Cleaning, explained.
Short, useful pieces from twenty-one years of cleaning Kent homes. No filler, no SEO listicles.
How to actually get your deposit back: a tenant’s end-of-tenancy guide
After 14 years of doing end-of-tenancy cleans across Kent, three things determine whether landlords return the deposit. Here's what they are.
Read essayA short history of clean homes in Gravesend
Domestic cleaning in Kent has always reflected something about the wider economy. In the 1970s, having a cleaner was a marker of upper-middle-class life. By the 1990s, two-income…
Read essayEnd of tenancy cleaning checklist (the one your letting agent uses)
If you are doing your own end-of-tenancy clean, the difference between getting your full deposit back and losing some of it usually comes down to whether you cleaned…
Read essayHow to choose a domestic cleaner in Kent: a 5-question checklist
Hiring a cleaner is more personal than people realise. You are giving someone access to the most private parts of your home. The single most important thing you…
Read essayThe five eco-cleaning products we actually use (and three we don’t)
"Eco" on the label means almost nothing. Here are the five plant-based products we've tested over the last two years and found genuinely effective.
Read essayA 20-minute pre-cleaner reset that doubles what we can do
If you tidy for 20 minutes before the cleaner arrives, the time we save on tidying we put into deep-cleaning what actually matters.
Read essayHow to clean a properly grim oven (and why most products fail)
Most supermarket oven cleaners use caustic chemicals that are too dangerous at full strength and too weak diluted. Here's what actually works.
Read essaySix questions to ask any cleaning agency before you hire them
Insurance, DBS, employment status, supplies, communication, cancellation — the six things to clarify before you let anyone into your home.
Read essayWhy we still send the same cleaner every visit (and the operations cost of doing it)
The cleaning industry runs on rotating staff to balance schedules. We don't. Here's the operational cost — and why we will keep paying it.
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