FAQ

Answers to common residential cleaning questions.

These answers explain how Shine Time Cleaners approaches service scope, supplies, pricing factors, home preparation, custom requests, and contact availability.

1. Does Shine Time Cleaners accept new customers?

Yes. Shine Time Cleaners is accepting new residential cleaning customers, subject to schedule availability and service fit.

2. What types of homes do you clean?

The company focuses on residential houses and living spaces. Service can include houses, apartments, townhomes, and similar residential environments when the requested scope is appropriate.

3. Do you bring your own cleaning supplies?

Yes. Shine Time Cleaners brings its own cleaning supplies for appointments. Customers should mention special surface requirements or product restrictions before service.

4. What is included in standard cleaning?

Standard cleaning typically includes upkeep tasks such as dusting accessible surfaces, cleaning kitchens and bathrooms, vacuuming, mopping, and refreshing bedrooms and living areas within the agreed scope.

5. What is the difference between standard and deep cleaning?

Standard cleaning maintains a home that is already in reasonable condition. Deep cleaning provides more detailed attention for buildup, neglected areas, high-use rooms, edges, fixtures, and surfaces that need extra time.

6. Do you clean kitchens?

Yes. Kitchen cleaning can include counters, sinks, faucets, appliance exteriors, tables, cabinet fronts, backsplashes, crumbs, and floors.

7. Do you clean bathrooms?

Yes. Bathroom cleaning can include sinks, toilets, vanities, mirrors, tubs, showers, fixtures, reachable ledges, and floors.

8. Do you clean bedrooms?

Yes. Bedroom cleaning can include dusting, vacuuming, mopping where applicable, wiping high-touch areas, and light straightening within the agreed service scope.

9. Do you clean living rooms and common areas?

Yes. Living areas, dining areas, entryways, hallways, and family rooms can be included in standard, deep, or custom cleaning plans.

10. Is vacuuming included?

Vacuuming is commonly included for carpets, rugs, bedrooms, hallways, and living areas when those spaces are part of the appointment scope.

11. Is mopping included?

Mopping is commonly included for hard floors in kitchens, bathrooms, entryways, laundry areas, and other applicable rooms.

12. Do you offer move-in and move-out cleaning?

Yes. Move-in and move-out cleaning is available, with scope depending on whether the home is empty, the condition of the space, and the level of detail requested.

13. Can I request a custom cleaning plan?

Yes. Custom cleaning plans can prioritize specific rooms, rotating detail tasks, high-use areas, or a combination of standard and deeper cleaning needs.

14. How is pricing determined?

Pricing depends on home size, service requested, cleaning frequency, condition, room count, number of bathrooms, flooring, and special priorities.

15. Are prices published on the website?

No. Shine Time Cleaners has not published fixed prices yet. The pricing page explains the factors that affect cost without listing rates that have not been finalized.

16. How should I prepare for a cleaning appointment?

Customers can help by clearing excess clutter from surfaces when possible, sharing special instructions, securing valuables, and noting any areas that should be skipped.

17. Do I need to provide products or equipment?

No. Shine Time Cleaners brings cleaning supplies. If a customer wants a particular product used on a specific surface, that should be discussed before service.

18. Can special surfaces be handled differently?

Special surfaces should be identified before service. Delicate stone, wood, specialty tile, antique furniture, or manufacturer-restricted materials may need specific instructions.

19. Do you organize personal belongings?

Light straightening may be included when practical, but detailed organizing, sorting, or decluttering is separate from general cleaning unless specifically agreed in a custom plan.

20. Do you clean inside appliances?

Interior appliance cleaning may require special scheduling and should be discussed as a specific request. Standard kitchen cleaning usually focuses on visible appliance exteriors.

21. Do you clean windows?

Basic spot cleaning around accessible glass or mirrors may be included in some scopes. Detailed interior window cleaning should be discussed separately.

22. How often should a home be cleaned?

Frequency depends on household size, activity level, pets, cooking habits, and personal preference. Many homes benefit from recurring weekly, biweekly, or monthly upkeep, while others use one-time deep cleaning.

23. What if online contact options are not available yet?

The contact page explains the current status. Shine Time Cleaners does not currently publish a phone number or email, and online contact options are being finalized.