About House Cleaning Services

If you are considering hiring a service to clean your home or you have one, there are some things you may want to consider.  For instance, most people think that house cleaning services are just for the elite and rich.  This is not true.  In fact, many cleaning services are less than $40 a week.

• Cleaning services can be hired on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly contract.  You can also hire professional cleaning services to deep clean your home one time.


• Hire a cleaning service that is insured or bonded.  This will protect you if your property is damaged while cleaning.


• Expect to pay more money for cleaning services that are insured or bonded.  These are additional costs the company must pass on to customers.


• Consider hiring an individual to clean your home.  This type of cleaning service is still professional, but lacks the guarantees of being insured and bonded.  If you feel comfortable with an individual, you may be able to save money on the house cleaning services.


• Many cleaning services limit cleaning abilities to certain jobs.  For instance, one company may tell you that they don’t do windows or clean a garage.  These are common services that are not completed by cleaning professionals.


• Tell the house cleaning service what you want done in your home.  The service may have a general plan, but you need to let them know about particular areas that will need to be cleaned and what areas to avoid.


• Some cleaning companies have two or three cleaning professionals who will clean the entire home in about an hour.


• Other cleaning companies send one cleaning professional to your home for cleaning services.  This individual usually spends six to seven hours cleaning your home.


• Cleaning services are not as expensive as many think.  Depending on the size of your home, the cleaning requirements and the cleaning professionals, you may be able to get cleaning services for $40 a week.


• Hiring a cleaning service does not mean that you are a poor housekeeper.  It simply means that you have delegated this job to a professional so it gets done on a regular basis, and probably better!  


• Most cleaning services are hired by average two-income families who don’t have time to clean the house the way it should be.


• Reputable house cleaning professionals in your area can be found by searching the listings on MerchantCircle.