Mac & Cheese Cleaning Crew
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Meshing our love of order, serene environments, and using our superpowers to bring joy to others with our desire to flourish our business through physical work, Mac & Cheese Productions℠ offers residential cleaning services in Chicago and suburbs Evanston to Schaumburg & Highland Park to Elmhurst.
Interested in purchasing a Mac & Cheese Gift Card for cleaning services?
Services Provided
Standard Cleaning
- Mirrors
- Light switches
- Doorknobs
- Garbage — clean receptacle exteriors and take out (one trip’s worth; recyclables and large debris excluded)
- Rugs — shake out and/or vacuum (if you provide a vacuum)
- Microwave exterior and interior
- Cabinet exteriors (kitchen and bathroom)
- Appliance exteriors
- Toilet, tub/shower, and sink
- Accessible and clear surfaces — M&C will not move excessive amounts of items in order to clean surfaces; the coffee pot and toaster, ok. A vase or two, ok. But not piles of papers, heaps of clothes, gaggles of XYZ.
- Accessible and clear floors — M&C will not move any large/heavy items nor excessive amounts of items in order to clean floors. A trash can, laundry basket, shoe mat, dining room table chair, ok. But not boxes, heaps of clothes, the couch, gaggles of XYZ.
Add Ons
- Move in/move out
- Deep grout cleaning (kitchen and/or bathroom)
- Oven interior
- Fridge interior
- Cabinets interior (kitchen and/or bathroom)
- Interior windows
- Knick-knacks (frames, coffeetable/bookshelf decor, etc.)
- Baseboards
- Walls
Not Provided
- Organizing or moving a high level of “stuff” — if you have a lot of items cluttering surfaces, areas, & floors, you will want to prep for us to come in by clearing those spaces
- Bedding (making the bed, changing bedding, washing bedding)
- Exterior windows
- Ceiling fans
- Laundry
- Fireplace
- Dishes
- Rugs/carpets (beyond vacuuming if vacuum is provided)
- Window treatments (blinds, curtains, etc.)
- Occupied closets (closets that aren’t empty)
- Biohazards
- Chandeliers
- Ducts and vents
- Clothes
- Moving appliances/heavy furniture
- Pest infestation
- Pet waste/litter/food
- Wax spills
- Upholstery
- Deep stain removal
Before & After


Rates
Inquire About Mac & Cheese Cleaning
We are not a last minute cleaning service, usually booking up a month in advance; if you have a last minute request, you’re welcome to make it but chances are we won’t be able to say yes.


FAQs
Interested in purchasing a gift card for someone to use for cleaning services?
Fill out the Inquiry Form above, noting that you’d like to purchase a gift card. We’ll get back to you about if we’re able to take the gig and what the cost would be, and then you can send your giftee their surprise!
Why use Mac & Cheese (M&C)?
- We love cleaning
- We’re good at cleaning
- We’re personal and professional
- Look at how we comfort ourselves when stressed — notice a theme?!
Why can’t you book M&C automatically?
Do you work outside of the city of Chicago?
Do you need to be home?
How does M&C access your space?
What’s the first-timer’s visit?
What’s the tipping policy?
Why can’t you tip M&C?
Do you need to provide anything for a cleaning?
Do you need to prep for a cleaning?
Is commercial space cleaning available?
How many people will clean your home?
Will you always have the same cleaner?
How do you pay for your cleaning?
When is payment due?
Why shouldn’t you book a less expensive service?
Can you pay less because you don’t want _______ cleaned? (e.g. you have a 2 bedroom but only want 1 bedroom cleaned OR you only want the kitchen and bathroom cleaned OR …)
No. Our rates are our rates. They’re set at a price that makes our administrative time, travel time, and cleaning time worth it.
Additionally, “common area” size (hallways, living room, dining room, etc.) is usually different based on number of bedrooms. We don’t spend a lot of time in bedrooms anyway, it’s usually the other rooms where most of the time and focus goes; many clients have us ignore them.
When we’re told to ignore an area or if an area doesn’t need much, we’re able to spend more time in other areas and get to stuff we otherwise wouldn’t. If there’s a specific area you want us to hone in, let us know when applicable and we’ll do that; otherwise, we’ll use our discretion.
How much time will it take?
What’s the cancellation policy?
What’s the refund policy?
What if you need to reschedule?
What happens if you forget to leave the key? Forget to reschedule? Give the wrong address? Some other thing happens that makes it impossible for the Crew Member to clean?
If a Crew Member comes out and they’re not able to clean due to an oops! on your part, a $50 fee will be required before we come back out. Besides the time and expense we spend traveling to/from you, we also give up other paying gigs to have you in the calendar. We understand that life and oops! happen; we also value and hope others value our time.
What if your scheduled cleaning falls on a holiday?
If your cleaning falls on a holiday and you’d rather M&C not come, we’ll reschedule, easy-peasey! Sometimes M&C works holidays, so we’ll cross that bridge.