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Free residential cleaning quote planner

Estimate the work. Then price it to protect your margin.

Describe the home and service, review an editable crew-hour estimate, then add your real business costs. No account and no made-up local price.

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  1. Choose the cleaning type, home size, frequency, condition and extras.
  2. Use the starter crew-hour estimate or replace it with your own experienced estimate.
  3. Add labor, supplies, travel, overhead and margin to see a transparent quote.
A planning start, not a universal rate. Homes, teams and local markets differ. The time estimate is editable and should improve as you record your own jobs.

Two-step calculator

Build a residential quote

2 short steps
1Describe the job

These details create an editable starting estimate of total crew hours.

Add-on work
Used to show expected time on site.
hours
If you know this job better, your estimate wins.
2Add your business costs

Use the costs of your business, not a competitor's price.

Include owner pay, payroll burden and insurance where applicable.
Monthly insurance, software and admin divided by monthly billable crew hours.
Protects small jobs from travel and setup costs. Use 0 if you have no minimum.
%
Margin is profit divided by the final quote—not markup.

Quote inputs stay in this browser. We record only anonymous totals for first visits, completed quotes, return use and app-interest taps; no form values or device identifier.

What the paid app would remember

Turn each finished job into a better future estimate.

The planned app would save each company's real timings, clients and service presets. It is not on the App Store yet, and this prototype does not collect a waitlist.

This only adds one anonymous interest count. It does not ask for contact details.

Transparent by design

What the calculator does—and does not know

Quote = max(minimum charge, total cost ÷ (1 − target margin))

The starter time estimate reacts to service type, home size, frequency, condition and extras. It is deliberately editable because no generic rule knows your team, the property or the customer's expectations.

See the starter time rules
  • Room mode starts with 1 hour, plus 0.5 hour per bedroom and 0.75 hour per bathroom.
  • Area mode starts at 500 square feet per crew hour.
  • Deep cleaning ×1.45; move cleaning ×1.6. One-time ×1.1, weekly ×0.8, biweekly ×0.9. Light condition ×0.85; heavy ×1.35. Extras add 0.5–1 hour each.
  • The result rounds to the nearest quarter hour and can always be overridden.

A practical pricing method

How to price a residential cleaning job without guessing

A useful quote separates workload from money. Estimate the work first, then use costs from your own business. That makes the result explainable and easy to correct after the job.

  1. 1
    Estimate total crew hours

    Use service type, home size, frequency, condition and extras. Replace the starter estimate whenever your experience or a walkthrough gives better information.

  2. 2
    Calculate the real cost of labor

    Multiply crew hours by loaded labor cost. Loaded labor can include wages or owner pay, payroll burden and applicable insurance.

  3. 3
    Add job costs and allocated overhead

    Add supplies, travel and parking. Allocate recurring business costs per billable crew hour so small expenses are not silently left out.

  4. 4
    Price for gross margin, then check the minimum

    Divide total cost by one minus the target margin. Use the higher of that amount and your minimum job charge, then review tax and unusual site conditions separately.

Worked example

3.5 crew hours at a 25% target margin

Labor: 3.5 × $25 = $87.50. Supplies and travel: $25. Overhead: 3.5 × $6 = $21. Total cost: $133.50. Quote: $133.50 ÷ 0.75 = $178.00.

This example demonstrates the formula. It is not a recommended local rate.

Before you send the quote

Is the crew-hour estimate a local industry standard?

No. It is a transparent starting point. Replace it when you know the property better, then compare estimates with actual job times.

What belongs in loaded labor cost?

Employee wages or owner pay, plus employer taxes, insurance and other labor burden that applies to your business.

Does the result include sales tax?

No. Tax rules vary by location. Add required tax only after checking the rules that apply to your business.