We clean Nampa homes and offices

Nampa has old houses and new ones

Nampa has two kinds of houses, and they do not clean the same way. Near downtown and the old train depot, many homes are older wood-frame houses with painted trim and hardwood floors. On the edges of town, most houses are newer subdivision homes built on former farm fields. Those tend to have big open kitchens and a lot of carpet. We clean both, and we plan the visit around which one you live in.

An older Nampa house collects dust in places a new one does not. Wood trim and deep window sills have ledges that hold grit, and we wipe them by hand. Hardwood floors show every footprint. We go over them with a damp mop so water never sits in the gaps between boards. Older bathrooms often have tile with dark grout, and that takes a brush and some patience.

Newer subdivision homes are easier in some ways and harder in others. With an open floor plan, the kitchen and living room share one big space, so crumbs and dust travel farther than you would think. Carpet holds more dirt than it shows, so it gets a slow vacuum that reaches the edges of the room. Big windows let in a lot of light, and that light shows every streak left on a hard floor or a kitchen counter.

• Trim and window sills wiped by hand
• Hardwood floors cleaned with a damp mop
• Carpet vacuumed out to the edges of the room
• Mineral spots scrubbed off faucets and shower glass
• Bathroom tile and grout cleaned with a brush

Wind carries field dust into Nampa homes

Nampa sits in open farm country, and the wind moves a lot of dry soil. In spring the fields get worked and planted, and in late summer and fall the harvest kicks up more. That fine dust gets through window screens and settles on every flat surface in the house. It also comes in on shoes, which is why the entry floor and the first stretch of carpet go gray first.

Summers in Nampa are hot and dry, and dry air lets fine dust float around longer. A table you dust on Monday can have a light film on it again by Wednesday. Winter brings a different mess. Snow and wet mud come in on boots and melt by the door. The grit in that water can scratch hardwood and dull tile if it sits.

If your faucets and shower glass get a white crust, that is mineral left behind by hard water. A lot of homes in Nampa and across the Treasure Valley have it. Wiping it with a damp rag just spreads it around. It has to be scrubbed off with a cleaner made for mineral, then rinsed and dried, or the spots come back. We spend extra time at the kitchen sink and the shower door, because that is where it builds up first.

Offices in Nampa need a different clean

Jean's Cleaning also does janitorial cleaning for businesses in Nampa. A small office or a shop picks up the same field dust a house does, but more people walk through it in a day. The front entry and the break room usually get dirty first. A customer notices a gritty floor or a messy restroom before they notice anything else about your business. That is where we start.

An office is a different job from a house. Restrooms get used all day by staff and visitors, so they need a full clean on every visit. Door handles and shared desks get touched by many hands, and we wipe those down every time. Trash gets emptied, and the floors get vacuumed or mopped depending on what is down. Entry mats get vacuumed so parking lot dust stays by the door.

Our hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, and we are closed on weekends. That means an office clean in Nampa happens during the workday. For a lot of businesses that works fine, since we can clean around the rooms you are using. If your office is busy all day, tell us when it is quietest and we will work out a time inside those hours.

Getting a price in Nampa

Call Jean's Cleaning at (208) 321-4595 between 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM on a weekday. You can also write to us through the contact form on this page. Tell us whether it is a house or a business in Nampa and roughly how big it is. For a house, mention the kind of floors and how many bathrooms you have. We will give you a free quote before any cleaning starts, so you know the price up front.