https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 13:47:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1721101 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:54:18 +0000 travelgirl1 1721101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: She cleans for @oliviaoblivia: so I met her and saw she was honest and trustworthy. It was much easier than going through the effort of researching someone.</p> <p>@lawbee11: We haven't tipped yet but I think we would sometimes, like at Christmas. Maybe I'll leave a treat for her sometimes, like baked goods. I know cash is preferred but it's not in the budget for us to tip regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1721093 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:50:52 +0000 travelgirl1 1721093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> She cleans all the rooms apart from our box room. I don't think she does much deep cleaning, but she does do the inside of the microwave, which I love. She does dishes if they're in the sink and if I ask her to clean something specific she will.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> Nothing, but I try to tidy up so she can spend her time cleaning rather than tidying.</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $75 a fortnight. She would have charged an extra 10 if we'd gone monthly instead.</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 1 bed apartment.</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> We provide everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1721048 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:36:02 +0000 heartonastring 1721048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I found her through a recommendation by my SIL.</p> <p>@lawbee11: We pay cash and she's just a lady who cleans houses on the side, not a cleaning service, so I don't tip. I will get her something for Christmas though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1721045 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:35:14 +0000 heartonastring 1721045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> Dusts, vacuums, steam mops, cleans bathrooms and cleans all surfaces.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> We tidy up so there's nothing left on surfaces that need to be cleaned and we do all the stuff we normally do to keep our house somewhat tidy, like make the beds.</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $60 every other Wednesday</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 2000 sq ft. Three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> She makes and brings all her own green cleaning products. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720871 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:32:39 +0000 jetsa 1720871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: ours just hang out. We have baby gates blocking all the stairs, so as she cleans the basement they're on the main level and then switch until eventually they are back to the main level. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720869 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:32:21 +0000 bushelandapeck 1720869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: We found ours by asking my local moms group for recommendations. </p> <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> There are two women and they clean everything, including sheets if I leave them out to be changed. </p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> I tidy up as best I can and try to have the surfaces cleared. They will do random dishes if I leave them in the sink.</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $80 biweekly</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 2700 sq ft, 5 bed, 3 full baths. We do not have them clean two of the bedrooms though, as they aren't in use. </p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> We provide the cleaning supplies but they bring their own vacuum, mop, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720845 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:24:27 +0000 looch 1720845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a rec from our realtor. I've since recommended her to a collegue.</p> <p>We pay $100, she comes every other Friday and cleans everything. We have 2000+ square feet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720842 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:23:08 +0000 alohaorchid 1720842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have one, so I'll answer based on that.</p> <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> She would deep clean the entire house; floors, oven, walls, baseboards, etc.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> Just have everything put away, which I normally do anyway</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> She came twice per month and it was $180</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 2200 sq ft</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> I provided everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720824 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:15:03 +0000 Shutterbug 1720824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is like p*rn for me. I hate hate hate cleaning and I really want to hire a service.</p> <p>Question - what do you do with your pets? Do they just hang out while (s)he's cleaning? Our dog has free reign of the house and that's one of the things stopping me from hiring someone - that he might accidentally get outside while they're there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720794 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:01:43 +0000 birdofafeather 1720794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> it's one lady, plus sometimes her MIL too. she cleans the whole house: floors, dusts, microwave, fridge, sheets, dishes, etc. if she has extra time, she'll organize the patio storage or our shoe bin.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> nothing. she does whatever needs to be done. if there are piles of stuff, she either works around them or organizes (like she folds our clothes)</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $60, monthly</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 600 sq ft, 2 bed, 1 bath</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> we provide the cleaning products/rags. she brings her vacuum because we don't have a stand up.</p> <p>we don't tip except for the holidays/if it's a last minute thing. we leave her check each time. and i found her through a rec from a friend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720770 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:53:48 +0000 jetsa 1720770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: initially through the only service in our area and then she became her own business </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720752 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:43:27 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1720752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: i found her on my local parenting listserv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720712 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:32:25 +0000 Smurfette 1720712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: leave a check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720706 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:29:59 +0000 mrsjyw 1720706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: yea way too much.. i signed up for quotes in the area on thumbtack... need to ask around-- </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720705 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:29:03 +0000 Charm54 1720705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: :shocked: that is crazy town!!! I found ours through word of mouth...I knew her step daughter and one of my friends had her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720700 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:27:16 +0000 mrsjyw 1720700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did you all find your cleaning services/lady?</p> <p>I just got a quote from a corporate service and they said $150 biweekly for two ladies, 3 hours total for a 3K+ sq ft home.</p> <p>$3-400 for an initial deep clean (6-8 hours) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720631 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:06:10 +0000 Charm54 1720631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> She dusts, does bathrooms, vacuums&amp;mops floors, cleans kitchen (stovetop, sink, counters) and usually has time for one "big" job (fridge, oven, etc). I :heart: her.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> Nothing "has" to be done, but I tidy up, put dishes away, make bed, because id rather her focus on the big stuff than do those things</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> 10$ an hour... She comes 4 hours every 2 weeks</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 3000 sq feet, 4 bed 2 bath</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> We provide everything</p> <p>@lawbee11: we have a flat rate (40$) so I just leave that on the counter.</p> <p>ETA: she isn't a service, just a lady in my town who cleans houses </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720628 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:04:13 +0000 JoJoGirl 1720628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours isn't a service, just a random Brazilian woman. </p> <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> Everything - dusts, changes sheets, bathrooms, does dishes, even takes all the shelves out of the fridge and wipes them down.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> We just try to straighten up and put away all the clutter.</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $100 once a month.</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 3100 sq feet, 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath. She doesn't clean the top floor (1 full bath and carpeted playroom), so she's really cleaning 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths.. closer to 2000 sq feet.</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> We provide everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720621 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:02:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1720621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: i used to but we negotiated a flat rate so now i don't. makes it much easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720620 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:01:47 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1720620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> She cleans everything I ask her to. Usually it's heavy duty stuff like the fridge. We use an individual person which I prefer to a service because they are more likely to be ok with the heavy stuff.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> Nothing but I pick up stuff so it's not a disaster area.</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> Flat $125, once a month. She stays about 4-5 hours. I pay her more than average because it is always heavy duty cleaning.</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 1000 sq feet? 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, but I never have her clean my bedroom since I'm working in it.</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> We provide everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720616 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:00:39 +0000 jetsa 1720616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: we just leave a check, because we pay hourly we mail the check if DH isn't working from home that day. We do give a small christmas gift </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720613 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:00:02 +0000 lawbee11 1720613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely following this thread. Also, do y'all tip the house cleaners? Or do you just leave a check for whatever the bi-weekly amount is? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720596 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:56:39 +0000 blackbird 1720596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> Kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, main rooms. Makes the beds, dusts, vacuums, mops, cleans counters, scrubs toilets and bath. Every visit, a different area is deep cleaned, so the whole house gets rotated. </p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> Dishes out of the sink, no crap everywhere, stuff generally put away. Sometimes that means I shove things on the couch or in the crib, though. </p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $80/visit, twice a month</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 1900 square feet with two bedrooms we close and two that are open. 2 baths</p> <p>They provide their own cleaning products, vacuums, etc. We always get the same two ladies, Rhonda and Marie. They're coming today!!!! :heart:</p> <p>eta: i don't tip. The company takes our credit card and it auto pays after every visit. I do give them Christmas gifts, though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720594 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:55:00 +0000 Smurfette 1720594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> Cleans everything, wipes down baseboards, changes sheets, washes dishes if we leave them in the sink</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> I just straighten up and put stuff away so they can dust, etc. Also lay out clean sheets</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> $90 every other Friday</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 1800 sq ft, 4 bedrooms (one is the office) and 3 full baths (one is in the guest room and hardly gets used)</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> They provide it all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-cleaning-service#post-1720577 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:52:41 +0000 jetsa 1720577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So now I'm curious and am kind of looking around for a new cleaning service so I thought this might help me find out what others do.</p> <p>What does your cleaning service do?<br /> She cleans bathrooms/floors/surfaces. Nothing else.</p> <p>What do you need to have done before they get there?<br /> The dishes have to be done, the toys/laundry put away, and the surfaces cleared</p> <p>What do you pay and how often do they come?<br /> We pay $14/hr, so normally $42 bi-weekly</p> <p>How big is your house?<br /> 1600 square feet, 3 bedroom 3 bath</p> <p>Do you provide cleaning products or do they bring it?<br /> We provide everything. </p>