InvoiceCraftHouse Cleaning Estimate Calculator
How to give an estimate for house cleaning that holds up on the day: work out the labor hours the home needs, then price the hours. Built for cleaning businesses quoting a job.
Send the quote as a proposal the customer signs. The recurring clean as the base, with inside oven, inside fridge and windows as optional items they tick themselves. Typed-name e-signature, and the invoice is created when they accept. Free for 3 proposals a month.
Start a cleaning proposalHow the estimate is built
A standard clean runs about one labor hour per 600 square feet, plus roughly 25 minutes per bathroom and 10 minutes per bedroom. Deep cleans and first visits take about one and a half times as long, and move-out cleans closer to one and three quarter times, because of inside appliances, baseboards and built-up grime. Labor hours times your rate per cleaner hour, plus supplies, is the price. Time on site is labor hours divided by the number of cleaners, which is what the customer needs for scheduling.
Quote a flat price, not an hourly rate
Customers compare flat prices, and a flat price rewards your team for getting faster. Use the hours here to set the number, then quote per visit. Always price the first visit as a deep clean: it takes longer, and it sets the baseline that makes the recurring price work.
What changes the number
Pets, heavy clutter, more than two storeys and homes that have not been professionally cleaned in a year all add time. Add 10 to 25 percent and say why on the quote. The cleaning pricing guide has 2026 ranges by home size and clean type to check your result against.
Frequently asked questions
How much should I charge to clean a 2,000 square foot house?
A standard recurring clean of a 2,000 square foot, three bedroom, two bath home commonly lands between $160 and $250 in the US, and a first deep clean between $250 and $400. Your local labor cost moves it more than anything else.
Should a cleaning business charge by the hour or by the job?
By the job for recurring residential work. Hourly pricing makes customers watch the clock and penalises an efficient team. Keep hourly for one-off jobs where the scope is genuinely unknown.
How big a discount should recurring customers get?
Ten to twenty percent off the one-time price is typical, with the largest discount for weekly service. The home takes less time when it is cleaned often, so the margin holds.