Estimate labor time
Include setup, walkthrough, laundry, supply handling, and realistic cleaner speed.
Cleaning Quote Tools
Cleaning Business Resources
A practical pricing playbook for cleaning business owners who quote the work, protect margin, and improve estimates over time.Pricing playbook
Use the calculator, then improve the next quote.
This page is not consumer cleaning-price advice. It is a short operating guide for owners who need a repeatable pricing habit: estimate, quote, track, adjust.
Owner ruleEvery quote should explain labor, scope, and margin before you negotiate.Start with the calculator
Cost-plus pricing
The simple quote formula.
Use loaded labor cost
Do not price from take-home pay only. Add payroll burden, admin time, and owner time where needed.
Add direct job costs
Supplies, equipment wear, parking, tolls, mileage, and special materials belong in the quote.
Apply overhead
Insurance, software, marketing, uniforms, phone, bookkeeping, and management time need a place in price.
Check target margin
The quote should clear break-even and leave enough profit to make the job worth accepting.
Margin leaks
Common pricing mistakes to catch early.
Quoting from square feet only
Square feet matters, but condition, bathrooms, clutter, access, and detail work drive labor.
Discounting before break-even
Know the lowest acceptable price before a customer asks for a deal.
Forgetting travel and parking
Small unpriced costs become real margin leaks across many jobs.
Treating deep cleans like maintenance cleans
First-time, move-out, and heavy-soil jobs need different labor assumptions.
Weekly owner review
A small habit that makes the calculator smarter.
Quoted jobsHow many estimates did you send?
Won jobsWhich prices did customers accept?
Actual hoursWhere did labor run over the estimate?
Margin leaksWhich costs were missing from the quote?
Next adjustmentWhat number changes before the next quote?
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