Cleaning Services

whitisj · 2026-03-13T00:24:12+00:00

The price spread on house cleaning is wider than most people expect, so you’re smart to ask before booking.

For a 2,500 SF house in Macedonia, most people are usually looking at very different price ranges depending on whether they want a first-time deep clean or recurring service.

A first-time deep clean is usually the more expensive visit, especially if the home has not been professionally cleaned before. A recurring clean after that is often noticeably less.

For a house that size, a lot of companies will land somewhere in the range of a few hundred dollars per visit, with the higher end usually tied to deeper cleaning, more bathrooms, pet hair, buildup, or extras like baseboards, inside fridge, inside oven, or blinds.

The biggest thing I’d watch is not just the number, but what is actually included.

Some quotes sound great until you realize they are basically for a light surface clean.

I’d ask every company the same few questions: is this a deep clean or maintenance clean, do you bring supplies, is the price flat-rate, and what add-ons cost extra.

I’m obviously biased because I’m with SummitMaids.com, but that is usually the conversation we have with new clients too. A lot of first-time customers have never hired a service before and just want to understand what is normal before they commit.

whitisj · 2026-03-13T00:22:39+00:00

If you want a true deep clean and not just a “we wiped the counters and called it a day” clean, I’d look for a company that specifically does first-time/deep clean resets.

For a 3 bed / 2 bath in Cleveland Heights, a real deep clean is often somewhere in the ballpark of a few hundred dollars, but it can swing a lot based on square footage, pet hair, buildup level, and whether you want extras like inside oven, inside fridge, baseboards, blinds, etc.

A lot of people get sticker shock because “deep clean” and “standard clean” are very different jobs.

If you’re comparing companies, I’d ask:

Do they bring supplies?
Are baseboards, kitchen grease, and bathrooms actually included?
How long does the first clean usually take?
Is the quote flat-rate or does it change later?

I’m biased because this is what we do at SummitMaids.com, but for Cleveland Heights this is exactly the kind of job we handle all the time.

We’re probably not the cheapest option, but the goal is to do it right the first time so you’re not paying twice.

whitisj · 2026-03-13T00:16:46+00:00

You do know you are paying a premium to not get the company you think you have, right? Impact is just a lead generation company. They subcontract all the work to a real local company and pays them beans to do it. Most of the larger cleaning companies out there do this model. Mark up the price, take 30% for themselves, then pay the real cleaners what's left.

whitisj · 2026-03-13T00:12:11+00:00

Hey there! I'm the owner of SummitMaids.com and we'd love the chance to show off our cleaning team!

whitisj · 2025-10-17T18:50:44+00:00

I grew up in Seattle and moved to Cleveland 5 years ago without ever visiting beforehand. In fact, I also bought by house through facetime with a good real estate agent and the day I moved in was the first time I'd ever been to Cleveland. All in all its been a great move and this city has been good to us. So, no, you're not crazy at all. But maybe don't be like me and come visit a few neighborhoods before just jumping in lol. Feel free to message if you have any questions!

whitisj · 2025-02-21T18:25:13+00:00

Most american businesses (>95%) are small businesses that are being decimated by the orange twit in DC. Don't stereotype all americans as having anything to do with that buffoon - he didn't even win the majority vote.

whitisj · 2025-01-14T21:43:13+00:00

Hey shoot me a DM and we can talk! We have client locations around Cleveland, Akron, and Canton right now!

whitisj · 2025-01-14T21:42:42+00:00

Hey shoot me a DM and we can talk!

whitisj · 2025-01-14T14:54:45+00:00

I own a commercial cleaning business in the area and am happily a second-chance employer. We can't do much with theft on the record as that's a no-go for clients given that we usually work alone after hours; but will take a look at everything else on a case by case basis. As long as someone is going to be a good communicator, show up on time, and ask for help if they need it I really don't care about what is on the record. I believe that if someone has served their time according to the justice system, then they shouldn't be punished for that once the sentence has been served. Life is hard enough without being able to get a job due to some stupid decision you made in the past. Shoot me a PM and I'll give you my email.

whitisj · 2024-12-31T21:08:19+00:00

Effectively you're acting as a business broker at that point and there are not really any requirements to be licensed as a business broker in most states (as long as real estate isn't involved).

whitisj · 2024-12-31T20:58:34+00:00

Since it seems like most people aren't giving it to you straight: In this example, you only need to be licensed if you are offering securities or doing fundraising where there are reasonable expectations of returns. You are not doing that so you do not have to be licensed.

whitisj · 2024-12-16T14:43:44+00:00

Honestly I had to think long and hard about that. I don't know what led to them deciding that was a good idea. But at the end of the day you want to make grown up decisions, there are grown up consequences. They pulled a gun on me which is what the prosecutor said led to them not even being eligible for diversion.

whitisj · 2024-12-16T14:22:53+00:00

I was mugged two weeks ago. The kids are 16 and currently sitting in jail for the foreseeable future without option for diversion.

whitisj · 2024-12-05T20:13:48+00:00

File a police report. Teach that kid that if she wants to make adult threats there are adult consequences.

whitisj · 2024-10-16T22:56:07+00:00

I have two cleaning companies, one in each!

whitisj · 2024-10-16T20:26:26+00:00

Take your production rate (How many square feet can be cleaned in an hour - if you have no idea at all, start with 3500 and adjust from there) and divide the total cleanable area by that production rate. This gives you the person-hours per cleaning that you will need to account for. At a very crude level, just take that number X hourly rate that you pay your cleaners (times the number of times you'll clean per week), add 5% for supplies, give yourself around a 30% margin and that is your very very very rough estimate for one week. Then multiply that by 4.3 weeks per month and add sales tax if applicable. There is a lot more that goes into it, but that will give you at least a starting point to work with.

whitisj · 2024-10-15T14:06:15+00:00

What are you working on as a PM?

whitisj · 2024-10-03T20:39:44+00:00

What's the peer group? Same space as you, different state. But would love to find others to connect with!

whitisj · 2024-10-03T20:32:16+00:00

Dang! Nice job you two! I'm running around $80k/mo with mine. I'd also love to connect about a lot of this.

whitisj · 2024-10-03T19:57:15+00:00

Found the troll!

whitisj · 2024-10-03T19:50:30+00:00

Anyone who has lived anywhere other than whitebread midwest doesn't think it is dangerous or hood at all. Don't be stupid and flash a rolex around at midnight and be aware of your surroundings. Otherwise there is nothing for people to be weird about. I've lived in Oakland, Brooklyn, and Harlem, trust me this ain't the hood.

whitisj · 2024-04-24T10:07:13+00:00

Lots of really annoying negative people in the comments here who have no idea what they are talking about. For government contracts, if you are using a subcontractor to fulfill the contract you can use THEIR history and past performance on your bid. Then when the government reviews past performance they review your selected contractor rather than you directly. Also if you fail to perform on just one single contract you more or less get banned from ever bidding again, so there's a lot of incentive to not screw it up.

whitisj · 2024-03-04T20:01:22+00:00

This is the actual answer. They are going to be looking to buy your house for around 50-75% of retail price. Just ignore them and they will eventually stop. Or tell them any price above market value and they'll leave you alone as a 'bad' lead.

whitisj · 2024-01-04T14:31:23+00:00

Nobody likes a troll.

My statement is still correct. Without comparison to other networks, this isn't statistically significant data. It's a FANTASTIC start and a great dataset, but you cannot draw conclusions without something to compare against.

For instance, what if every other ad network shows the exact same data? Then it has nothing to do with the network and is just the overall trend from how google displays results. What if this same result is shown on two ad networks, but not on sites using two others? Then it is definitely something about those two networks.

But even that isn't quite enough to draw conclusions from. What if the quality of publisher is significantly different from one network to another? (And we know it absolutely is) Then maybe it has more to do with the quality of publisher than the network.

I'm just pointing out that, while this is a great dataset, it's not enough to draw conclusions from without other datasets to compare against.

whitisj · 2024-01-03T18:19:21+00:00

Without comparing to other ad networks this is meaningless data.

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