Recurring cleaning · Portland, OR
Portland area
How to choose a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly Recurring House Clean for a Portland home, matched to about 157 rainy days, the fall leaf drop and a short dry summer.
The Weekly, Bi-Weekly or Monthly Recurring Clean Difference
Every professional on your Portland home is background-checked and works the TotalCare Cleaning standard. Your standing notes travel with the property, so whoever arrives already knows your layout and priorities.
Every visit follows the TotalCare Cleaning standard, the same documented standard on every clean, every time, with no shortcuts.
Triangle-folded toilet paper. Aligned towels. Fingerprint-free mirrors. The finishing detail that turns a clean home into a curated one.
If any checklist item falls short, report it with a photo by the end of the day after your clean. Your professional returns to correct it at no charge. No friction.
Trust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Portland.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Portland will be covered by $1,000,000 in general liability insurance. From hardwood floors to granite countertops and custom cabinetry, if anything is damaged during the clean, you are fully protected.
✓ Fully InsuredTotalCare Cleaning does not retain, copy, or transport house keys. Entry and access instructions are handled securely through our booking system. You control access to your Portland property at every step.
✓ Keys Stay HomeIf an area on your checklist was missed, report it in your customer portal or by email by the end of the day after your clean, with a photo, and a professional returns to re-clean that area at no charge. No forms, no friction, no arguments.
✓ Re-Clean GuaranteeWe will follow the same standard operating procedure on every single job in Portland. The TotalCare Cleaning standard is not a marketing claim. It is a documented, auditable procedure that governs every hour of work in your home.
Recurring cleaning Pricing
Priced by the home, not by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown, from the current Portland rate card, with supplies included.
| Home Size | What's Covered | Bi-Weekly Recurring, Per Visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed / 1 Bathabout 800 sq ft | Bi-weekly plan | starting at$160per visit, supplies included | Join → |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | Bi-weekly plan | starting at$227per visit, supplies included | Join → |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | Bi-weekly plan | starting at$256per visit, supplies included | Join → |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | Bi-weekly plan | starting at$345per visit, supplies included | Join → |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | Bi-weekly plan | starting at$497per visit, supplies included | Join → |
Priced by the home, never by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown; your exact price is set by your home. Home sizes assume the square footage shown, and a larger home, extra half baths or add-ons change the price.
Join the Opening List →A recurring plan is not one fixed setting for the whole year. In Portland the dirt that comes into a home changes with the calendar: mud and leaf litter from fall into spring, then dust, dry air and the occasional smoky week in midsummer. The right frequency depends on who lives in the house, how much of the outdoors comes in with them, and which part of the year you are in.
This guide lays out how each frequency fits local conditions, what every visit covers, and how the plan will be priced when TotalCare Cleaning comes to Portland.
Portland International Airport averages about 157 days a year with measurable precipitation, and the wettest months are November, December and January, each at five inches or more. In that stretch every trip outside brings water, grit and bits of leaf back in. Entry floors, the first few feet of hallway, the kitchen near the back door and any dog bed take most of it.
Fall adds leaves. The City of Portland asks residents to sweep leaves off sidewalks and streets because, left in place, they clog storm drains and flood intersections. Wet leaves get heavy enough that the City warns a 60-gallon compost cart can hit its 135-pound limit before it is full. Whatever is not swept up outside ends up on shoes.
Then summer turns the other way. July and August average only about half an inch of rain each, and roughly a dozen days in June, July and August reach 90 degrees or more. Windows stay up, fans run and fine dust settles on shelves, sills and electronics instead of mud on the floor.
Each option is the same Recurring House Clean, repeated on a different rhythm. A practical way to choose in Portland:
Every visit covers kitchens, bathrooms, floors and dusting through the main living areas. Reachable baseboards and blind slats are dusted each time, which matters in Portland homes where wet season grit settles along the bottom of every wall. Counters, sinks, appliance fronts and the stovetop are wiped, bathrooms are cleaned top to bottom, and floors are vacuumed and mopped.
The first visit of a plan is an Initial Deep Clean. It brings the home to a clean baseline with the deep list, including hand washed baseboards, wet-wiped blinds, window tracks and fixtures, so the regular visits after it can keep things there instead of catching up.
Portland's weather occasionally shifts a visit's focus. During wildfire smoke the Oregon Health Authority advises keeping windows and doors closed, running a HEPA filter and not vacuuming, since vacuuming stirs up particles already indoors. If smoke lands on a cleaning day, it makes sense to focus that visit on bathrooms, kitchen surfaces and damp dusting and save vacuuming for after the air clears.
Winter cold is usually brief. The airport averages about 32 nights a year at or below freezing and a normal of 4.2 inches of snow, mostly from December through February. On an icy morning it is reasonable to move a visit by a day rather than ask anyone to drive on icy roads.
Recurring visits are priced flat by bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage. Bi-weekly runs $160.00 to $497.00 across the five rows of the table, starting at $160.00 for a one bedroom and $256.00 for a three bedroom, two bath home. Weekly and monthly prices appear on the booking page for your exact home.
About 52 percent of Portland's homes are single family houses and about 48 percent of occupied homes are rented, so plans will be built for both a house with a yard and an apartment with a balcony. The cost page has every row, and the deep cleaning guide explains the first visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Portland and surrounding areas with background-checked cleaners and is insured up to $1 million. Re-clean guarantee: if we missed something, tell us by the end of the next day and we come back to fix it. Beyond Clean. TotalCare.
