Cleaning services in Georgetown

HomeGuide's national figures for a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home (April 2024) put a standard clean at $135 to $180, a deep clean at $180 to $280 and a move-out clean at $180 to $300. By the hour, cleaners charge about $25 to $75 per worker, and a typical visit averages about $200, with most people paying $120 to $280.

Those figures exclude sales tax. Texas charges 6.25% state tax and lets local governments add up to 2%, and a cleaning company should collect the state rate plus any local tax for your address on the amount billed. The Texas house cleaning guide has the full table.

Bigger homes are often quoted by area. HomeGuide's national rates run $0.10 to $0.17 per square foot for regular cleaning, $0.11 to $0.30 for deep cleaning and $0.22 to $0.33 for move-out work. Cleaning companies pay tax on the chemicals and equipment they use, so ask how supplies are billed.

Sales tax permits for Georgetown cleaners

Texas rules require anyone cleaning residential or nonresidential property to hold a sales tax permit and collect tax. The taxable list includes window washing, floor, wall and ceiling cleaning, and duct and chimney cleaning. A company that offers a "cash, no tax" price is telling you how it treats its obligations.

Screening Georgetown house cleaners

Before a cleaner gets your key, run the checks that exist. The DPS public conviction database, searchable by name, is one some households use; it covers Class B misdemeanors and up reported to DPS. Ask the company how it screens staff, whether it carries insurance, and who holds your key.

When a seller solicits you at home and you agree there to more than $25 of services, Texas law generally lets you cancel by midnight of the third business day after signing; a clean you booked yourself by phone or online isn't covered. The Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division takes complaints online.

Your landlord must refund the deposit on or before the 30th day after you surrender the home, though not until you give a written forwarding address. Damage deductions must be itemized in writing, and none of the deposit can be kept for normal wear and tear. Keep the cleaning invoice and dated photos. A landlord who keeps a deposit in bad faith can owe $100 plus three times the amount wrongfully withheld, plus your attorney's fees.

Schedule cleaners for the day after Georgetown movers finish, and call Texas Disposal Systems (512-930-1715) to book bulky-waste pickup for anything left behind. City services are on the Georgetown hub, and Round Rock cleaning services cover the next city south.