Home cleaning in Baulkham Hills: older homes, two sides
Homes with some history
Baulkham Hills is mostly residential, and urban development sped up from the 1960s. A house that's raised a family or two shows it in the same places: door frames, stair rails, skirting boards and the tiles behind the stove.
East and west aren't the same
In the 2021 Census, the Baulkham Hills East census area was 68% separate houses, 17% townhouses and semis, and 25% rented. The (West) and Bella Vista area was 81% houses and 18% rented.
Three main roads at the Junction
Windsor Road, Old Northern Road and Seven Hills Road all meet at Baulkham Hills Junction. Give the business your cross street, so they know which side of it you're on.
Whose rubbish rules
Most of the suburb is in The Hills Shire, where houses can book a kerbside clean-up twice per calendar year. A small section south of the Hills Motorway and Windsor Road intersection is in the City of Parramatta, so check with them if that's you.
A long-lived-in Baulkham Hills house: which cleaning service?
If nobody has done the oven, tracks and cupboards for a while, start with a deep clean, then move to a weekly or fortnightly visit once the house is level. Selling the family home? A pre-sale clean fits after the clear-out.
Renting? The end of lease clean is the one for moving out. The NSW standard is reasonably clean, measured against the start of the tenancy, so nobody has to hire a professional to meet it.
Getting ready for Baulkham Hills cleaners' first big clean
Worth doing yourself
- Clear the benches, the vanity and the floor of each room.
- Empty any cupboards you want cleaned inside.
- Point out timber floors, stone benches and any old finish that needs a gentle hand.
Where a cleaning business earns its keep
- Built-up grease on rangehoods and stove tops.
- Soap scum and grout lines in older bathrooms.
- Window tracks, skirting boards and door frames.
Renovating an older Baulkham Hills home? Check for asbestos
Many homes built or renovated before 1990 contain asbestos, and growth here goes back to the 1960s. Find out before walls, floors or eaves are touched. Don't dry sweep or vacuum anything that might contain it, because that isn't part of a cleaning job. Book the after-builders clean once the trades have gone.
Why we'd book one deep clean first in Baulkham Hills
We'd book one deep clean first and judge the house after it. Walk through with the business, show them the rooms that bother you, and get the list in writing. Then decide how often you want someone back, because a level home is a smaller job each visit.
