Palm Beach Area
House Cleaning Services

One county, very different houses

Palm Beach County stretches from the Jupiter Inlet down past Boca Raton and west toward the Everglades, and the homes inside it have very little in common. A 1920s Mission style house on a West Palm Beach alley, a high-rise condo on the Intracoastal, a barn-side house in Wellington and a ranch on a few acres in Loxahatchee all need cleaning, but they need it in different ways. TotalCare Cleaning serves the Palm Beach area with background-checked cleaners who bring their own supplies and equipment, and this page is a quick guide to what changes from one part of the county to the next.

The coast: Palm Beach Island, West Palm Beach and Boca Raton

Close to the water, the air carries salt. It leaves a dull film on glass, sliding door frames, stainless appliances and outdoor light fixtures, and it gets into the tracks of every slider that faces the Lake Worth Lagoon or the ocean. Homes here tend to have a lot of glass for exactly that reason: the view. Plan on regular attention to window interiors, slider tracks and anything metal near an opening.

The coast is also where the county's oldest neighborhoods sit. In West Palm Beach, historic districts such as Old Northwood, El Cid, Flamingo Park and Grandview Heights were built mostly in the 1910s and 1920s, with original wood floors, plaster walls, glazed tile and old windows. Our Northwood page covers those homes in detail. Boca Raton, incorporated in 1925, still shows the Mediterranean Revival look that Addison Mizner gave its early buildings, alongside newer gated communities. See Boca Raton house cleaning and Palm Beach Island house cleaning for those areas.

Condos and high-rises are common along this stretch. They come with their own logistics: front desk check-in, assigned elevators, loading dock rules and sometimes a list of approved vendors. Tell us about any building rules when you book so the cleaner arrives knowing how to get in.

The north county: Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter

Palm Beach Gardens was announced in 1959 by John D. MacArthur as a garden city, and he had roads and construction routed around existing trees. That tree canopy is still a feature, and so is golf. Many homes sit in gated clubs with guard gates, HOA rules and large single-story floor plans with stone or porcelain tile, screened lanais and pools. The Palm Beach Gardens page and the Old Marsh page go further into that kind of home.

Jupiter, home of the lighthouse first lit in 1860, mixes waterfront houses near the inlet with newer neighborhoods inland. Sand is the constant here. It rides in on beach towels, boat shoes and paws and settles into tile grout and rug edges. A mat inside every door that leads to the beach or the dock saves the floors more than anything else. More on Jupiter house cleaning.

The western communities: Wellington and Loxahatchee

West of the turnpike the lots get bigger and the houses get farther apart. Wellington is known for the Winter Equestrian Festival, and plenty of homes there have riders in the family, which means arena dust, hay and boots at the back door during the season. The Wellington page covers that. Out in Loxahatchee, rural acreage brings long driveways, gravel and dirt roads, wells and more wildlife at the door. If your home is on a private road or behind a farm gate, include directions and the gate details with your booking.

What every Palm Beach County home shares

A few things are true across the whole county:

• Humidity. The National Weather Service in Miami treats May 15 to October 15 as the wet season. Bathrooms, closets on outside walls and anywhere the air conditioning cannot reach well are where mildew starts.
• Hurricane season. It runs June 1 to November 30. Shutters and panels go up and come down, and both leave dust and grit on sills and floors.
• Lovebugs. They swarm for a few weeks in spring and again in late summer, and they collect on light-colored walls, doors and screens. Their remains wipe off easily while fresh and much less easily once the sun bakes them on.
• Seasonal homes. Many owners spend part of the year elsewhere. A home that sat closed through the summer usually needs a thorough reset before anyone moves back in.

To book, go to the booking page, enter your ZIP code and choose a service, or call (888) 378-7451. If something on the checklist is missed, report it with a photo by the end of the day after your clean and the professional returns to re-clean it at no charge.