How much do you/would you pay for?

[Catastrophic]

These services

*Someone to mow the lawn once/month. Smallish yard both back and front and do whipppersnipping as well...

*Someone to clean the house Once/fortnight. 4bedroom/two bathroom. Vaccume house and mop floors and clean bathrooms and toilets. (takes around 2-3 hours to do this)

*someone to clean the pool once/month... It's a inground concrete/pebble pool. Normal size. Rectangle. Chlorine (it's meant to be salt but the filter is screwed atm.

Trying to see if I could afford it and still save month ;-/

[Ryatha]

I get my house cleaned, dust, vacuum, mop and wet areas cleaned for $70 a fn. my house sounds the same size as yours.

My lawn is pretty small and I get that mowed and general weeding done for $25 a fn.

Dont have a pool... So can't help with that sorry.

I find them worth it so I don't spend my weekend without my big kids cleaning, I can rest a bit and still have me time.

[Queen]

Lawns I have paddock mine cost $40 front and back.
I get these done when DH is away or during summer so he doesn't have to.
Cleaner she comes does 2hrs for $50 and she pretty much cleans my entire house. I love her, she comes in once a fortnight and just 'tops' up my regular clean DH does not know about her but she is my 'luxury'.
Sorry don't have a pool


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[~Hestia~]

For house cleaning we were paying $61 for 2 hours each week...have just found someone new who does 3 hours per fortnight for $75. Our house sounds about the same as yours.

[Boo Boo]

Cleaning - 25 per hour usually takes 2.5 hours
mowing and edges avg size - 35 dollars
pool - we have one but do it ourself but have heard pool shops will come out once a month for 30 dollars and test the water add chemicals, etc

[MummyDuck]

I've always wanted a cleaner - but we were being charged stupid prices for a little house. I just need someone once a fortnight to give me some extra time for uni.

I don't mean to hijack but where do you find these people??

We were quoted $150 for our lawns once a month - we don't have a lawn mower and previous to here we didn't need to mow but we weren't going to pay that price. We do have a large back yard but still!!!


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[Catastrophic]

I have looked up at a few companies that do it with prices on their website of house clean +35 and lawns +50...

Did you all go through a big company or where did you find them?

[anney]

Where do you live cat? In melbourne I think about 60 would be standard for a two hour clean. Lawns vary a lot with size so not sure. Only get our done when I have been desperate as they are a foot high!

[CKJ]

I pay $60pw for my house cleaner (but then she does everything, washes clothes, folds, puts away, then a massive clean so I only have to maintain)

I then pay $40 per month for my lawn guy and he mows snippers weeds etc

[Queen]

My lawnmower man I found on Facebook and my cleaner was through a friend.
I had issues with cleaner, having a stranger in my house etc so I found someone I know.


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[~Hestia~]

My cleaner was through a large company originally. Then a few weeks ago I saw a sign in a local shop window, thought I'd give her a chance seeing she was charging less and was a local. So far so good!

[Em_325]

My cleaner costs $25 an hour and it takes her 4 hrs a week to clean our house ( its a 4x2 but it is a big house) and that also includes doing our ironing. When we were looking for one we found the big companies were charging a lot more per hour than the girls out on there own.

[MummyNaomi]

*Someone to clean the house Once/fortnight. 4bedroom/two bathroom. Vaccume house and mop floors and clean bathrooms and toilets. (takes around 2-3 hours to do this)

We have a house cleaner once a fortnight (through 'Absolute Domestics') - she does exactly that and all the dusting, we have a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom + study with two living areas. She does it in three hours for $70 - a bargain. I could spend $70 on nothing easily so its money well spent and frees up much needed family time

[Nat82]

Sorry to crash this thread, but I've also been thinking about this for ages too. Is once a fortnight enough? We have 4 b/r, study and 2 b/r but 2 of the rooms are hardly used and only DS almost 2 uses the bath downstairs. But then I find I need to clean the upstairs floor at least every second day.

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about having someone in my home. Do you stay home when they're there or go out?

Thanks.

[Em_325]

Sorry to crash this thread, but I've also been thinking about this for ages too. Is once a fortnight enough? We have 4 b/r, study and 2 b/r but 2 of the rooms are hardly used and only DS almost 2 uses the bath downstairs. But then I find I need to clean the upstairs floor at least every second day.

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about having someone in my home. Do you stay home when they're there or go out?

Thanks.

I would get it cleaned once per week but it depends on the size of the house. Is it a big house or more of a compact town house style?

I am at work when our cleaner comes. She has her own key and let's herself in and out. I would feel more uncomfortable if I was home and I had someone else in my house cleaning.

[FabFiona]

For cleaning I have three bed two bathrooms and I pay $45 per week for a 2 hour clean. That's enough to do bathrooms, dusting, floors and change linen. Often I'll ask for fridge cleaned or something else as a one off and the dusting will wait a week.

I found her through a friend in mother group. She's been cleaning for me for years and I'm very happy. I'd rather cut back on the budget a little and have more family time.

Normally I'm at work when she comes but when I've been on mat leave I'd try and be out. The boys and I just get in the way.

[~Hestia~]

Nat82 - I was having a weekly clean before I switched to fortnightly and I honestly thought the house would go to rack and ruin in 2 weeks! But surprisingly it doesn't get too bad. I have to vacuum every couple of days anyway thank to DS1 traipsing sand all through the house, and of course I'll wipe down the kitchen if need be. I wouldn't be comfortable giving them a key so I'm always home to let them in. Then I usually go out as it's hard to keep out of someones way for 3 hours plus DS1 would make even more mess.

[~MummaBear~]

Lawns I have paddock mine cost $40 front and back.
I get these done when DH is away or during summer so he doesn't have to.
Cleaner she comes does 2hrs for $50 and she pretty much cleans my entire house. I love her, she comes in once a fortnight and just 'tops' up my regular clean DH does not know about her but she is my 'luxury'.
Sorry don't have a pool

who is she?? i think i NEED her LOL



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