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Straight answers on house cleaning, windows, gutters, siding, driveways and lighting for homes in the Greater Toronto Area.

A GTA home with warm white roofline lights at night, installed by AmberMount

Holiday Lighting · 4 min read

Hanging Christmas Lights in the GTA: Do It Yourself or Hire It Out?

The ladder, the clips, the dead strands and two cold weekends, against lights supplied, hung and taken down for you. And the option that ends it for good.

A freshly cleaned eavestrough on a GTA home, with the leaves that came out of it on the lawn below

Gutter Cleaning · 4 min read

Fall Gutter Cleaning in the GTA: Why Late November Is the Deadline

Leaves down, first freeze, ice dams. What a gutter clean includes, the signs to look for now, and why the window closes before the snow.

A living room cleaned and ready for holiday guests

House Cleaning · 4 min read

Getting Your Home Guest-Ready for the Holidays: A Room-by-Room Deep Clean Checklist

What a deep clean covers, room by room, what to do yourself the week before guests arrive, what to hand off, and how to keep the house there after.

A two-storey GTA home with clean siding and windows in spring

Home Tips · 5 min read

Spring Home Maintenance Checklist for GTA Homeowners

Prevent damage first, then curb appeal, then the inside. The order that saves the most money after an Ontario winter.

An eavestrough on a GTA bungalow filling with wet leaves in the fall

Gutter Cleaning · 4 min read

5 Signs Your Gutters Need Cleaning Before Winter

Overflow, sprouting weeds, sagging, streaks on the siding and last winter’s icicles. What each one means.

A GTA home with permanent roofline lighting in rainbow colours

Permanent Lighting · 5 min read

Why Permanent LED Lighting Is Replacing Christmas Lights

One installation, 16 million colours, about four to five dollars a month to run. How it compares to hanging lights every year.

AmberMount crew member cleaning the windows above a garage with a water-fed pole

Window Cleaning · 5 min read

How Often Should You Clean Your Windows in the GTA?

Twice a year for most homes, more near highways and trees. What a professional clean includes and when to book it.

AmberMount crew member washing an exterior wall with a water-fed pole

House Washing · 4 min read

Why Regular House Washing Extends Your Siding’s Life

Algae and mildew do real damage in a freeze-thaw climate. Why an annual soft wash protects vinyl, wood, stucco and brick.

An interlock walkway at a GTA home after pressure washing

Pressure Washing · 4 min read

Pressure Washing vs Soft Washing: Which Does Your Home Need?

Concrete and interlock take pressure. Siding, painted surfaces and roofs never should. Surface by surface.

A clean, empty laundry room ready for handover

House Cleaning · 6 min read

The Move-In and Move-Out Cleaning Checklist

Room by room, everything that should be cleaned before a handover, and what a professional move-out clean costs.

A new-build living room with lumber and dust sheets before the final clean

Post-Construction · 4 min read

How Post-Construction Cleaning Saves Builders Time and Money

What a trades clean misses, the two-phase clean, and why the final clean is cheaper than the callback.