Going rates for house cleaners?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a 3br, 3ba rowhouse that is 85 years old and thus tough to clean because of uneven surfaces. Husband is an untidy person, our dog sheds buckets, and our cats are somewhat tidy but shed a little. We're among the tougher houses to clean, in other words.

Our cleaner comes every two weeks and cleans two of the three baths (we don't use the basement one), all living areas, scours kitchen, vacuums everything, washes and folds all of our laundry, strips and re makes beds, waters the garden, sweeps the deck, and walks the dog for $125. We didn't ask her to walk the dog-- she just likes him. But it's a great service to have.

$125 is supposedly considered high for a rowhouse, but between the dog hair, the laundry, DH's messiness, and the dog walk, it feels like a great value.

PP, where do you live? I'm PP that's overpaying. I would still pay $125 if I was getting the additional services that you are. The extra $ would be worth it for laundry and I would kill to have someone actually put my clothes away. I also love the dog walking. We have a little (non-shedding) dog. Sorry if I've hijacked this thread...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:5-bedroom house, four floors (including basement), single family dwelling - plus laundry (& ironing) and bedding. we pay $100 per cleaning twice a month.

That's a deal!

I would love their information...You are right what a deal!! are you happy with them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:to those who are paying 100 for a multi-bedroom house - is this in DC itself and how many hours?

we live in a one bedroom and originally agreed on a price based on $20 per hour - she takes 4 hrs and does do a lot - washes, dries, folds all sheets adn towels and any laundry that's out plus two floors worth of hardwood floors and she does a great job and am really happy with her work - but still feel like $80 is a lot compared to what I'm seeing here...thoughts?

Overpaying pp again, so probably not the best to respond. Our condo was in dc. Similar situation to yours but only 1 floor and small. We were paying either $75 or $85 (can't remember). The difference was that ours was a crew and they were in and out within 1 1/2 hours. We need that because DH works from home and it's disruptive. I think 1 person doing a great job for $80 (even without the extras like doing all your laundry) isn't overpaying. Not the best deal in the world, but if you're happy, I would stick with that. After reading these posts, I would have still be fine paying $85 for our small dc condo. I'm just having a hard time justifying the increase for the house.

[Anonymous]

We pay $80 for 2 bed/2 bath, 1200 sq ft in dc and I'm very happy with the work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am looking for someone to clean my house once a week or every other week, and was wondering what the going rate is for such a service? Thanks.