LaPorte County, Indiana
House cleaning in Michigan City and Long Beach
Mostly second homes here, which is a different rhythm from a house somebody lives in.
What is different about Michigan City homes
A lake house that sits empty from October has its own list: damp and musty air, window condensation, and the things that go wrong quietly when nobody is there to notice. If your place is empty most of the week I would rather set it up as a seasonal arrangement than pretend a fortnightly clean is the right answer.
Including Long Beach, Duneland Beach. ZIP 46360.
The short version
- The same person every visit
- A firm price before I start
- Nothing charged until it is done
- If it is not right, I come back
What I do in Michigan City
Regular cleaning
Most of what I do. The same rooms, the same order, the same person, on a rhythm you stop having to think about.
The first deep clean
The long visit. Everything that has quietly got away from you over a year, sorted properly, one time.
Moving in or out
Empty house, inside of everything. The clean that has to pass somebody else's walkthrough.
After a build
New build or a finished remodel. Drywall dust settles three times, so this is not one pass.
Reading for Michigan City
The move out clean, and the five things they actually check
What a landlord, buyer or agent actually inspects on a move out clean in Indiana, and what a move out clean includes that a regular clean does not.
What goes wrong in a lake house nobody is watching
What actually goes wrong in a Northwest Indiana second home over an empty winter, and the checks worth doing while nobody is there.
Questions people ask
How much does house cleaning cost in Valparaiso, Indiana?
A 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home of about 1,800 square feet is roughly $285 every two weeks, $240 weekly, or $330 monthly, and that buys about four and a half hours of work each visit. A one-time deep clean of the same home is about $480 for around seven and a quarter hours. Indiana does not charge sales tax on cleaning services, so the quoted figure is the figure.
Why does the first clean take so much longer?
Because it is undoing however long it has been since the home was properly done. About seven and a quarter hours of work instead of four and a half on a typical 1,800 square foot home: baseboards by hand, door frames, window tracks, blinds, vents, grout, shower runners, and behind whatever moves. It happens once. After that first visit the home stays on the ongoing rhythm and the deep clean is never repeated or recharged.
Do you send the same cleaner every time?
Yes. Maria cleans your home herself. If she ever hires, cleaners are assigned to homes and never rotated, so you will always know who is coming and you will never explain your home twice.
What areas do you serve in Northwest Indiana?
Valparaiso, Chesterton, Crown Point, Winfield, St. John, Munster, Dyer, Schererville, Portage, Ogden Dunes, Michigan City, Long Beach and Beverly Shores, across Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties.
Do I have to sign a contract?
No, and there is nothing to cancel. You can stop whenever you like. One exception, stated plainly before you book: the first deep clean is discounted when you take it with an ongoing rhythm, so if you leave before the third visit that reduction is billed back.
Do I need to pay a deposit?
No. Nothing is charged when you book, and there is no card on file at booking, no deposit and no retainer. You pay after your home has been cleaned.
Cleaning in Michigan City, starting whenever you are ready.
No call, no sales visit, and nothing charged until your home is done.