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How clean is your home? A photo guide

House cleaners price a clean by the condition of the home. Compare your kitchen, bathroom and rooms with these example photos and pick the level that fits: the price matches the home, and there are no surprises on the day.

Not sure? Pick the dirtier one, and send your cleaner 2–3 photos of your kitchen and bathroom.

Normal

Cleaned in the last few weeks

  • A few dishes and crumbs
  • Light dust on shelves
  • Water spots on the sink

Takes the usual time for the home.

Kitchen

Bathroom

Rooms

Dirty

Not cleaned in 1–3 months

  • Grease on the stove
  • Soap scum in the shower
  • Pet hair, sticky floors

Takes about 25% longer than a normal clean.

Kitchen

Bathroom

Rooms

Very dirty

Months without cleaning

  • Burnt-on grease, a dirty oven
  • Mold in the grout
  • Clutter to clear first

Takes about 50% longer than a normal clean.

Kitchen

Bathroom

Rooms

Example photos, not clients’ homes. With MopQuote’s starting times; each cleaner sets their own.

For house cleaners

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Photo credits

The photos are cropped and resized for this guide. Photos under CC BY-SA licenses are shared here under the same license.

  1. “Sink with clean dishes” by peapod labs, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  2. “Dirty Dishes (299743454)” by Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. “Dirty Kitchen” by Jonathan Rolande, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  4. “The fancy sink...” by Meaghan O’Malley, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  5. “Yellow tile, white shower and tub, staged house…” by Wonderlane, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  6. “A clean sink” by J B (Helga’s Lobster Stew), CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  7. “Sleep time” by Jeremy Entwistle, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  8. “Messy room inside a house” by cottonbro studio, Pexels License, via Pexels
  9. “Baskets with laundry standing on the floor by the bed” by Jessica Lewis (thepaintedsquare), Pexels License, via Pexels
  10. “A very messy kitchen” by Ben+Sam, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
  11. “Dirty dishes heaped in kitchen sink” by Gary Barnes, Pexels License, via Pexels
  12. “A close up of a white stove top oven” by Jaykumar Bherwani, Unsplash License, via Unsplash
  13. “Dirty toilet” by Clayton Parker (claytron), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
  14. “Macchie di calcare” by AGeremia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  15. “Bathroom Tub Stain from Water” by AptB1West4, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  16. “My Prayer Rug. Made in Belgium. Messy House.” by Shawn the London-Goan PROPHET Immortal 1, CC0 1.0, via Flickr
  17. “Dirty Ceiling Fan” by Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  18. “Dirty carpet on the stairs” by Matthew Paul Argall, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  19. “Dirty Oven (53036736425)” by Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  20. “Gas stove burner” by Jason Woodhead, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
  21. “Dirty dishes” by Mysid, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  22. “Moldy Shower - Black Mold Growth in Bathroom (46195388355)” by Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  23. “Wc-tartre09” by Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  24. “High angle view on sink” by Ron Lach, Pexels License, via Pexels
  25. “Photos of a messy house” by abbamouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
  26. “Basement mess (46920305015)” by Paulo O, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  27. “Party aftermath - 1” by Scott (hapticflapjack), CC BY 2.0, via Flickr