Cleaning services in Beaumont

HomeGuide's national figures from April 2024 give Beaumont households a starting point. A visit averages about $200, with most people paying $120 to $280. Workers charge about $25 to $75 an hour each, so two cleaners for two hours come to $100 to $300. For a three-bedroom, two-bath home, standard cleaning runs $135 to $180, deep cleaning $180 to $280 and move-out cleaning $180 to $300.

Measure your home before you call and ask each service for a per-square-foot quote; it puts every quote on the same footing. The full guide is on our house cleaning hub.

Sales tax on a Beaumont cleaning bill

Texas charges 6.25% state sales tax, and local governments can add up to 2%, for a combined maximum of 8.25%. The Tax Code lists building cleaning, janitorial and custodial services as a taxable real property service, so a maid service must hold a sales tax permit and collect tax. The Comptroller exempts a self-employed housekeeper who works directly for your household, but not a worker sent by a maid service. The company pays tax on its own soap and equipment, so that shouldn't appear on your bill again. The tax line should cover state tax plus any local city, county, special district or transit tax on the amount billed.

Texas defines taxable cleaning broadly, from window washing and floor, wall and ceiling cleaning to duct and chimney cleaning and trash collection on the premises, so add-ons are taxed too.

Start with the paperwork you can check. Ask for the sales tax permit number, and ask whether the company holds any state or city license or registration, then look it up. Some households search the Texas DPS public conviction database by name, which covers offenses of Class B misdemeanor and above reported to DPS. Agree in writing which rooms are included and what counts as a deep clean.

A service signed up at your door for more than $25 can generally be cancelled by midnight of the third business day after signing. If a dispute stalls, you can file online with the Texas Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division; under Texas law the complaint is public.

A Texas landlord must refund your deposit by the 30th day after you surrender the home, though it doesn't have to until you give a written forwarding address. Normal wear and tear can't be charged, and deductions must be itemized. Bad faith can cost a landlord $100 plus three times the amount withheld and your attorney's fees.

Schedule the clean after your Beaumont movers finish, compare services in League City, and see the Beaumont hub for other local services.