How much should I charge to clean a lady I know's house? It is a 2bd, 2 1/2 Bath 2 story condo. Its a mess!!!!

Question

She has 5 boys 1 daughter and a grandson and NoOne helps her clean. The place is pretty dirty. Is $100.00 too much?

Answer 1

Most cleaning lady charge about $30 a hour. Since you know her then you could charge her about $20 a hour. Charging by hour would be better then giving her an exact about for the entire job. Who knows it could take you quite a few hours to clean it if it is that bad. Don't feel that what you ask is too much...she wouldn't be looking for a cleaning lady if she couldn't afford one.

Answer 2

Make sure you know how clean she wants the place. Some people just want vacuuming and dusting, plus cleaning the kitchen and baths. Others want you to wipe inside cabinets, do laundry, etc. Does she want you to tidy up as well as clean? So get together with her and make a specific list. I suggest that the first day you do the kitchen and baths very thoroughly, and then vaccuum throughout the house. The next time you can deep clean a room or two.

I think it's best to charge by the hour until you and your friend get settled on a maintenance schedule. Give her a good price, but not too much lower than the going rate. Like if most cleaners get 25 an hour, maybe you could work for 20.

Answer 3

I help out a friend with a maid service, and I am the janitor at church-school. What I would recommend is that you charge $100 for the first visit that will last about 4 to 6 hours. Then charge $60 once a week for a 4 hour visit. You should provide all cleaning tools and solutions (unless there is a special request for something unusually expensive).
If it is a friend, you have to put anything that you may find out of your mind immediately.
Don't forget to keep financial records and receipts for the tax man.

Answer 4

100 bucks is a great deal!! see i used to own a cleaning business and i charged 25 bucks an hour...standard rate...so if it takes u 4 hours charge 100 bucks if it takes u 5 hours 125....and so on...oh how didry is it? if it is a deep cleaning then oh my by all means charge her more than what i quoted you! see i charged standard 25 bucks but i had customers who were only for 20 bucks an hour because they were spotless people that just wanted touch up done every week...but for deep cleaning/spring cleaning....or move out cleaning that can take 1 person up to 8 hours if the place is gross! so do not get taken advantage of. it is hard work lemmie tell u girl so if she has u buy the chemicals then by all means charge for that too. but if she buys the chemicals and supplies then charge the standard 25 bucks but tell her before hand. i am sure if she called a place like mine she will be quoted higher than what u quote her...trust me i know...i had 8 people to pay for on top of that....i covered a lot of san diego area and it was not cheap...hope this helps u

Answer 5

For the first time, $100 sounds reasonable, as there is probably a lot of scrubbing if the place has not had a good cleaning in awhile. After that, you can drop your price to $50-$60 every 2 weeks.
Here's a tip for you: Don't let yourself be talked down to a much lower price for the first cleaning, on the basis of a having a regular customer. I have actually worked myself out of a job that way. I have had customers decide not to hire my services after the first cleaning, when I agreed to the lower amount. Good luck.

Answer 6

well depends on the person. $100 isnt alot if your cleaning it once a month. ive seen houses that $100 wont cover the supplies to clean it. 6 kids leads to alot of trash and waste. if its a monthly thing you gotta make sure your covering your costs. figure in your cost per hour. then again depending if your want to do just service then dont charge at all. really u need to let us know how often you will clean or if its a one and done deal. really dirty i wouldnt do for less then 200. but thats my really dirty which might be way over the top for you. (im a clean freak and cant stand to see dirty stuff)

Answer 7

I would certainly charge an hourly rate not a by job rate. Anything around $20-25 a hour is completely reasonable.

Answer 8

lol, I would say 50 bucks a day sounds about right it's cheaper than a hotel after all. However, it is against fair housing to tell CBolar he can't crap outside.

Answer 9

are you kidding a 100 dollars is nothing Mary Maids charge way more than that- and they only clean the house no more

Answer 10

No, $100.00 is too little. charge her a little more. It's going to take you time to clean it.