Are you ready to hire some additional help around your home with all of the assorted dusting, mopping, wiping, and scrubbing there is to do every week? If you’re researching the right fit for you, you’ve probably already determined that you have two main choices in house cleaning services: Should you hire a cleaning service, or should you hire an independent housekeeper?
There are definite pros and cons to consider for each. It’s all about finding what works best for you. You have a range of options available to you: A large cleaning service with dozens of employees, a single independent cleaner, or something somewhere in between.
At Clean My Space CT, we like to think we are somewhere in between. Many of our employees have been with us for years. They know the houses they clean very well, because they regularly visit the same homes.
Our employees are expertly trained, efficient, and professional, and are backed by support staff who take care of the nitty-gritty so they can focus on what they do best: provide you with a beautifully clean home. We are dedicated to providing top-quality services to families in the Canton area, and have been for years.
So which of these services is right for you and your family?
Do Your Independent House Cleaners Pay Attention To Detail?
A major difference between working with independent house cleaners and a larger cleaning service will be your working relationship with each. For example, an independent contractor will probably get to know you and your family over time.
With an independent cleaning contractor, the same person comes to clean your home each week or each month and may focus on specific areas of your home, or the entire house, based on your specifications. But are they cleaning how they would clean their own home, or on a deeper, more professional level? And do they have referrals so you know what kind of service you can expect to get?
Working with a cleaning service, employees receive training on how to best clean your home, so that on each visit, they meet the high standards that are set for them. Many times, a cleaning company will provide a deeper, better clean than independent house cleaners. Why is this? Because they are working from an organized, detailed routine, which allows for better, more efficient cleaning.
At Clean My Space CT, we make sure every effort is made to send the same cleaning professionals to your home each week, which means you are receiving consistent, personalized care from people who know you and your home. Our employees also work from a detailed list, with impeccably high standards, so your cleaning isn’t just consistent, it’s high-quality too.
A Cleaning Service Company Likely Has More Availability
One of the biggest considerations you need to factor into your decision is availability. When you hire an independent contractor, if your cleaning person is scheduled to come on a particular day, and then calls in sick, you are left high and dry, without a clean house, no matter what you had planned for the day.
If you’re hosting a dinner party or a cookout and your housekeeper calls in sick or cancels, all of a sudden your to-do list just got a lot longer, because you become the one responsible for getting your home looking its best.
Working with a professional cleaning service with multiple people on staff means that your home will get cleaned, even if someone calls in sick. You can rely on a cleaning service to have staff available to get your home clean no matter what.
Another question to ponder when it comes to availability is actually your availability: How long do you have for someone to come and clean? For one person to do a thorough job, it might take several hours, depending on the size of your home.
If you work in an office during the week, or if time isn’t an issue, this might not be a huge factor for you. But if you work from home and need uninterrupted work time, or have young kids who you need to get out of the house during a cleaning session, you may not have several hours weekly or biweekly.
If this is the case, you might benefit from a professional house cleaning company, who can arrive with a crew of several people who can divide and conquer, and get your home sparkling clean, sometimes in less than an hour.
The Question of Safety, Insurance, and Liability
One major benefit of hiring a professional cleaning company to take care of your home? Most professional cleaning companies are bonded and insured, which means you aren’t financially responsible if something gets broken or someone is injured.
If you hire an independent contractor to come in and clean your home, and they get injured, you are the liable one, because there isn’t a company handling their general liability insurance and worker’s compensation. Also, are you insured if, as a result of independent house cleaners, something is irreparably damaged, or needs to be mended?
A professional cleaning service will have insurance to protect you and your home, and also their employees if something catastrophic happens. That’s why at Clean My Space CT, all of our staff are fully insured, so you never have to worry.
Working with a cleaning services company like Clean My Space CT, you can also trust that we have completed full background checks on all of our employees as well. One of the most important things to know when choosing a cleaning service is to know who is coming into your home. With an independent contractor, do you really know who is coming into your home each week? Have you done your own background check on your “cleaning lady”?
We like to think that while there are extremes in every choice, there are also options somewhere in between as well. And that’s where we come in. Want individualized attention and a solid working relationship with the people who come in to take care of your home each week, with the protection, efficiency, and professionalism of a larger company? Look no further than Clean My Space CT.
Clean My Space CT was created to provide house cleaning services and exceptional customer service to families in Canton and the surrounding areas so they can spend more time doing what they love. We understand the small-town, friendly feeling that comes with living in Canton, and that’s why we are dedicated to giving you and your home the personal attention you deserve. Many of our employees have been with us for several years or more, so they can anticipate the needs of our very happy client families, and give them a sparkling clean home each week.
Let’s work together! Have questions we can answer? Request a quote today, and see how great it can be to work with a smaller, but very professional cleaning service who is dedicated to fulfilling your house cleaning needs, like we are.
