{
  "slug": "home-cleaning-schedule",
  "title": "House Cleaning Time & Cost Calculator",
  "heading": "House Cleaning Cost Calculator",
  "category": "other",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/home-cleaning-schedule",
  "summary": "Time per clean, DIY hourly value, and whether hiring out pays.",
  "description": "Estimate how long a clean takes based on square footage and rooms, then compare doing it yourself against a service quote at your own hourly rate.",
  "formula": "Time ≈ 1 min per 10 sq ft + 15 min per bathroom, scaled by depth of clean.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=home-cleaning-schedule",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "sqft",
      "label": "Home size",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 1800,
      "unit": "sq ft",
      "min": 200,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "baths",
      "label": "Bathrooms",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "depth",
      "label": "Clean type",
      "kind": "select",
      "hint": null,
      "default": "standard",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "tidy",
          "label": "Quick tidy"
        },
        {
          "value": "standard",
          "label": "Standard clean"
        },
        {
          "value": "deep",
          "label": "Deep clean"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "quote",
      "label": "Service quote",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 160,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "myRate",
      "label": "Your time is worth",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 45,
      "unit": "$/hr",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "mins",
      "label": "Estimated clean time",
      "format": "duration",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "diyValue",
      "label": "Your time cost to DIY",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "delta",
      "label": "DIY cost minus quote",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "serviceHourly",
      "label": "Service effective rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "hours",
      "label": "Hours",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Home size: 1800 sq ft",
      "Bathrooms: 2",
      "Clean type: Standard clean",
      "Service quote: 160 $",
      "Your time is worth: 45 $/hr"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Estimated clean time: 210",
      "Your time cost to DIY: $158",
      "DIY cost minus quote: -$3",
      "Service effective rate: $45.71",
      "Hours: 3.5"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter home size (sq ft).",
      "Enter bathrooms.",
      "Enter clean type.",
      "Enter service quote ($).",
      "Enter your time is worth ($/hr).",
      "Read your estimated clean time on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "sqft": 1100,
        "baths": 1,
        "depth": "standard",
        "quote": 95,
        "myRate": 25
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "sqft": 1800,
        "baths": 2,
        "depth": "standard",
        "quote": 160,
        "myRate": 45
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "sqft": 2900,
        "baths": 3,
        "depth": "standard",
        "quote": 255,
        "myRate": 70
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary.",
    "Results are rounded for readability; add a buffer before ordering, booking, or committing.",
    "Double-check anything with a real cost attached against a local quote."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "A positive 'DIY cost minus quote' means what?",
      "a": "Your own time is worth more than the quote, so hiring out is the rational call — assuming you'd actually spend that hour earning."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is deep cleaning really twice the work?",
      "a": "Roughly. Baseboards, appliance interiors, and grout are where the extra hours go."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — House Cleaning Time & Cost Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/home-cleaning-schedule)"
}