Flat Rate Price Builder

1. Select the service category. Choose Maintenance Clean, Deep Clean, Move-Out Clean, or Add-On. For the main service types, also select the square footage tier. For add-ons, pick the specific service from the dropdown.

2. Enter your pricing. The tool auto-fills a typical price based on national averages. Override it with your actual price. Enter your labor hours, loaded hourly wage, supply cost, and drive cost for this service.

3. Review your margin. The tool calculates your profit and margin for this service. Compare your price to the national average range. If your margin is below 40%, consider raising your price or finding ways to reduce labor time.

4. Build your full price list. Cycle through each service category and sqft tier to set prices for your entire menu. Use this as the basis for your flat rate price book that your team quotes from in the field.

Hourly billing creates anxiety for customers. When a homeowner hears "we charge $40 an hour," they immediately start worrying about how long the job will take and whether the cleaner is working slowly. A flat rate quote removes that uncertainty. The customer knows exactly what they will pay, which builds trust and dramatically increases booking rates.

Flat rate also rewards your fastest, most efficient cleaners. If your team finishes a 2-hour job in 90 minutes, the revenue stays the same — and the effective hourly rate goes up. This motivates efficiency instead of penalizing it. Most cleaning companies that switch from hourly to flat rate see revenue increase within the first few months with no additional marketing spend.

For your business, flat rate pricing makes everything predictable. You know what every job on the schedule will generate before anyone leaves the house. That makes payroll, supply budgeting, and profit forecasting dramatically simpler.

Building your price book from scratch. You are starting a new cleaning company or transitioning from hourly to flat rate. Use this tool to price out every service tier, compare to national averages, and build a complete price list your team can quote from confidently.

Quarterly price reviews. Supply costs and labor rates shift over time. Run your top services through the builder each quarter with updated costs to make sure your flat rates still hit your profit margin targets.

Training new team members on pricing. Show a new hire exactly how the flat rate breaks down: revenue, labor cost, supply cost, profit. When your team understands the math, they present prices with more confidence and close more jobs.