How Much Do I Charge To Clean A 2 Story 4,00 Sq Foot House??
Hello thank you for listening.sorry if so long…I ve been working on my own cleaning business for 2 years now, and its finally doing good, it has taken time, but its working out well.. I have 5 regulars, and a new one. My question is this..I don’t charge by the hour, if I did I feel 20 an hour would be about the pay. I charge by the house and I know I am cheap…I would rather keep a regular client than loose one..so most of the houses I charge flat 75.00 and that works so far…but this new house is a 2 story 4,336 square foot home, the upstairs is 3 bedrooms all carpet, 2 bath upstairs and a huge play room, I cleaned her entire house 1 day took me 5 hours, I charged her 100 dollars, she didn’t seem happy I thought 100 was cheap and I should have charged more..she wants me twice a month, so today when I came she said how about you just do the upstairs today, so I did, the kids toys all over the floor got picked up and put away by me, I also made 1 bed, dusted from roof down to blinds. I said since your house is so big, why don’t I one week do upstairs only and then the following week do the downstairs? when I was done upstarts she asked me to do her windows inside and out, so I did..and then she said here is 40.00 for today took me about 3 hours, come to find out we were in high school together, so I said we need more time to figure out a fare rate we both feel good with..so not next week but the following I plan to go do her downstairs..it has a huge kitchen all big tiles, breakfast nook, big dining room , living room all tile..then a laundry room, tiled and a bathroom and tub they keep puppy in, and there master bedroom and bathroom had a huge double tiled shower all glass..and a sunken tub kids use most,and double vanity sinks..then a wooden floor toddler bed and room area..so that is the house..its huge, and she has kids so its messy and 3 indoor outdoor dogs..lots of hair and finger prints to get up…she asked me if I charged by the hour or if I charged by the sq footage or what? I said I charge by the job and after I finish I usually know…how much..everyone wants something cheap and reasonable..so how should I charge this woman?? she is nice and helps while I’m there, also cleaning along with me..she had a lady do her place that drifted off, she said sometimes she would ask for special stuff like clean out fridge or something like that. I am willing to work with her…but I must figure out my pricing for people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! her house is huge and is time con consuming..so I would like to type up a special plan for her house..with more exact info..
for example I had one lady referred to me a lake house I cleaned for her twice she loved it I charged her 75.00 as well the last time she asked if I could change the beds..after I did 3 sets of bunk beds almost fell a few times and bumped My head..I wrote her a nice note saying, each set of bunk beds will be an additional charge of 5.00 per bed..that was my last summer cleaning, I’m sure when they use lake house again this summer she will call me..
so I know there has to be certain circumstances for each person..I am also a single mom raising my son and I work hard labor and deserve to be paid decent!! so thanks so much your opinion really matters to me..Sunni In Texas
Typically with the people i know who have done housecleaning charge by the hour typically $20 which is cheap..
Our cleaning ladies would charge by the bedroom and bathrooms. You need to have a chart set up that you provide for new clients. What your price includes and how much for extras. Our cleaning ladies charged us $80 for our 2 bed 2 bath 1200 sq foot condo. They cleaned every two weeks. I had to pick up everything before they came or they wouldn’t clean an area. They were cleaners, not pick up you junk people. You can probably get pricing sheets from other cleaning companies in your area and price competively.
I would use yellowpages.com to look up a few in your area and link their websites.
You can tell your cheap *** client that Mr. Lincoln freed you a long time ago and you are no longer a not for profit company. Its the folks with tons of $$$ that will try to bleed you dry, quality is not cheap. Find for your self a living wage (each area of the country is different) and charge a little more. If you give a good product at a reasonable price people will line up .
I would charge by the hour. That way she won’t take advantage of your time. I clean houses myself (part time) and charge $15 per hour for regular work and $20 per hour for special projects like cleaning out garages or storage units.
It depends, Do you bring your own cleaning stuff?
Why don’t you charge by the Hour?
Does anyone help you clean?
Do you have a partner n the buisiness?
Is she home watching every mood?
Do you clean and dust EVERYTHING?
If you start to charge by the hour, then take your breaks as needed and take your time. I have cleaned house for someone before too and they are family sort of, and they only gave me $60….. That was waaaay to little in my book. Family or not, IF they choose to pay you you should get what your worth. Do what you feel is best. Their house ishuge too and Has 3 bedrms, and up & downstairs, carpet etc….