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Hi there, I'm Angela Brown, and this is Ask a House Cleaner.
This is a show where you get to ask a house cleaning question;
I get to help you find an answer.
So, today's answer is for Gina.
Gina has been cleaning houses for a while for a family, and that family is moving.
They've asked Gina if she would help them move.
So Gina says; "What do I do?
I've never done a move before.
What am I supposed to know?
What am I supposed to bring?
What do I need?
Okay, so my suggestion to you Gina is yes.
Yes.
Say yes to the project and do it.
Because you will be asked to help people move on numerous occasions,
here are the reasons why;
Number one they know you.
They know you, and they trust you.
Number two, you know them.
You know their parents, you know their children, and you know their pets.
So everyone feels safe around you already.
Number three you're licensed, and you're bonded, and you're insured.
So if anything drops, chips, cracks, or whatever in the move
they expect that you're going to replace it.
Number four, you know how they operate, and you know what's important to them.
You know where their heirlooms are.
You know where all of the things are in their house.
So if they say "Hey go in and pack up the kitchen, you know where the kitchen is.
You know where the spice cupboards are; you know where all that stuff is.
Right?
So they can help you, but you already know a whole lot about their house.
If they say "Can you run up to Eric's bedroom?"
You know which one Eric's bedroom is, because you clean.
So as a house cleaner you are going to be asked this question a lot;
"can you help us move?"
And yes, it's great money.
Okay, having said that, you need to know you're not going to charge your regular cleaning
rates for a move.
This is not a three hour or four-hour project.
This is probably going to take all weekend.
So you have to charge either a fixed price, or you have to charge by the hour.
But it's going to take a whole lot longer.
And now that I said that, let me just say there will be surprises.
They might think they have it all wrapped up, and they know
exactly how long it's going to take, they don't.
They don't.
Nobody knows how long it's going to take, and there will always be surprises.
Here's why:
People don't move every day.
They move every eight or ten years.
And so they don't know how long it's going to take, and they don't know what they're
going to run into that's going to need extra time and attention.
And now that I said that, let me also say this; they think they have all the supplies
they need, they don't.
In all the years I've done this, I brought my own supplies every time.
And I've used all of my supplies every time.
Okay, here the supplies you need to bring with you:
Bring a big stack of flattened boxes.
Now if you don't have any extra boxes lying around your house, you probably don't,
you can go on an app like https://nextdoor.com
and do a little ISO (in search of) moving boxes.
There are a whole bunch of people that when they move, they'll put the boxes on the
neighborhood app and they will give those away free
to whoever is going to move and wants to recycle those boxes.
If you don't have anyone on the neighborhood app that has recycling boxes, there are recycling
bins around town.
And if you go online and you will find the recycling bins, a quick phone call can say
"Hey I'm moving, and I would like to recycle some of your recycled boxes.
Can I come down and pick up a couple of boxes?"
And often times they'll say "Sure.
Come get whatever you want."
They are in the business of recycling.
They want you to recycle boxes.
We've gone to dumpsters where people put in hundreds of flat boxes, and we just open
the lid and take them all out.
We had permission from the recycling company to do that - but they're great boxes.
They are clean cardboard boxes that have been used once.
And so we just put packing tape on them, and we use them for moving, so there you go.
Okay, so the next thing that you want to bring is, bring your own packing tape.
This is for the boxes.
I can't tell you how many times people forget that if you're going to box something up,
you got to have packing tape.
So you can pick these up.
This is my personal one, and I take it on all of my moving jobs.
As a business owner, you may just want to invest in one.
They're like, oh, I don't know, $16, $18 bucks or something at Home Depot you can buy them
at the UPS stores.
You can buy them at Lowe's.
It's just a really nice thing to have for days where you do move out cleans.
So another thing that you want to take with you is a roll of garbage bags.
And the garbage bags, they may have some, but you're going to go through all of theirs.
And you're going to go through all of yours.
So bring a big roll of garbage bags, and you can build these into the price of what you're
bidding for the job if money is an issue.
Bring a roll of garbage bags, and it's for things that are not even garbage.
Let's say that you're taking clothes out of a closet.
Instead of just bringing a whole bunch of loose clothes, and trying to put them somewhere
in a car, or the moving truck or whatever.
Tie five or six of the coat hangers together.
Put a garbage bag over the top and tie a knot in the bottom of the garbage bag.
That way you have all the hanging clothes, and they're all contained.
So even if they slip off the hangers or whatever they're still inside that garbage bag, which
keeps them dust free during the move.
Then when they get to the new place, they simply open a closet, put those coat hangers
back in the closet.
Rip off the garbage bags, and everything is already hanging there nicely as it was when
you took it out of the closet in the old house.
So bring your own garbage bags because you never know what you're going to use them for.
Another thing to bring with you is a chamois.
The chamois I use for attic cleans, I use it for garage cleans, I use it for moving
days, or if, (believe it or not) you're going to get requests to do yard sales.
Here's the Chamois.
It's like a towel, and it absorbs water so when you getting ready to do the move go ahead
and wet it.
Roll it up.
Put it in the refrigerator, and it will stay cold.
Then when you get to the move go ahead and just twist it.
And then wrap it around your neck, and I take a hair tie, and I just lock it in place.
That way it keeps my neck cool the entire time that I'm cleaning.
If my neck stays cool, that regulates the body temperature so that I don't overheat
while I'm moving and I'm rushing about, and I'm doing extra projects.
So don't forget your chamois.
You can buy these in the automotive department, at Walmart or Target.
You can also buy them on Amazon.
I will put links to them in the show notes so that you can find out where to get them.
Another thing that you're going to need is you're going to need your own personal fuel.
For me, on a move, I drink carrot juice.
Carrot juice is a moving, drink for me for this reason; it's really
great for beta-carotene.
It's great for antioxidants, it's great for the natural carbs that are in here, so
it's going to keep up my energy, but it's really light weight.
What I mean by that is it's not a heavy meal.
It's not like eating chicken and potatoes or something, where I'm going to get lethargic,
and I'm going to get bogged down or whatever.
This is going to keep my energy up so that I can keep moving through the whole day, and
it's all the fuel I need.
So go really light, on the days where you're moving because you need all of your fuel,
but you also need all of your energy.
You can't afford to get lethargic and go into a food coma because you over ate the wrong
kinds of foods on moving day.
Alright, so those are a couple of basics.
Another thing that you might consider is;
Are you actually moving the stuff or are they bringing a moving truck?
I've done a lot of moves where they're moving from one house to another house 6 miles away.
And so I might say "Hey, would you like me to pick up a rental van at the U-Haul?"
Now they may have their own rental van, I pick up a rental van, and of course, I build
that into the price, but they're like $20 bucks for the day plus mileage.
So if you're helping someone move and they have a moving van you have your own moving
van, you can load all kinds of stuff in there, whether they are plants, whether they're statues,
there's a whole lot of stuff that moving companies won't take because it's breakable stuff and
they don't want to be liable for it.
So believe it or not there's a bunch of stuff whether it's planters, they won't take anything
with dirt in it.
So if you have like indoor plants and stuff, they won't take those.
Lamps with lampshades, a lot of moving companies won't take those because they'll break.
There are some companies that will not take antiques because the Antiques will break.
So you have to decide are you going to bring a truck.
And if you are, then make sure that you make the reservation in advance, so they have a
truck reserved for the day that you're coming.
Alright, so those are just a couple of pointers.
Another thing that I would recommend, is in your regular uniforms that you wear
every day for cleaning - if you have an old uniform, maybe it's got a stain on it or a
spot on it, or you spilled some food on it or something, those are great moving clothes.
And so every year when I rotate my uniforms, I take a last year's uniforms, and those become
the uniforms that I now wear when I do attic projects or garages, or move outs or whatever.
Because you are going to get in very dusty, and you're going to get very dirty.
Something might spill on you.
It could be a can of paint, gasoline; it can be grease, you have no idea.
But you don't want it ruining one of your regular everyday cleaning uniforms.
So wear an old uniform and make sure that…you're not going to be using worksheets or whatever.
Because you're not going through the checklist of all the normal things that you do.
But make sure that as you leave, that you leave the customer or the client with a little
written statement; "Here's everything that we did.
Did it meet your expectations?
Did meet your satisfaction?
Get them to sign it because that way you have a testimonial.
But you also have that in writing, so they can't come back later and say;
"Well, we agreed to this, and you didn't do this."
Before you leave, before you get paid, make sure that you have in writing what you've
done, and that you've matched their expectations.
Okay, that's it for today.
If you have any questions head on over to https://AskaHouseCleaner.com/show ask your
questions and we will be back to you tomorrow with another answer.
Until then, leave the world a cleaner place than you found it.
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