How to quote a house cleaning job?
Short answerQuote house cleaning from the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the home's size and condition, and how often you will return. Price the first deep clean separately from the maintenance visit, and list extras like inside the oven or fridge. Ask for photos if you cannot visit.
The explanation
The intake questions do most of the work: bedrooms, bathrooms, rough size, pets, floors, and the last time it was deep cleaned. Add how many people live there and whether the customer wants special areas done. A short online form captures this quickly.
Condition drives time. A home cleaned every two weeks takes far less than one that has not been cleaned in a year. Quote the first visit as a deep clean with a higher price and a longer slot, then drop to the maintenance price at your chosen frequency.
Make extras visible: inside oven, inside fridge, interior windows, laundry. State what you bring and what the customer supplies. Say how you handle keys and alarms. Confirm the quote with the customer before the first visit so the price in their head matches the one on your sheet.
Steps
- Collect bedrooms, bathrooms, size, pets and last clean date.
- Quote a first deep clean separately from maintenance.
- List extras with their own prices.
- State supplies, access and key handling.
- Confirm the price before the first visit.
What to watch for
- Using the maintenance price for a first visit to a neglected home.
- Hidden extras that appear after the work.
In residential cleaning (maid service)
Residential cleaning is sold on recurring weekly or biweekly visits. The first visit is the hardest to price, because condition is unknown until the crew is inside. All residential cleaning (maid service) scheduling questions.
How Apex does it
In progress
Part of this is built. The rest is not. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex is designed to show an instant quote on the booking page, add-ons and upsells in the flow, a cleaning pack with checklists and recurring plans. The instant quote and cleaning pack are partly built, and the rest are demo or in progress.
- BK09Instant quote on booking page(In progress)
- BK10Add-ons and upsells in booking flow(In progress)
- IP06Cleaning (maid) pack (checklists, rooms)(In progress)
- RC01Recurring service plans (weekly/monthly)(Rolling out)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
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