House Cleaning Questions, Answered

For a typical three-bedroom home, regular visits usually land somewhere around $90 to $200 each, depending on size, bathrooms, pets and how often you book. A one-time deep reset or move-out clean often runs $200 to $450 or more. These are estimates based on published local rates; your firm price comes before the first visit.

Around Peterborough, HomeStars lists roughly $25 to $50 an hour for general home cleaning, and $30 to $60 an hour when the job is a deep clean or follows construction. Independent cleaners often advertise less, around $18 to $23 an hour, but may have a minimum number of hours and ask you to supply products and equipment. HomeStars' national guide puts residential cleaning at about $30 to $55 per cleaner per hour.

We give you a price for the job, based on your home and what you want done, so you know the cost before we start. If the scope changes a lot, we'll talk to you before the price does.

Call or send the form. We'll ask a few questions and give you a price. Regular slots depend on the day and area; deep cleans and moving cleans can often be booked within a week or two, sooner if there's a cancellation. Spring cottage openings fill up early.

Yes. Let us know two days or so ahead, by phone or through the form, and it's moved. Your regular slot stays yours.

Insurance covers accidental damage to your home or injuries on the job. A bond is a separate guarantee that pays you back if something is stolen by the person cleaning. A background check is a police check done before someone works in clients' homes. Ask us which apply before you book and we'll answer plainly.

No. Lots of people give us a spare key or the code to a lockbox or garage keypad. For the first visit it helps if someone can spend ten minutes showing us around, or leave a short note about anything we should know.

Your call. If there are products you like, or anyone in the house is sensitive to scents, we'll use what you choose.

Not at all. Let us know if they'll be loose, crated or out for the day, so we can plan around them and allow time for the hair.

It's a simple habit: set a timer for 20 minutes a day and clean whatever you can in that time, so the house never gets out of hand. It works well alongside regular visits: you handle the daily dishes and clutter, we handle the bathrooms, floors and dust.

Yes: openings, closings and turnovers between guests. How far we go depends on the lake and the road. Tell us where the cottage is and whether it's road or water access, and we'll tell you if it's in range.

Yes, inside the oven, fridge and dishwasher, plus every cupboard and drawer, are part of a move-out clean. Empty the fridge first.

No, we clean dust and residue. Leftover building materials and packaging need to be removed before we arrive.