Your home's maintenance. Handled.

UpKeep handles seasonal and routine residential maintenance across Greater Boston — gutter cleaning, exterior window cleaning, pressure washing, dryer vent cleaning, HVAC maintenance, handyman tasks, licensed plumbing and electrical inspections, home cleaning, pest control, landscaping, snow removal, holiday lights, and pre-listing home prep. If it's on your home's to-do list, ask — we can usually scope it.

One-time services are quoted individually and priced before work begins. Annual plans start at $2,195/year for Exterior Care Plan and $3,995/year for the Complete HomeCare Plan; final pricing depends on home size, access, window count, and scope. Monthly installments are available on 12-month agreements. You'll always see the price before any work starts.

No. You can hire UpKeep for a single task list, one seasonal service, or a recurring plan. Many customers start with one service and move to a plan once they see the documentation and scheduling handled for them.

Submit the form or call, and an UpKeep specialist responds within one business hour (Mon–Sat). We confirm scope — by phone, photos, or a visit for larger work — and send a clear price. Nothing is scheduled until you approve it.

Yes, always. Every scope is priced and approved before scheduling. If something unexpected comes up mid-job, we stop and confirm with you before proceeding.

UpKeep is the dedicated home maintenance service built by the same ownership and team as McDonald Contracting and McDonald Electric. McDonald Contracting handles construction and larger projects; McDonald Electric handles licensed electrical work; UpKeep handles ongoing maintenance, seasonal services, and annual home care plans. Same people, same standards — a service built specifically for maintenance. If you're not sure who to contact, just give us a call at 781-574-9080 - or fill out a request. We will point you in the right direction.

Yes. UpKeep operates fully insured in Massachusetts under UpKeep Home Maintenance LLC.

No — UpKeep is a scheduled maintenance service, not a 24/7 emergency dispatcher. That said, existing customers get priority scheduling, and our whole model exists to prevent most emergencies before they happen. For active emergencies (burst pipe, no heat, electrical hazard), call your utility or an emergency service first.

We're based in Arlington, MA and serve Greater Boston communities including Arlington, Winchester, Belmont, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Lexington, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, Concord, and surrounding towns. Outside the list? Ask — it depends on scope and schedule.

Usually not for exterior work like gutters, windows, or washing. For interior work, we'll arrange access that works for you. Every visit is documented with photos and notes, so you always know exactly what was done.

We build your home's seasonal calendar up front — spring, summer, fall, and winter tasks — then schedule and complete each service automatically. You get notified before each visit and a documented summary after. No reminders needed on your end.

Small jobs are the point. Punch lists, inspection-report items, and the "I'll get to it eventually" tasks are exactly what UpKeep was built for. No job list is too small to scope.