We clean Caldwell homes and businesses

Caldwell has old houses and new ones

Caldwell is an old railroad town with a lot of new building around it. The blocks near downtown and the College of Idaho hold houses from the early part of the last century. They have wood floors and painted trim that holds dust on every ledge. Out toward the edges of town you find subdivisions that went up in the last few years, with open kitchens and carpet in the bedrooms. Both kinds of house need cleaning, but they do not clean the same way.

In the older houses, most of the work is detail. Wood floors get a damp mop and never a soaking, because standing water works into the seams and lifts the finish. Baseboards and built-in cabinets collect dust in the corners, and a fast pass with a duster misses most of it. Old bathroom tile has porous grout that stains, so it gets a brush instead of a wipe. That slower work is what you notice when you walk back in the door.

The newer homes have their own problems. Builders leave fine drywall dust in the vents and along the tops of door frames, and it keeps coming out for months after move-in. With an open floor plan, the kitchen and living room share the same air. Cooking grease settles on shelves and light fixtures well away from the stove. Light carpet is common in new houses too, and it shows the dirt that comes in on shoes within days.

• Baseboards and window sills dusted by hand
• Wood floors damp mopped, never soaked
• Tub and shower grout scrubbed with a brush
• Faucets and shower glass wiped of hard water spots
• Dust wiped off vent covers and door frame tops

Field dust gets into Caldwell homes

Caldwell sits in the middle of farm country. Onion, sugar beet, corn and seed fields come right up to the edge of town. They get worked in the spring and again after the fall harvest. The wind that moves across the valley picks up that loose soil and carries it into the neighborhoods. It comes in through window screens and under doors, and it settles as a fine brown film on every flat surface.

That film is harder on a house than it looks. Farm soil is gritty, so wiping it off a table with a dry cloth drags it across the finish and leaves fine scratches. It has to be lifted with a damp cloth instead. In carpet the same grit sinks toward the backing and wears the fibers every time someone walks across it. That is why regular vacuuming matters so much in a Caldwell house.

Summers here are hot and dry, and most people keep the windows shut and the air conditioning running through the worst of it. That keeps the heat out, but dust that got in during spring stays in. The air return pulls it through the house and blows it back out the vents. Winter brings its own mess to the back door, with mud tracked in on boots every time the snow thaws. The entry floor in a Caldwell house needs more attention than most people plan for.

We also clean Caldwell shops and offices

Downtown Caldwell has grown busy again around Indian Creek, with restaurants and small shops along the water and offices near the county courthouse. A business gets far more foot traffic than a house does. Every customer brings in some of the same field dust and winter mud, and it builds up fast on a shop floor. Along with maid service for homes, Jean's Cleaning does janitorial work for businesses in Caldwell.

In a shop or office, the restrooms matter most, because customers judge a business by them. After that come the entry and the first stretch of floor inside the door. They take the worst of the dirt and need cleaning more often than the back rooms. Break rooms get the same grease and crumbs a home kitchen does. Trash gets emptied and the liners changed so smells do not build up between visits.

No two businesses need the same schedule. A restaurant and a law office get dirty in different places and at different speeds. Tell us what kind of space you have and how many restrooms it has, and we will work out how often it should be cleaned. Floors matter too, because carpet and tile get cleaned differently. You get a free quote for that plan before any work starts.

Getting a price in Caldwell

Call Jean's Cleaning at (208) 321-4595, or send us your details through the form on this page. Tell us whether it is a house or a business and how often you want it cleaned. For a house, mention whether it is one of the older homes near downtown or a newer build, since that changes the work. We will follow up with a free quote so you know the price before we start. Our office is open Monday to Friday and closed on weekends.