Can I pay someone to thoroughly clean my bathrooms?

September 21, 2023 11:26 AM

I want to hire someone to clean my bathrooms, including general cleaning, removing mildew in the shower, cleaning dark stains in the toilet with CLR or something, and removing caked in dirt in the bottom of the tub with something like bartender's friend.

Partially an update to this question. The maid services I contacted say they don't remove mildew or use abrasive cleaners. I don't want to hire different people for general cleaning and the other stuff. Is there any type of professional which does all of it?

posted by catquas to Health & Fitness (8 answers total)

I'd look into cleaners who do deep cleanings prior to people moving and/or new tenants moving in.
posted by VirginiaPlain at 11:53 AM on September 21, 2023 [5 favorites]

What VirginiaPlain said. I believe the term for this is "final clean". Googling that for your area should point you in the right direction.
posted by AaRdVarK at 11:58 AM on September 21, 2023

My cleaners bill that as a deep clean, and I have to either pay extra for it and schedule it on another day, or skip a "regular clean" for it. When we keep on top of the regular cleanings, we don't really need this service very often. They are, however, the same people and the same service. I guess my suggestion is asking if they include that kind of deep work in another service they offer.
posted by advicepig at 12:31 PM on September 21, 2023 [1 favorite]

Yes, it sounds like you’re asking for a “move out clean” or a “deep clean.”
posted by samthemander at 12:40 PM on September 21, 2023

Best answer: One thing to keep in mind is that with mildew, a lot of cleaning companies will avoid promising that they can solve your problem entirely, because depending on your situation the only solution might be to re-do the caulk. (I previously worked for a cleaning company)
posted by coffeecat at 1:16 PM on September 21, 2023 [5 favorites]

Talk to a local real estate agency and see if they can recommend a cleaner who does deep cleans/move out cleans.
posted by Barbara Spitzer at 6:48 PM on September 21, 2023 [1 favorite]

This is one of the websites you can learn different ways on how to clean various types of cleaning. Hope this helps!
posted by babssy at 3:18 AM on October 3, 2023

Response by poster: Thanks! I was able to get cleaners who did a pretty thorough job.
posted by catquas at 10:26 AM on October 23, 2023