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Carpet and rug cleaning price calculator
Most carpet cleaning is priced per room ($30 to $60 a room) or per square foot ($0.20 to $0.40), with a job minimum around $99 to $150. Pick a pricing mode, set your own rates, and this calculator builds the quote and applies your minimum automatically. No signup, runs in your browser.
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The minimum charge applies to the base clean line only, before add-ons, so a small job still covers your drive time and setup.
Send this price as a quote in Claver. Your customer approves it on their phone and pays a deposit.
Start for $1What goes into a carpet or rug cleaning price
Every rate in this calculator is an example for you to overwrite. Your market, your equipment, and your drive times set the real number.
- Pricing mode. Per room is fastest to quote on the phone; per square foot is more precise on large or oddly shaped rooms; per rug uses the rug's own dimensions and material
- Job minimum. Applied to the base clean so a small visit still covers your truck-mount or portable unit, drive time, and setup
- Stairs. Priced per step, never folded into a room price, since stairs are slower and more awkward than flat carpet
- Pet treatment and protectant. Real add-ons with their own cost in product and time, priced on top of the base clean
- Upholstery. Priced by the piece since a sofa, chair, and sectional take different time and product
- Rug material. Wool and silk take longer and cost more in product than synthetic fiber, so each material gets its own rate
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Carpet and rug cleaning price calculator FAQ
How much should I charge for carpet cleaning?
Most carpet cleaning is priced per room (about $30 to $60 a room) or per square foot (about $0.20 to $0.40), with a job minimum around $99 to $150 so a small visit still covers your drive time and setup. Enter your own rates in the calculator above since your market, method, and overhead set the real number, not a national average.
Should I price carpet cleaning per room or per square foot?
Per room is faster to quote on the phone and what most homeowners expect. Per square foot is more precise on large or oddly shaped rooms and is the standard for commercial jobs. Many operators quote per room for typical houses and switch to per square foot once a room passes roughly 300 to 400 square feet.
How do I price cleaning an area rug?
Rug cleaning is usually priced by square foot of the rug (length times width) times a rate that depends on material, since wool, silk, and synthetic fibers take different cleaning methods and time. Set a separate rate per material in the calculator, plus a minimum per rug, since a small entry rug still costs you pickup and handling time.
What is a fair minimum charge for a carpet cleaning job?
A minimum around $99 to $150 is common because it covers the fixed cost of loading the truck-mount or portable unit, driving to the job, and setting up, regardless of how small the space is. Set your own minimum in the calculator based on your drive times and overhead, then let the calculator apply it automatically when a small job's line total falls below it.
How much extra should I charge for stairs?
Stairs are priced separately because they are slow, awkward work, often $2 to $4 per step, so a typical flight adds $30 to $60. Never fold stairs into a room price. Set your own per-step rate in the calculator and enter the number of steps to add it as its own line.
How much should I charge for pet treatment or carpet protectant?
Both are add-ons priced on top of the base clean, not included in it. Pet urine or odor treatment is an upcharge that reflects the extra product and time, and protectant is a fiber treatment applied after cleaning. Set your own flat add-on price for each in the calculator since the fair price depends on the product you use and the severity of the contamination.
Is this carpet and rug cleaning calculator free to use?
Yes. It runs in your browser with no signup and no data stored, so nothing you type leaves your device. The default rates shown are examples for you to overwrite with your own numbers before you quote a real customer.