I am getting into the cleaning business. Do not want to charge by the hour but by the job. Any suggestions?

Question

I am not fast but very thorough. I do not want to cheat people but want to get what is deserved. Most of my jobs have been small rv's but I have several requests for houses with detailed cleanings.

Answer 1

from experience. get everything in writing, protect yourself. when you go to bid a job, make sure if there will be animals inside the house and everything will be picked up be for you get there, let them know pets cost more and to pick up takes much longer. price accordingly. don't be afraid to let them know if their not doing their part, if not, you will find your doing more for the same money. don't let people take advantage of you. always keep it professional. and remember you can be replaced, but to, you can replace them. make friends, wish you well

Answer 2

You're not real clear on the type of cleaning you plan to do. If you refer to a maid service that does light house keeping on a weekly or biweekly basis, then I have some advice. Most such services have a charge that's really not pure in terms or whether it's by-the-job or by-the-hour. They have an hourly rate but will tell the customer how much time it will take each week to do the basics plus a little extra to do misc (so you give them a fixed $ figure for each cleaning but will pretty much limit yourself to a specific amount of time each week.) The initial cleaning will probably need to be longer. Then, each week the cleaning service will do all the basics that require that frequency plus some job that requires less frequent cleaning (eg windows); the next week will be all the basics & some other job that requires less frequency (eg cleaning the shower tile).

Answer 3

You will enjoy this believe me. How many people love to be pampered? I agree with the other comments, you probably should charge by the job. Depending on how through each time, how in depth, etc. Make sure they know what exactly what you will do each cleaning date. You will probably not be doing the same type of cleaning each time for the same person either. Start with a minimum and go from there, see what the going rate is around where you live, and also find out if you furnish the cleaning products or them. I furnish mine for my housekeeper, it works out well, and I get to come home to a clean house. Good luck to you!

Answer 4

It all depends on where you are. Are you in a big city? A small rural area? The bigger an area you are the more you can charge. Another way to figure cost is to charge by the square foot. I work for a cleaning company who charge that way.

Answer 5

I have been in the cleaning business for about 8 years and mostly I bid jobs,but some things I go by the hour -$10.00-$20.00 an hour for jobs like new construction clean up rental turn cleans.but cleaning houses is better to bid the job.

Answer 6

I use to work for 2 cleaning services and they charged 35.00 for up to so many square feet. (I don't remember the square footage)for larger houses over the square footage of course cost more.

Answer 7

I would charge by the room. Example:One bedroom apt., incl. living, dining and kitchen area.
Also, includung restrooms. All this for one price, and then "up charge" according to the rooms.

Answer 8

You charge by-the-job....but you need to do estimates on the bigger ones.