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Residential Quote Builder

Residential Quote Builder is a free online tool that calculates residential cleaning pricing from bedrooms, bathrooms, and cleaning type.

Fill in each section — priced per visit, since most residential jobs are quoted that way. Download a Word proposal when done.

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Check overhead + margin %. They add up to over 100%, which breaks the price formula. Lower one or both.
Use .5 for a half bath, e.g. 2.5
sq ft
Informational only — pricing is driven by bed/bath count, not square footage.
Cleaning Type
Deep Clean and Move-In/Move-Out take longer than a standard maintenance visit — the multiplier accounts for that.
Recurring frequencies show a monthly-equivalent estimate alongside the per-visit price.
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labor hrs / visit
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cleaning type
Base formula

Hours = (1.0 + bedrooms × 0.4 + bathrooms × 0.6) × cleaning-type multiplier

Standard Clean uses a 1.0× multiplier, Deep Clean 1.5×, and Move-In/Move-Out 1.75× — reflecting the extra time those jobs take (inside appliances, baseboards, cabinet interiors, etc). Edit the result once calculated if your crew runs faster or slower than this baseline.

1099 contractors are paid their flat rate directly — none of the employer costs below apply.
$ /hr
What you pay the employee — before any employer taxes or benefits.
%
7.65% is fixed by law — Social Security (6.2%) + Medicare (1.45%).
%
Federal FUTA = 0.6%. State SUTA varies. Use 3–4% combined if unsure.
%
Cleaning industry typically runs 5–15% depending on state and claims history.
0 is common for part-time hourly staff; 3–5 if offered as a retention tool.
%
Residential cleaning averages high turnover too — use 75% if unsure.
$
$150–$400 per hire is typical. Use $200 if unsure.
$
Most small residential cleaning companies offer $0.
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True $/hr
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Burden Rate
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Labor / Visit
Cleaning chemicals & solutions
Most residential jobs run $3–$8 in chemical cost per visit
$ /visit
Paper products (if you supply them)
Most residential cleaners don't supply these — client's home already has them
$ /visit
Trash bags & liners
$0.50–$1.50 per visit for a typical home
$ /visit
Equipment wear
Amortized vacuum/mop/caddy wear — typically $2–$6 per visit
$ /visit
Other / miscellaneous
Mileage, specialty products, etc.
$ /visit
Total Supplies Per Visit $0.00
%
12–18% is the most common range for small residential cleaning companies.
%
15–25% is a healthy target for most residential accounts.
How the price is calculated:
Price Per Visit = (Labor + Supplies) ÷ (1 − overhead% − margin%)
Optional — only needed to generate a client quote
Uncheck anything not in scope — items appear on the proposal.
Price Per Visit
$—
Updates live as you fill in sections
—hrs/visit
—true $/hr
—burden
Labor$—
Materials & Supplies$—
Overhead$—
Profit$—

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