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


From Queens IPhonio

[~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



From Queens IPhonio

[JLeigh29]

A friend of my mum cleans - she charges about $25 an hour (cash). She provides her own cleaning gear. She cleans one lady's house who *insists* on paying $30/hour - makes me think I'm in the wrong job
My neighbour used to clean my house, two hours a fortnight for $40. In that time she'd vacuum/mop (3 brm house), do two bathrooms/toilets, clean the kitchen from top to bottom, dust and clean a window/blind or two or iron or whatever else I wanted if she had time. I provided everything. That was about two years ago.
I looked at a cleaner through a company and they had weekly minimum hours or wanted to do things I didn't need (e.g. deodorise carpets, clean oven etc) plus they were around $35/hour.
I was at work when the cleaner came, but my mum has had a cleaner and been home. I'd want to know the cleaner or have them recommended by someone I know before I'd be comfortable leaving them in my house alone...

My neighbour owns a mowing franchise - his official rate, through the business, for doing our lawn (normal sized) was around $70! It takes DH less than 45 mins... We desperately need someone, but there's no way we can afford that. I've seen local guys with ads who'll do it for half that, but we're afraid we'll get found out by the neighbour and get offended, lol!

Can't help with the pool cleaning either...

[~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.


From Queens IPhonio

[~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

[Astrolady]

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

What is your cleaner's name. I have a friend that works for them

[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.