How to Compare Cleaning Quotes Without Getting Caught Out
Scope the clean first, then compare once-off, deep and regular prices on the same rooms, including carpets and extras.
Cleaning quotes look simple until one team arrives with a vacuum and another expected to wash walls. The fix is to describe the house once, then ask every cleaner to price that description.
Price the same scope
Count bedrooms and bathrooms. Say whether the clean includes inside the oven, inside the fridge, interior windows, balconies and ironing. Mention pets. A “three-bed house in Pretoria” quote that skips those lines is not comparable with one that includes them.
Once-off, deep clean and regular visits
| Clean | Typical guide range |
|---|---|
| Standard once-off, 3 bedrooms | R800 – R1 800 |
| Deep clean, 3 bedrooms | R1 800 – R4 000 |
| Regular weekly or fortnightly visit | Often lower than a once-off |
| Carpet, per room | R250 – R600 |
Carpet cleaning is a different service. If the brief includes carpets, use the Pretoria carpet cleaning page as well as a general clean, or ask the cleaner to show carpets as their own line.
What should be in writing
- Date, start time and roughly how many people will be in the house.
- Rooms included and rooms excluded, such as a locked study or a cottage.
- Products: theirs or yours, and any surfaces they will not treat.
- What “done” means. A deep clean that skips the oven should say so.
- How payment works, and whether a complex access card or parking is required.
Start the request on cleaning quotes in Pretoria or cleaning quotes in Johannesburg. Read reviews that mention the same type of clean you are booking, then accept one offer.
Questions homeowners ask
Why do cleaning quotes for the same house differ so much?
One price may be a surface clean of living areas. Another may include inside the oven, inside the fridge, windows and laundry. Write the rooms and the extras down before you compare numbers.
What is a typical once-off clean for a three-bedroom house?
In Gauteng a standard once-off for a three-bedroom house is often quoted between R800 and R1 800. A deep clean, including appliances and build-up, is more often R1 800 to R4 000. Carpet cleaning is usually extra.
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