FAQs

Having been in business since 2004, it is understood that you would like to have the same cleaner, day and time at each visit, and have a thorough cleaning. A very reasonable request and is also how I like to operate my business. The elephant in the room is always; how much is house cleaning going to cost me?

For me to get the same cleaner to your home for each cleaning visit; I must pay him/her a lot more than minimum wage which is currently $13.50 an hour in MA for 2021, $14.25, 2022 and $15.00 2023.

The employees earn a living wage and what I end up with are loyal, trustworthy employees that show up to work each day to do the job they are trained to do

Cleaning prices range from $120-$200 depending on the size and condition of your home and cleaning program that you are on. Modest homes or apartments start at $120, homes over 3000 feet will be in the $200 range.

That’s a great question! Numbers don’t lie so please forgive me for boring you with the details of the costs involved to send a professional house cleaner to your home. Inquiring minds want to know!

Example: I pay your cleaner $17.00 per hour because let’s face it, house cleaning is very labor intensive. That’s why you’re here reading this, right?</p> <p>Your cleaner is at your home for 4 hours cleaning @ $17.00 /Hr. =$68.00. Employment taxes= Medicare, Fica, MA unemployment, Federal unemployment, Workers Comp= 28% or $19.04. Direct labor cost = $87.04.

Overhead costs of running the business: insurance, cleaning supplies, equipment, office space, company vehicles, gas, car insurance, travel time to your home etc. The list is exhaustive unfortunately, but the number is about $35 per cleaning bringing the $87.04 to $122.04. I am a for profit business and would also like to be paid: There is a 30% before tax margin added on to the labor and expenses. $122.04 + $36.06 bringing the final cost to $158.10.

My apologies if this is too much info however the average consumer doesn’t understand the direct labor costs involved in running a service based business. If you do own a business, you know exactly what I am talking about.

So, your neighbor may be paying $80 however I am willing to bet that your neighbor’s cleaner is not paying or withholding taxes, carrying liability or workers compensation insurance or perhaps not even vetting who is cleaning in your neighbor’s house. Your neighbor’s cleaner likely runs his/ her operation out of his/her home or even the trunk of their car enabling him/her to do it for a fraction of what a legal business needs to charge.

Not every homeowner is concerned whether the people that provide services to their home are insured, properly vetted or being paid a living wage and that is OK; to each their own. I am of the mindset that everyone today should be paid a living wage especially when the work is so very labor intensive and can often times be unpleasant.

Hiring a professional house cleaning company means your home will be cleaned from top to bottom in a fraction of the time it would take you to do it on your time off. Your whole house is cleaned all at once, versus dusting one day, vacuuming another, bathrooms on Friday etc. As trained professional house cleaners, they know where the dirt lurks and can eradicate it before your mother-in-law finds it. More importantly, you have the time to do what you want to do on your time off.

You can’t pay someone to spend time with your spouse and kids, but you can hire someone to clean your house, do your laundry or mow your lawn. -Sandra Bienkowski, SUCCESS Magazine November 2009

Because you are hiring a company, as opposed to an individual you might hire through a friend of a friend, you don’t have to worry about payroll taxes. Worker’s Compensation insurance is mandated for companies that operate with employees in the State of Massachusetts and is carried on all employees.

Hopefully you wouldn’t hire an electrician or plumber to work in your home without verifying that they are insured. The same is true for housecleaning. You should always request a copy of an insurance certificate to protect your home and valuables. There are many documented catastrophic incidents that homeowners have experienced because their service provider didn’t carry insurance. I carry $2,000,000 in liability insurance. An insurance certificate will be provided to you prior to service.

Your key will never have your name and address on it. All keys are coded and kept in a locked safe and are signed in and out on the day of cleaning. In the event your key was lost or misplaced we carry the proper insurance to have your locks re-keyed.

We service the following towns; Acton, Ayer, Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Boxborough, Clinton, Harvard, Hopkinton, Hudson, Littleton, Lancaster, Leominster, Maynard, Northborough, Shirley, Southborough, Sudbury, Sterling, Stow, Shrewsbury, Westford, Westborough. If you don’t see your town here just give us a call to see if we can arrange service.

All our work is 100% guaranteed. Simply call me within 24 hours of the clean and whatever the issue is, it we’ll taken care of it immediately.

If you are uncomfortable with people in your home that is understandable, after a few visits they will no longer be strangers. Then again, if you feel that strongly about it, a house cleaning service may not be for you.

We love all pets, in fact my 100# yellow hunk of burning love lab comes to the office with me most days. We don’t expect you to take your dog to the daycare when we are scheduled to clean, unless of course that is what they love to do!

No of course not; you are a client at will. You may not like us, and we may not like you so no sense in prolonging the misery 

Most of the clients pay by credit card. It is the safest, most convenient and efficient way to accept payment. The money goes from your financial institution to my institution without any 3rd party handling of your financial information. We also accept ACH payments which are processed electronically via your bank routing and account number; once again protecting your financial information. Paper checks are not a safe payment method as all of your financial info is on the front of the check leaving you vulnerable. We do not accept cash for payments as we want to be able to track and reconcile payments and cash is just not a reliable way to do that.

Yes, if you pay for your service in full for the year there is a 10% discount. There are also referral discounts when you refer a friend or family member. If you refer a friend and they sign up for recurring cleaning, you will get 1/2 off of one of your cleanings. If you don’t cancel your appointment and get 26 consecutive cleanings for the year the 27th will be on us!

That’s a great question as not all clients and homes are created equal and not every client/home is a candidate for my cleaning service. Most clients that use the service are busy, two income families with 1.8 children, a couple of dogs/cats, soccer and ballet on the weekends who occupy a 1300-3000 square foot home. There are also empty nesters, stay at home moms as well as single professionals that enjoy the convenience and the peace of mind that a clean home brings.

We use traditional methods such as Indeed and job boards. However our best cleaners join us because a friend or family member works for the company and they hear great things and they want to be part of what we have to offer. The hiring process is lengthy and time consuming as the standards are very high. It is not uncommon to screen 25 prospects to hire one good employee. Then there is the vetting and training process that can take a few months.

Yes, we do not discriminate against age, gender, race, disability or familial status.