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Just The Basics Housecleaning is a house cleaning company with a 2.4-star average across 17 Google ratings. Its website says its gift certificates are non-refundable and are only good for residential (non-commercial) services in its service area. In a 2024 Google review, a customer thanked Jackie and Brenda for a deep cleaning of a 3-bedroom rental apartment, covering windows, floors, the stove and oven, refrigerator, microwave, full bath, cabinets, vents, baseboards, hall entrance and stairs, and called it very thorough. A 2020 Angi customer said they had used the company for 5/6 years and that Brenda was very reliable and would do her best to accommodate a special request. A 2024 customer said they arranged for one person to come for 2 hours to focus on deep-cleaning items, but two people showed up, and none of the items they wanted cleaned, like the oven or inside the drawers, were cleaned. That 2024 customer said they were told the price was $115 after agreeing to pay $70, and were then texted that the amount was not enough because the cleaners did an additional half hour. A 2024 customer said Sonya did a good job cleaning apart from not cleaning the faucet, but that their cat was let out of their room without permission and Sonya broke one of their drinking glasses. A 2024 customer wrote that the cleaners missed a lot of areas. A 2022 customer who scheduled a deep clean through their rental agency said many items were not completed, and that the owner came back to clean blinds that were not dusted but still charged for the hours.
Spoke with the owner for 25 min, explained that my house is very clean, but recently the deep cleaning items had fallen behind and that 2x a month id like to have 1 person come and focus on one area for 2HRS. Examples i gave: cleaning one bathroom from top to bottom only, walls doors, baseboards, the fan.. you know.. the stuff you don’t necessarily clean everyday. I doubled back and expressed continuously that i dont need the whole house lightly cleaned, bc i clean almost daily but the nooks & crannies was what i wanted attention paid to and that i didnt want to pay a service i had to babysit so having someone that could follow verbal (and written) instructions was important to me. I explained that in the past with other services, no matter the means i used to bridge the gap (using apps.. calling friends to translate) that a language barrier had been an issue. I was assured all of my concerns were heard, noted and we agreed to have 1 person to come for 2 hours. Ok heres where it gets good…two people show up, i dont think anything of it really, bc perhaps they only have 1 hour so they sent 2 people instead of 1 person for 2 hours… Neither of the women introduced themselves and let me know they don’t speak English. I bring them to my kitchen, which is 10x12 space, no dishes in the sink, nothing on the countertops… floors were swept at 7PM last night. I show them a 7 item list i had written...but realized it was of no use. I then do my best to point out areas id like them to work on . I get told : yes yes yes. 2 hours later, i had to text the owner (bc again, they don’t understand anything i say) and let her know they have hit a 2 hour mark -AND i havent been asked if they should continue…they should stop bc their time is up. I am told is $115, again I agreed to pay $70. I pay the $115… bc it wasnt their fault, their boss set them up for failure. They continue to clean for another 25 min and i was then texted that the amount i sent wasnt enough $$ bc they did an additional half hour. Yeah; no. What a scam None of the items i wanted cleaned were cleaned, like the oven or inside my drawers. Everything is coated in cheap cleaning product film and i honestly cant tell what was cleaned. I sent photos i am posting here. No apology, no credit towards future cleaning. Was told they couldn’t finish bc they had to rush out. I could clean faster and better with a blindfold on. Do not use this company. What a joke.
I have a 3 bedroom Rental apartment needed a deep cleaning windows floors stove/oven refrigerator microwave ,full bath, cabinets, vents baseboard hall entrance and stairs very thorough,thank you Jackie and Brenda for your service I was very impressed with the Storm windows frames Thank you I would recommend your business to any property Management company
I would like to say it's my first time receiving cleaning service with you the reason why I gave 2 stars because my cat was let out of my room without permission other than that Sonya did a good job cleaning apart from not cleaning my faucet and half of my toilet bowl was clean and Sonya broken one of my drinking glasses unfortunately I won't be rehiring
Mised a lot of areas and not great cleaners
We scheduled this cleaning service through our rental agency. The cleaning was very I satisfactory and many items not completed. We ended up cleaning after the so called deep clean. The owner then said there was an issue with the person that cleaned our house and came back to clean blinds that were not dusted. She still proceeded to charge the hours they supposedly cleaned. We have instructed our rental agency to never use this cleaner again. They scam you with the hours as they certainly don’t clean in that timeframe or clean in general.
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