The first consideration should be what sort of residential cleaning services company are you happy to deal with? A large national company may have a good reputation but you are likely to pay a premium rate for their maid services as the company has substantial overhead costs to consider. This does not strictly mean they will provide better residential cleaning services to their clients though. At the opposite end of the scale are the one-man-band maid services, most of these people are typically recommended by friends and family and a constant stream of work coming their way and seldom have time to take on more work, so what is the solution?
As with most forms of business there is a third option, the halfway house option if you like, a compromise between the premium prices and the over-worked individual. This type of business tends to focus on specific areas of the country, such as individual towns or cities like Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver etc. Post construction cleaning in Winnipeg where they can manage their resources better to provide the best possible home cleaning services at a much lower cost to the client.
This type of home cleaning services business, as with the 'nationals' are likely to be able to have adequate insurance cover so if anything goes wrong in your home, the repair costs will be covered. An aspect of the service most individual maid services do not provide.
What do I need to know about a home cleaning services business?
Once you have narrowed your potential home cleaning services business you should consider the next stage, interviewing each business to assess their working practices, experience and suitability to meet your standards. Some question you should be asking are...