This was so easy to set up - i was thinking something would go wrong but so far so great. That was a week ago and no one responded. I thought they would clean windows but it turned out those are extra. They also work pretty much entirely through email and online tools, so that you know exactly when they're coming, and they text you in advance, and so on. I booked a 4 hour 2 person cleaning with a 50% off coupon. I felt like if I did not detail every little area to clean, it did not get done. I liked the convenience of scheduling on-line.
The oxygen in the solution will react with thiols and neutralize the odor. It's hard to recommend a service that is inconsistent. Sheets still jammed at the bottom of beds. If mice get into your home they can cause all kinds of problems, including destruction of your property by chewing on things and by spreading disease as they leave urine and feces everywhere. I enjoyed the convenience of scheduling the service online and the customer service.
You may want to use 3 or 4 bags placed at different locations around the house. Peppermint oil sprayed in and around areas of suspected mouse activity is another way to repel them and may be easier to manage in areas where access is limited or where cotton balls my blow away. Unfortunately, that only meant a rushed attempt at wiping down surfaces that should have been addressed to start, recleaning streaked floors, and that's about all. I asked her about a vacuum and she said Detroit Maid had given her one, but that it didn't work and she couldn't use it. We had regularly been scheduling another company for 4 hours with one person so I was expecting to be blown away. Make sure all food is in sealed, mouse-proof containers. Overall, pretty disappointed because I really liked the personality of the girls, ease of booking online, and payment methods.
From reading some other reviews I think it will be important to check in with the cleaner periodically on what's left to clean so nothing important to me gets missed. He simply placed it on the counter I was in my home the entire time and he could've told me. My tile basement floor was a mess after recent repair work and purging. Also, my kitchen counters had not been wiped at all. It's embarrassing to admit this in a public forum like Yelp, but I feel like I've been conned for hundreds of dollars by Danielle and Detroit Maid. I was offered some times that wouldn't possibly work, and finally we settled on another time that we could work around.
The skunk can spray its nauseating cocktail as far as 15 feet away and the smell can be detected as far as a mile. At the end of the day though, yes, your house is cleaner and they did a tremendous service for you. I want to give it another go since I've heard such rave reviews but I'm unsure. In the garden or on your patio they nest in your plants and damage your plants. It would just be better if they consistently delivered on their own Maidifesto. These small things add up.
I think in the future I'd order a bigger package and make an explicit checklist of my own, versus trusting that the maidifesto will be done. Clothes can be washed in lukewarm water with extra water and de-greaser to break the oil. The ladies were nice and came a second time to get areas missed. The awful smell is due to chemicals called thiols and can be described as a cocktail of garlic, rotten eggs, burnt rubber smells. You can use this solution for washing dogs, cats and even clothes sprayed by skunk. How could two people have missed the basics of a cleaning service over a 4 hour span?. We are now using Tuckers Tidy Solutions and so far so good.
On one occasion, our house was spotless - I could not rave about it more. Peppermint oil also has a reputation for repelling other unwanted visitors. Carpets need to be steam cleaned by professional carpet cleaners. The skunk uses his spray as a defense mechanism to attack anyone perceived as a threat to the animal or its litter. Fair enough, accidents happen--they offered a partial reimbursement and said they would call to reschedule the next day.
However, 2 days later I'm still finding missed spots like the base boards, windows, bathroom soap dishes, etc. What's worse is when I went to use my bathroom sink I noticed that during his cleaning, the young man broke the aerator and didn't bother to tell me. These smells will surely make the uninvited and unwelcome skunk guest to pack up and leave. Essential peppermint oil is one way to keep mice from sharing your space, indoors or out. I was so excited to use a local business to clean our apartment! Reapply the spray as the scent fades, usually after about two weeks. Mic them in a large bowl and wash the pet with it while the ingredients are still foaming.
I wanted to see what they could do with our place, but if they don't want to show up that's going to be difficult! Or you may even try soaking cloth rags in ammonia and placing them around the house. Peppermint oil is a highly-concentrated natural product made from the peppermint plant, Mentha piperita. Any cleaning service would be better. I've used Detroit Maid on two occasions. Our loft rafters were never cleaned as promised the girl initially said they didn't bring the extender; second time not even mentioned. A local, woman-owned business, what could be better? The cleaner arrived with one dirty rag and a bottle of mystery fluid to clean my whole first floor.