Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Are you ready for a cleaning company - 5 Questions to ask yourself if your ready for a Maid Service!

People seem to work longer in today's economic environment. Hiring a maid service to assist in keeping your home clean can allow you more time to spend with your family and friends. Coming home from a busy day at work or with your kids to have had someone dust, vacuum, wash floors, clean your kitchen and baths can take away a lot of household stress. Typically most households that are cleaned thoroughly twice a month are sufficient enough and will free up a tremendous amount of time. The average household that cleans their own home efficiently will spend five hours a week or 21 hours a month cleaning their home. The average national bi-weekly cleaning from a professional service cost $90 or $180 a month. By hiring a cleaning service to clean your home every other week at a cost of $6 dollars a day you can gain 21 hours of time to spend with your family or friends a month. Are you ready to reduce your hassles at home and have your home professionally cleaned? Here are 5 questions to ask yourself if you're ready for a professional cleaning service:

  1. Are you ok with allowing access to your home if you're not home? To truly gain the ultimate advantage of having your house cleaned by a professional and free up time for yourself you'll need to feel comfortable with having individuals in your home when you're not home. Hiring a national franchise that has a strict hiring process in place and is also insured will assist in making you more comfortable.
  2. Are you comfortable hiring a national insured franchise vs. a lower cost independent cleaner? Though it may be tempting to hire the less expensive independent cleaner, if you're not paying taxes on them or their social security tax you're opening yourself up to possible issues in the future. The IRS will fine households who don't pay taxes on independent cleaners. Typically hiring a franchised cleaning company will take the responsibility away from you as they'll pay the taxes and be insured.
  3. Are you o.k. if something were to be damaged? Though breakage is not typical if properly trained, accidents do happen. Having a larger franchised cleaning company can help as they tend to be better trained and are also insured for incidents should they happen.
  4. Do you feel you're constantly spending your free time cleaning your home? Professional house cleaners are trained to clean in a systematic way that they can clean a home much faster than a homeowner who has household distractions to deal with. A $90 clean typically takes 2 professional cleaners less than 2 hours when cleaning a home uninterrupted.
  5. Are you constantly feeling like your home isn't as clean as you'd like? Professional cleaning companies who have a system that is followed typically will keep the house much cleaner than an individual with a busy schedule. Professional cleaners typically have the tools also to clean better and you'll not have to bare the cost of purchasing cleaning products any longer.

In conclusion hiring a cleaning service to clean your home will free up a tremendous amount of time. Your home will consistently be maintained and you should have the time to do much more. A national franchised cleaning company or insured independent company will also make the experience much more enjoyable. If you answered yes to the five questions above you're ready to begin interviewing cleaning companies and enjoying your extra time.

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