Des Moines Cleaning Services is a local service-area cleaning company built around a simple idea: good cleaning should make life easier, and arranging it should not feel complicated.
Owner Megan Hartley started Des Moines Cleaning Services after several years of cleaning homes on weekends for people she already knew around Central Iowa. Megan grew up near the Des Moines metro and returned to the area after college. She first began helping a family friend who was recovering from surgery, then picked up occasional cleaning for neighbors, working parents, and a local rental owner. Those early jobs showed her that many customers were not looking for anything fancy. They wanted someone who would listen, show up prepared, and pay attention to the parts of the home that were actually bothering them.
As referrals grew, Megan began treating the work as a full-time business. She built the company around the habits she valued from the beginning: confirm what the customer needs, communicate clearly about the property, and avoid making promises that cannot be kept. Her connection to Des Moines also shaped the service area. Friends and early customers introduced her to households in West Des Moines, Urbandale, Clive, Ankeny, Altoona, and other surrounding communities, gradually turning a small local schedule into a broader Central Iowa route.
Megan still views cleaning as practical work with a real effect on people's daily lives. A clean kitchen makes dinner easier. A cleaned bathroom is one less weekend job. A move-out service can remove several stressful hours from moving day. That straightforward view of the trade continues to guide how the team works today.
We focus on House Cleaning, Maid Services, AirBnb Cleaners, Move Out Cleaning, One Time Cleaning, and Commercial Cleaning. Each service has its own page so you can see exactly what is involved before you call.
We are based around Des Moines Iowa and serve Des Moines, including Des Moines, Clive, Ankeny, Ames, West Des Moines, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Indianola, Grimes, Polk City, Adel, De Soto, Van Meter, Waukee, Urbandale, and Bondurant.
We focus on cleaning that makes a visible, practical difference in the spaces customers use every day.
Good cleaning starts with knowing the property, priorities, access arrangements, and timing before the appointment.
We remember that we are working in someone else's personal space and approach that responsibility carefully.
Every home and job teaches us something about working more efficiently, setting clearer expectations, and delivering better service.
Meet the people who answer the phone and do the work on our Meet the Team page, or see how to join us on our Careers page.
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