidewalk and a basement below. Winters are cold, the radiators run, and salt from the sidewalks comes in on shoes. Summers are humid, and the middle of the house gets little daylight.
The front door opens on the sidewalk, so street grit lands in the first room and stair treads take the worst of winter. A vacuum gets carried up narrow stairs instead of rolling room to room. Radiators collect dust down between the columns, and the dim middle rooms need a light brought in.
Cleaners in Philadelphia who do other kinds of cleaning too: see all cleaners in Philadelphia.
Deep Cleaning in Philadelphia, PA, in numbers
- Starts at
- $140
- typical for this area — each cleaner gives you her own
- Start of day
- 7am
- the earliest anyone here opens
- Years at it
- 10
- what this one has been doing it
- Come back if it is not right
- 1
- one of them puts that in writing
- Se habla español
- Yes
- at least one of them
You pay them directly — Cash, Zelle or Check, depending on who you book.
They also drive out to Cherry Hill, Conshohocken, Ardmore, Villanova, Fort Washington and Norristown.