Domestic Bliss: Hiring a Good Housecleaner

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Housecleaning Services

	Paying for housecleaning services is, for many consumers, considered no more of a luxury than hiring help with plumbing or appliance repairs. Free time may simply be too scarce to spend large chunks of weekends dusting, mopping, vacuuming. If you are feeling desperate for help, this article may be just what you need-whether you're looking to hire a company or an individual. From Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	A's Quality Discount Maid Svc 1803 SE 8th St Renton, WA 206-412-2425		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Amazing Maids 3088 118th Ave SE #P-103 Bellevue, WA 425-869-7420	15 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	April Lane's Home Cleaning 1952 1st Ave S #2 Seattle, WA 206-527-4290	11 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Attention To Detail 12329 26th Ave W Everett, WA 206-621-7424		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Aunt Josie's Housekeeping 1678 S 310th St Federal Way, WA 253-529-8460		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Casa Bonita 14005 Woodinville Rd Redmond, WA 425-481-8633		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Clean & Simple PO Box 6354 Lynnwood, WA 425-673-4733	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Cleaning Authority 1405 Elliott Ave W #D Seattle, WA 206-352-9555		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Cleaning Authority 8916 122nd Ave NE Kirkland, WA 425-889-4509		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Cleantech Housekeeping 118 15th Ave SE Puyallup, WA 253-770-2255	13 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Country Home Cleaners 19130 10th Ave NE Poulsbo, WA 360-697-5511		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Dana's Housekeeping 12309 15th Ave NE Seattle, WA 206-368-7999	32 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Dana's Housekeeping 4624 16th St E #A-1 Tacoma, WA 253-926-1012	24 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Dana's Housekeeping 111 SE Everett Mall Way Bldg E #104 Everett, WA 425-355-4999	21 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Dana's Housekeeping 8818 122nd Ave NE Kirkland, WA 425-827-2220	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Maid 2 Please 809 233rd Ave NE Sammamish, WA 425-868-4626		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Maid Brigade 17229 15th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 206-362-8439	57 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Maid Brigade 120 15th St SE #101 Puyallup, WA 253-840-5147		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Maid Brigade 201 SW 41st St Renton, WA 425-251-5013	25 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Maid Brigade 17710 134th Ave NE Woodinville, WA 425-487-2367	43 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Maid in the Northwest 1014 E Spruce St Seattle, WA 206-622-7783	28 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Maid Pro 1403 Auburn Way S #J Auburn, WA 253-333-0909		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Maid Pro 13256 Northup Way #1 Bellevue, WA 425-746-2800	29 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	Maid To Order 3620 Wheaton Way Bremerton, WA 360-373-8039		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Maids 12811 8th Ave W #204 Everett, WA 425-742-2779	17 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Merry Maids 8613 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 206-527-2984	18 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Merry Maids 6417 Fauntleroy Way SW #E Seattle, WA 206-937-7083	31 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Merry Maids 3702 W Valley Hwy N #308 Auburn, WA 253-833-6171	25 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Merry Maids 430 91st Ave NE #13 Lake Stevens, WA 425-335-3344		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Merry Maids 2027 196th St SW #R-5 Lynnwood, WA 425-778-3355	57 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Merry Maids 450 Park Ave N Renton, WA 425-881-6243	16 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Mighty Maids 17800 140th Ave SE Renton, WA 253-630-2799		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Mighty Maids 17800 140th Ave SE Renton, WA 425-226-1614	11 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Molly Maid 13547 SE 27th Pl #3-D Bellevue, WA 206-232-2916	18 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Molly Maid 823 W Main St #B Sumner, WA 253-891-4276		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Molly Maid of Edmonds 18904 Hwy 99 Lynnwood, WA 425-775-8100		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Mrs Clean 3223 164th St SW Lynnwood, WA 425-881-8411	20 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Quality Cleaning 23026 106th Ave W Edmonds, WA 206-542-6989		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	Rent-A-Yenta House Cleaning PO Box 23012 Seattle, WA 206-325-8902		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	Scrubbles Cleaning Service 8801 Rte 16 NW #C Gig Harbor, WA 253-851-5678	29 ratings	Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	Silly Sisters Joyful Hseclng 11020 34th Ave NE Seattle, WA 206-367-0375		Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 23 local housecleaning services. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

Seattle housecleaning services by neighborhood

WA
Housecleaning Services in Auburn, WA	Housecleaning Services in Bellevue, WA	Housecleaning Services in Bremerton, WA
Housecleaning Services in Edmonds, WA	Housecleaning Services in Everett, WA	Housecleaning Services in Federal Way, WA
Housecleaning Services in Gig Harbor, WA	Housecleaning Services in Kirkland, WA	Housecleaning Services in Lake Stevens, WA
Housecleaning Services in Lynnwood, WA	Housecleaning Services in Poulsbo, WA	Housecleaning Services in Puyallup, WA
Housecleaning Services in Redmond, WA	Housecleaning Services in Renton, WA	Housecleaning Services in Sammamish, WA
Housecleaning Services in Seattle, WA	Housecleaning Services in Shoreline, WA	Housecleaning Services in Sumner, WA
Housecleaning Services in Tacoma, WA	Housecleaning Services in Woodinville, WA

Subscriber Comments/Reviews

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote about SCRUBBLES CLEANING SERVICE, Gig Harbor, WA on 09/08/09: While the service was great, it was expensive - at least for my house since..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Shoreline, WA on 03/28/09: This may not be the least expensive cleaning service available, but their reliable team keeps..........

Subscriber from LYNNWOOD, WA wrote about MAIDS, Everett, WA on 11/10/08: I used The Maids for awhile and felt I could do a better job myself,..........

Subscriber from SNOHOMISH, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Woodinville, WA on 10/27/08: The crew did not manage their time well - the important rooms were left undone..........

Subscriber from SNOHOMISH, WA wrote about DANA'S HOUSEKEEPING, Kirkland, WA on 10/27/08: Asked the cleaner to use my products and tools and ABSOLUTELY no sponges. I walked..........

Subscriber from SNOHOMISH, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Shoreline, WA on 10/20/08: They cleaned a rental property we own in the city. Wonderful job........

Subscriber from KENMORE, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Shoreline, WA on 10/20/08: They maintain my house every other week and are always cheerful and do a consistently..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about DANA'S HOUSEKEEPING, Seattle, WA on 10/09/08: The only consistent complaint that I have is that the service does not have after..........

Subscriber from SILVERDALE, WA wrote about SCRUBBLES CLEANING SERVICE, Gig Harbor, WA on 10/09/08: They didn't show up as scheduled. The initial interviewer was pleasant, professional........

Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Renton, WA on 09/22/08: Reliable if convince scheduler to send the same people each time, otherwise not........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Shoreline, WA on 08/20/08: I really appreciate that they use a line of green cleaning products........

Subscriber from MILL CREEK, WA wrote about MAIDS, Everett, WA on 08/20/08: In one year of monthly service, damage (due to carelessness) to things in my home..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MERRY MAIDS, Seattle, WA on 08/20/08: Poor job, floors were visibly still dirty after "cleaning." Almost always late. Expensive........

Subscriber from GRAHAM, WA wrote about DANA'S HOUSEKEEPING, Tacoma, WA on 08/14/08: They are adequate but, in the past, I got better service from individual contractors. If..........

Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote about MAID BRIGADE, Renton, WA on 07/30/08: I started with monthly service, and have just requested bi-monthly service. They do a very..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MERRY MAIDS, Lynnwood, WA on 07/14/08: It all depends on which cleaning people I get whether the cleaning is adequate or..........

Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote about DANA'S HOUSEKEEPING, Tacoma, WA on 06/10/08: Dana's housekeeping started out doing my home once a month. I'm disabled and need help..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MAID IN THE NORTHWEST, Kent, WA on 11/17/07: Very poor cleaning........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MERRY MAIDS, Lynnwood, WA on 10/18/07: Generally the cleaners do a good job but they are too rushed. They are a..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MERRY MAIDS, Lynnwood, WA on 09/26/07: Generally reliable, but have had a few last minute reschedules. Some staff do not speak..........

Subscriber from MAPLE VALLEY, WA wrote about SCRUBBLES CLEANING SERVICE, Gig Harbor, WA on 09/24/07: I hired Scrubbles to clean a house to be sold. They left (old) spills, dirt..........

Subscriber from EVERETT, WA wrote about DANA'S HOUSEKEEPING, Everett, WA on 09/17/07: I had a mess. The woman who came to my home did an awesome job...........

Subscriber from ISSAQUAH, WA wrote about MAID PRO, Bellevue, WA on 09/13/07: Things were fairly good for the first year, then they began sending a different cleaning..........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MAID IN THE NORTHWEST, Kent, WA on 09/12/07: Used them for 8 months--we were underwhelmed........

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote about MERRY MAIDS, Lynnwood, WA on 09/11/07: Quality of cleanimg varies with each visit. I would like them to be more thorough...........

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