House Cleaning in Lakewood, IL for Homes Big and Small
Room to Spread Out, More Rooms to Clean
The Village of Lakewood gives families something rare in McHenry County: space. About three-quarters of an acre of open land per household, two golf courses, six lakes and the west shore of Crystal Lake itself. The trade-off is square footage. Many Lakewood homes are large custom builds on half-acre lots or more, and keeping every room clean takes real time.
That’s where McMaid Home Services comes in. Our family of cleaning teams has worked in homes across Chicago’s northwest suburbs since 1975, and we remain a locally owned company. In Lakewood, we clean everything from lake cottages near the Crystal Lake shore to sprawling 1990s and 2000s homes in the newer subdivisions off Route 176.
You can choose General Maintenance cleaning every week, every other week or once a month. Deep Cleaning is there for the twice-a-year push or before a big gathering, and Move-In / Move-Out cleaning prepares an empty house for its next chapter. Each team is uniformed and trained, and a specially trained inspector checks the work on the job.
Request your free quote or call (847) 991-2383.


Where We Clean Around Lakewood
Lakewood is small in population but spread out, with gated lake areas, golf course streets and wooded subdivisions. Our teams already know the roads between the Crystal Lake shoreline, RedTail Golf Club and the newer developments toward Huntley. These are some of the Lakewood areas we serve, and if your street is somewhere in between, we almost certainly reach it too.
- Turnberry of Lakewood
- The Reserve of Lakewood
- Brighton Oaks
- Hidden Lakes
- Woodland Hills
- Falcon Green
- CCAPOA lake shore homes
- Homes near RedTail Golf Club
Cleaning Notes for Lakewood Living
A big house with a two-story foyer and a finished basement collects dust in more places than most people realize. In subdivisions like Turnberry of Lakewood and The Reserve of Lakewood, homes often run 3,500 square feet or more. A bi-weekly maintenance plan rotates through kitchens, bathrooms and living spaces so nothing goes too long between visits. Our teams dust sills, frames, moldings, lamps and wall hangings, sweep away cobwebs and change linens or make beds.
Homes near the lake or the golf course bring their own mess. Grass clippings, lake sand from West Beach and mud from wooded lots find their way across hardwood and tile. Kitchen and bathroom floors get washed on hands and knees during every maintenance visit, and one set of patio doors is cleaned each time, which helps when your back deck is where everyone gathers.
Lakewood has plenty of open space and wetlands, including the Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve, which means spring and summer pollen settles fast. A Deep Cleaning once or twice a year adds dusting of walls and standard-height ceilings, vacuuming of upholstered furniture, hand-washed woodwork and hand-wiped ceiling fans. It is a smart reset at the start of the season.
When a Lakewood property changes hands, buyers expect a clean slate. Our Move-In / Move-Out service handles the inside of every cabinet, drawer and closet, the oven, range hood, refrigerator and pantry, and scrubs tile grout with mildew treatment.
What Lakewood Households Get With McMaid
Larger homes need a cleaning company with structure behind it. McMaid has been part of the northwest suburbs since 1975 and is still locally owned. Our cleaning teams are thoroughly trained and professionally uniformed, and every team is supervised on the job by a specially trained inspector. We’re bonded and fully insured.
Have a question about your schedule? Our Customer Service Department is staffed during normal business hours, and an answering service takes your messages 24 hours a day. Behind all of it is one goal: 100% customer satisfaction, visit after visit, in every room of your Lakewood home.

Lakewood Cleaning Questions, Answered
Yes. Many Lakewood homes are large custom builds, and we quote each one based on square footage, how often you want service and the current condition of the home. Larger houses often do well on a weekly or bi-weekly General Maintenance plan, with a Deep Cleaning once or twice a year to catch walls, woodwork and ceiling fans.
We clean homes throughout the Village of Lakewood, including properties near the Crystal Lake shoreline. When you request a quote, share your address and any access details for your area so our team can plan the visit.
Before your furniture arrives is the easiest time to clean thoroughly. Our Move-In / Move-Out package covers inside cabinets, drawers, closets, pantry, oven, range hood and refrigerator, plus vanities, medicine cabinets, tile grout and every hard floor. The house must be empty, so schedule it between closing and moving day.
In the kitchen we wipe and polish the outside of cabinets and appliances, disinfect counters, scrub the sink and faucets, clean inside the microwave and wash floors by hand. Bathrooms get the tub, toilet, sink and shower scrubbed and sanitized, with mirrors and chrome polished. Throughout the house we dust, vacuum and empty wastebaskets.
Busy households in Lakewood often choose weekly or bi-weekly visits to stay ahead of school-year traffic. Monthly service works well for smaller households or homes that stay tidy between visits. You pick the frequency on the Get a Quote form, and you can talk through options with our Customer Service Department.
Serving Lakewood and Nearby McHenry County
Our teams cover all of Lakewood and neighboring communities like Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin and Cary.
Nearby towns we also clean: Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin and Cary. See every community on our service areas page.





