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Practical guides for owners of field service businesses: pricing, contracts, quality and getting paid. We're starting with commercial cleaning.

Commercial cleaningHow to price commercial cleaning jobsPer hour, per square foot or flat monthly: how to work out a price that covers your crew, your costs and a real profit. Commercial cleaningJanitorial inspection checklist: how to run monthly checksWhat to check in each area, a simple rating scale, and how to turn findings into fixes before the client notices. Commercial cleaningWhat to put in a commercial cleaning contractScope, schedule, extra work, payment terms, price reviews and cancellation: the sections that prevent arguments later. Commercial cleaningCommercial cleaning walkthrough: what to check before you bidWhat to ask, measure, count and photograph on a site walkthrough, and the red flags that change your price. Commercial cleaningCommercial cleaning proposal: what to includeScope by area, frequency, exclusions, supplies and price options: a proposal that's easy to say yes to, and how it differs from the contract. Commercial cleaningOffice cleaning checklist: daily, weekly and monthly tasksTasks for every area of an office, split by frequency, and how to use the list with your crew and for inspections. Field serviceField service app that requires photos before a job closesHow required photos on a checklist work, why the override matters, and how to set it up for your crews. Commercial cleaningHow to bill recurring cleaning clients with one monthly invoiceFlat monthly or per visit, the billing rules for the contract, and how to review the month before one invoice goes out.

Free printables

All our free printables and calculators, for cleaning, lawn care, HVAC, construction and property management, are in one place on the templates page.

Commercial cleaning · Free printableCommercial cleaning contract checklistTick-box list of every section a commercial cleaning contract should cover. Commercial cleaning · Free printableCommercial cleaning pricing worksheetFill-in-the-blanks pricing for any commercial account: time, labor, supplies, overhead and profit. Commercial cleaning · Free printableJanitorial inspection checklistArea-by-area inspection sheet with ratings and a follow-up section. Commercial cleaning · Free printableCommercial cleaning walkthrough formSite survey sheet for bids: areas and square footage, fixtures, floors, access, supplies, photos and red flags. Commercial cleaning · Free printableCommercial cleaning proposal templateFill-in proposal outline: scope by area, exclusions, price options with blank amounts, and approval lines. Commercial cleaning · Free printableOffice cleaning checklistTick-box checklist by area with daily, weekly and monthly columns, and site, date and initials fields. Free printable · Lawn careLawn care service agreement templateFor the start of the season: services included, extras, rain days, price, billing and cancellation. Free printable · HVACHVAC maintenance checklistFor tune-ups: spring cooling and fall heating tasks with readings, findings and customer sign-off. Free printable · HVAC, plumbing, electricalMaintenance agreement templateFor service plans and memberships: equipment covered, visits, member benefits, what isn't covered, and renewal. Free printable · ConstructionChange order formFor scope changes on a job: what changed and why, the cost, the new contract price, extra days and both signatures. Free printable · ConstructionPunch list templateFor the final walk-through: location, item, owner, due date, done column and client sign-off. Free printable · Property managementMove-in / move-out inspection checklistFor rentals and turnovers: room-by-room condition at move-in and move-out, keys, meter readings and signatures.

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