Make each assumption visible.
Six practical guides explain the numbers behind a cleaning quote. All numerical examples are illustrative.
Labor planning
Cleaner-hours vs clock hours: price the whole crew
Calculate labor for one cleaner or a crew, and keep laundry, travel and overlapping tasks from being counted twice.
Read the worked example →Pricing math
Cleaning margin vs markup: the same job, two percentages
Use a worked 100-unit cost example to distinguish margin from markup and calculate a price from a target margin.
Read the worked example →Turnover scope
Quote turnover laundry without counting time twice
Separate hands-on laundry work, machine costs, outsourced charges and paid waiting time when preparing a cleaning quote.
Read the worked example →Job costs
Include travel in a cleaning quote without double charging
Keep paid travel time separate from vehicle expenses, parking and allocated overhead in a cleaning job estimate.
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What to include in a turnover cleaning quote
Prepare a customer-facing cleaning quote with an agreed scope, exclusions, property details and a price separate from internal cost calculations.
Read the worked example →Job review
Compare a cleaning quote with the completed job
Use an estimate-versus-actual example to identify cost overruns, discounts and missing scope before adjusting future quotes.
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