Funny. I didn't know this thread existed. We are having our basement cleaned today by Stanley Steemer. Way more reasonable price-wise than I anticipated.
Ask around and see if you find a good one another family is using. They are usually glad to take on more work and if another family is using her then she's likely to be decent or they will tell you what to expect. I pay mine cash to help her out and I know the whole payment is going to her. #stickittotheman4evaYeah, must be thin margins after office rental, receptionist, etc.
I guess I didn't realize hiring this out was that affordable. I may need to look into it.
Same, except it's $75 every two weeks. Mops, vacuums, bathroom and kitchen sinks, toilets, empties all of the trash cans (bathrooms, kitchen), makes all of the beds, and wipes down tables. Nothing groundbreaking like doing laundry or scrubbing showers, but she'll do the simple things.
It was something that I had a very hard time with, initially. Growing up, my family was never in a position where we could have afforded a cleaning service. So, as an adult, it felt like a ridiculous luxury. But between my wife and I being fully employed and two kids with tons of activities, we don't get a ton of home time, and nobody really relishes spending the time we do get scrubbing a toilet. We pulled the trigger a few years ago, and I have to admit, it's been worth it.Yeah, must be thin margins after office rental, receptionist, etc.
I guess I didn't realize hiring this out was that affordable. I may need to look into it.
I was the house cleaner. My wife thought it would be cool to get ME a house cleaner ( get your mind out of the gutter). Every two weeks - awesome - she would even rearrange furniture every other visit (interior designer by trade).
We were here first clients. Word got out how good she was. We lost her to bigger fish - Eustachy and that circle.
Was fun listening to her stories!
Never got another one.
I've pitched this idea to my wife, numerous times. So far, she's not on board:get your mind out of the gutter
Man, some of these prices you are all saying seem more than fair. How are these companies making any money at $25ish an hour?
That's a good price. I'd say for a full cleaning typically you're looking at $200 a pop.Mine is $135 for 4 bedroom and 2 bath, two story once a month
Yeah I definitely need to investigate this more.I have a client that does home cleaning and she has hardly any expenses. Cleaning supplies are pretty cheap.
We essentially have to clean (read: pick up toys, organize coats/shoes, etc.) the house before the cleaning lady comes.We've considered this but not sure how it would work for us. A big part of our mess is just random crap laying all over (floors, tables, counters, etc). A cleaner wouldn't know where any of that goes, what is important vs what is trash - so I fear my new frustration would be finding where the cleaner moved X, Y, & Z.
And if we have to pick all that up before each clean, it would kind of defeat the purpose for me.
Yeah, charge $75 an hour, give $25 to the cleaner, $25 to the taxman, and put $25 in your pocket. Minimal overhead other than hiring and managing your folks.Good friend owns their own cleaning service. He makes bank.
True. I just meant he has his own as in he has a solo LLC cleaning service. So he gets all of it (besides taxman) and he charges more like $100/hr.Yeah, charge $75 an hour, give $25 to the cleaner, $25 to the taxman, and put $25 in your pocket. Minimal overhead other than hiring and managing your folks.
The night before is always a whirlwind of picking **** up and putting stuff away so she can clean. It's honestly works, you have a specific day when you have to pick up all the toys, laundy, etc. so that she can come in and actually clean stuff.We've considered this but not sure how it would work for us. A big part of our mess is just random crap laying all over (floors, tables, counters, etc). A cleaner wouldn't know where any of that goes, what is important vs what is trash - so I fear my new frustration would be finding where the cleaner moved X, Y, & Z.
And if we have to pick all that up before each clean, it would kind of defeat the purpose for me.
Yeah, just picking up the house after our four children to get the house ready for cleaning is a ton of work. It takes us several days to get the house ready when we schedule a cleaning. Totally worth it though.We essentially have to clean (read: pick up toys, organize coats/shoes, etc.) the house before the cleaning lady comes.
This is the main thing keeping it from me doing this. Honestly with roombas etc the picking up is the majority of my cleaning any more and I wouldn't be able to do that on a schedule.We've considered this but not sure how it would work for us. A big part of our mess is just random crap laying all over (floors, tables, counters, etc). A cleaner wouldn't know where any of that goes, what is important vs what is trash - so I fear my new frustration would be finding where the cleaner moved X, Y, & Z.
And if we have to pick all that up before each clean, it would kind of defeat the purpose for me.