Home upkeep in Oak Park, four visits a year.

Oak Park was built in one boom, block after block of low brick ranches with a big window facing the street. Four visits a year, the small jobs handled, from $— a month.

The board, Oak ParkSame price, every town
Basic planFour visits a year, the seasonal list.$— /mo Loaded planThe list plus the bigger yearly jobs.$— /mo
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From 1950 to 1960 Oak Park grew from 5,000 people to more than 36,000, and it was named America's Fastest Growing City for it. Builders filled the open land with one-story brick ranches, and most of the city still stands on the streets they laid out. The Thursday farmers market at the Event Hub and the dog park at Oak Park & Bark keep the city outdoors, and the walk to either passes ranch after ranch with its picture window to the street. A ranch built in the 1950s has reached the age where the dryer vent and the water heater want attention on a schedule. That big front window wants washing often enough to read as glass from the sidewalk.

An aerial view of the pedestrian plazas that bridge Interstate 696 in Oak Park, Michigan. A low brick ranch house with a wide picture window and a stone section by the door. Ian, owner of Groundkeep.

Basic or Loaded, in Oak Park.

Basic $— /mo

The four visits and the seasonal list.

  • Furnace filter changed every visit
  • The seasonal list, included
  • One free hour of help with anything
  • A record of every visit
Loaded $— /mo

The four visits, the list, and the bigger yearly jobs.

  • Everything in Basic
  • Dryer vent cleared once a year
  • Water heater drained once a year
  • Bath fans, fridge coils and the range hood cleaned
Own a rental?Between-tenant jobs, same prices as any house.

The six services, priced for Oak Park.

Gutters Gutters and downspouts cleared by hand, flushed until they run clear, the mess gone. Spring and fall. $— one-time, $— on a plan Dryer vent The whole run cleared, dryer to the outside wall. A dryer that dries in one run again. Once a year. $— one-time, $— on a plan Water heater flush The tank drained of the sediment that makes it work harder every year. Once a year. $— one-time, $— on a plan Grill cleaning Grates, burners and the drip tray scrubbed to the metal before the first cookout. $— one-time, $— on a plan Window cleaning Every window and screen washed, outside, spring and fall. Priced per window. $— one-time, $— on a plan, a window Pressure washing Driveway and front walk washed back to the color they were. Once a year. $— one-time, $— on a plan

A free hour of help. No plan, no card.

One hour of help with whatever's been waiting. Free, no card.