Residential Cleaning
Your home, reset. Every room ready before you walk back in.
North & Northwest
Cleaning historic homes in Lexington
Lexington keeps more of its eighteenth and nineteenth century housing than almost any town this close to Boston. That is the town's character, and it is also the reason a standard cleaning routine does not transfer here without adjustment.
Original wide-plank floors are the first thing to get wrong. Antique wood was laid before modern finishes existed, and much of it has been refinished several times since. Water is the enemy: a wet mop pushes moisture into the seams, lifts grain, and dulls whatever coating is on top. We work damp, never wet, with a pH-neutral solution and a flat pad that is wrung out before it touches the board. No steam.
Then there is the millwork. Period trim, panelled doors, stair balusters and window casings hold dust in profile edges that a cloth skips right over. Those get a soft brush first and a dry pass second. Plaster walls and horsehair-backed surfaces are dusted, not scrubbed — a wet cloth on old plaster leaves a mark that stays.
The town's tree cover sets the calendar. Spring puts a film of pollen on sills, sashes and storm windows; autumn puts leaf litter and grit at every entry. Homes with original single-pane windows and storms feel both more than a newer build does, because the sills are deeper and the frames are not sealed the same way.
Services
What that means for the work
Deep Cleaning
The build-up you stopped noticing, gone. Down to the baseboards.
Recurring Cleaning
Same standard, every visit. One less thing on your week.
Move In / Move Out
Leave nothing behind. Arrive to a place already yours.
If the house is on the historic register, or simply old enough to behave like it, tell us at the quote. It changes what we bring, not what it costs.
Questions
Lexington, answered
Can you clean antique wood floors without damaging the finish?
Yes, and the method matters more than the product. We use a damp flat mop with a pH-neutral solution, wrung out so no standing water reaches the seams, and we do not use steam on antique boards. If a floor has a wax finish rather than a polyurethane one, tell us — wax needs a different approach entirely.
Our house has original plaster walls. Is that a problem?
No. Plaster is dusted dry, with a soft head, and we keep moisture off it. Marks on old plaster tend to be permanent, so we would rather leave a smudge for you to point out than take a wet cloth to a wall and set a stain.
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