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Horn's Cleaning Services
4.8(
174
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Carpets or Rugs - Clean at Home

Serving Lake Forest, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1997

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"Brian did a superb job at providing a well thought out estimate and was very accommodating of our short notice timeline for the carpet cleaning. Ryan took excellent care of the moving of the furniture as stated and provided details about the carpet cleaning procedures being followed. The carpet in all rooms and the hallway looked amazing when finished. Top notch five star service from the Horn's cleaning team."
Response time7 hrs
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Love is Clean House
5.0(
80
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Maid Service

Serving Lake Forest, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2024

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"With three kids and two pets, our house is never quiet — or clean for long. But this cleaning team has truly transformed our routine. They handle the mess like pros and leave our home fresh, organized, and totally livable again. It’s the best investment we've made for our family."
Oven 1
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Response time2 hrs
2 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by19%of homeowners
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Cleaning questions, answered by experts

You should consider doing a few things on your own that fall under the category of “good house cleaner etiquette” to prepare for your house cleaner. These include tidying counters, floors, and other surfaces, taking care of the dishes, moving laundry to the laundry room or a dedicated laundry basket, and putting away personal and private items. Think of your house cleaner as someone who brings your home from relatively tidy to organized and clean, and you should have no issues.

You will need to discuss with your pest control expert to know when and what to clean after the treatment. Sometimes, you may have to wait a couple of weeks for deep cleaning to avoid wiping up the treatment they applied.

However, you’ll want to wipe down any surfaces you use for food prep and eating. Before the treatment, you’ll also want to make sure that items such as pet dishes and children's toys won’t be exposed to the chemicals.

Most DIY floor cleaners don’t require rinsing, but you’ll want to make sure you don’t add too much dish soap or oil to the cleaner to avoid having to rinse it after cleaning. For non-wood floors, mix 8 parts warm water, 1 part vinegar, and 1 part baking soda with a few drops of dish soap. For wood floors, use olive oil in that same mixture instead of the vinegar. You can let these solutions air-dry after cleaning your floors with them, although you should manually dry your floors if they aren’t waterproof.

Those switching from an electric stove to a gas stove may lament the loss of its self-cleaning feature. Don’t worry though, you can clean your oven in a few easy steps with some oven cleaner and scrubbing. Bake up a batch of celebratory sugar cookies when you’re finished.

If you’re hiring someone to clean an empty and tidy house before you move in, there’s little prep work to do. Make sure to discuss your goals with the cleaning service, arrange entry to the house, and communicate any problem areas or special requests. If you’ve already moved into the house, or if it’s messy, it’s best to complete the following tasks before the cleaners arrive:

  • Declutter things like clothes, toys, or cardboard boxes

  • Do the dishes

  • Put fragile items in a safe spot where they can’t be accidentally broken

  • Keep pets away from cleaning areas

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