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Summer Cleaning Tips to Keep Your Home Fresh, Cool, and Guest-Ready

Ah, summer. ☀️ Long days, warm nights, sandy toes, and… sticky floors? Whether you’re planning backyard BBQs, family visits, or just trying to stay cool in the heat, summer is the perfect time to give your home a seasonal refresh.

At You’ve Got Maids®, we know a clean home is a happy (and healthier) one. Here are a few simple summer cleaning tips to help your space stay fresh, bright, and ready for anything, from spontaneous pool parties to relaxing staycations.

52-Point Deep Clean™

Unlike any other deep cleaning in the industry, the 52-Point Deep Clean™ targets every surface, nook, and cranny in your home. There is always an on-site leader to ensure quality cleaning and extraordinary customer service. From the scrubbed-clean bathrooms to the kitchens where we will clean the exterior and interior of the refrigerator, nothing will be missed.

Bathroom

Toilet scrubbed clean, disinfected
Shower and tub scrubbed clean
Sinks hand-washed
Shower glass cleaned
Counters hand-washed
Mirrors cleaned and shined
Fixtures cleaned and shined
Remove smudges from light switch plates
Floors hand washed
Clean & sanitize trash cans
Tile scrubbed clean

Kitchen

Clean and sanitize the interior and exterior of microwave
Hand-wash clean the stove and backsplash
Hand-wash cabinets and drawer exteriors
Clean the exterior of appliances
Clean the interior of the refrigerator
Clean the interior of the oven
Clean and sanitize the sink
Load breakfast dishes into the dishwasher
Clean counters
Wipe clean the kitchen window
Wipe down tables and chairs
Clean floor with special attention to the corners
Hand-wipe clean inside and outside of the trash can
Tidy up, remove trash, reline the trash can
Clean exposed baseboards

Bedrooms

Tidy up, and make beds
Change linens when provided
Clean tile and wood floors, vacuum carpet
Dust and polish furniture
Remove trash
Clean and sanitize trash can, inside and out
Remove high cobwebs
Remove dust from ceiling fan
Remove smudges from light switch plates
Wipe clean picture frames
Wipe clean window sills and sashes
Clean exposed baseboards

Every Room

Wash wood floors, tile floors, vacuum carpets
Vacuum couches and upholstered chairs
Dust and polish furniture
Remove cobwebs
Remove dust from blinds
Remove dust from ceiling fans
Remove smudges from light switch plates
Remove smudges from doors
Clean inside and outside of trash cans
Clean window sills and sashes
Clean front door glass
Clean sliding glass doors, vacuum tracks
Clean exposed baseboards
Pick up and straighten, remove trash

Recurring Cleaning
Weekly, Biweekly & More

Our maid service regulars are amongst the happiest people in the community. Clients who have weekly or every other week residential cleaning services have said goodbye to house cleaning. Few own cleaning supplies anymore as we bring everything needed to clean your home! We arrive in company maid-mobiles filled with two or three uniformed maids.

Bathroom

Toilet scrubbed clean, disinfected
Shower and tub scrubbed clean
Sinks washed
Shower glass cleaned
Counters hand-washed
Mirrors cleaned and shined
Fixtures cleaned and shined
Remove smudges from light switch plates
Dust baseboards
Floors hand-washed
Remove smudges from doors
Clean & sanitize trash cans
Tile scrubbed clean

Kitchen

Clean and sanitize the interior and exterior of the microwave
Clean the stove and backsplash
Clean the exterior of appliances
Clean and sanitize the sink
Load the dishwasher
Clean counters
Clean the interior of the kitchen sink window
Wipe down tables and chairs
Dust exposed baseboards
Clean the floor with special attention to the corners
Clean the outside of the trash can
Tidy up, remove trash, reline the trash can

Bedrooms

Tidy up, and make beds
Clean tile and wood floors, vacuum carpet
Dust exposed baseboards
Dust and polish furniture
Remove trash
Clean and sanitize trash can
Remove high cobwebs
Remove dust from ceiling fan
Remove smudges from light switch plates
Remove smudges from doors
Wipe clean window sills and sashes

Every Room

Clean wood floors, tile floors, vacuum carpets
Dust and polish furniture
Remove high cobwebs
Remove dust from blinds
Remove dust from ceiling fans
Remove smudges from light switch plates
Remove smudges from doors
Clean outside of trash cans
Clean window sills, sash, front door glass
Clean sliding glass doors, vacuum tracks
Dust exposed baseboards
Pick up and straighten, remove trash

Move In / Move Out Cleaning

Move into an immaculately clean home with You’ve Got Maids Move-In Cleaning.
You only get one chance to make your new house perfectly clean, and we ensure a thorough top-to-bottom cleaning, sanitizing every inch of every surface. We not only provide fantastic results and excellent customer service but also strive to be environmentally friendly in all we do.

Additionally, most You’ve Got Maids locations guarantee your security deposit will be returned for cleaning-related issues with our Landlord Guarantee. If your landlord has a cleaning-related concern, direct them to us within 24 hours, and we’ll take care of it.

What We Clean

Toilets scrubbed clean, disinfected
Shower and tub scrubbed clean
Sinks hand-washed, sanitized
Shower glass cleaned
Mirrors cleaned and shined
Fixtures cleaned and shined
Tile scrubbed clean
Remove trash throughout
Remove dust from blinds
Remove dust from ceiling fans
Remove cobwebs high and low
Clean window sills and sashes
Clean front door glass, on both sides
Clean sliding glass doors, hand wipe the tracks
Sweep clean porches and steps
Stairways cleaned, vacuumed
Wash wood floors, tile floors, vacuum carpets
Clean and sanitize the interior and exterior of the oven
Clean and sanitize the interior and exterior of the fridge
Clean and sanitize the interior and exterior of the microwave
Clean the interior and exterior of cabinets
Clean the interior and exterior of drawers
Clean the backsplash
Clean the counters
Clean the stove
Clean light switch plates
Clean all exposed baseboards
Clean door frames, door jambs, doors

How It Works

A supervisor/team leader is onsite for every service
The supervisor/team leader is assigned to your home
We arrive in a logo-branded company vehicle
The maids are trained and wear uniforms
We bring all the cleaning supplies
We work in teams for efficiency
The estimate is free, with no obligation
No contracts so the pressure is on us
Your office is locally owned and operated
The maids must pass background checks
We are licensed, bonded, and insured
We will happily customize cleaning
100% Satisfaction Guarantee every time

100% Guaranteed!

Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed at You’ve Got Maids^®. If you are not happy with any area we’ve cleaned, simply call within 24 hours and we will come back out and re-clean it free of charge.

This makes hiring You’ve Got Maids^® virtually risk-free. Our maids are thoroughly screened through our rigorous recruitment process, and every one of them goes through our Maid University training process. Our training never ends as we’re always striving to do better for our loyal customers!

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