[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Pturner

What happened with Hometown?

Hometown is still in business. However they are going through staffing changes and calls aren't returned or their mailbox is full. I'm sure it's a temporary problem, but I've switched to KleaningHouse and love them.

[skyguy79]

We used Hometown in February and there were not only staff problems, but also she was dealing with serious family medical problem. I don't know if the problems are still ongoing or not. Despite those problems she and her boyfriend did get to the house and substituted for staff that would have normally done it, and they did a decent job. I hope the problems are behind her now!

[jblum315]

I've been using Hometown for 2 years, every two weeks. There are always 2 cleaners, sometimes (rarely) 3, and they're done in an hour and a half. Never had a problem with them.

[Taj44]

Just a heads up that Diane Castle (Castle Cleaning) is no longer doing house cleaning.

[K9-Lovers]

Originally Posted by Dirigo

We pay $48 every two weeks for a 1800sf one-level home. Our lady sweeps, vaccums, washes the tile floors, dusts everything but the big screen TV (I do that), ...

Dirigo, how do you take care of your big screen tv? What do you do special to clean it?

Thanks, K9

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

We used Hometown in February and there were not only staff problems, but also she was dealing with serious family medical problem. I hope the problems are behind her now!

The problem I was having was that I couldn't leave messages in the Hometown mail box as it was full. The owner of Hometown, Susan, is a friend and I wish her well. I called her cell and she told me about the staffing issues. Once the problems are ironed out, I think everything will be fine again.

In the meantime I'm using Kleaning House and they've been great.

[swrinfla]

A word for Daisy Maids (Fruitland Park 314-9070). I've used them almost from the start. Always very thorough. Always on time - sometimes even early, but they call ahead. Usually two gals, but seldom the same ones. Very rarely only one.

Now $125 per visit (once a month). They're here a good hour-and-a-half or a little more.

My only wee small complaint is one that I always had with my service "up north" - things are seldom put back just where I want them!

SWR

[Avista]

I am very please with Kleaning house. They have a crew and are in and out quickly--which I like.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by jblum315

I've been using Hometown for 2 years, every two weeks. There are always 2 cleaners, sometimes (rarely) 3, and they're done in an hour and a half. Never had a problem with them.

Originally Posted by skyguy79

We used Hometown in February and there were not only staff problems, but also she was dealing with serious family medical problem. Despite those problems she and her boyfriend did get to the house and substituted for staff that would have normally done it, and they did a decent job. I hope the problems are behind her now!

Originally Posted by Pturner

What happened with Hometown?

I had an e-mail recently from Susan, the owner of Hometown Cleaning. She has been struggling through a lot of staffing changes and family medical problems, as Skyguy mentioned. Hopefully she will now have a path of clear sailing.

I know Susan to be an honest, hard-working woman. I wish her all the best of luck in building her business back up and beyond what it was.

[LittleDog]

We have a couple in the Villages, Rod and Shirley, who we have had clean every other week for the past year. They do a great job. Our house is a designer model (Whispering Pine) and I believe it's about 1500 sq. feet. We pay $85.

John

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by movinsoon

Will anyone share the approximate cost of basic cleaning service as described by Dirigo for a 1500 - 1880 sq ft house?

I think it's about $70.

[eveter]

We were told it would cost us $80 to have our 1550 sf house cleaned every two weeks. We think this to be high. Are we wrong? We pay $60 every two weeks up north for a 2800 sf house.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by eveter

We were told it would cost us $80 to have our 1550 sf house cleaned every two weeks. We think this to be high. Are we wrong? We pay $60 every two weeks up north for a 2800 sf house.

Our home is 1966 sf and we pay Daisy Maids $92 every two weeks! Another cleaning service I would recommend is Hometown Cleaning and you can find their base prices by Clicking Here!

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by Bubbalarry

They are not responding to phone calls and the cell numbers don't work.

This post is three years old. Believe me, they are responding now.

[MLBellis]

I use to have a residential cleaning co here in TV a few years ago... My prices were $60 to $70 to clean most ranches and Designer homes. It all depended on the type of floors and knickknacks that had to be dusted. We brought our own cleaning supplies, cleaned, disinfected and applies new filters on our vacuums and mops before we entered each home. I had One person to clean a home which took 3 hrs to clean.... We cleaned EVERYTHING, baseboards, fans, window sills, air vents etc... we did not cut corners we cleaned them! We used one rag to clean each room of the home to prevent contamination of germs. We were not the every day basic cleaner. I miss it very much…. Sadly, I had to close up business due to health reasons and it was very hard to find good reliable workers here in Fl.