Free Cleaning Invoice Template

An invoice is the document that asks for money after the work is done. It is not a quote and it is not a receipt. It names what you did, what it costs, who owes it, and when it is due. Get those four things right and you get paid faster.

What a contractor invoice should contain

• Your business name, address, phone, email and license number if your state requires one
• The customer name and the job address, which are often not the same address
• A unique invoice number, so you and the customer can both point at the same document
• The invoice date and a clear due date, not just "net 30" with no date on it
• Line items split into labor and materials, because customers query lump sums
• Subtotal, tax, any deposit already paid, and the actual balance due
• How to pay you: check payable to, bank transfer details, or a payment link

What goes on a cleaning service invoice

These are the lines a cleaning job usually needs. They are already in the template and in the generator, so you edit rather than start from an empty page.

• Deep clean, whole home
• Recurring clean, per visit
• Interior windows and tracks
• Oven and refrigerator interiors
• Supplies and equipment

Delete what does not apply, add what does. The point is that a customer looking at an itemized cleaning invoice can see where the money went, which is what stops the argument before it starts.

Cleaning is priced by the visit, by the hour or by the size of the home. The template keeps the first deep clean and the recurring visit on separate lines because they are not the same amount of work, and a customer who sees one price for both will expect the deep clean every time.

What the Cleaning invoice should record

Put the date on each visit. A monthly invoice that covers four visits should show four dates, so a missed or moved visit is visible on the paper instead of argued about afterwards.

Related pages for Cleaning work

• Hazard communication toolbox talk
• Hourly rate calculator

The rules that hold for every trade

These are on the contractor invoice template page, with the questions people ask about the template:

• Invoice, estimate or receipt, which one do you need
• Put labor and materials on separate lines
• Set a due date, not a payment term

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