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House Cleaning in Hummelstown, PA

Hummelstown is an old borough with a square in the middle of it and a ring of newer housing around the edges. The brick homes on and around Main Street were built long before anyone was thinking about how they would be cleaned, and they are the reason a Hummelstown job is rarely the same length as a job the same size in a newer town.

It also sits next to Hershey, which means a share of the housing here takes short term guests rather than long term residents. We clean both. Thais and Joseph do the work themselves, seven days a week from 8am to 9pm, and the estimate is free.

  • Free estimates
  • We bring all supplies
  • Background checked owner
  • Insured
  • Open 7 days, 8am to 9pm

House Cleaning Across Hummelstown, PA, from the Square Outward

Three or four distinct kinds of home in a borough you can drive across in five minutes.

Around the square and Main Street

  • Brick homes and twins, some of them two hundred years into their life
  • Narrow stairs, steep treads, and landings with no room to work
  • Deep sills, original trim, and transoms over the doors
  • Plaster walls, which put dust where drywall never does
  • Radiators, and the floor and wall behind each one
  • Cellars with stone walls and the stairs down to them

The older singles on the side streets

  • Porches front and back, both of which bring grit inside
  • Wood floors, staircases, and banisters throughout
  • Tiled bathrooms where the grout is the job rather than the tile
  • Kitchens that have been updated around original cabinetry
  • Detached garages and back entries
  • Mature trees, so pollen in spring and leaf grit in the fall

Newer builds around the edges

  • Single family homes with three and four bathrooms
  • Open plans and two story spaces with high fixtures
  • Finished basements and bonus rooms over garages
  • Sliders and large windows with the tracks that come with them
  • Standing visits every two weeks, in most of them
  • Mudrooms taking the whole family's traffic

Rentals and short term lets

  • Whole homes let to visitors heading to the park or the creek
  • Same day turnovers between a checkout and a check in
  • Beds stripped and remade from the linens kept on site
  • Apartments in converted older buildings, on lease end cleans
  • Owners who live elsewhere and need it done without supervision
  • A deep clean before the season, with turnovers holding it after

An old brick house and a five year old build with the same floor area are not the same day of work, which is why we look at a home before quoting it.

House Cleaning in Hummelstown's Older Brick Homes

Most of the borough's character is also most of the work.

Plaster and old woodwork hold dust in ways a modern house does not. It sits in the trim, on the picture rails, along the tops of door frames, and in the grain of woodwork that has never been painted over. A quick pass moves it. Getting it out is what a deep clean is for.

Radiators are the other one. Every older home here has them, they sit under the windows collecting whatever falls, and cleaning behind the fins and underneath takes a tool and a few minutes each. A cleaner working to a clock goes around them.

Then the stairs. Narrow treads, steep pitches, and turns with no landing to stand on, which is ordinary in a borough house and slow to do properly, particularly on a first visit.

None of that is a complaint. It is the reason an estimate here is made after looking at the house rather than from a square footage, and it is why an old house priced like a new one always ends up short.

Who We Clean For in Hummelstown, PA

Families in the newer developments on the edges of the borough, mostly on a standing visit every two weeks.

People in the old brick homes who love the house and do not love cleaning a hundred and fifty years of detail. The first visit is usually a deep clean and the ones after it are lighter.

Hosts letting a property to visitors. Hummelstown takes a good share of the overflow from Hershey, and a turnover between guests runs on the booking calendar rather than a weekday schedule.

Renters and landlords in the converted apartments around the centre of town, where a lease end clean has to satisfy somebody else's inspection.

House Cleaning Prices in Hummelstown, PA, What Moves the Number

No published rate. The age of the house matters here as much as the size of it.

The size of the home and the number of bathrooms, which set the length of a visit more than anything else.

The age and the detail. Plaster, original woodwork, radiators, and narrow stairs all add time that a newer house of the same size does not need.

The condition when we arrive. A first clean on a house that has not had one in years is a different job from the visits after it.

How often we come back, and whether it is a home or a rental. Recurring visits and regular turnovers both cost less per visit than a one off.

We look at the house, ask what matters to you, and send a written estimate with the price and the hours. The estimate is free and we take cash, check, and Zelle.

What Clients Around Hummelstown and Harrisburg Say

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  • 5 out of 5 stars

    Negreiro Services are the absolute best pros I have ever hired for a "deep clean" for my home. They worked professionally, were prepared with the right tools and products, were thorough and beyond, and left my home SPARKLING CLEAN. I will be using them regularly and I highly recommend them to others. I am elderly and this took a big weight off my mind And their prices are great considering the amount of work that they accomplish! The best!

    Linda H.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars

    this was my first time hiring a cleaning service and it was a great first experience! Thais and Joseph came to provide a free quote, they came on the scheduled day, and completed a deep clean of my home in a timely fashion. I would definitely retain them for routine cleaning and my mother is also interested in having them come to her home!

    Karen R.

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How to Book House Cleaning in Hummelstown, PA

Three steps, no deposit, and nothing owed for the estimate.

  1. 1

    Call or text

    717-831-2653, seven days a week from 8am to 9pm. Tell us the size and age of the home and what you are after.

  2. 2

    We come look at the house

    A few minutes on site, which matters more in an old house than anywhere else, because that is where the time goes.

  3. 3

    You get a written price

    In writing, with the hours we expect, and nothing added to it later.

House Cleaning Around Hummelstown and Eastern Dauphin County

The towns either side of the borough, all inside the area we cover without charging for the drive.

  • Hershey. Next door, and where most of the short term rental work in this area is.
  • Harrisburg. Home base, a short drive west.
  • Camp Hill. Over the river, larger single family homes on standing visits.
  • Mechanicsburg. Further west, newer stock and a different kind of job.

We also serve New Cumberland, Enola, Lemoyne, and York. If you are just outside that list, call 717-831-2653 and ask.

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House Cleaning in Hummelstown, PA, Questions We Get Asked

Do you clean houses in Hummelstown, PA?

Yes, in the borough and around it, for homes, rentals, and small commercial spaces. We are based in Harrisburg, PA 17109 and the drive is not charged as extra. Call or text 717-831-2653 for a free estimate.

Can you clean an old brick home with plaster walls and radiators?

Yes, and a lot of our work in this borough is exactly that. Plaster dust settles in trim and woodwork, radiators need cleaning behind the fins and underneath, and narrow stairs are slow to do properly. It all takes time, which is why we look at a house before quoting it rather than pricing by square footage.

Does an older home need a deep clean before regular visits?

Usually, yes. A first deep clean catches up the detail that a maintenance visit has no time for, and the recurring visits after it are shorter because they are holding rather than catching up. If the house has been kept up, we will tell you it does not need one.

Do you clean short term rentals in Hummelstown?

Yes. Hummelstown takes a good share of the visitors heading to Hershey, and turnovers run on the booking calendar rather than a weekday schedule. We work seven days a week from 8am to 9pm, so a same day turnover on a weekend is an ordinary booking.

How much does house cleaning cost in Hummelstown, PA?

It depends on the size of the home, how many bathrooms it has, how old it is and how much detail it carries, the condition it is in, and how often you want us back. We look at it and send a written estimate. The estimate is free and there is no charge to come look.

Is it the same two people every visit?

Yes. Thais and Joseph do the work themselves. There is no crew and no rotating staff, so nobody has to be shown around your house twice. Thais is background checked and the business is insured.

Ready to enjoy the old house instead of cleaning it?

The same two people every visit, everything they need with them, and a free estimate first.