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Cleaning an Older Bay Area Home
Victorians, Craftsman bungalows, and other older Bay Area homes hold a lot of dust in a lot of details. Here’s what a good cleaning looks like.
Drive through Berkeley, Oakland, or San Francisco and you’ll pass plenty of homes with real age to them: detailed moldings, original wood floors, tall sash windows, built-in cabinets. That character is worth looking after, and it takes more time to clean than a modern, minimal space does.
Why Older Homes Take More Time
Every groove in a molding, every window track, and every built-in shelf collects dust, and an older house has a lot of them. A quick surface clean skips most of it. Getting into the details takes time, so how much time you book matters as much as who does the work.
What to Ask a Cleaning Company
Do you dust the details, or just wipe the surfaces?
How do you decide how much time my home needs?
Are your cleaners background checked?
Are you insured?
What happens if something gets missed?
How We Handle It
For older homes we usually suggest our deep cleaning, which covers everything in a standard clean plus detailed dusting, hand-washed baseboards and windowsills, exhaust fans, light switches and door handles, and extra time for high-detail areas. Our cleaners are background checked, we’re licensed, bonded, and insured through Next Insurance Inc., and if anything is missed, tell us within 48 hours and we’ll come back and make it right.
Deep Cleans Plus Routine Visits
Many owners of older homes book a routine cleaning every week, every other week, or monthly to keep up with daily dust, and a deep clean a few times a year to reset the details.
Moving In or Out
Our move-in and move-out cleaning assumes an empty home, so we can get to every corner and every detail that builds up in an older house.
Do You Clean Flats, Apartments, and Condos Too?
Yes. We clean apartments, condos, townhomes, and single-family homes. Choose your home size when you book.
Do I Need to Be Home During the Cleaning?
No. You don’t need to be home when your cleaners arrive or leave, though a quick introduction on your first visit helps them get to know your home.
What If I’m Not Satisfied?
Tell us within two days (48 hours) of the service and we’ll gladly return to address any missed areas at no additional cost.
We clean homes of every age across Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. Book a cleaning online when you’re ready.