How much would you charge??

[Rhia]

Looking to make some extra $$ and mentioned to my neighbor that I may clean houses on the side for a little extra $. She said sign me up! She has a 1000 sq ft house. It's just her and her 2 dogs. I would dust, vacuum, clean the bathrooms, etc. No laundry. The house it tity just needs the normal cleaning that she doesn't really have time to do. What do you think I should charge her?

 

[CPM]

Most people around here charge by the hour not by the house size. I pay $20.00 an hour, which is pretty standard around here. Sometimes I have her do more, sometimes less. On the average it's four hours for me for a 2800SF house.

 

[stemikger]

Call up some cleaning services and get a few prices. I would go lower than the established services. After you have become established and build a nice client base, then you could bump up your prices.

Good Luck.

 

[Marie17]

When I was doing "light" cleaning - dusting, vacuuming, sweeping/mopping, bathrooms it was $25 an hour. Cleaning products & accessories all provided by the owner - I did have a little tote I would carry just in case though. When the regular cleaning also included making beds (in 3 rooms) it cost an additional $5 for that date.

Most times it only takes less than 2 hours to do this type of cleaning. So I would get at least 2 hours pay ($50).

 

[RadioFanatic]

For my two bedroom, one and a 1/2 bath, kitchen, DR and LR, I pay $48 each time.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

We have a 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath house - LR/DR/FP. We have a Polish couple that cleans. THey do everything (except I make our beds!) and they charge $60.00. It takes them about two hours. I have hardwood floors in entry way, kitchen, breakfast room and upstairs hallway. I think that takes more time then just vaccuming. To me they are very reasonable! I do provide the cleaning products though.

 

[Mono~rail]

I would charge $1,000,000 because I HATE to clean!

 

[jennifer293]

I used to clean for my neighbor and I charged her $10.00 per hr. and her house was HUGE. I had to clean her room, bathroom, DD's room, bathroom, 3 living areas,and kitchen, this also included dusting, vacuuming, and mopping.

I was normally over there for about 4 hours or so, and the first time I told her it would be $40.00, she told me her last cleaning lady only charged her $25.00 for the week, and I told her that was my price and I was not doing it any cheaper, and I cleaned it maybe 3 more times after that on and off and then they moved!!

 

[mamalle]

its either $15 a hour or $65-$75 total around here

 

[DisneyMomJen]

To have your house cleaned here in North Central NJ is sooo expensive. All of my friend and neighbors with houses that are approximately 2500 SF are paying $125 each time. A friend of mine lives West NJ with a 3000 sf and pays $100 which is considered cheap. This is why I clean my own house. I just think that I have all this extra money for another Disney trip!

 

[buckeye]

I just had someone out to my house today to give me a quote. My house is maybe 2300 sq.ft. and she quoted $60. She will supply all the cleaning supplies. The other quote I recieved was $65, so that seems to be the going rate in Cincinnati. I've heard that the chain services are much more.

 

[emh1129]

I think $20 or $25 an hour sounds fair.
A young woman just starting her business in town here stated that she charges $45 an hour and I just had to laugh at that.. I have no idea what the going rate is, but that seems exorbitant, especially since it's not an established business.

 

[puffkin]

I used to live in about the exact same size house you described and have a dog and cat. It would take me about 2 hours to clean that house with a normal cleaning. My first thought was that $50/per cleaning would be about reasonable.