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THE CLEANING AUTHORITY

House Cleaning

About us

Pa.'s largest Housecleaning Company serving over 600 customers in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. We are a premium service offering a reliable consistant cleaning of your home.

Business highlights

23 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

HOUSECLEANING -We do Weekly, Bi-weekly, One time cleaning, Move out cleaning. We bring all supplies.

Services we don't offer

Windows, Moving large furnature, anything requiring a ladder.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Senior Discount

5%



Accepted payment methods

Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

3.418 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
39%
4
17%
3
11%
2
11%
1
22%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.8
value
3.8
professionalism
3.6
responsiveness
3.6
punctuality
4.1
Showing 1-18 of 18 reviews

Darlene E.
06/2022
1.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
Please be aware that the advertised rotational cleaning system is a fraud and a joke. I used the company for 4 months and not one time did they detail the rooms on rotation as listed in their brochure. What they do however is half clean the rooms that aren't on rotation with a lot of nonsensical rules where the cleaners aren't allowed to move anything and can only clean around things. Even when the bathroom is on rotation, they're only allowed to move a certain number of items on the vanity. Yesterday was the worst customer service experience I have ever received in my life! They were due to arrive at 1pm and didn't arrive until 3:30pm. At 5pm they told me their time was up and they were leaving my house half cleaned. I've had back surgery and they left me with a dirty kitchen, dirty kitchen and bathroom floors and unemptied trash. I called the manager Morgan and she told me the owner would call me and he never did. This company does not have professional cleaners and they don't allow sufficient time for the house to be cleaned. Their cleaners don't know how to clean! I only stayed with them because I couldn't find a replacement. They are the worst cleaning company I've ever used. I've been using cleaners for over 20 years!
Description of Work: House cleaning recurring services

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$170

Karen .
11/2021
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
We have used Cleaning Authority for years and they have always done a great job. Never had any issues and very happy with the job they do. Malissa is professional, friendly and efficient - we could not be happier with everything she does for us!
Description of Work: Housecleaning

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Jullie P.
08/2017
3.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
They do an okay job but they are also not very expensive. They are inexpensive so I give price an A.
Description of Work: General house cleaning.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$90

John J S.
06/2013
2.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
I used The Cleaning Authority for years. For the first few years it was wonderful as far as scheduling and time to arrive. I don't know what happened under new management or office clerk but it got to the point where they just were ignoring, arbitrarily ignoring my request to have a specific time every week. I have dogs and I need to know when the ladies would be there so I could get the dogs organized and out of their way. There were phone calls unreturned and it ended up that they angered me so much on the last showing up at the wrong time that I just hated doing it to the girls but said they weren't supposed to be here. I told them that I didn't mean to be rude to them and they lose their day but they need to tell whoever is in charge at the office that they can no longer consider me a customer. I was just so angry. The employees were very respectful and very nice people, honest, and I didn't mind having them in my home but this is not the way I handle things. I would tell my friends to definitely stay away from The Cleaning Authority. Their price was reasonable and they did an excellent job but they had a terrible lack of respect and responsibility toward their customer's needs.
Description of Work: I used The Cleaning Authority to clean part of my house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
2.0

$100

Dave E.
05/2013
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
We have a two story colonial. The Cleaning Authority did an initial deep clean of the entire house on March 20 for approximately $169 then have done cleaning of specified rooms every two weeks since for $102. In the initial meeting, they reviewed the details of what will be cleaned in each visit and explained the rotation system they use. We have two rooms that are not part of the routine cleaning but any time we want them cleaned we can let them know. They gave us separate pricing for those rooms. There is a standard day of the week that the cleaning is done and they always call the day before to provide a window of when the cleaning team will arrive. The cleaning is thorough and the girls always ask us to let them know if there is anything that is not done to our satisfaction and they will correct it. On one visit, an inspector showed up and checked the work of the cleaning team. She asked if there was anything they can do better and provided an inspection report. She pointed out a few things to the team that they took care of. The cleaning team works hard and is efficient. I would recommend the Cleaning Authority.
Description of Work: They did an initial deep clean and have done cleaning every two weeks since.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$102

James W.
04/2012
4.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
They are good, reliable and timely. I would refer them to others. I would use them again in the future.
Description of Work: I use Cleaning Authority for housecleaning. I have been using them for a number of years.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$123

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Thanks for the good review, anything we can do to improve let us Know.

Caryl Ann F.
03/2012
4.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
They are coming again this morning. I like them. They do a good job. The first two times they came out, they did whole house cleaning. Now, every other week when they come out, they are just doing the main floor that we live on; that is $82 a week. I really haven’t found anything that I dislike. I know if I were disappointed with something, they would come back and fix it. I am using them and would use them in the future.
Description of Work: I am using Cleaning Authority for house cleaning.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$132

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Thanks for the good review, anything we can do to improve just let us Know!

Cynthia C.
01/2012
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
They come very two weeks. They do a fine job. I have been using them for over two years. They are very friendly, bring their own vacuum and products.
Description of Work: They clean our house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$70

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
South hills Office

laura S.
12/2011
2.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
I disliked them. For the amount of money, they did the bare bones minimum cleaning. They cleaned the kitchen and my sliding glass door had fingerprints all over it. I asked if there was a reason why they didn't Windex the back door while they were cleaning when they could really see that it needed it. They said they don't do windows. They are strict and if they say they don't do windows, they won't do them. If they are mopping and see something on the wall that is obvious, they will not do it. It is ridiculous for the amount of money; they will not do one thing that is not on the checklist. They do hotel-type service cleaning. They are in and out within an hour. They are making bank if they are making $130 an hour. I had to call 3 times to get someone to return my call. That should have been my first tip-off. They were punctual. I definitely will not use them again.
Description of Work: I used Cleaning Authority three times for housecleaning.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
2.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
5.0

$130

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
The customer was told by the owner at the time of the estimate that we do not do windows or wash walls. If she had a problem with the cleaning she should have called we have a satisfaction guarantee d would have came back with an inspector to fix any problems.

Athena M.
11/2011
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: I use them presently for housecleaning. I have been very happy with them and will continue to use them.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

KATIE V.
06/2011
3.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
I got an estimate for an one time house cleaning, but I have not been able to schedule the service. When I called to scheduled the cleaning, they said only do one-time house cleaning on Mon-Wed. When I got the estimate, he said they could schedule me on a Friday if I called several weeks in advance. Even though I told the person on the phone what the estimator told me, they said it could not be done on a Friday. There seems to be a communication problem between the estimator and the person that schedules the appointments. I attempted one more time to schedule a house cleaning for the day after a holiday (Tuesday), but I was told that one-time house cleaning can't be done on a holiday weekend.
Description of Work: None. I only got an estimate for a one-time house cleaning.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0


Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
The owner of the company tried to accomidate the customers request, but because of the short notice was unable to do so.

Ronald M.
03/2011
1.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
Crew showed up 20 minutes late for the cleaning after previously discussing what we wanted clean throughout the house. The crew was at the house for 3 hours and did agree to clean above our cabinets which we later found not to have been completed. After a further inspection of the house after they left we found they didn't clean many areas of our bathrooms including above the shower ledge, rods and baseboards. The crew also didn't do our baseboards in the hallway and kitchen. We called the inspector who supposedly checked our house after the initial cleaning to discuss these issues that were not completed. The crew did agree to come back to our house 3 days later and showed up with two very short employees one of which was the "inspector" who showed up at the house a few days earlier. After going over what they initially didn't complete we still found they didn't clean above the cabinets in the kitchen and their response was their "woolly" didn't reach that high and they can't go above one step on a step stool for "legality reasons". The crew didn't suggest that I clean above the cabinets and they can clean the residual dust that fell after I cleaned the area. The lime deposit was also not cleaned which I was told we had to provide the cleaner for the deposit. If I had known this ahead of time I would have PROVIDED the cleaner. Seems very disapointing we had the house cleaned and still have areas which are dirty. If we would have been aware of the flat foot single step woolly reach policy, we would have had more questions, like how tall are your cleaners, and how long is your woolly They are also not allowed to clean the top of the kitchen cabinet doors, because they are not allowed to open the cab doors... Theprice would have been fair, if they would have done a better job cleaning.
Description of Work: We were interestedin having the living areas of the house cleaned, Kitchen, hallways, bathrooms, Living, Dining, and Family Room.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
3.0

$145

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Customer was told at time of cleaning we do not do High areas that require a ladder. We also do not clean inside kitchen cabinets unless scheduled in advance. A team was sent back to fix areas missed , customer said everything was fine. Customer wanted one time cleaning but said he wanted Bi-weekly service.

Cheryl L.
11/2009
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
They are a national franchise and they have a rotation that they use to clean a different area of your home each time they come. I plan to continue using them in the future.
Description of Work: I hired Cleaning Authority to clean my home. They come every other week for these services.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$150

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Thanks for the great review! We appreciate your business.

ELSPETH W.
10/2006
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
We have a yearly contract with the CA. They call the day before to remind us and also to give an approximate time of arrival. The teams are always prompt and work quickly. Mike or Lynn does periodic spot checks without warning to make sure the teams are doing the job well.
Description of Work: Clean designated rooms every two weeks, with details determined on a rotational basis.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$80

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
We appreciate you great review and Business, Thak You.

LINDA F.
10/2006
1.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
They cleaned our home for a few months. The price was reasonable. One of his employees broke a picture that meant much to my husband. They told us to look for a replacement. The only replacement that was of the same quality was $800. This was much more than the one we had. The owner was rude and basically accused us of lying. He went out on his own to replace it. What he offered us was sub par to say the least. When we finally got sick of trying to get this resolved with someone who did not want to replace it with an item of similar quality. We accepted the offer of a sub par item and $30. We then got a letter saying they would no longer be able to clean our home. If all goes well, this company is okay. As soon as something goes wrong, watch out. You will not have a satisfactory outcome. I have never dealt with a company so ignorant to good customer service. We understood that we would not get exactly what we had. We never expected to be treated like we broke the picture.
Description of Work: They cleaned our home bi-weekly.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
3.0

$100

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Customer had a photocopy of a Steeler photo that was in a Frame. Owner weny out and purchased an ORIGINAL photo and frame to replace the Photocopy. Customer wanted a replacement that was larger and not the same as hjis damaged photocopy.

BETH T.
09/2005
1.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
AT FIRST MIKE WAS VERY LIKABLE AND FRIENDLY. HE ASSURED ME THAT HIS STAFF WAS WELL TRAINED AND RELIABLE. AS IT TURNED OUT, THEIR CLEANING SKILLS WERE NOT VERY GOOD AND THEY WERE CARELESS. MIKE'S CHANGE IN HIS DEMEANOR SHOWED HIS TRUE COLORS. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS SERVICE TO ANYONE.
Description of Work: THEY WERE HIRED TO CLEAN MY HOUSE EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE SECOND TIME THEY CAME THEY DAMAGED A SINK FAUCET BY USING AN ABRASIVE CLEANER. MIKE WAS EXTREMELY RUDE TO ME AND DENIED THAT HIS PEOPLE COULD HAVE DONE WHAT THEY DID. HE IMPLIED THAT I WAS LYING AND THAT I WAS TRYING TO GET HIM TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT HIS RESPONSIBILITY. ULTIMATELY AFTER WEEKS OF DRAGGING HIS FEET HE DID PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAUCET.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$100

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
The sink faucet was replaced and installed in the customers home.

ELSPETH W.
08/2005
5.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
GOOD WORK. MIKE WAS PROFESSIONAL AND PROMPT IN HIS CONTACTS.
Description of Work: HOUSECLEANING EVERY OTHER WEEK. QUALITY MOSTLY A, SOMETIMES B.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$80

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Thanks for the review, We appreiate your comments.

JUDY L.
03/2004
4.0
house cleaning
  + -1 more
THE CLEANING AUTHORITY ALWAYS CAME WHEN EXPECTED. FRIDAYS THEY WERE RUSHED AND DIDN'T STAY AS LONG AS EXPECTED. ANOTHER DAY MAY BE BETTER.
Description of Work: CLEANED HOUSE WITH A BI-WEEKLY ROTATING SCHEDULE OF TASKS. THEY HAD A SYSTEMATIC WAY OF CLEANING WITH TEAMWORK. ONE PERSON DID THE KITCHEN; ONE DID BATHROOMS/SWEPT AND ONE DUSTED.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$120

Response from THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
Thaks for the good review, we appreciate it>

    Contact information

    1050 Saxonburg Blvd, Glenshaw, PA 15116

    WWW.TCAPITTSBURGH.COM

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    Closed

    Licensing

    Bonded

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

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    Service Categories

    House Cleaning

    FAQ

    THE CLEANING AUTHORITY is currently rated 3.4 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Saturday: Closed

    THE CLEANING AUTHORITY accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, THE CLEANING AUTHORITY offers free project estimates.
    Yes, THE CLEANING AUTHORITY offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, THE CLEANING AUTHORITY does not offer a senior discount.
    No, THE CLEANING AUTHORITY does not offer emergency services.
    No, THE CLEANING AUTHORITY does not offer warranties.
    THE CLEANING AUTHORITY offers the following services: HOUSECLEANING -We do Weekly, Bi-weekly, One time cleaning, Move out cleaning. We bring all supplies.
    Windows, Moving large furnature, anything requiring a ladder.

    Contact information

    1050 Saxonburg Blvd, Glenshaw, PA 15116

    WWW.TCAPITTSBURGH.COM

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    Closed