Helpful tips & tricks from your Maid service company Buckets and Bows
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 [...]
Many professional cleaning companies will want you to agree to the terms of their service, so the answer is probably yes. It’s in your best interest to have a written agreement about what they are obliged to provide and what your responsibilities are.
When you make the decision to have someone clean your house, you’re putting your faith in them to do it right. Most professional house cleaning services have a satisfaction guarantee that means they will come back and address any areas they accidentally missed if you contact them within a day of the service. Companies that [...]
When you’re looking to hire a cleaning service to clean your home, one of the things you need to decide is whether you’ll provide the cleaning products, supplies, and equipment that you want the cleaners to use or whether you’ll ask them to bring and use their own.
When you’re looking to find a new cleaning service, you might be overwhelmed by all the options and variables. We hope this article helps you understand what those different options are and what to expect when figuring out how much various professional house cleaning services cost. The biggest factors are how big your home is, [...]
The average cost for a house cleaning in the U.S. is $160, but the typical range is between $115- $227. Of course, the amount varies depending on your location and size of your home. Other factors that play into the overall cost of hiring a cleaning service are whether you hire a company or an [...]
