What house cleaning costs in Ogden Dunes

Ogden Dunes is about 15 miles up the road and shares a ZIP with Portage, but it is priced on its own because the homes are a different job: lakefront, a lot of glass, and sand and damp most of the year.

What it costs by size

For a home cleaned every two weeks:

• 2 bed, 1 bath, about 1,100 sq ft: around $220
• 3 bed, 2 bath, about 1,800 sq ft: around $305
• 4 bed, 2.5 bath, about 2,900 sq ft: around $390
• 5 bed, 3.5 bath, about 3,600 sq ft: priced once I have seen the home in photos

If nobody lives there most of the week

A fortnightly clean is the wrong answer for a home that is empty from October to May. What it needs is an opening clean in spring, a closing clean in fall, and someone looking in between for condensation, a musty smell or a problem nobody is there to notice. Tell me how the home is used and I will price that instead.

The first visit

For the 1,800 square foot example the first deep clean is about $605, or $545 with a regular rhythm booked alongside it. After a closed season that first visit matters more than usual.

What the price includes

I come myself, every time, and I keep a key or lockbox arrangement at no charge for owners who are three hours away. The nine step standard is written, a note follows every visit, and a missed spot is redone free.