If you have a housekeeper

[ijack]

How many hours does she spend at your house per visit, and how big is your house (sqft and beds/baths)? Also COL?
Thanks!

[Deleted]

2 bed, 2.5 baths, 1500 sq ft. She also does dishes and laundry.

I am never home when she is here, so not sure how long she takes, but she cleans another house the same day.

She comes every week. $80. HCOL.

[Deleted]

She comes every other week and is here for about 8 hours and we overpay for our LCOL area ($200). Our house is approx 5600 SF, 5 BR, 6 BR but close to half is very low to no traffic/use most of the time.

[cvillern]

She comes every week. House is 5k square feet, 4br, 4.5 baths. She spends 5 hours at 15 an hour. MCOL.

[pamela]

2.5 hours once every 2 weeks for 1200 sq ft house. She only cleans 2 of the 3 bedrooms through, 2 bathrooms (only one gets real use). We pay $20/hr MCOL.

[Deleted]

Twice a week for 4 hours and once a week for 8 hours. She does laundry as well as literally tidying up, $15/hr house is about 4k sq ft 5bd 3.5bath

[h]

2900 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. MCOL. Two women come for about 4 hours every other week. We pay $120.

[Deleted]

2300 sq feet + finished basement = 3000 sqft for $150. I have no idea how long she spends here.

Prior to her, we were paying an agency $190 for just the 2300 sq ft (they didn't clean the basement).

HCOL

[limey]

3-4 hours per visit
1000 sqft; 2bd/2ba
HCOL

[h]

Dec 7, 2012 20:33:21 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

Dec 7, 2012 20:09:23 GMT -5 h said:

2900 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. MCOL. Two women come for about 4 hours every other week. We pay $120.

that is a great deal! Only $15/hr/person... do you use someone directly vs a service?

It's not a service. Our housekeeper came by the house looking for work five years ago. She occasionally comes alone, but she usually brings someone to help. I don't know how she splits the money with the person helping (it's not always the same person).

[Roc A Bee]

I have 2 women that come every other week. It's $40 a visit. I think it takes them 90 minutes. 1500 sq ft 3 beds and 2 baths.

[takeonyou]

She cleans the downstairs only (loving room, dining room, kitchen, foyer, family room, and a half bath). $18 an hour, 3 hours per visit.

[UnderProtest]

1800 sq ft, 4 beds, 2 baths. $85 every other week. I have no idea how long she spends. Sometimes she is quick, sometimes I am home and she plays with the babies and takes longer. MCOL. She isn't part of a service.

[doctorsbaby]

Every four weeks, 2200 sq ft, 3 bed 2 2 1/2 bath $90, mcol

[fortmyersbride]

She comes EOW. 4500 sq ft, 5 bdr, 6 bath. $160/visit. I'm at work for most of the time but it seems to take her about 7 hrs. She cleans and changes sheets and does the linens laundry.

[Deleted]

She's $80 per visit and brings two people. 2500 sq. ft. house.

They dust, vaccum, wipe down mirrors/counters, scrub the tubs, shower stalls, and toilets, empty waste paper baskets, sweep, and mop the floors. They're willing to do other things like make the beds, laundry, dishes, etc. but that feels too personal to me.

They're usually here for about 2.5 hours.

Eta: mcol

[Deleted]

She comes every other week and takes 5 hours or so. 1 BR/2 BA, 1100ish sq feet, $100 per visit/HCOL (and she's a steal... Services would charge a LOT more).

[dapotato]

4.5-5 hours per visit. two people.
they come once every four weeks (we have no kids or pets and rarely cook, so it doesn't get dirty too fast).
3 bed/2 bath, 1770 sf.
HCOL.

[dapotato]

Dec 7, 2012 20:33:21 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

Dec 7, 2012 20:09:23 GMT -5 h said:

2900 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. MCOL. Two women come for about 4 hours every other week. We pay $120.

that is a great deal! Only $15/hr/person... do you use someone directly vs a service?

i'm in HCOL, and if i divide out what we pay, it's about $12-15/hr/person. we use someone independent that a friend referred to us.

[lindyanne]

We just switched to every week. 4300 sf. 5/3 although one is my craft room so she doesn't clean that and 2/1 are guest rooms that aren't used a ton. $117 and she is usually here 3.5-4 hours.

[thumper55]

housse is 5100 sq feet.
2 people spend 2.5 to 3 hours on it
We have 3.5 baths, and 4 bedrooms
in Nor Cal HCOL