We clean older Port Jervis houses

Railroad-era houses take longer to clean

Port Jervis was a canal town and then an Erie Railroad town, and a lot of the houses here date from the railroad years. Many are wood-frame, with painted trim around every door and window. That trim is where the dust collects. It settles on top of each door casing and along the baseboards, and it builds up for years where nobody looks. A quick pass with a duster misses most of it.

Older bathrooms are harder to clean. The tile in them is often small, so there is more grout per square foot. Grout goes gray long before the tile does. Getting it clean takes a stiff brush and a lot of kneeling. One customer wrote in a Google review: "My bathroom grout also basically looks brand new!" Old hardwood floors need care too. The gaps between boards hold grit that a vacuum pass leaves behind.

In an older house we usually start with a deep clean, because the first visit has to clear out years of buildup. After that, routine cleaning on a set schedule keeps the dust from piling up again. One customer gave a parent a deep clean as a Christmas gift. The review says: "They were thorough and really put an effort in a home that had been neglected for a while." That customer has kept monthly cleanings with us since.

• Trim and baseboards dusted and wiped
• Window and door tracks cleaned out
• Grout scrubbed in older tile bathrooms
• Light fixtures and walls wiped down
• Kitchen appliances cleaned

Damp river air means more mildew

The city sits low in the valley where the Neversink runs into the Delaware, and the air stays humid through the warm months. Bathrooms show it first. Mildew starts as dark spots along the tub caulk and in the corners of the shower. In an older bathroom with a weak fan, or no fan at all, it comes back quickly after every scrub. Window sills pick it up too, where condensation sits on cold mornings.

Winters here are cold and snowy, and the roads and sidewalks get salted all season. That salt comes inside on boots and dries into a white film on hardwood and tile. A dry mop only pushes it around. It has to be washed off with clean water, and the floor just inside the door usually needs it most. Left alone, salt dulls the finish on a wood floor.

Because of that, a regular cleaning plan in Port Jervis can change with the seasons. In the humid months we can spend more time on bathroom grout, and in winter on the floors by the doors. We offer customized cleaning plans, so tell us what bothers you most about your house. A salon client put it this way: "They are constantly asking for feedback".

We clean Airbnbs and rental properties

Visitors come to Port Jervis for the Upper Delaware, and hosts who rent to them need the place cleaned between stays. A day on the river often leaves sand on the floors and damp towels piled by the tub. The next guest walks in expecting a place that looks like nobody was there before them. We clean Airbnb properties for hosts, and the job covers the whole unit, from the bathrooms to the kitchen counters.

There is also a lot of long-term rental housing in Port Jervis, including older houses split into apartments. When a tenant moves out, the unit needs a full clean before anyone else sees it. That means cleaning inside the cabinets and the oven. Landlords and property managers can book us for a deep clean between tenants, so nobody has to scrub an oven the night before a showing. A clean unit also makes the final walk-through with the departing tenant easier.

We also clean offices and other workplaces. Our Google reviews include salons we clean on a regular basis. If you run an office or a shop in Port Jervis, call and tell us what the space needs and how often. One owner hired us to deep clean a new spa before it opened. Afterward the owner wrote: "Every tiny detail was taken care of and every tiny space was left spotless."

Getting a price in Port Jervis

Call (845) 415-3215 or send us your details through this page, and tell us about the place and when it last had a deep clean. We will give you a free quote before any work starts, so you know the price up front. We are open on weekends as well as weekdays, so a Saturday call works too.