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House Cleaning in York, PA

York is the furthest we go from home base, about half an hour south, and it is the one city where a client has left us a review with the area on it. Christopher O. had cycled through several cleaning services in the York area and been disappointed by all of them. His review is further down this page, word for word.

We take York work by arrangement rather than on the same day to day basis as Harrisburg, so the sooner you call the easier it is to place. 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 the York, PA, Area

A city with a genuinely old housing stock and townships around it that look nothing like it.

City rowhomes and twins

  • Brick rowhomes on narrow streets, many of them well over a century old
  • Three floors in some, with steep stairs between each
  • Plaster walls and original woodwork that hold dust differently from drywall
  • Deep sills, transoms, and trim with real profiles
  • Radiators under the windows, and the floor behind them
  • Cellars with stone walls and laundry at the bottom of the steps

Older single family homes

  • Porches, enclosed entries, and back steps that bring grit in
  • Wood floors, staircases, and banisters throughout
  • Tiled bathrooms where the grout is the job rather than the tile
  • Built ins, picture rails, and other detail that takes time
  • Detached garages and back alley entries
  • Kitchens updated around original bones

Suburban homes in the townships

  • Larger singles with three and four bathrooms
  • Open plans, two story foyers, and fixtures nobody can reach
  • Finished basements and bonus rooms over garages
  • Sliders onto decks, with the tracks that come with them
  • Mudrooms and garage entries taking the family traffic
  • Standing visits every two weeks, mostly

Rentals and apartments

  • Units in converted houses and older buildings
  • Shared entries, stairwells, and landings
  • Move out cleans a property manager will inspect closely
  • Inside the oven, the fridge, and every cabinet, because those get checked
  • End of month, when most of that work lands
  • Landlords turning a unit between tenants

Because York is a drive for us, we are honest about it up front: we schedule this work rather than squeeze it in, and that is better for you than a rushed visit at the end of a long day.

Why York Area Clients Called Us in the First Place

One review explains this better than we can.

Christopher O. wrote that he and his family had cycled through several cleaning services in the York area over a few years and were always disappointed in the overall quality. Then he wrote that our attention to detail was fantastic and that they intend to keep using us for regular cleanings.

That is the whole pitch. Not that we are cheaper, not that we are faster, but that the work gets done properly by people who are still going to be the ones doing it next month.

It happens because there is no crew. Thais and Joseph clean every house themselves, so there is nobody to hand your standards down to and nobody learning your house from scratch every few visits.

His full review is below, exactly as he left it on Thumbtack.

House Cleaning in York, PA, and What Gets Booked Most

Deep cleaning is the usual first visit, particularly in the older city housing where plaster, woodwork, and radiators hold more than a maintenance clean can reach.

After that, a standing visit on a monthly or every two week schedule. For York we usually suggest monthly or every two weeks rather than weekly, simply because of the drive, and we would rather set a schedule we can keep than one we cannot.

Move out cleans for rentals, which are worth booking as early as you have the date, since end of month is busy everywhere at once.

Commercial and post construction work by arrangement, on the same basis: scheduled in advance, done properly, not squeezed in.

House Cleaning Prices in the York, PA, Area

The same four factors as everywhere else, and no surcharge invented for the distance.

The size of the home and the number of bathrooms, which set the length of the visit.

The age and detail of the house. Older York city housing takes longer than newer township housing of the same size.

The condition when we arrive and how long since the last proper clean.

How often we come back. Recurring visits cost less per visit than a one time clean.

We look at the home, 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.

A York Area Review, Word for Word

This is the only one of our five Thumbtack reviews that shows an area, and it is from York. Nothing in it has been edited.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

    We had an excellent experience. They were quick to respond with availability for an estimate. Their crew did a very thorough job throughout our house, and their attention to detail was fantastic. And our house smelled so clean for days!

    We've cycled through several cleaning services in the York area these past few years, and were always disappointed in the overall quality. We intend on using this company for regular cleanings moving forward, and would recommend trying them out to anybody else who has been underwhelmed with their competitors.

    Christopher O.

    York area

    Verified Thumbtack review

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How to Book House Cleaning in the York, PA, Area

Three steps, and for York the first one is best taken early.

  1. 1

    Call or text

    717-831-2653, seven days a week from 8am to 9pm. Tell us where in the York area you are and the dates you are working to.

  2. 2

    We arrange a look at the house

    It costs nothing. Because it is a drive, we will usually set it alongside another job in the area.

  3. 3

    You get a written price

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

Where Else We Clean Around York and the Capital Area

Most of our work is north of here, and all of it is the same two people.

  • New Cumberland. North up the interstate, and the closest of our regular towns to York.
  • Harrisburg. Home base, about half an hour away.
  • Camp Hill. On the West Shore, larger homes on standing visits.
  • Lemoyne. A small borough at the end of the bridge, mostly twins and half doubles.

We also serve Mechanicsburg, Hershey, Hummelstown, and Enola. If you are just outside that list, call 717-831-2653 and ask.

The cleaning York area clients book most

House Cleaning in York, PA, Questions We Get Asked

Do you clean houses in York, PA?

Yes, by arrangement. York is about half an hour south of us, so we schedule that work in advance rather than fitting it in at short notice. Call or text 717-831-2653 and Thais will tell you what is possible and when.

Have you cleaned in the York area before?

Yes. One of our five Thumbtack reviews is from a York area client who had cycled through several cleaning services in the area and been disappointed in the quality each time. His review is on this page, reproduced word for word.

Do you charge extra to come to York?

There is no separate travel charge. What the distance affects is scheduling rather than price: we set York visits in advance and usually suggest monthly or every two weeks rather than weekly, because we would rather keep a schedule than break one.

Can you clean an older York rowhome?

Yes. Plaster walls, original woodwork, radiators, deep sills, and steep stairs all take time that newer housing does not need, which is why the first visit is usually a deep clean and the ones after it are lighter.

How much does house cleaning cost in York, 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 the home and send a written estimate. The estimate is free.

Is it the same two people who come to York?

Yes. Thais and Joseph do the work themselves everywhere they work, so it is the same two people at your door every visit. Thais is background checked and the business is insured.

Been through a few cleaning services already?

So had our York area client before he called. The same two people do the work, and the estimate is free.