You have better things to do with your time.

You don't want to spend your time standing over your house cleaner.  That's why you should hire a professional company to ensure the work is done properly and that your property is looked after responsibly.  You also have better things to do with your time than spending your weekends cleaning your house yourself instead of in other more important pursuits.
 
 

Your home is special.

No two households are exactly alike, even if identical in size and layout. A house cleaning specialist will usually first visit your home to determine your specific needs. The work can be customized to your individual requirements. They can often accommodate special requests such as washing windows or cleaning inside the refrigerator and stove.
 
 

True professionals are consistently thorough every time they clean.

Most professional companies clean in teams because it's simply more efficient. Because they work in teams it's easier to move a sofa or flip a mattress when necessary, things an individual housecleaner can't easily do alone. Your team supervisor should be expected to complete a checklist at the end of every cleaning visit to ensure that everything is done as promised and expected.
 
 

Good companies are responsible and insured.

Your professional house cleaning company knows that its employees need to be thoroughly screened, professionally trained, covered by workers compensation insurance and motivated by your satisfaction with their work.

All the house cleaners to whom you are referred from this directory are locally owned and operated.  Before being listed they agree to provide their clients with evidence that their employees are bonded and that they carry the appropriate general liability insurance (and Workers' Compensation Insurance in the United States and other countries where it or something similar is mandatory). The people who clean for you should be employees; not independent contractors over whom they would have little control.

The company should withhold all required taxes and social security contributions so you don't have to worry about an unwelcome call from the Internal Revenue Service*.
 
*In the U.S., householders who hire independent contractors may be held liable for withholding payroll taxes and federally mandated Social Security and Medicare taxes.  Other countries may have similar laws and you should determine how you could be affected by those in your area.

They know what cleaning products and methods work best.

When you select a professional housecleaning service, you should get to stop shopping for all that "stuff" that occupies so much space under your sink and in your cupboards.

They may clean hundreds — even thousands of homes every year, and they know what products and methods work the best. Their experience with every kind of cleaning challenge imaginable should assure you of complete satisfaction and pride in your meticulous home.
 
 

They use only safe, effective, cleaning products.

The safety of your family and pets as well as that of their employees, coupled with concern for the environment, is of high importance to a professional house cleaner. Most companies insist on using their own cleaning products for health and safety reasons, as well as for their effectiveness for the task at hand.
 
 

They specialize in repetitive weekly and biweekly cleanings.

When you invite cleaning professionals in to look after those time-consuming weekly or biweekly house cleaning chores, you'll probably wonder how you ever got along without them. A clean home all the time, generally performed by the same cleaning team every time.
 
 

Affordable piece of mind.

There are people in America and many other countries, most of them in the underground economy, who will offer to clean your home for a meager stipend.  But who is going to check their background and criminal history?  What happens if your property is damaged or stolen?  Worse yet, what happens if they or someone working with them is injured while working on your premises?  What happens when they decide to take a day off and don't show up the day you're expecting company ?   Who do you turn to when they mess up or start doing sloppy work?  Do you really need these potential liabilities or hassles?

A professional house cleaning company will not do the kind of work you want or expect for the lowest price in town.  But experience over many, many years has shown that the added piece of mind is well worth a few extra dollars.