What to include on a cleaning invoice
Besides your details, the client's details, an invoice number and dates, a cleaning invoice works best with these.
- Service address and period
- Put the address you cleaned and the period the invoice covers, such as “October 2026”, in custom fields. Clients with more than one property, and property managers, rely on this to match invoices to units.
- Each visit, with dates
- Bill recurring cleans as one line with the number of visits in the quantity column and the dates in the details: “Oct 2 · Oct 9 · Oct 16 · Oct 23”. A skipped or extra visit is then obvious to both sides.
- How you price the work
- Per visit, per hour or per square foot: use the pricing you quoted and keep it consistent. For hourly work, put hours × rate; for commercial jobs priced by area, the square footage can go in the details.
- Add-ons on their own lines
- Oven and fridge interiors, inside windows, laundry, move-out cleans and post-construction cleanup are extras. Separate lines show exactly what the regular price covers and what was added on request.
- Supplies and equipment
- If you bring your own products or buy special supplies for a client, list them as a line or say they are included. Commercial clients often want supplies itemized for their budgets, and some supply their own paper goods and liners, which is worth noting too.
- Access and cancellation notes
- Use the notes for key or lockbox arrangements, alarm reminders, and your cancellation or lockout fee if a visit can't happen because nobody let you in. Rules agreed in writing are much easier to apply.