Thread: house cleaning ?

I truly think it depends on where you live. I live in S. California and a basic bi-weekly cleaning for a house that size can run between $50 and $75. That's if you have someone out regularly. A private person will be cheaper and agencies like "Merry Maids" will cost you more. Whenever I have had someone out for the first time...the fee is usually doubled.

My house is 3000 sq. ft and I pay $80 every other week...but that's because it's just hubby and I at home now. Many of the rooms are completely picked up and all the cleaning crew needs to do is dust and do the floors or vacuum the carpet. We aren't charged as much as would be standard because hubby and I are kind of neat freaks in the first place.

I think the Los Angeles area is on the higher cost side. So, depending on where you live, it might be cheaper.

Around here people usually pay $50 to get basic cleanning. I can't wait to spring clean my house but my kitchen is holding me up...sigh!

I pay $15 hr and she cleans 7 or 8 hrs a week, so $105 to $120 a week. I wish I lived where some of you live if you get it that cheap. It is just dh and me and the house isn't that big. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, etc.

It's about 30 dollars an hour here if you want someone who does it right. You can get it cheaper, but all they really do is wipe down counters, make beds, vacuum and pour bleach in the toilets... well I can do all that myself in 2 seconds flat... if I want someone to come in and do actual cleaning, scrubbing toilets, changing and washing linens, sweeping and mopping, cleaning baseboards and ceiling edges and corners... then it's about 30 bucks an hour.

I am in the wrong profession! I need to be making 30 bucks an hour.
Here it is 50 bucks for cleaning and they will come out once a week and do whatever you want done.
But you are right, if you dont have them come very often then the price goes way up.

I am too much of a control freak, private person and penny pincher to use a house cleaner although I could really use the help.

I know some people who hire out seasonal cleaning (a couple times a year/deep cleaning) and then some who have weekly/regular service.

How many here have house cleaners? (just curious).

I was having a conversation with a friend a bit ago and we were discussing housecleaners. I mentioned that it was a lot of money and besides my husband wouldn't go for it, etc. She said, "everyone" uses them and they don't tell their husband. I was shocked. Another friend mentioned that she got busted when her husband came home early and found the housekeeper still there!

So if you do have a housekeeper/cleaner....does your husband know?

My husband is the only one that works... and even though the money is "ours", I wouldn't dare hire a house cleaner without discussing it with him... not to mention the fact that since I don't work and we don't have kids, there's really no need for a house cleaner... but I can tell you this, only one person I know hires a house cleaner, and she only does it twice a year to do all the deep cleaning she can't do herself. My grandmother used to hire one that came in twice a month, but they can't afford it any more.

Originally Posted by littlered1

I am in the wrong profession! I need to be making 30 bucks an hour.
Here it is 50 bucks for cleaning and they will come out once a week and do whatever you want done.
But you are right, if you dont have them come very often then the price goes way up.

Would you really want to clean up somebody's nasty, skid mark drawers??? LOL Not meeee!!

I am the same way about my house though, I am a clean control freak. I really want to have a professional come in after the remodel & give my house a great cleanning but, knowing me, I will have to clean BEFORE they come because I don't want to look like I am a dirty person. Trust me, germs have to wipe their feet before coming into my house.