How much does house cleaning cost in the Hawkesbury?

Short answer: house cleaning cost depends on the size of your home, the condition it's in, how often you book and any extras you add. Some cleaners charge by the hour and others quote a fixed price per clean. Our current prices are on our pricing page, and our price estimate gives you a figure for your home in about a minute, with travel already worked in.

If you've never hired a cleaner before, the hardest part is knowing what a fair price looks like. Quotes vary because businesses price in different ways and include different things. Here's what goes into the number, so you can compare quotes properly, wherever they come from.

How much is house cleaning per hour?

Plenty of cleaners charge an hourly rate. It sounds simple, but your final bill depends on how long the job takes, and you only find that out afterwards. If you're comparing hourly quotes, ask:

• Is the rate per cleaner or per team? Two cleaners for three hours is six hours billed.
• Is there a minimum booking?
• What happens if the job runs over?
• Are products, equipment and travel included, or added on top?
• Does the rate include GST?

An hourly rate well below every other quote is worth a second look. A business that pays its team properly, carries insurance and runs police checks has costs a cash-in-hand operator doesn't. Employed cleaners in Australia are covered by the Cleaning Services Award, which sets their minimum pay.

Hourly or fixed price?

We don't charge by the hour. We price on your home: its size, layout and condition. The time we spend there and the number of cleaners who turn up don't change the figure. Every job is quoted in writing before we start.

The difference for you is certainty. You know the cost before anyone walks in, and it doesn't creep up if a bathroom takes longer than expected.

What sets the cost of a house clean

These are the things that move the price, with ours or anyone else's.

• The size of your home. Bedrooms, bathrooms and living areas. Our estimate asks for exactly those. Bathrooms take the longest room for room, so a second bathroom adds more than a spare bedroom.
• Its condition, and the first clean. Your first clean usually costs more, because it brings the home up to the standard we'll keep it at. After that, the regular rate applies.
• How often you book. Weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Less build-up between visits means each clean goes further, which is why the estimate asks how often.
• One-off or regular. A one-off deep clean is a bigger job than a regular visit. Our post on regular vs deep cleans shows the difference.
• Extras. Inside the oven, inside the fridge, internal windows and tracks, bed making, a full wall clean, air-con filters and ducted vents. Book them ahead and they're listed separately on your quote.
• Products and equipment. We bring everything, including colour-coded cloths so the toilet cloth never goes near your kitchen. If a cleaner expects you to supply products, add that to their price.
• Insurance and checks. Our team is fully insured and every member holds a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check. That's part of what you're paying for, and it's worth asking any cleaner about.
• GST. Our prices include GST. When you compare quotes, check whether theirs do.
• Travel. The Hawkesbury is spread out, from Windsor and Richmond to Pitt Town, McGraths Hill and out to The Hills. Our estimate works out travel from your postcode, so it's already in the figure you see.

How much to clean a house: comparing quotes properly

A cheaper quote that skips the shower screen and the skirting boards isn't really cheaper. When you line quotes up, check each one for:

1. A written list of what's included, room by room. Ours is the 110 touch-point checklist.
2. Fixed price or hourly, and what happens if it runs over.
3. Extras priced separately, so you're comparing like with like.
4. Who turns up, and whether it's the same people each time.

We've written up the rest in 7 questions to ask when hiring a cleaner.

Ways to keep the cost down

• Clear benches and floors before we arrive. Time goes on cleaning, not moving things. Here's what to do before your cleaner arrives.
• Keep to a regular booking. A home that's cleaned on a schedule never builds up to a deep-clean job.
• Only add the extras you need. The oven doesn't need doing every visit.

Get your price

We've been cleaning homes across the Hawkesbury for over five years, with more than 3,000 cleans done and a 4.9 rating on Google. See our prices, get an instant estimate, call 0435 348 434, or send us a message. Find out more about our regular home cleaning across the Hawkesbury.