Hampton Roads area · Virginia
Portsmouth, VA
About half of Portsmouth homes date from before 1970, and the city has five local historic districts, from Olde Towne to Cradock's wartime cottages. Older finishes are the main concern here.
How It Works
Select your home size and service type. Priced by the home, with no walkthroughs and no surprises.
Add your home to the opening list and TotalCare Cleaning will reach out when your area opens.
Your background-checked TotalCare Cleaning professional will arrive within your arrival window, fully equipped with all supplies and tools.
Every job follows the TotalCare Cleaning standard. Not right? Tell us with clear photos or video by the end of the day after the service was completed and we return, free.
Our Services
Recurring Cleaning · Biweekly or Weekly
A vetted professional every visit. The TotalCare Cleaning standard on every clean. The Hotel Finish detail every time.
From $160per visit · biweekly · 1-bed home
Join the Opening ListOne-Time · Full Restoration
Every baseboard. Every cabinet front. Every blind and vent. The TotalCare Cleaning One-Time Deep Clean is the full restoration clean that sets your home's baseline.
From $3111-bed home · supplies included
Learn About Deep CleaningOne-Time · Inspection-Ready
Inspection-ready. Built for buyers, sellers, landlords, and property managers who need the property clean to an objective, documentable standard.
From $3911-bed home · supplies included
Learn About Move-Out CleaningTrust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Portsmouth.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth. The TotalCare Cleaning standard is not a marketing claim. It is a documented, auditable procedure that governs every hour of work in your home.
Transparent Pricing
Priced by the home, not by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown, from the current Virginia Beach rate card, with supplies included.
| Home Size | Recurring (Bi-Weekly) | One-Time Deep Clean | One-Time Moving Clean (Move-Out) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed / 1 Bathabout 800 sq ft | starting at$160per visit | starting at$311 | starting at$391 |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | starting at$227per visit | starting at$403 | starting at$493 |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | starting at$256per visit | starting at$443 | starting at$538 |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | starting at$345per visit | starting at$534 | starting at$640 |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | starting at$497per visit | starting at$690 | starting at$817 |
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 →Portsmouth has a long history on the Elizabeth River and housing to match. About half of its homes were built before 1970, and about 11 percent in 1939 or earlier. At the same time, about 63 percent of units are detached houses, so most cleaning here is in a house of some age.
TotalCare Cleaning will service Portsmouth, including Churchland, Cradock and Port Norfolk, with an eye to keeping those older homes in good order.
Portsmouth publishes design guidelines for five local historic districts: Cradock, Olde Towne, Park View, Port Norfolk and Truxtun. Cradock was laid out in 1918 as a model community for World War I workers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, with some 750 cottage-style single family homes around Afton Park. Port Norfolk, on the Elizabeth River, grew from 1890 to about 1920 as a planned suburb of mostly freestanding wooden houses, ranging from Queen Anne homes to bungalows.
Those are very different kinds of old house, but they share things that matter to a cleaner: wood floors, painted trim and sometimes fragile windows.
About half of Portsmouth homes were built before 1970, about 63 percent of housing units are single family detached homes, and about 36 percent of occupied homes are rented. In a home of that age, damp is better than wet on wood, and a soft cloth is better than a scrub pad on old paint and chrome.
Any home from before 1978 may have lead paint under newer coats. Sound paint can be dusted and damp wiped. Peeling or chipping paint should go to a qualified contractor, and it should not be sanded, scraped or dry swept. A cleaner should also leave alone anything you flag as fragile.
A first One-Time Deep Clean tends to help the most, with hand washed baseboards, wet-wiped blinds, window tracks, degreased cabinet fronts and detailed faucets.
The City of Portsmouth runs the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Plant in downtown Suffolk using conventional surface water treatment, and it supplies water to Suffolk under a 1997 agreement. Portsmouth's supply is its own, so Virginia Beach or Norfolk figures do not apply here.
If you want a hardness figure, ask the city for its current report. Whichever way that comes out, a squeegee in the shower helps keep the glass clear, and deep visits treat shower glass and detail faucets.
About 36 percent of occupied homes in Portsmouth are rented. Virginia law gives a landlord 45 days after the tenancy ends, or after the tenant moves out if later, to return the deposit with an itemized list, and the law caps a residential deposit at two months' rent. A One-Time Moving Clean adds the inside of the oven, refrigerator and cabinets. See the move-out guide for what to do and when.
An owner in a historic district should know that the city publishes design guidelines. Cleaning a home's interior is not the same as altering its exterior, but anyone proposing to strip or change an exterior surface should check with the city first.
Norfolk International Airport, the nearest major station, averages 49.18 inches of precipitation a year and about 36 days of 90 degrees or hotter. Bathrooms in older homes often have weak ventilation, so run a fan if there is one, and leave the door open afterward.
A Recurring House Clean on a bi-weekly or monthly schedule usually suits a house like this, with the first visit an Initial Deep Clean. The seasonal guide has more on the months that need the most attention.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Portsmouth 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.
