We keep Thomasville houses clean

Older Thomasville houses need gentler cleaning

Thomasville grew up around the railroad and the furniture plants, and a lot of its older housing sits on the streets near downtown. Many of those are frame houses with wood floors and small bathrooms lined in old tile. Farther out you find brick ranches from the middle of the last century. Past those sit newer subdivisions with wall-to-wall carpet and open kitchens. Each kind of house gets dirty in its own way, so we do not clean them all the same.

Old wood floors are where a careless cleaning does the most harm. Too much water seeps into the seams between the boards, and over time the edges lift and darken. We clean them with a mop that is barely damp and green products that are gentle on an old finish. Older tile has a different problem. The grout has spent years soaking up dirt and soap, and a quick wipe does nothing to it. On a deep clean we scrub the grout lines by hand.

The brick ranches come with their own habits. If the kitchen still has its original wood cabinets, years of cooking have left a sticky film on the doors closest to the stove. The newer houses on the edges of town are easier on the surfaces but bigger, with more floor and more bathrooms to get through. A standard clean keeps that kind of house in shape. A deep clean goes after the baseboards and the corners a regular visit tends to skip.

• Wood floors mopped barely damp, never soaked
• Old tile grout scrubbed by hand
• Sticky film cleaned off kitchen cabinet doors
• Baseboards and window sills wiped down
• Safe, green products in every room

Thomasville weather brings pollen and mildew inside

Every spring the pine trees around Thomasville let go of a yellow dust that coats cars and porch furniture for weeks. It does not stay outside. It comes in on shoes and through the window screens, then settles on the sills and the tops of the ceiling fan blades. For anyone in the house with allergies, it keeps bothering them long after the trees are done. We wipe that dust up with a damp cloth, since a dry duster only puts it back in the air.

Summers here are hot and sticky, and many older houses in town sit over crawl spaces that hold damp air. Some of that moisture works its way up into the rooms above. You notice it first as a musty smell in a closet, or as dark spots along the caulk behind a tub. Bathrooms with small windows and weak fans get it the worst. We clean mildew off grout and caulk with green products. If a spot keeps coming back, that usually points to a moisture problem that cleaning alone cannot fix.

Then there is the red clay. Davidson County soil turns into sticky orange mud after a good rain, and it rides into the house on boots and on dog paws. On light tile it packs into the grout by the back door. On carpet it leaves a rust-colored track that shows the path people walk. We give the back door and the route to the kitchen extra time, because that is where most of the clay ends up.

We bring safe, green products to Thomasville

Take Care Cleaning is a Black-owned company based in Kernersville, and it is owned by women. Thomasville is a short drive south of us, just past High Point. We clean for busy families, and for seniors who want a hand keeping up the house they have lived in for years. Every house gets the same care we give our own, from a small frame house near the tracks to a big newer build.

We use safe, green products in every house. That matters most where people and pets spend the day, like the floor where the dog sleeps and the counter where dinner gets made. Strong cleaners can leave a residue and a smell that hang around after the job is done. We choose products that are safe for your family and your pets instead. They also tend to be gentler on the worn finishes you find in older Thomasville houses.

A move is when a house shows all of its dirt. Once the furniture is out, you see the dust lines along the baseboards and the grease on top of the kitchen cabinets. Moving-related cleaning is one of our services, and it goes through the empty house room by room. That way you can hand over the keys, or start unpacking, in a place that is actually clean. Tell us whether you are moving in or moving out, and we will price the job to match.

Getting a price in Thomasville

Call us at (336) 310-9620, or send a note through the estimate form on this page. Tell us your street in Thomasville and what the house needs. We give estimates online, so you can describe the house and get a free quote before anything is booked. It helps to know if the house is older or newer, and if anyone at home has allergies or pets. Our hours are nine to five on weekdays and nine to two on Saturday.