ironing from home

[deborahdiamond]

hello im looking for some advice on doing some ironing from home for someone local but I have no idea what to charge I have my own transport aswell can someone advise me please thank you

Interested bump!

Sorry, my cleaner does the ironing and is paid an hourly rate for all tasks.

Go down to your local dry cleaners, mine offers a wash and iron service, charged per shirt for example. Then undercut the price a bit

Some people charge per item which personally I find a bit off I putting
I’d rather charge per hour . Maybe it’s just me but looks better value for money.
Shirts blouses dresses I would ask them to supply hangers and have them ready on a rail for them to collect
It’s a good little earner if you don’t drive

Have a look at these prices - the ironing only bit.

Ironing

I'd charge £12 p.h.

The cleaner does the ironing for us too so I’d see it a bit pointless having to drop clothes off or having them collected for ironing.

I play £15 for a basket, it's usually quite a full basket and she will pick up and deliver it back if needed, (although I pass on way to work so usually easier for me to drop off and pick up). I did have a lady who was £10 a basket but she was quite strict in what counted as a full basket so often paid £20. I also know someone who charges per number of items but I remember thinking this would work out more expensive for me. Hope this helps.

An issue is dropping off/picking up.

Similar £ per hour as a cleaner?

We have a monopoly dry cleaner that isn’t great and expensive, so pay our cleaner an extra hour to iron.