How much do you pay your housekeeper?
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Submitted by Oxford on March 31, 2010 – 8:06pm
As a newly minted bachelor, I was wondering what people pay for house cleaning services. I had a woman clean my 3,500 sq. ft. home yesterday. She was highly recommended by my girlfriend and her mother and I figured my home needed a deep cleaning.
When I asked what she charged after the initial walk-through, she said, “I don’t know, you can decide after I finish”. OK. (?) I guess that is the protocol. So, she spends seven hours and does a great job. Alberta used some of my cleaners and some of her own. I supplied mops, brooms, vacuums, buckets, sponges and rags.
I am thinking a good hourly rate for unskilled labor is around $10 to $15 so seven hours at $15 is $105. She mentioned that some clients pay her $25 per hour (GF’s mom’s home is in Fairbanks Ranch). I wrote the check for $120 and she seemed OK with that.
So what do you pay? Do you pay by the project or hourly? Hire from a service (licensed and insured) or individual? Take out employment taxes? How often do they clean?
Thanks much.
OX
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$100 for 3000sf every 2
Submitted by svelte on March 31, 2010 – 8:09pm.
$100 for 3000sf every 2 weeks, but would probably pay more for the first pass.
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Are you planning to run for
Submitted by Hobie on March 31, 2010 – 9:17pm.
Are you planning to run for public office?? ..;)
Bachelor with no kids? …shouldn’t be that bad….$70-80 every other week. Rotate tasks, windows bi/mo, cleaning blinds bi/mo, laundry/ironing….you get the idea.
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Hobie wrote:Are you planning
Submitted by briansd1 on March 31, 2010 – 9:24pm.
I think Whitman paid her worker a decent wage compared to you Brian:
Hobie wrote:
Are you planning to run for public office?? ..;)
I was going to answer then I thought of same thing.
Are your housekeeper and gardeners legal? Are you paying payroll taxes?
Actually considering what I already posted on Piggington, my chances at public office are now nil… so I’ll answer.
I pay $50 cash for a 2/2 apartment. She’s Mexican and drives from TJ. She has a border pass.
