Terms of Service

Below are our Service Policies, which are intended to ensure quality, safety, and consistency in our work. By using the services of Welcher Cleaning Service LLC, you agree to abide by the following policies and procedures:

Privacy Policy

We are committed to keeping your information confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our customer lists to third parties, and we will not provide your personal information to any third-party individual, government agency, or company at any time unless compelled to do so by law. We will use your personal and billing information solely to provide the service you hire us for.

Security

We take the security of your home very seriously, and work with each homeowner to establish a routine for entering and exiting. Current methods include, but are not limited to: · Letting us in on the day of service if you will be home when we arrive · Leaving us a key under a mat or pot to use and return or leave in the house when finished.

Referrals

Receive discounts when you refer us! We love referrals and appreciate it when you tell friends and neighbors about our service. Thank you for your confidence in us!

Payments

$50 will be charged when booking your appointment. The remaining balance is due on the day of service by card or check.

Late Cancellation/Rescheduling

Because we reserve a time especially for you, please make any schedule changes 48 business hours before service to avoid incurring a cancellation fee. If you wish to cancel or reschedule a cleaning appointment, at least 48 business hours' notice is required. If a cleaning appointment is cancelled less than 48 hours in advance, or if the cleaner is unable to enter the house, a cancellation fee of 50% of that cleaning's cost will be charged. We must adhere strictly to this policy in order to prevent lost wages for your cleaner. We appreciate your understanding. Late schedule changes due to unexpected circumstances not under your control will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Please make sure that your driveway, parking lot, sidewalk, and/or entrance is properly accessible to avoid cancellation fee.

Electricity and Water Notice

We cannot work effectively in a house without electricity or running water. Please ensure that your home - especially if it is empty and in the middle of being sold/bought/turned over - will have electricity and running water on the day of service. Late cancellation fees will apply if we need to make last-minute schedule changes due to lack of electricity or water.

Getting Ready for the Cleaning

Please don’t “clean” before we arrive, but do “pick up” as much as possible; for example, clearing the floors of clothing and toys, clearing surfaces of small items such as pens, coins, important documents, etc. Please don't worry about countertop appliances and small pieces of furniture - we clean and move those as we go. This type of pick up will allow us to focus more on detail and quality for you. Please set your A/C temperature to 68-72 degrees F, especially during the summer months. We won't be able to clean in houses that are too hot and pose a safety risk to our employees.

The Setting

The ideal cleaning situation is when no one is home. Since that is not always possible, please eliminate as many distractions as possible so we can work uninterrupted. Try to schedule your cleaning on a day when there will be fewer people at home. Please secure pets, and keep children in another area as we are working with equipment and products that may not be safe for children.

Trash Disposal

We require that we leave any collected trash in the garbage bin at the homeowner’s location. We cannot take trash with us.

Quality Control

Our quality control system consists of email requests for feedback after each visit. It is interactive and dependent upon your feedback and communication to function. We need your input on the overall experience and quality you are receiving so that we may address issues that are important to you. We will correct or address any issues we are made aware of.

Pets

We love them! The last thing we want to do is upset your pets as we clean, and we'll work with you to make the experience pleasant for all involved. The following are our policies regarding pets: Let us know ahead of time if there are any arrangements you have in place for your pets while we clean. For sanitary purposes, we do not clean up after sick pets or pet accidents. Please secure any pet that may be overwhelmed by our presence and/or pose a threat. Please secure any pet that is likely to try to run out the door and escape the house. The obligation for control and care of all animals on the premises is on the customer. Welcher Cleaning Service cannot be held responsible for the escape or safety of pets.

Breakage

We hate it when breakage happens, and we do our absolute best to prevent it! The following is critical regarding our breakage policies: 1. Sometimes breakage occurs when there are “boobytraps”. These are accidents waiting to happen (pictures not hung securely, top heavy items with unstable bases, wobbly, tippy objects). Each incident is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. We cannot take responsibility for “boobytraps”. Please remove unstable breakables to a place we do not clean (we do not clean inside china cabinets, or clear wet bar shelves). 2. Please move expensive figurines or glassware to a location we do not clean or have us skip that area completely if you do not wish to accept the risk. 3. We will cover the cost of repair or replacement of items when breakage value is verifiable. Breakage values must be verified before replacement or reimbursement will be authorized. Please save the broken item for our inspection. Breakage must be reported within 48 hours of discovery.

Insurance

Welcher Cleaning Service and all employees are covered by up to $1 Million in General Liability insurance. Fraudulent claims will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Special Policies and Service Limitations

1. Our cleaning technicians do not climb higher than the company’s two-step ladder.

2. We are not a restoration company and cannot perform certain services due to insurance and safety concerns. In an effort to be transparent and informative as possible, some things that we don’t offer include, but aren’t limited to: Disassembling light fixtures Disassembling seals on shower doors Disassembling furniture to clean it Disassembling any appliance (besides oven racks and fridge shelves) Lifting or moving heavy furniture over 15 lbs. Lifting or moving large fragile items Removing permanent stains from furniture, floors, cabinets, carpets, etc. Carpet steam cleaning Washing the walls Hand-scrubbing or steam cleaning floors.

3. We are not an extermination or mold/biohazard remediation company and cannot provide services in residences that show evidence of hazardous situations. We reserve the right to refuse to clean (or immediately stop cleaning) if there are signs of the following problems, and we must charge our lock-out fee of 50% of the scheduled cleaning. Pest infestation – cockroach, bedbugs, fleas, etc. Animal infestation – birds, mice, rats, bats, etc. Excessive/Uncontrolled Mold Growth. Human waste, blood, and bodily fluids. Hoarding. Other hazardous situation.

4. Based on the size of your home and any add-ons, your booking includes a maximum number of man-hours we’ll spend completing the work outlined in our service checklists (The definition of man-hours: a unit of one hour’s work by one person). Some important details regarding our pricing: • Please be as specific and honest as possible on your booking to ensure your cleaning is fit to your needs. The risk in under-booking is that the cleaning may only be partially completed, and our schedule may not allow us to stay longer. • In order to verify accurate house information, we will check the size and layout of your home against public records. • In order to book our services, we require a credit card for our records. • Because we do not perform a walk-through to verify the size and condition of the home before service, our pricing reflects assumptions of the level of cleanliness and the amount of time/effort required to clean. • On the day of service, our techs will perform a walkthrough before starting work. They will take note of any items or areas that need special care or specific instructions from you and will assess if the package you purchased allows them adequate time to complete the job to a satisfactory level. We will notify you if we cannot complete the work in the estimated time frame and give you the option to either add more time to the job for an hourly charge, or have us focus on your top priorities within the allotted time frame. We add time to the service in 30-minute increments charged at $50/person/hour, up to an additional 6 man-hours. If you need more time than this, a second booking is highly recommended to complete the work.

Recurring Service

Prices are fixed rates for recurring visits. We assume similar levels of organization and build-up during each visit. If there are changes to the amount of work involved or clutter to handle, we will contact you and reassess our prices as needed.