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How it worksAugust 18, 2025 2 min read
Front door and porch: the 15-minute upgrade
Your front door area gets more visual attention than any other 20 square feet of your property. Keep it clean.
The front porch and entryway are the highest-visibility, lowest-square-footage area of any home. A quick wash makes an outsized visual impact.
What accumulates here
- Cobwebs in porch corners
- Bug carcasses on light fixtures
- Pollen film on the door
- Muddy footprints on the porch floor
- Dust in the doorbell button area
The 15-minute treatment
- Cobweb removal around eaves, corners, light fixtures
- Wipe of the door and hardware
- Rinse of the porch floor
- Clean of the door glass and sidelights
- Sweep of the walkway approach
What it costs
Standalone visit: $75 minimum. As an add-on to any other job: $25–$40.
When to time it
- Before Halloween decorations go up
- Before Thanksgiving guests
- Before Christmas
- Before a listing photo shoot
- Any time you notice it feels tired
The one thing to do yourself
Change the porch light bulb if it's been out for a while. Nothing kills front-door appeal like a dark bulb. Do that, and my clean surfaces show up much better at night.
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