Maid In Aboite

I will never use nor recommend Maid in Aboite for cleaning services. I was in need of a cleaning service to clean up a rental property that I was going to list for sale. I spoke with Gale Gibbons about the job and was quoted a price of $250. I was told to expect two women to be at my home at a certain time to clean. The women were late to arrive. They did not perform all of the items included with their "Deep Clean" service. The women worked extremely slowly. Gale called the ladies multiple times to check on them because they were running late for their next appointment. I was given a bill ~60% ($150) more than my quote.

They did a fantastic job. Every detail was taken care of. These girls knew what to do and how to do it right.

They start off by bringing their supplies and tools into the house. I like that they have a separate handcart of supplies for the bathrooms and never bring that handcart into any of the other rooms. They also have a separate handcart for the kitchen which is only for kitchen cleaning. They use color coded cloths for each task making sure that nothing is cross contaminated. The detail in which they clean is amazing. They started cleaning for us two years ago and have continued to fulfill our cleaning needs. They have moved our appointment as we requested so that we can fit in family events around our cleaning schedule. They are fantastic with our antique decor items always treating them with the greatest care.

We used this company because our previous house cleaner retired. This service was more expensive than our previous house cleaner and never did do as good a job as our previous cleaner. They started out okay, with some minor frustrations, but the cleaning quality continued to slowly deteriorate. The last cleaning was very poor, so we decided to cancel our service with them. What we considered important to us were clean bathrooms and cleanly mopped floors. The floors never seemed to be well vacuumed before they mopped them. It appeared that they were just moving dirt, grime around with the mop. Many times they would not move rugs, dog dishes, etc. on the floor and just mop around them. The bathroom mirrors were sometimes streaked and hair and other dirt was just moved around, not really cleaned. The final cleaning was very poor and we discontinued service out of frustration. The other frusration was that they would come on a standard day every other week, but you never knew what time they would show up. Sometimes it would be early morning and sometimes early afternoon, you just never knew.

They did a good enough job that I'm proceeding to hire them for regular biweekly cleanings. When you call, the owner usually answers, and it's rare that the company's owner answers the phone and directly answers your questions! She spent 40 minutes on the phone with me, answering questions and detailing the service provided. Service was provided as agreed and with care. They only clean homes in southwest Fort Wayne, so check the website to make sure that they work in your area. I've had a good experience with them thus far. Website provides info on what they clean.