Serving Barrington & Chicago's northwest suburbs since 1985
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Move-In / Move-Out Cleaning

BBB Accredited Business

Hand over the keys.Cleaned by your deadline.

Tell us the day it has to be ready. You get it back clean top to bottom — before the walkthrough, the closing, or your first night.

  • Booked around your date
  • You don’t have to be there
  • Flagged? Re-cleaned free

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Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30 — someone answers

Free quote · No contract · Booked backward from your walkthrough, closing or lease end

A Happy Maids team member wiping the inside of an empty kitchen cabinet during a move-out clean
Empty means nothing is hiding.

Behind and under where the furniture stood — the places a lived-in home never lets us reach.

BBB Accredited BusinessA+ rating · verify on BBB.org
Your date drives the scheduleBooked backward from the walkthrough, closing or lease end
You know who has the keyBackground-checked W-2 employees
Bonded and insured · never gig labor
If it’s flagged, you don’t argueTell us within two business days
Re-cleaned free

Whatever the handoff

  • SellingBefore photos, the walkthrough, or closing
  • Moving inBefore the boxes and furniture land
  • Rental turnoverBefore the next tenant, and the deposit call
  • A family homeA quiet final clean once it’s empty

What you get

Nothing is hiding behind furniture.

  • Doors, frames, trim and baseboards washed by hand — washed, not dusted
  • Kitchen dried by hand — counters, backsplash, sink and fixtures, so there’s no water film left behind
  • Bathrooms — soap scum off the shower walls and door glass, the track cleared, under and behind the toilet
  • The small things people notice — switch plates, handles, stair rails and spindles, cobwebs down
  • Floors last — sealed-HEPA vacuum, then mopped into the corners and edges, wall to wall

Not included: hauling, carpet shampooing, mold remediation. Anything being left behind has to be gone before the team arrives.

See the full move-clean checklist →

What most people add

  • Inside cabinets and drawers — shelves and the floor along the back wall
  • Inside the refrigerator — shelves, bins, door gaskets
  • Inside the oven — door glass included
  • Interior windows within reach of a two-step ladder
  • Marks around switch plates and door frames spot-cleaned

Add-ons are priced separately and need at least one business day’s notice — they can’t be added the morning of.

The deposit question

Will it pass the walkthrough?

Nobody can promise what a landlord or a buyer decides — anyone who says otherwise is guessing. Here’s what our 100% Cleaning Guarantee actually gets you:

  • Cleaned to the standard most deposit checklists are written against
  • An itemized invoice you can forward with the keys
  • Two business days to tell us if something gets flagged — re-cleaned free
  • Still not right, and it’s our fault? You get your money back

4.8 from 161 Google reviews · BBB A+ accredited · Family-owned in Barrington since 1985

Booked around your move

Three steps and it’s off your list.

1

Tell us the day it has to be done

Plus the address, the size, and whether you want the refrigerator or oven.

2

Get a range in about a minute, the exact number on the phone

Nothing is booked until you know what it costs.

3

You don’t have to be there

Lockbox, your agent, or a key with a neighbor. We lock up behind us and text you when it’s ready to show.

  • Book it after the movers, ideally a day or two before your deadline — moves slip, and moving a clean is easy.
  • Water and electricity have to still be on. Ask the utility to hold service until the day after.
  • One cleaner for a smaller home, two for a bigger one — one day, not two.

Call 847-382-0082 Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30

They had a deadline too

“Our landlords will be thrilled.”

I am SO relieved. I was overwhelmed and way behind and she was amazing. She was professional and able to get everything done on my list. This house is in better shape than when we moved in! Our landlords will be thrilled with everything and we can resign our lease. You saved us! Thank you once again I will be recommending your services to friends and family and certainly will call again in the future.
Alison R.Verified Happy Maids client
Thank you and happy holidays!
Laura L.Verified Happy Maids client
So appreciative they agreed to the appointment made at last minute along with doing a wonderful job even though at the end of their work day. Thank you so much!
Sharon M.Verified Happy Maids client
Oven interior before a Happy Maids move-out cleanBefore
The same oven interior after a Happy Maids move-out cleanAfter

Same oven. Ninety minutes.

Before you call

Five things people ask.

The questions that come up most on a move — answered before you pick up the phone.

More on each side of the move: what a move-in clean covers, move-out cleaning across the northwest suburbs, and move-out cleaning in Barrington.

Is the refrigerator or oven included?

No — both are add-ons, and they’re the two doors most people add. Tell us at least a business day ahead; they can’t be added the morning of.

Do I need to be there?

No, and most people aren’t. Lockbox code, your agent, or a key left with a neighbor all work. We lock up and let you know when the house is ready to show.

Does it have to be completely empty?

Empty is where the value is, and it’s what the estimate assumes. If a few pieces are staying, say so on the call and it gets planned around.

Will you take the trash or clean the carpets?

Neither. Anything left behind needs to be gone before the team arrives, and carpet shampooing and extraction are handled separately.

Is this the same as a deep clean?

The difference is furniture. Empty house against a date — this page. Living in it, furnished — that’s a deep clean.

Ready for an exact number?

Get in touch and we’ll set the date.You’ll have your estimate before you hang up.

During business hours, call 847-382-0082. One of our team members will answer and help you pick the cleaning window.

After hours? Send the form and you’ll hear back the next business morning.

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