I'm giving 5 Stars for effort and the results. Ishimwe is a dedicated sole proprietor that works by himself instead of with a crew of 2 or 3. This may be undesirable for larger homes due to the time and effort required. Our home is 1911 sq ft with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, two offices, and a large living and dining area. We also have five cats so lots of fur floating around, and we have not had a deep clean of the house in over a year.
Ishimwe arrived promptly at 8am each day. It took 14hrs (8am-4:30pm & 8am-2:30pm) over two days for Ishimwe to complete the deep clean for which I paid him a total, after tip, of $390. This may not be agreeable to many but my schedule has enough flexibility to accommodate the extended hours.
Ishimwe works perhaps a bit slower than some, but he makes up for it by being meticulous and he brings and uses all of his own supplies. He seemed amenable to using my products if that's what I wanted. He even defurred two of the cat beds which I certainly did not expect him to do, but the cats appreciated it. The total list that I provided Ishimwe in my Yelp project detail was:
Clean stove
Clean Microwave
Clean oven
Clean microwave
Clean Refrigerator
Wipe down kitchen cabinets
Clean Baseboards
Vacuum all floors and carpets
Mop all tile
Bona mop all hardwood floors
Dust Window sills
Dust Blinds
Dust Tops of doors
Dust furniture
Dust light fixtures and fan blades
Dust bookshelves and mantle
Wipe down treadmill Wipe off lightbulbs
Clean interior glass
Clean mirrors
Clean tubs and tile
Clean showers including shower glass
Clean toilets
He is a nice young man that is clearly hustling to get by. He has a good vibe and I even trusted him enough to leave him alone in the house for a couple hours when I had to go out. He did require a $50 deposit to secure my spot on his calendar which was a bit odd, but understandable and I did not have a problem doing that.
All told, it was a good, albeit prolonged experience. The greatest compliment is that, assuming the price is right, I will likely have him back in 3 weeks for a maintenance clean which should take no more than one day. read more