Quote from @Adam Tyer:
Seriously, thank you all for the responses so far everyone! These are incredible insights and a lot of the things I have heard from everyone I have met in this industry.
The one answer I hadn't heard before was about designing, but that makes a ton of sense. For everyone who finds that to be a challenge what have you done to overcome that?? @Andrew Steffens?
@Aubrey Maldonado do you feel the cost of cleaning services is the biggest prohibitor from finding reliable cleaners? Do you think that it is because the quality, dependable cleaners
Hi
I hope you do not mind me providing my insiye on this question because I own a cleaning company.
I do believe cost is a factor. Like most trades, you get what you pay for. However, some people think that it is "just cleaning,,
I say this because I have had people tell me that as if we were bottom of the barrel and my services are not worth anything.
I do understand that most people do not think that way, But as I said, I have had people make remarks like that to me
Like any trade, to do it properly and thiroughly, you have to have the right tools and cleaning products, and you have to have knowleedge, so not to ruin the materials used for tubs, etc. It is not cheap to purchase quality cleaning products
In addition, to properly clean, it takes time and alot of elbow greass. Just like everyone else in the world, I exchange my time, work ethic, and knowledge for money.
Some people think that they can just buy a mop and bucket and then they call themselves cleaners because they think it is easy to do. These fly-by-night people charge low, thinking it is easy work and does not take any time. They produce low quality.
This is the equivalent of me buying a tape measure and hammer and calling myself a contractor, and then charging ourlandishly low prices to build stuff. Imagine someone who has never built anything go and try to bulild deck or something.
Then there are the cleaners that quote to low to win a bid. They might start off great, but their quality diminishes over time because to maintain high quality it takes time. They end up providing lower quality results to maintain their profits.
If you want someone who is reliable and produces consistent results that you can count on, then yes, those cleaners should be paid what they are worth. In the long run, you end up saving money.
You might think you are savingc money going cheap. However, you might as well throw your money out the window if you are paying for promised service but are getting cheap results. Especially if you end up calling in someone like me to redo the property.
If you are paying for chopped steak, you should not expect filet mignon.
That is just some insight for someone who does provide the service. Anything, from doctors to lawyers, from poorly taken care of apartments to mansions, quality costs more money. As it should.
I do think it is important to note here that I offer specialuzed service that prepares properties for the next owners/tenants, post-construction, showings, etc. I do not offer quick cleans or reoccuring services, so my perspective is from providing high quality tesults.
If you have any cleaning questions, please let me know.
Thank you
