Hiring A Professional House Cleaning Company VS An Independent Cleaner

Hiring A Professional House Cleaning Company VS An Independent Cleaner 

If you are in the process of hiring a house cleaner, there are a number of important factors to consider. One of the biggest considerations should be whether to hire an independent cleaner or a professional house cleaning company. There are actually many advantages to choosing a cleaning service that’s actually a real business over an independent house cleaner (contractor). Are you ready to be an employer? Is your property insured against theft or damage? If someone is out sick, will your house cleaning still get done? If you value things like availability, efficiency, reliability, trustworthiness, training, and liability protection, then hands down, you are better off hiring a professional house cleaning company to take care of your home.

In this article, we are going to take a closer look at the advantages of hiring a professional house cleaning company vs an independent cleaner:

Efficiency

One of the clearest distinctions between a cleaning services company and an individual cleaner is the size of the cleaning crew. If you go with an independent cleaner, usually it’s one person and sometimes an assistant. With a cleaning company, a team of three to six people may be sent to your home. It takes a lot less time to clean a house with a team of professional cleaners than it does with just one person. If you have kids, pets or you work from home, having someone there for long hours is definitely not as convenient as having a team of professional cleaners with a system in place, who can get the job done faster and more efficiently. 

Availability

When you hire an independent cleaner, you are basically at the mercy of that person’s schedule and availability. If you are a busy person with a full schedule yourself, that may not work for you. What if your independent cleaner gets sick, has to pick their child up from school unexpectedly, has a family emergency, or an appointment they can’t miss? You are left with no one to clean your home. And if you are preparing to entertain or have house guests, that can be a real inconvenience. 

With a  professional cleaning company like Clean Nation CO, we make sure there’s always a backup plan in case someone should call in sick or can’t make it for some other reason. Customer satisfaction is our top priority and we will go the extra mile to make sure that your house is cleaned on the day and time scheduled – no matter what.

Also, you may need a very specific time and day of the week for recurring house cleanings. There’s a good chance that an independent cleaner won’t have the availability or flexibility to make that happen for you. A professional house cleaning company with a staff of multiple cleaners will be able to provide more flexibility to better accommodate your schedule and needs. 

Deeper clean – better results

There is a big difference in the result you get when you hire a professional house cleaning company vs an independent contractor cleaner.  A professional cleaning company provides training for their employees. They learn the proper use of cleaning products, methods, tools, equipment, safety, and efficiency to ensure that your home receives the highest level of clean with every visit. But an independent house cleaner may not have learned these skills, and it may take them considerably longer to clean your home with less efficacy.

Also, a well-trained team of professional cleaners will know the difference between cleaning and disinfecting. They will know the right products to use and how to properly use them to eliminate illness-causing germs and keep your home healthy and safe. They are equally aware of the germiest places in the home and will focus on high touch areas to ensure the highest level of hygiene possible.  

Avoid potential liability issues  

Many independent cleaners can charge less than a professional cleaning services company because they are not insured or bonded. What that means is that you are financially and legally responsible for items that might get broken, or for any injuries that might happen on your property.

Even if you have homeowners insurance, a house cleaner is not covered because you are paying them to work in your home. Should they get injured while cleaning your home, you would be financially responsible for the cost of their medical bills and/or lost wages.  Cleaning companies are required by law to carry Workers’ Compensation which will cover the cleaner if they have a fall or other accident while in your home. 

At Clean Nation CO, we make sure that all of our employees are bonded and insured, so that our customers never have to worry about liability issues. With an independent cleaner, however, if an item in your home gets broken or damaged, you are the one who will be responsible for the repair or replacement. A professional cleaning company will have an insurance plan in place for mishaps and to alleviate any financial burden you might otherwise have with an independent cleaner.

Avoid potential tax Issues 

Did you know that If you hire an independent cleaner (contractor) and they earn more than $2100 from you in a single year, the IRS considers this an employer/employee relationship, and you are required to withhold and pay taxes? But when you hire a professional cleaning company, they are responsible for paying their own employees and withholding taxes, so that you don’t have to worry about it. An independent cleaner may charge less than a professional house cleaning services company. But you really have to ask yourself: Is it worth the tax headaches for a few dollars of savings?   

Employee vetting

Almost anyone can register as a private cleaner but to be hired by a professional cleaning services company is a whole different story. Many cleaning companies are diligent in whom they hire, using specific requirements and protocols. Most cleaning companies require potential employees to be thoroughly vetted and receive a background and security check. After all, they are going into people’s homes. 

Hiring an independent cleaner who has not been background checked is a lot riskier. You really have no way of knowing whether or not they are reliable or trustworthy. If you don’t have the time to devote to performing a background check before hiring an independent cleaner, you might want to consider checking out professional house cleaning companies first. 

Company vetting

Unlike an independent cleaner, a major advantage of hiring a professional cleaning company is that it’s easier to check  their reputation and integrity online by researching avenues like the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Google reviews, Yelp, etc. Of course, if you’ve got a word-of-mouth reference from a friend or family member you trust, that can go a long way, no matter whether the cleaner is a company or an individual. 

In reality, an independent cleaner can be anyone who thinks they can clean just because they can clean their own home. They may never have received formal training in professional house cleaning or even be aware of the essentials needed to do a quality job. As a result, you may end up hiring an independent cleaner who doesn’t clean as well as you would like them to or even come close to your standards. But a professional that’s part of a cleaning company will be trained to reflect the cleaning standard that company has set.

Make the right choice with Clean Nation Company 

Clean Nation CO is a trusted house cleaning company with an A+ BBB rating and a 5-star Google reviews rating, serving the areas of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake and Post Falls. When you hire us to clean your home, you can rest easy knowing that it will receive the highest level of clean and care possible.

Our cleaning pros are thoroughly trained, bonded, insured, covered by workers’ compensation, vetted, and trustworthy. Put our 3 generations of house cleaning expertise to the test and request a free online cleaning estimate today!

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