{"id":4894,"date":"2021-04-05T23:59:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T23:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreamcleanidaho.com\/?page_id=4894"},"modified":"2021-09-28T01:39:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T01:39:35","slug":"home-ratings-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dreamcleanidaho.com\/cleaning-tips\/home-ratings-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Ratings Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
With there\u00a0being so many cleaning companies in the valley that all have different pricing structures we wanted to explain how our service works. Transparency\u00a0is important to us and so we want to make sure that all of our new customers understand what they’re getting when they book with us.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t We’re primarily\u00a0a flat rate company. This means that all of the items listed below all have a set price based off the information\u00a0provided. Here’s what it looks like on the website:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Our algorithm has been perfected over the last five years<\/i> and when given the correct information it’s about 97% accurate. Which is very impressive considering that we are not coming out to look at your home. Companies that use the in person bid method can get a good idea on the condition, by looking at it, but the issue becomes you cannot know how long something will truly take to clean until you are doing the work.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Which is a perfect segue to the most important piece, the overall condition\u00a0of your home. When you book with us, either online or over the phone, you’ll be asked to rate your home or office. We have a sliding scale from: 1 (extremely dirty), 5 (average) and 10 (spotless) which helps us to get an idea on the amount of work that’ll need to be done, the amount of people that we’ll need to send and to ultimately get the bid as close as possible. Nobody likes getting a surprise that costs them more, which is why we have all of this information on our website, as seen here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The problem becomes trying to define something that is completely subjective. There is no standardized idea of clean, but we can get pretty close or have a good idea of what that looks like.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Anything lower than a 5 drastically increases the amount of work that goes into the cleaning<\/strong>, which is why the condition is part of our cost structure. So in an effort to make this process easier for some, or to, at least understand why we do it here are some photos.<\/p> *These images may induce a triggering effect for our OCD friends. You have been warned :)*<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The main areas that take the most time are bathrooms and kitchens, and so you’ll see a lot of photos from those places. However, other areas if they are bad can collectively pull down the overall average of the home. It really is, an art over a science but when in doubt maybe rate your home or office lower rather than higher :).<\/p> For now we’ll start in the bathrooms. This was a recent photo from one of our own team member’s guest bathrooms. They’re a family of 5 and so the tub\/shower is a high traffic area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t You’ll notice some hard water on all the metal areas, but nothing crazy. So, the chances are this is something that’s somewhat maintained. This is something that would be like a 5 or a 6.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Here is what the rest of the tub looks like. The walls and shelving areas are really clean. We’re not seeing a lot of soap scum or hard water and so we’d still say it’s about a 5 or a 6 for the rating.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u00a0This next shower we would rate as a 3 – Dirty\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tFlat Rate + Condition<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Condition Factor:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Bathroom - Ratings<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Showers and Bathtubs - Ratings 5 & 6<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Showers - 3 Rating<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t