Did you know that the average house cleaning in the United States is around $160, with an average of around $90 for a home less than 1,000 square feet and $250 or more for a house 3,000 square feet? This is according to Home Advisor. While the national average is generally between $115 and $227, keep in mind that prices may vary according to the locations and the size of the home.
It is very important that the customer and the cleaning service know what to expect from each other. In this blog, we will help you in understanding many standard house cleaning service packages, as well as add-on services, available for an additional fee. Services will also vary from one cleaner to another, but this should give you a general idea of what services to expect.
As a customer, you should receive a comparable list of tasks, either in brochure, or contract form, or sometimes the cleaning company would send the details to your email. With this, it allows you to set your expectations and evaluate whether tasks are being performed satisfactorily. Take note, you can easily add or delete services that you are think are not necessary. You have the freedom to do this! Feel free to let your cleaning service provider know about it. Just a tip, always review the add-on services, and add or delete services as you see fit.
Now, this is the most important part of all. How is the cleaning price determined? The pricing of the cleaning services offered is based on the standard amount of time it takes to complete various tasks, multiplied by the prevailing wage for maids and house cleaners in a specific area. As house owners, you have to understand the pricing so that you will not wonder about the service cost provided to you.
- Time allotted for cleaning. As a customer, you have to know how long it will take to complete each task. It is a good idea to actually ask your cleaning service provider how long each task will take. Do not be afraid to ask questions! As a consumer, it is your right to know, because you have to make sure every penny is going to be worth it.
- Size and quantity. Price quotes given by cleaning service companies are based on the quantity of each task to be performed – for example, one kitchen, three bedrooms, two additional rooms. Take note, an additional room may be a laundry room, exercise room, office or a playroom. If it requires extra attention, like cleaning several pieces of gym equipment or mirrored walls in a home gym, you may choose to count is as a room and a half.
- Total minutes. This multiplies the minutes per task by the number of tasks and auto-calculates total minutes for you. The number of minutes are then converted into hours. The total hours will tell the cleaning service company, how many cleaners are needed for the service.
- Amount per room. Pricing differs from one place to another. Pricing depends on the area you are located in. The number of bedrooms you have in your house will play a role in determining cleaning costs. If your cleaning company bases their rates on number of rooms, rather than square footage, your room count matters. Even if your place is only 800 square feet, your cleaning costs will vary depending on whether it's a studio apartment or a two-bedroom house. Number of bedrooms can often indicate how many people live in the home and how relatively clean or dirty it might be. Usually customers want bedding changed and beds made up, which requires extra time and effort the more bedrooms there are, thus driving up your cost. If you have spare bedrooms that are not being used on a regular basis, you can negotiate with your house cleaners to vacuum and dust the rooms on a less frequent basis, thereby saving you money.
- Number of bathroom. A typical standard bathroom cleaning service will include sweeping, mopping, scrubbing the sink and polishing the faucet, wiping the counters, cleaning the mirror(s), scrubbing the shower or tub and polishing the faucet fixtures, and disinfecting the toilet and toilet bowl. This is why having more bathrooms in your home will usually increase the overall cleaning cost. Some cleaning companies charge more for additional bathrooms than they do for additional bedrooms.
- Price per square foot. Most house cleaning companies charge by the hour or by number of bedrooms and bathrooms, but some charge by the square foot. The more square footage to be cleaned, the higher your overall costs will be. A company may charge different rates per square foot depending on the type of cleaning service they are providing.
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There are also different types of house cleaning. Here’s a list of different house cleaning services for your reference.
- Standard cleaning
Includes sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting and tidying up.
- Deep cleaning
Removes a deeper level of grime and dirt in the bedrooms, bathrooms, living areas and kitchen. Deep cleaning could also include refrigerators, lamps, windows and other hard-to-reach areas.
- Move-out cleaning
This service gets your home or apartment move-out ready with a full cleaning that includes walls, cabinets and other areas you haven't cleaned since you moved in.
- After-event cleaning
A full cleanup after an event or party: Cleaning dirty dishes, living space cleanup, and taking out the trash are often included.
You may need different types of house cleaning services depending on the event at different times. Deep house cleaning is a good choice for your annual spring cleaning or for post-home remodeling when dust is everywhere. Event cleanup is perfect and it can help you whip the house into shape before a major event, or get it back into shape after one. Move-in or m move-out cleaning wipe your apartment or house back down to a clean slate, and can offer a great return on investment by enabling you to get your deposit back. The less intensive the cleaning work for the pros, the lower the cost to you.
