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Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,298 Posts April 26, 20180 found this helpful
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First, are these a client of yours previously/currently, or were they a referral, new potential client? I think if someone is moving out - I think they'll pay money to prevent any additional move out fees or risk their deposit or they want to leave the place clean/spotless to be sold.
I would charge what you feel is reasonable, but a little more than usual because you will be putting your all effort because this is an important date for them.
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Bronze Answer Medal for All Time! 220 Answers April 26, 20180 found this helpful
You don't give any information about your location so a price is difficult to recommend. However, I caution you not to set any fee until you have considered the basics. BEFORE any job or service, even if your client is a relative, friend, etc., you should protect yourself:
*Complete a thorough and detailed "walk-thru" to see EXACTLY WHAT YOUR CLIENT EXPECTS AND DEMANDS.
*Decide on a fee-per hour, service type, etc.
*Develop a cleaning, etc., fee contract covering what your client expects re service (as thorough as possible) and exactly what you expect to do to complete the job. Your client and you must sign any contract before service. You can find printable simple contracts online and in Microsoft Word.
*State in the contract exactly what you will do if you find "other work" in your service that your client and you have NOT agreed to-such as: extra work you had not anticipated or more than expected work (tons of laundry, more than agreed cleaning, etc.). Will you simply list the problems and not complete them or contact your client re what she/he wants you to do, etc.?
This list is only the basics in deciding service and fees but is crucial if you want to be paid for what you will do.
Always Remember-
Work for free or work for full price; never work for nothing!
April 29, 20180 found this helpful
This is a big job so be sure you estimate the time needed to do everything (even the "unexpected") properly so there will be no complaints.
It looks like the general "rule of thumb" runs about $25-$45 dollars per hour but your location may make a big difference.
- Your location/city will determine your charge because there is a very big difference in cleaning charges between locations.
- If cleaning is what you normally do then you should have some idea as to what to charge per hour (even if hourly charge is not stated) and how many hours it takes to do each job in a house.
- If that is the case then you should figure the hours needed, make your calculations, add a few extra dollars for incidentals and complete a simple contract detailing what you will do for "that" amount of money.
- If cleaning for money is not something you normally do then I would suggest you call some cleaning services around your area and ask for an estimate for this type of job.
- Some agencies will help you over the phone but others may say they want an "on site" visit so you may have to call several agencies to get a good idea of what is being charged in your area.
- If you are not familiar with this type of business then be very careful because when you agree on a charge, (should be in writing) no matter how many hours the cleaning takes, you will be obligated to fulfill the work with no expectation of more pay.
- Also, try be sure the person is reliable and will pay you because many jobs like this are completed and owner says they are not happy with the work and refuse to pay or only pay part of the agreement. They might not do this to a "business" but bullying an individual comes easy to some people.
- There is a lot of information on the Internet about this subject due to the fact that landlords charge for cleaning services when a tenant moves out and leaves a "dirty" house/apartment.
- Google - move out cleaning fee with your zip code and take your time with visits to some of the sites.
- Here are a couple of sites to get you started (no zip code - so it is just general).
- www.all-about-the-details.com/one-time-cleaning-fees.html
- www.homewyse.com/.../cost_to_clean_empty_house.html
- ThriftyFun receives a lot of questions on this subject so check out the answers here.
- www.thriftyfun.com/Setting-Rates-for-Cleaning-Services...
