How much to charge someone for cleaning their house?
I want to clean houses to make extra money but I don't know how much to charge for doing the job.
The answer to this question is mostly controlled by region but the hourly is not a bad approach but don't forget about the material costs: Cleansers, rags, sponges, etc. These are things that drive the costs too. Try not to reuse sponges for the cleaning. Mentally it sets a client's mind at rest when they see a new sponge being opened and used in their home versus the thought of bringing some other homeowner's grunge and dirt into their home. To address the cost issue I recommend a unit cost approach. I would charge approx. $0.15-$0.20 per s/f for wet washing walls and ceilings. $4.50-$7.50 for cleaning the inside of windows each. I would charge $0.17 per sf for vaccum of carpet. $0.32/sf for shampooing carpet, $0.08 – $0.10/sf for dustmopping floors. I would charge hourly for dusting nic-nacs and bric-a bracs. Good luck budding entrepreneur!
does anybody know ,If you work for some maid service(house cleaning) how much money you get?
The best way is to agree to an hourly wage!
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It depends on where you are located. If you are cleaning houses in Beverly Hills you can expect to be paid a lot more than if you are cleaning houses in Newark.
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I guess 10$ per hour.
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it depends where you're planning to do this.
you should also not have a set fee…first go look at the house, find out how big it is, what will be expected of you i.e. are you only washing floors and dusting, or are you also doing some laundry (bed sheets) windows etc
charging by the hour is not a good idea, b/c ppl might say that you will take longer to clean their house to make more money. rather charge by house size and duties
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in japan, professional house cleaners charge US$50-200, depending which part of the house is to be cleaned, the size of the room. they usually come in pairs. cleaning takes 2-4 hours. and they are good.
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One of my friends owns a house cleaning service. We live near Chicago. She charges an hourly rate at $8.00 per hour. She can't keep up with all of the cleaning jobs because that wage is considered very affordable in our area. If she looks at a new account and the house is in poor shape she charges more. The only regret she has with her service is that she's unable to afford/offer insurance benefits.
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The answer to this question is mostly controlled by region but the hourly is not a bad approach but don't forget about the material costs: Cleansers, rags, sponges, etc. These are things that drive the costs too. Try not to reuse sponges for the cleaning. Mentally it sets a client's mind at rest when they see a new sponge being opened and used in their home versus the thought of bringing some other homeowner's grunge and dirt into their home. To address the cost issue I recommend a unit cost approach. I would charge approx. $0.15-$0.20 per s/f for wet washing walls and ceilings. $4.50-$7.50 for cleaning the inside of windows each. I would charge $0.17 per sf for vaccum of carpet. $0.32/sf for shampooing carpet, $0.08 – $0.10/sf for dustmopping floors. I would charge hourly for dusting nic-nacs and bric-a bracs. Good luck budding entrepreneur!
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Review of many cleaning subcontractor's billings.