eco-friendly cleaning service?

[rosiejoy]

Looking to relocate and thinking of ways I can work for myself in our new home.....

Can i just pick your brains for a moment...
Would you pay for a cleaner who was eco-friendly/geen etc etc?

How much would you pay? How many hours per week? whereabouts in the country are you?

What a great idea...
I'm in Essex.
I don't have a cleaner BUT I would be more inclined to pay an eco-friendly cleaner. I have no idea of prices of cleaners, so cannot comment what I would pay.

thanks mung
still be interested to hear what you think is fair price?
I know that for myself I would feel guilty hiring a cleaner as an unecessary expense ( I am not away from the house enough to justify to myself ) but I really like the idea of getting someone in to clean without chemicals because feels like something extra for the house as a whole....

Im rmabling, but what Im trying to say is, I think people who might not ordinarily hire a cleaner might be interested in this, so want to know what it is worth to them

I know what you mean...cannot justify it, but would love to have enough spare money to have a cleaner. Some local Mnetters use this company and their price seems reasonable. I think that Eco-friednly should cost about the same, but you'd be getting the people like me, who would rather employ someone who uses eco-friendly products.
I'd happily supply the cleaning products, if I knew the cleaner would use them.

I thought it was standard for you to supply your cleaner with products? We always did when we had a cleaner (oh, happy days they were... we're too poor now )
She gave us a list of what we needed to supply and we just put it in the cupboards and she used it when she came. I didn't think cleaners generally brought products with them, unless they were industrial, one-off type companies...

yes i think normally cleaner uses whatever you have at your house (and asks you to buy anything she(he?) needs that you havent got).

The whole point of this though is that it does without all those chemical cleanng products, and I think part of what people are paying for is not to have to think about alternatives, just to have someone supply everything and come in and do it for them.

rosiejoy - it is a great idea - go for it!

i am pro green products - i remember one of our cleaners in London who insisted on using her chosen brands and gave me a list as long as my arm. I was mortified but still did it

how about you sell yourself as a true green cleaner; ie you bring yr own homemade products to clean. I think you would attract people because i am always suspicious when i buy "green" stuff in the shop; ie i cannot get my head around the fact it can can stay on the shelves for months plus there are EU laws they must respect SO if you tell people than you make your own products you are truly green. Also since you bring your own stuff; they don't need to buy it - less hassle; also less recycling and less room taken in the house and in case of young children less danger of intoxication. Tell them what you put in it so that they know you are serious ; if your client are green they will have a pretty good idea of the benefits of white vinegar etc! and maybe you could help with their recycling too as a service - ie when you come and clean you take some of the stuff to be recycled - but maybe I am getting carried away here!.

Thanks fondue

No I really don't think you're getting carried away at all! The sort of thing I had in mind actually.

Planning to make leaflets to advertise, where the ingredients I use are explained, so it reads a bit like a menu, appeals to all the senses.

Eg. honey, lavender, tea tree oils etc, white vinegar...

The idea is that I would provide everything myself, make up my own stuff, and as you point out, so it is fresh, and really natural.

I was thinking as well, about supplying things like soap nuts for washing clothes.

Any other ideas welcome, and of course, how much to charge?!

u r welcome

where are you going to be based? you could google cleaning companies in the area and checked their prices and take from there? Since you are bringing the cleaning products you could target the top prices of your research I guess and take into consideration the time you save people in terms of getting their own products and saving them some space in their kitchen plus looking after the planet of course! there are also some "eco" cleaning companies for sure in London so it might be an idea to google and see what they offer and at what prices

Would be in Malvern.

So far haven't found anyone doing this there already, which I find difficult to believe since it is quite an 'alternative' area. I googled eco-friendly domestic cleaner, green domestic cleaner and cleaning services. Maybe I'm looking for the wrong search terms. I know some people there so I will ask them to keep look out and tell me if I see anything advertised.

My friends sister does it where I live now (south-west) and she charges £15 per hour, and mung's link to Colchester starts at £25 per visit.

I think I need to look at what ordinary cleaners charge too as a comparison.