How the calculator turns inputs into a consistent estimate
CleanQuote uses a simple model: start with baseline labor for the home size, adjust for bedrooms and bathrooms, add any selected extras, then apply service and frequency multipliers. Finally, travel fees and minimums keep your pricing realistic.
Inputs
Bedrooms, bathrooms, optional square footage or size band, service type, frequency, and add-ons.
Outputs
A clean total plus line items you can explain to a customer (labor, extras, travel, minimum).
Why it helps
A repeatable method reduces back-and-forth and keeps your team quoting the same way every time.
Step 1: Baseline labor from home size
If you enter square footage, the calculator maps it into a size band. If you don’t have square footage, you can pick the closest band. Each band carries baseline hours.
Step 2: Room adjustments
After the baseline, the calculator adjusts for room count. Bedrooms above 2 add 0.25h each, and bathrooms above 1 add 0.3h each.
Step 3: Add-ons (flat-rate vs hour-based)
Extras can be priced as either a flat amount (e.g. inside oven) or as additional labor time (e.g. pet hair detail). CleanQuote supports both so you can keep add-ons simple while preserving your labor model.
Flat-rate extras
Added directly to the estimate total as a line item.
Hour-based extras
Converts to labor hours, then rolls through your service and frequency multipliers.
Step 4: Service type and frequency multipliers
Not all cleans are equal. Deep cleans and move-in/out service usually require more time. Recurring cleans can be slightly faster once a home is maintained.
Service multipliers (demo)
- Standard
- 1×
- Deep clean
- 1.35×
- Move in / out
- 1.5×
Frequency multipliers
- One-time
- 1×
- Weekly
- 0.9×
- Biweekly
- 0.95×
- Monthly
- 1×
Step 5: Travel fees and minimum job price
Many teams use a small travel fee to cover drive time and supplies, and a minimum job price to avoid underquoting small homes. CleanQuote applies both consistently.
Demo travel fee
$15.00
Demo minimum job
$120.00
Worked example (quick)
Example: 3 bed · 2 bath · standard · one-time, plus inside fridge.
- Start with baseline hours for the chosen size band.
- Add room adjustments (1 extra bedroom, 1 extra bathroom).
- Add flat extra for the fridge.
- Apply service multiplier (standard) and frequency multiplier (one-time).
- Add travel fee, then apply minimum job price if needed.
The exact total depends on the pricing profile, but the method stays consistent—so your team quotes the same way every time.
FAQ
Is this a real quote or an estimate?
It’s an estimate. Your final price can change based on condition, scope, and what you find on-site. CleanQuote is designed to make your pricing logic consistent and explainable.
Why use size bands instead of requiring square footage?
Square footage is helpful but not always available. Size bands let you estimate quickly while still capturing the main driver of labor time.
Do weekly and biweekly cleans cost less?
Often, yes. Recurring cleans typically take less time once a home is maintained. CleanQuote supports a frequency multiplier so your pricing stays consistent.