Haeun Bae
Founder and lead cleaner
Haeun started Sprig after reading cleaning labels for a relative with asthma and finding little she could check. She runs walkthroughs and writes the product list.
House cleaning in Portland, Oregon
A clean home, and a list of exactly what we cleaned it with
Sprig cleans for households with allergies. Before the first visit you get our product list with the certifier named beside each item, and a short list of what we do not claim.
Haeun BaeFounder and lead cleaner
The product list
Six things we clean with, and the label on each
Each one carries a label from the EPA's Safer Choice program. That label is on the product, not on us. The product names and label numbers arrive in your first-visit email.
- EPA Safer Choice
All-purpose spray
For counters, sinks, tables and sealed cabinet fronts. We dilute a concentrate into refillable bottles at our shop.
- EPA Safer Choice
Glass and mirror cleaner
For windows we can reach inside, mirrors and shower glass, wiped dry with a clean cloth.
- EPA Safer Choice
Bathroom cleaner
For tubs, tile, toilets and sinks. We rinse it off; we do not leave it to dry on a surface.
- EPA Safer Choice
Floor cleaner
For sealed hardwood, vinyl and tile, applied with a damp mop and a washed pad.
- EPA Safer Choice
Dish soap
For the kitchen sink and for hand-washing the small items we use in your home.
- EPA Safer Choice
Laundry detergent
For our cloths and mop pads, washed at our shop between homes, never in yours.
Fragrance-free versions are on the list. Ask for them and we use them at every visit.
Plain limits
What we do not claim
Cleaning language is loose, and a household with allergies reads it closely. This is what we leave out of this site, our emails and our invoices.
Four things we leave out
We do not say “chemical-free.” Every product is chemicals, water included, so we name each one.
We do not claim a certification for Sprig. Safer Choice labels belong to products, not to us.
We do not say “allergen-free.” We damp-wipe and vacuum to cut the dust we can reach, and we cannot promise your symptoms change.
We do not say “disinfected” unless you ask. Then we use an EPA-registered product, for the contact time on its label.
Services
Four ways we clean
Each one starts with a walkthrough and ends with a checklist left on your counter.
Recurring clean
Weekly, every two weeks or every four weeks. The same two people, a room-by-room checklist and the same product list every visit.
See the checklistDeep clean
Baseboards, window tracks, inside cabinets and the corners a recurring clean leaves for later. Once, or each spring.
See the checklistMove-in and move-out
An empty-home clean to a written checklist, timed to your closing or the end of your lease.
See the checklistLow-dust clean
Damp-wiped surfaces, a HEPA-filter vacuum and washed cloths, for households that notice dust.
See the checklist
How it starts
Before the first clean, in order
The product list
You get it by email first, with the product name, the certifier and the label number beside each item.
A walkthrough
Haeun or Makena walks the home with you, in person or on a video call, and asks about allergies, pets and floors.
A written estimate
You get the number in writing, with what it includes and what it does not. See how pricing works.
How pricing worksThe first visit
A pair from our crew cleans to the checklist, and leaves it on the counter with the list of what was used.
Who comes to your home
Two people you will meet before anyone else
The rest of our crew of twelve works in pairs. You meet your pair at the walkthrough or the first visit.
Makena Otieno
Crew lead, low-dust cleans
Makena leads the low-dust cleans and trains each new pair on the damp-wipe routine before they enter a home alone.
From households
What customers noticed
“I ticked the allergy line on the form and the product list was in my inbox the next morning. I read every label before anyone came.”
Aneta K.Recurring clean, Sellwood
“They damp-wiped the shelves instead of dusting them dry, and asked before they used anything that was not on the list I had.”
Sahar N.Low-dust clean, Cedar Mill
“Makena walked the house before quoting and wrote down the three things that would move the price. The number matched what she wrote.”
Tarun D.Deep clean, Jennings Lodge
“I asked for fragrance-free once and got it every visit. When a bottle ran low they texted me instead of swapping it for something else.”
Larissa W.Recurring clean, Mt. Tabor
Sample reviews.
Where we clean
Portland and the suburbs around it
Send your ZIP code in the form and we confirm we can reach you.
Multnomah County
- Portland
- Maywood Park
Washington County
- Tigard
- Hillsboro
- Aloha
- Cedar Mill
- King City
- Raleigh Hills
- Garden Home
Clackamas County
- Milwaukie
- Jennings Lodge
- Clackamas
- Oatfield
We do not clean in Vancouver or the rest of Washington State, in Salem or the Willamette Valley south of Wilsonville, or east of Gresham.
FAQ
Questions we get first
Do you need to be home?
No. Many customers give us a key or a door code. Our keys, codes and alarms policy says how we store and return them.
Which products do you bring?
The six on our product list, plus microfiber cloths and a HEPA-filter vacuum. Fragrance-free versions are available on request.
How do you decide the price?
After a walkthrough, in writing. The page on how pricing works lists what moves the number.
What if you miss something?
Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and redo that area at no charge. The terms are on our policies page.
Do you clean homes with pets?
Yes. Tell us about them at the walkthrough and we agree where they stay during the visit.
First clean
Start with the product list
Tell us about your home and who in it has allergies. We reply by the next business day with a time for a walkthrough, and send the product list ahead of it.