Exceptional Cleaning for a Sparkling Home

The average national hourly rate for house cleaning services is $25 to $90 per individual, or $50 to $90 per hour. The size and condition of your home will strongly impact the price of these services.

This includes dusting, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping the floors in all rooms. Cleaning the bathrooms, including mirrors, toilets, showers and baths. Cleaning the kitchen, including wiping down appliances, counters, sinks and cabinet doors. Washing and drying dishes and putting them away.

Housekeeping refers to the management of duties and chores involved in the running of a household, such as cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, shopping, laundry and bill payment. These tasks may be performed by members of the household, or by other persons hired for the purpose.

• Deep Clean Checklist For Bedrooms:
• take anything that doesn't belong in the bedroom.
• dust ceiling, corners, and upper and lower crown moldings.
• dust baseboards and window sills.
• dust and polish furniture.
• dust edges of wall hangings, mirrors, and pictures.
• clean glass and mirrors.
• dust lamps.
• vacuum lamp shades...

Per hour costs are between $50 and $90 and often include multiple cleaners. Square footage charges depend on the size of your house. For example, an area less than 1,000 square feet averages $90 while 3,000 square feet or more could cost $250.

If you hire someone directly for a one time or infrequent cleaning, most etiquette professionals say you should tip. $10 to $20 per cleaning is a good ballpark range. If you have a home cleaner year round, it is probably not necessary to tip each time. Instead, you can give a cash bonus or gift at the end of the year.

A deep clean is going to take a lot longer than a maintenance clean. Once a house has been deep cleaned the maintenance clean should take about three hours.

Don't spend all your free time doing household chores. Follow these tips to ensure you hire high-quality cleaning services.

1. Interview the housekeeping or maid service. ...
2. Ask for a background check. ...
3. Ask about rates. ...
4. Establish clear expectations. ...
5. Get the house ready.
6. Ask about cleaning supplies.
7. Ask if they're green.
8. Call ahead.

Don't spend all your free time doing household chores. Follow these tips to ensure you hire high-quality cleaning services.

1. Interview the housekeeping or maid service. ...
2. Ask for a background check. ...
3. Ask about rates. ...
4. Establish clear expectations. ...
5. Get the house ready.
6. Ask about cleaning supplies.
7. Ask if they're green.
8. Call ahead.