Housecleaning + prices?

Question

How much would you pay someone to clean 3 Bedrooms, 2 ½ Bathrooms, Living room, Kitchen, walk in area….. Laundry? And straighten up toys, vacumm, dust and mop? I need to know because i want to hire someone to do it and there was a lady off of craigslist that wants to know how much i would pay her.

Answer 1

First, depending upon the area you live in you need to compare what the going rate is. $50 is too low for a house that size and all the work you are considering having someone do. It is an insult. Maids and other people have bills to pay too; think how fast and how far $50 goes. Not too far.

Think a fair wage first. Straightening up toys is something your CHILDREN should learn to do. She is not being hired as a pick-up nanny, and most nannies, in fact ,would encourage you to teach your children good tidy habits.

She is there to clean the house. That means tubs, sinks, toilets, floors, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and linen changes if desired. Some maids do laundry while they are there, but do not iron and such.

Between ten and twelve dollars an hour is a good start. There is no licensing for maids, by the way. There are business licenses, but it is not a regulated line of work.

Answer 2

there is a difference between a housecleaning service and a maid....what you are asking...(to do laundry, pick up toys and put them away is usually reserved for a maid along with cleaning) a housecleaning service usually doesn't do this unless specified and agreed upon by both parties.

a friend of mine owns a cleaning business (it is just her and I) and I help her out during the week. she charges $30 per hour with a house your size just to clean it, change bed linens (not wash them in most cases. though we do have a vacation home that we do that does have us wash and put away all towels and linens), if toys are laying around they are placed in a pile for the kids to put away.  first time cleaning is usually 5-6 hours because we go more in depth... scrubing from top of walls to the floors. but after the first cleaning it would be around 3 hours ...depending on the amount of knick-knacks, pictures on the walls, and especially how dirty your house would be...do you want floors scrubbed on hands and knees? stuff like that....and we supply all ceaning products use our own vaccume and towels.

would you be home while this woman cleaned? if not is she insured and bonded in case there would be an accident in your home?  big thing to ask!!!!if she is insured ask for a copy of her liability and other insurance! you do not want a stranger coming into your home and then try and sue you if something happens. does she have referrences another big question. my friends company has no need to advertise it is strictly word of mouth and we have a lot of business because we both are picky and perfectionists...lol

Answer 3

$10/hour is a fair price. You shouldn't be paying more than $50-$70 per week and she'll feel that you value her time. It's a good base pay. If she is unhappy with that decision, then maybe you should ask her what she thinks is fair. If it's too unreasonable (anything more than $12/hour to start) then tell her you will find someone else or do it yourself. After a while you may want to consider a raise, but I think it's fair to say you want to be sure that she's good, she's trustworthy, and that she's committed to her work. After a trial basis a raise may be in order-it may not. I would say that this is a decision that should be discussed with the housekeeper after a performance evaluation. Tell her $10/hour on a trial basis, and in a few months you will evaluate her performance and you will go from there. Remember, everyone deserves a raise--at least if they do their job and do it well. Good luck!

Answer 4

If it isn't that bad and she can do it in a day, I would offer her $50.

Answer 5

about $100

Answer 6

Well I wouldn't tell her how much you would pay her but if she insist on it tell her $50 but you should except to pay about $75-100 depending on where you live and who you use.

Answer 7

It's really according to where you live.  If someone can't give you an answer I wouldn't hire them.  Someone that is insured or in the business should be able to price you, not you give her the price.  Most people don't do laundry though.  It would be an add on.  In my area it's about $95 per cleaning, without laundry. I would ask for the laundry part.  

Some might think that's cheap, but if you are in a big city it's most likely more.  I'm in a small town.