Helpful tips & tricks from your Maid service company Buckets and Bows
Most of us enjoy having a neat and tidy home, but we all know that one person who absolutely loves to clean and needs their house to be spick-and-span at all times. That clean freak would be thrilled to receive anything from this selection of gifts. Now, it can be easy to get this type [...]
Welcoming family and friends into your home is always a great experience, but we’ve got a few tips to make your hospitality stand out from the crowd. Just a few extra touches will make your guests feel right at home. Having overnight visitors? We’ve got you covered there as well. Clean home, happy guests No [...]
November is a cozy month, filled with anticipation of the coming holidays where family and friends gather to celebrate the season. But it’s also the beginning of stressing out about getting everything done during the busy holidays. Here are five proven ways that you can use to reduce your holiday stress. Hire a cleaning company [...]
So you’ve taken the leap and hired a cleaning service to clean your home. How will your new cleaning crew ensure that they’ve done a great job and that you are happy with their service? The number one reason people drop their cleaning company or switch to a new one is due to a decrease [...]
We hope that you never encounter this situation, but perhaps you’re curious about what happens if something is broken or stolen when your house is cleaned. If we break or damage something, we pay for it. Any cleaner or professional service person you hire to work in your home should have the same response. [...]
First off, if you decide not to tip your cleaners, don’t worry—they are not going to do a bad job cleaning your home the next time they visit just because you didn’t tip. Your cleaners will always strive to provide you with high quality cleaning as long as you have [...]
A one-time cleaning means you’ve hired a cleaning service to come and clean your house one time, not for regular, recurring service. Why would someone want a one-time cleaning and not ongoing service? Popular reasons for a one-time cleaning Move in or move out Prepping for a party Cleaning up after a party Getting ready [...]
When looking to hire a cleaning company, you’re right to be concerned about who exactly you’re inviting into your home. Most reputable professional maid services will provide several layers of screening for their employees. We outline a typical screening process below. Interview process First up, a prospective cleaner gets interviewed by the professional cleaning company [...]
This is one of the questions that everyone asks us—should I clean my home before you come to clean? Our answer: Tidy, don’t clean! If at all possible, tidy and declutter what you can so that you maximize your cleaner’s time while they are in your home. You want the cleaning company to focus on [...]
If you’ve never had the delightful experience of outsourcing your house cleaning to a cleaning company or maid service, you might be unsure how long it will actually take. When you do the cleaning, you probably have days when you whip through your home in a matter of minutes to clean up the mess. But [...]
Why Are Bonding & Insurance Important? When you compare house cleaning companies, you’ll notice that many of them say they are “bonded and insured.” But what does this actually mean? This important information can help you decide which cleaning company you feel most comfortable hiring. What Does Bonded Mean? Being bonded gives you a way [...]
When you’re shopping around for a maid service for your home, you may receive a wide range of price quotes. What causes these price differences? Why are some house cleaning companies more expensive than others when they’re all quoting prices for the same house? Size of company One of the biggest factors is whether you’re [...]
May is full of celebrations from Mother's Day to Memorial Day officially ushering in summer. May is also Clean Air Month and that leads most of us to think of air pollution, climate change and other BIG global issues. But the air inside our homes has been shown to be five times worse than the [...]
If you’re just starting to look around at potential cleaning companies, you might be surprised by the range of options that are available, from large well-known franchised companies to solo independent cleaners working out of the trunk of their cars. Then there’s us. Buckets & Bows Maid Service is a locally-owned professional cleaning service with [...]
If you’ve never hired a professional cleaning service before, you might be nervous about what to expect from your first phone call with them. Never fear, we’re here to help you understand some of the questions that you’ll need to have answers for. There are no trick questions here, but you might want to prepare [...]
