THE ESTIMATING ANSWER
For one vacant two-bedroom unit, start with a defined scope and measurement basis. Count rooms, bathrooms, appliances and window units; record condition before pricing. Separate standard clean from optional oven, carpet or stain treatments. Price the listed tasks separately and state the condition that would require a revision: Heavy residue, abandoned belongings or mould require a different cleaning scope.
This guide uses a fictional project in Moncton, New Brunswick: One vacant two-bedroom unit. Its matching estimate and PDF give each scope decision a visible CAD cost line. Use the document to understand the structure; verify the actual building, product schedule, labour and supplier inputs before preparing a client quote.
1. Define the measured job
Clean a vacant two-bedroom rental unit between tenancies, with kitchen, bath, floors and interior windows defined in a room checklist. Count rooms, bathrooms, appliances and window units; record condition before pricing. Record the measurements and existing condition in the estimate before turning quantities into line items. The scope should make clear why this is a separate project from a broader renovation or maintenance quote.
Measurement basis: Count rooms, bathrooms, appliances and window units; record condition before pricing.
2. Build a product and labour schedule
Separate standard clean from optional oven, carpet or stain treatments. This example has 7 distinct lines, including condition walkthrough, kitchen and appliance cleaning, bathroom cleaning. Use actual supplier prices and labour inputs for a customer job; the displayed amounts are fictional document inputs.
Selections to confirm: Separate standard clean from optional oven, carpet or stain treatments.
3. Sequence the work and handoffs
Arrange vacancy access and a documented handoff inspection. Show which task depends on access, a selected product or another trade. If that dependency is still open, label the price preliminary and identify the information needed before a firm quote.
Work sequence: Arrange vacancy access and a documented handoff inspection.
4. Set a change boundary
Heavy residue, abandoned belongings or mould require a different cleaning scope. The example excludes repairs, pest treatment or hazardous waste removal. Record the discovery, agree the revised work and update the estimate before adding it to the job.
If the job changes: Heavy residue, abandoned belongings or mould require a different cleaning scope.
Review the Canadian job address
Inspect the existing substrate, access and product selections at the property. Check any local trade or municipal requirements that apply and record unresolved conditions before preparing the final client document.
Count the actual units, site visits and selected products separately. A count in this example is a document input, not a substitute for inspecting the real property. The example amounts are fictional CAD document inputs, not current rates for Moncton, New Brunswick or another community. A site visit and current supplier information are needed to replace them.
Work through the itemized calculation
Check each extension of quantity and rate in the paired PDF. Two lines from this project are:
- Bathroom cleaning: 2 each × C$160.00 = C$320.00.
- Living and bedroom cleaning: 3 rooms × C$120.00 = C$360.00.
Adding all 7 rounded line amounts gives C$1,739.00. The PDF shows 0% tax and the same total before any markup. The sample shows 0% tax only to make the arithmetic visible. Determine any applicable GST, HST or PST and markup for the actual work before sharing a quote.
| Work item | Quantity | Unit rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condition walkthrough | 1 job | C$135.00 | C$135.00 |
| Kitchen and appliance cleaning | 1 job | C$320.00 | C$320.00 |
| Bathroom cleaning | 2 each | C$160.00 | C$320.00 |
| Living and bedroom cleaning | 3 rooms | C$120.00 | C$360.00 |
| Interior window cleaning | 8 each | C$28.00 | C$224.00 |
| Floor vacuum and mop | 1 job | C$245.00 | C$245.00 |
| Final checklist and supplies | 1 job | C$135.00 | C$135.00 |
| Illustrative subtotal | C$1,739.00 | ||
Scope and pricing boundaries
Clean a vacant two-bedroom rental unit between tenancies, with kitchen, bath, floors and interior windows defined in a room checklist.
Outside this example: No repairs, pest treatment or hazardous waste removal.
Keep the product allowance, installation work and any unresolved condition visible as separate decisions. If access or the selected product changes, update the affected quantity or rate and explain the revision before the client relies on the estimate.
Before you send the estimate
- Count rooms, bathrooms, appliances and window units; record condition before pricing.
- Separate standard clean from optional oven, carpet or stain treatments.
- Arrange vacancy access and a documented handoff inspection.
- Heavy residue, abandoned belongings or mould require a different cleaning scope.
Check the business, client, property, dates, line extensions and notes. The rental property turnover cleaning PDF example shows one way to present them. Its short PDF note lists the brief's scope exclusions; the fuller project limits above should guide your own scope.
Questions about this estimate
Which quantity controls this rental property turnover cleaning estimate?
Count rooms, bathrooms, appliances and window units; record condition before pricing.
When should this rental property turnover cleaning quote be revised?
Heavy residue, abandoned belongings or mould require a different cleaning scope. No repairs, pest treatment or hazardous waste removal.
MAKE THE NEXT ESTIMATE YOUR OWN
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