Estate Cleaning — Salt and Slate Cleaning Company

Residential Services — Estate Cleaning

White-glove care for exceptional homes

White-glove cleaning for luxury residences over 5,000 sq ft. Specialty surface care, antique handling, and discretion for high-value properties.

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Homes over 5,000 square feet present challenges that standard cleaning services are not equipped to handle. Twelve-foot ceilings require specialized equipment. Natural stone floors demand pH-neutral products applied with precision. Custom millwork, antiques, and art collections need cleaning professionals who understand the difference between lacquer and polyurethane, between marble and quartzite, between a patina that adds value and grime that diminishes it.

Salt & Slate estate cleaning is a white-glove service designed for luxury residences, historic properties, and high-value homes where the wrong product or technique can cause thousands of dollars in damage. Our estate teams are trained in specialty surface care, including natural stone, hardwood, crystal, brass, silver, and fine upholstery. We carry surface-specific products and equipment, and we document the materials in your home during our initial walkthrough so every subsequent visit uses the correct approach.

Discretion is a core component of estate service. We brief every cleaning team on privacy expectations and conduct, coordinate with household staff and property managers, work around your schedule without disruption, and maintain strict professionalism at every visit. Your home is your private space, and we treat it accordingly.

Room by Room

Full Cleaning Checklist

Estate cleaning follows the same comprehensive checklist as our deep clean, with surface-specific products, specialty equipment, and white-glove protocols tailored to your home's materials and finishes.

Kitchen

Included

✓ Remove cobwebs
✓ Dust light fixtures
✓ Dust all windowsills, window frames, & ledges
✓ Dust blinds
✓ Dust ceiling fans
✓ Dry dust decor and picture frames
✓ Clean & dry sink & soap dish
✓ Clean countertops & backsplash
✓ Clean microwave (inside & outside)
✓ Clean stovetop, burners, & control panels
✓ Clean exteriors of large appliances (fridge, oven, dishwasher)
✓ Clean exterior of stationary items (toaster, coffee maker, etc.)
✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
✓ Spot clean cabinets & clean all handles
✓ Empty trash can & wipe down exterior
✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
✓ Wipe down table & chairs
✓ Load dishes in dishwasher**
✓ Clean oven hood vent
✓ Wipe down exteriors of all cabinets and drawers
✓ Wipe down interior doors & door frames
✓ Wipe down windowsills and window frames
✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards

Not included in this service

— Sweep / vacuum / mop pantry floor & wipe down shelves
— Wipe down insides of cabinets & drawers
— Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
— Clean inside of fridge
— Clean inside of oven
— Clean interior window glass & window tracks
— Wet wipe blinds
— Clean ceilings
— Clean walls*

Bathrooms

Included

✓ Remove cobwebs
✓ Dust light fixtures and shelves
✓ Dust doors, windowsills & window frames
✓ Dust blinds
✓ Dust & tidy personal items & hand towels
✓ Clean & dry shower/tub
✓ Clean & dry sink, countertops, & soap dish
✓ Clean all mirrors & glass
✓ Polish towel racks, toilet paper holder
✓ Clean inside, outside & around toilet
✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
✓ Wipe down & disinfect cabinets
✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
✓ Empty garbage and replace bag
✓ Scrub tile grout in shower
✓ Wipe down interior doors & door frames
✓ Wipe down windowsills & window frames
✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards

Not included in this service

— Wipe down inside of linen closet & shelves
— Wipe down inside all cabinets & drawers
— Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
— Clean interior window glass & window tracks
— Wet wipe blinds
— Clean ceilings
— Clean walls*

Bedrooms

Included

✓ Remove cobwebs
✓ Dust light fixtures
✓ Dust windowsills & window frames
✓ Dust blinds
✓ Dust ceiling fans
✓ Dust furniture, lamps & lampshades
✓ Tidy area(s), fold blankets, arrange pillows, etc.
✓ Clean all mirrors
✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
✓ Empty garbage and replace the bag
✓ Dust & tidy decor & personal items
✓ Make bed(s) & change sheets (if left out on edge of bed)
✓ Vacuum furniture
✓ Wipe down interior doors and door frames
✓ Wipe down windowsills and window frames
✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards
✓ Clean under furniture (if reachable) and in between couch cushions

Not included in this service

— Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
— Clean inside cabinets & drawers
— Clean interior window glass & window tracks
— Wet wipe blinds
— Clean ceilings
— Clean walls*

Common Areas

Included

✓ Remove cobwebs
✓ Dust light fixtures
✓ Dust windowsills & window frames
✓ Dust blinds
✓ Dust ceiling fans
✓ Dust furniture, lamps & lampshades
✓ Tidy area(s), fold blankets, arrange pillows, etc.
✓ Clean all mirrors
✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
✓ Empty garbage and replace the bag
✓ Dust & tidy decor & personal items
✓ Vacuum furniture
✓ Wipe down interior doors and door frames
✓ Wipe down windowsills and window frames
✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards
✓ Clean under furniture (if reachable) and in between couch cushions

Not included in this service

— Clean inside cabinets & drawers
— Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
— Clean interior window glass & window tracks
— Wet wipe blinds
— Clean ceilings
— Clean walls*

* Salt and Slate Cleaning Company will spot-clean walls only when requested or permitted, as wall paint — especially flat paint, older paint, or builder-grade paint — is highly susceptible to burnishing, streaking, dull patches, or full removal when scrubbed. Certain substances like permanent marker, crayons, dye transfer, oils, adhesive residue, and scuffs may not come off without removing or damaging paint. Salt and Slate Cleaning Company cannot guarantee the removal of marks from walls and is not liable for damage to paint or finishes during wall spot-cleaning.

** Homeowner is responsible for running dishwasher as Salt and Slate Cleaning Company is not able to determine which setting customer wants unless told specifically.

Available Add-Ons

Add any of these to your estate cleaning when you book or at any time during your service.

Laundry (wash, dry, fold) $10/load

Interior of fridge (per 1 fridge) $40

Sweep + tidy balcony $20

Wet wipe blinds $4/set

Inside dishwasher $40

Interior of oven (per 1 oven) $60

Interior window glass & tracks $4/window

Green clean upcharge $20

Sweep garage $20

Door tracks $4/track

Is This Right for You?

Who it’s for

Owners of luxury residences, historic homes, and properties with high-value finishes and collections. Property managers overseeing estate portfolios. Homeowners with specific surface care requirements that standard cleaning services cannot meet.

→ Your home is 5,000+ square feet and standard cleaners don't have the equipment or staffing to do it properly
→ You have marble, natural stone, hardwood, antiques, or specialty surfaces that require surface-specific products
→ Household staff coordination or property manager involvement is part of how your home operates
→ Discretion matters — you need a team that signs a confidentiality agreement and doesn't ask questions
→ Previous cleaners have left residue on stone, streaks on custom millwork, or the wrong product on hardwood

The Process

How it works

Property consultation

We tour your home to document every surface material, identify specialty care requirements, and understand your expectations. This creates the cleaning blueprint for your property.

Team assignment

We assign estate-certified professionals who are trained in the specific surfaces and materials in your home. Your team stays consistent across every visit.

White-glove execution

Each cleaning follows the surface-specific blueprint. Natural stone gets pH-neutral care, hardwood gets appropriate moisture levels, and delicate surfaces get hand cleaning.

Post-visit documentation

After each visit, your team lead provides a summary noting any surface concerns, maintenance recommendations, or items that may need professional restoration.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What's included in an estate clean that isn't in a standard deep clean?

The core checklist is the same as a deep clean, but the execution is different. Estate cleaning uses surface-specific products and equipment — pH-neutral cleaners on natural stone, appropriate moisture levels on hardwood, brass-safe polishes on hardware. We also handle chandelier and high-fixture dusting with professional-grade equipment, coordinate with household staff if applicable, and provide a post-visit surface report that flags anything needing professional restoration.

How do you handle confidentiality?

We sign a confidentiality agreement before the first visit. Our teams are briefed on privacy expectations — no photos, no conversations about the property or its contents outside of the team, and coordination only through the contact you designate.

Who has access to my estate?

Every Salt & Slate cleaning professional is licensed, background-checked, and fully insured. We brief every team on privacy expectations and conduct before the first visit, and the same detailed checklist and 24-hour satisfaction guarantee apply on every cleaning.

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