What I Know After Eight Years in Other People's Houses
I clean in Boulder, Nederland, Fourmile Canyon, and the stretch between where cell service dies. I’ve seen what works. What doesn’t. What customers notice and what they don’t.
These are the things I write down. Hard water on shower doors. Ash in vents after fire season. Why the same rag can’t touch a bathroom and a kitchen. The questions I wish homeowners asked before they hired anyone.
Some of this is about cleaning. Some of it is about mountain living. All of it is about paying attention to detail.
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What I’ve been thinking about lately. Wildfire ash. Road salt on hardwood. Why “good enough” isn’t. The difference between a deep clean and a wipe-down.
Meet Sandra Rose: Your Expert in All Things Cleaning
I’m a third-generation cleaner. My grandmother and my mother both cleaned and taught me at a young age.
I started in home healthcare. I noticed the people who healed faster had something in common. Their spaces were actually clean. Not tidy. Clean. That stuck with me.
I clean houses in Boulder County now. Nederland to Fourmile Canyon. Weekly upkeep. STR turnover. Move-out deep cleans. Post-wildfire ash. I use castile soap, alcohol, and essential oils. My spruce needle blend is what customers mention when they talk about the smell after I leave.
When I’m not cleaning I’m gardening. Making things from clay. Hiking with my family and our dog. Being outside reminds me why I don’t put anything in your house that I wouldn’t use in mine.
This work supports my kids. Keeps me moving. Lets me do something I actually believe in.