Understanding Labor Hours

Labor hours are different from time in your home.

Perfect Cleaning works in teams of at least two cleaners—usually three and sometimes four. Labor hours are the combined working time of everyone on your cleaning team.

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Here’s the simplest way to think about it.

If you reserve 8 labor hours, that does not mean our team will be in your home for 8 hours.

4 cleanersworking together
×
2 hourson site
=
8 labor hourstotal cleaning time

The same labor time can be completed by different team sizes.

The office assigns the team size based on scheduling and the job. Customers reserve labor hours rather than a specific number of cleaners.

2 cleaners

4 hours on site
= 8 labor hours

3 cleaners

About 2 hr 40 min on site
= 8 labor hours

4 cleaners

2 hours on site
= 8 labor hours

Why we price this way

Labor-hour pricing keeps the amount of cleaning work consistent even when the number of cleaners assigned to a job changes. A larger team can complete the same total labor hours in less time on site.

Another example

3 cleaners × 2 hours on site = 6 labor hours.

The number of cleaners may vary, but the combined labor time is what counts.

Minimums are also measured in total labor hours.
For example, a 4 labor-hour minimum could be completed by two cleaners in about two hours on site.
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