Old wood floors and oak pollen set the pace in Winter Park

Winter Park houses are older than most of the metro, and plenty of them still sit on their original wood plank floors. Those boards take a damp mop and a dry pass behind it, or the seams swell and the finish goes cloudy. Many have been restored, which usually means fresh paint on old trim, deep baseboards and window casings that hold dust in the profile. Oak canopy is the other constant on these streets. Pollen in spring and leaf litter the rest of the year come in on shoes and settle on sills, entry mats and the top of every fan blade.

Park Avenue is small retail and boutique offices, big front glass and one restroom. That work has to happen before the doors open or after close, because there is no back of house to park a mop bucket in. We clean the entry glass on both faces, wipe the door hardware people touch all day and run the floor last so nothing gets tracked back over it. Second floor offices above the shops have their own stair, which we take on the way out. Trash goes to the alley bin on that same trip rather than sitting by the door.

What the visit covers in Winter Park

• House cleaning, deep cleans and recurring plans
• Move in and move out cleans for owners and tenants
• Post construction and renovation handover cleaning
• Airbnb and vacation rental turnovers with a photo report
• Apartment and condo cleaning, building access handled
• Offices, retail, suites and restaurants on overnight schedules

How the price gets set

Every quote for Winter Park begins with somebody standing in the actual property. A square footage figure over the phone is a guess, because two houses of the same size are completely different jobs once you see how they are lived in. You get the room by room list and one price per visit, usually the same business day.