Before picking a frequency, answer these honestly:

1. How many people live in the home? More bodies = more dust, more bathroom mess, more kitchen volume.
2. Pets? Shedding pets effectively double dust and hair load. In Austin, pollen sticks to pet coats and gets tracked through the home.
3. Allergies or asthma? Cedar fever, oak pollen, and mold mean Austin is brutal on respiratory issues, frequency is essentially a health decision here, not just a tidiness one.
4. What's your tolerance? Some people are calm at "lived-in." Some twitch at a single dish in the sink. Both are valid; just be honest before signing up.

Best for: families with young kids, multi-pet homes, anyone with allergies or asthma (especially during cedar season), work-from-home households where the kitchen sees three meals a day, hosts who use part of the home for short-term rental.

Cost trade-off: highest monthly spend, but the per-visit price is the lowest because each visit is fast, the home never gets out of hand.

Risk: if you skip a week, things rebound surprisingly quickly. People underestimate how much weekly cleaning is preventing.

Best for: the majority of Austin households. Couples, small families, single-pet homes, people who tidy day-to-day but want a deeper reset.

Cost trade-off: the most popular plan because the math works, half the visits of weekly, but each visit is only ~25% longer.

Risk: if you go on vacation and skip one, you're suddenly four weeks out. Plan a one-time deep clean before resuming.

Best for: single occupants, frequent travelers, small apartments, very tidy households.

Cost trade-off: lowest monthly spend, but each visit takes meaningfully longer. The first monthly visit after a switch from biweekly often feels like a deep clean.

Risk: in Austin specifically, bathroom hard-water buildup is the first thing to suffer on a monthly cadence. Soap scum and mineral spots become much harder to remove after three or four weeks. If your bathroom gets daily use and your water is unsoftened, biweekly is a better fit even if the rest of the home doesn't need it.

Best for: spring cleaning (right after cedar fever season, late February through March), post-construction, pre-listing your home, post-party, or before/after houseguests.

Cost trade-off: the highest per-hour rate of any service tier, because the work is more intensive and there's no recurring discount.

Risk: if you book a one-time clean expecting it to "catch up" months of neglect, the visit may run longer (and cost more) than estimated. We always quote based on a quick walk-through or photos.

Any frequency you don't want to maintain yourself has a real value. We hear two numbers most often from Austin clients:

• 8–12 hours/month back from biweekly cleaning
• 15–20 hours/month from weekly cleaning, plus the mental load of "the house is handled"

If your hourly rate at work or your hourly rate of doing something more important than scrubbing a tub is anywhere north of $30, recurring cleaning pays for itself before you account for the actual outcome. In a market like Austin where weekend time is scarce, that math gets even more favorable.

Start with biweekly unless you have specific reasons not to. After 2–3 visits, you'll know whether you want to step up to weekly or step down to monthly. Most cleaning services in Austin (us included) let you switch frequencies without penalty. We re-evaluate with clients every quarter, household composition changes, pets come and go, work-from-home schedules shift, and the right frequency shifts with them.

Tell us a little about your home and household, and we'll recommend a frequency and quote you a recurring rate. Visit our contact page quote in under five minutes.

Can I switch frequencies later? Yes. There's no penalty for moving from biweekly to monthly or vice versa.

Do you offer a discount for recurring service? Yes, recurring rates are 15–25% lower than one-time rates depending on frequency.

What if I need to skip a week? Skipping is fine. If you skip multiple visits, we may suggest a deeper reset before resuming.

Do you serve all of Austin? We serve the Austin metro including Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Leander, Bee Cave, Lakeway, and most of the surrounding areas. Reach out if you're unsure whether we cover your zip code.

Do I need to be home? No. Most recurring clients give us a key or door code.