How to Choose a Residential Cleaning Company to Clean Your Home!

The cleaning industry is a several billion dollar a yearyour home.
marketplace with over 500,000 cleaning companies to7. Does your company provide liability insurance for
provide the services. The residential cleaning portiontheft, damages and other events? Highly important
of the cleaning industry continues to grow at a rapidthat all the employees a legal to work in the U.S. as if
pace with more dual working families and as ourthey're illegal they will not be covered for theft inside
population ages those requiring the services whenthe home.
they're unable to keep up with it. Over 10.5 million8. Ask the company to describe their hiring process
households use a cleaning service today and it isfor employees. A company that can't clearly explain
projected to continue growing well over 10% a year.this answer will likely hire anyone which can raise the
Depending on the level of service an individual familyrisk as a homeowner. It is important to know the
may be looking for, the barriers to enter the cleaningcompanies process for providing background checks
business are very low for those looking for a basicfor employees.
house cleaning. With that said home owners have9. How do the employees enter your home if you're
endless choices when looking for a cleaning company.not home? If you're providing a key to the cleaning
The residential cleaning business is made up ofcompany ask them to describe their process for
independent house cleaners, local cleaning companiesholding customers keys. They should have a lock box
and franchised cleaning companies. The differencesand safety precautions in place.
between them are endless from customer service,10. If your home is alarmed make sure to provide a
to the price, consistency of quality and overallseparate code to the cleaning company for entering
reputation in the community. Here are some beginningyour home. Many homeowners try to remember to
questions to ask when choosing a company to cleanturn off the alarm the day the cleaning company is
your home:coming out but chances are one day you'll forget.
Having a separate code your alarm company can tell
1. How long have you been in business?you when they use the code.
2. How many homes do you currently clean?11. What are the cancellation policies and how much
3. How many employees do you have? This is anotice is needed?
great question to assure dependability. If they clean12. What you need to do with your household pets?
many homes with a limited staff the quality will not13. Ask how the company handles breakage inside
be as good or you may risk consistent cancelationsthe home? It is inevitable as accidents happen,
from the company.though a policy should be in place
4. Who provides the supplies? Chemicals, cleaning14. Ask how they clean and what type of schedule
tools and vacuum. If the company is providing thedo they follow to assure proper cleaning
supplies how do they prevent cross contamination15. Ask ahead of time exactly what they do and
between homes?what they don't do. Knowing ahead of time sets
5. Are your employees all full time? Part-timeclear expectations for you and the cleaning company.
employees or day laborers do raise the risk as the16. Ask what they'll do if you're ever unhappy with a
business is less likely in most cases to know theclean you receive?
employees well.Many other questions can be asked, though these
6. Does your company provide workersare many of the important questions to ask when
compensation for ALL your employees? Veryinterviewing a cleaning company. Good Luck!
important if an employee was to get injured inside