We clean Emmett homes and businesses

Emmett has old farmhouses and new subdivisions

Emmett grew up as a farm town, and its houses show it. Near downtown the houses are older, most of them wood frame, with painted trim and deep window sills. Newer subdivisions on the edges of town have open floor plans and a lot of glass. Out past town, farmhouses sit on acreage between the orchards and pastures. Each of those gets dirty in its own way, so we ask about the house before we price it.

Older houses need gentler cleaning. Wood floors that have been refinished a few times do not want a wet mop. They get a damp one, then a dry cloth. Painted trim and old window frames hold a line of dust in every groove, and a quick swipe only moves it around. We wipe those by hand. Then we clean the sills and window tracks, where grit from the fields collects all summer.

Newer houses are simpler to clean, but they have more glass. Big windows and glass shower doors catch every water spot. A tile kitchen floor in an open plan shows each crumb and paw print. The farmhouses bring the outdoors in, with boots at the back door and dog hair on every rug. On those houses we plan extra time for the back entry and the laundry room, because that is where most of the dirt comes through.

• Older wood floors damp mopped, then dried
• Painted trim and baseboards wiped by hand
• Window sills and tracks cleared of field dust
• Shower glass and faucets cleaned of water spots
• Back entry and laundry room floors washed

Emmett weather brings dust and mud inside

Emmett sits in the Payette River valley, with orchards and farm fields all around town. Summers are hot and dry. When the wind comes across those fields, it carries fine dust into any house with an open window. The dust lands as a gray film on shelves and the tops of door frames. It sticks to window screens too, so the next breeze blows it back inside.

Dust like that has to come off in the right order. We start high, on ceiling fan blades and vents, and work down to the floor. That way nothing we knock loose lands on a surface we already cleaned. A dry cloth pushes fine dust around, and a damp one picks it up. Wildfire smoke settles over the valley some summers. It leaves a sticky gray film on walls and glass that takes a mild cleaner and a second wipe to remove.

Winter and early spring bring the mud. Gravel driveways and farm lanes go soft when the snow melts, and wet boots carry that mud straight across the kitchen floor. Many houses outside town get their water from a well, and well water tends to leave white spots and scale on faucets and shower glass. We use a cleaner made for hard water on those spots, because scrubbing harder scratches chrome and glass.

We also clean businesses in Emmett

Downtown Emmett has older brick buildings with shops and offices at street level. Buildings that age have tall ceilings and old floors, and dust sits on the ledges and trim for months if nobody gets to it. Our janitorial work covers what a place like that needs on a regular visit. That means the floors and restrooms first, then the counters customers touch all day.

Most of the dirt in an Emmett business walks in the front door. In summer it is fine dust off the parking lot. In winter it is wet grit from the sidewalk and the street. A mat inside the door catches much of it, but only when somebody vacuums the mat and cleans the floor underneath. Skip that for a few weeks and the grit grinds into wood floors and dulls tile.

Restrooms and break rooms are where staff and customers notice a missed visit first. We keep the same list for your building on every visit, so the same things get done each time. How often we come depends on how busy the place is, and we set that with you. Our hours are Monday through Friday, and you get a free quote before we start.

Getting a price in Emmett

Call Jean's Cleaning at (208) 321-4595, or send us a note from this page. Include your Emmett address and a few words about the place. Tell us how big the house or business is and how often you want us there. Mention pets too. We give you a free quote before any cleaning starts, so you know the price up front. We keep office hours Monday through Friday and are closed on weekends.