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Free house cleaning invoice template

A cleaning invoice that's ready to fill in: biweekly visits with the dates listed, add-ons like inside the oven and fridge, and the next visit dates. The sample prices are made up, so change them to yours. Edit it here, then print it or save it as a PDF. No signup, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

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Below is a working invoice with a sample house cleaning job filled in. Type over anything, add your business details once (they're saved in this browser and shared with the estimate maker), and print it. Jump to what a house cleaning invoice should include or the sample text to send with it. For the texts before and during the job, see the cleaning business text templates.

1. Your business

Add your logo (optional)PNG or JPG. Your logo stays in this browser. It is never uploaded.

2. Customer and job

3. Invoice number and dates

4. Line items and totals

+ Add a line

Leave Qty blank for a flat price line, like a trip charge. Units are up to you: ea, hr, sq ft, ln ft, visit, lot.

5. How the customer can pay

Fill in example lines

This tool doesn't take payments or store card numbers. It only prints what you type here, like who to make a check out to, your Zelle or Venmo, or a card payment link from the processor you already use.

6. Notes and terms

Put the example terms back

8. Send it

Save the invoice as a PDF, then send it with one of these. Your customer's first name, the job, the balance due, your business, and your name are filled in from the invoice. Anything still in [brackets] is yours to finish.

Still unpaid? Make reminders. The free payment reminder maker starts from this invoice and fills in friendly, firm, and final-notice texts with your dates and the balance due.

Still unpaid after the friendly reminder? The payment reminder maker and the payment reminders page have the firm and final versions. For the job-done summary and thank-you texts, see job wrap-up and invoice. After they pay, ask for a review with the free review link and QR code generator. Scope changed mid-job? Put it in writing first with the free change order maker. See all seven on the free tools page.

What a house cleaning invoice should include

Every invoice needs your business details, the customer, an invoice number, the dates, the line items, the total, and the balance due. The invoice maker above handles those. These are the lines that matter most for house cleaning work:

• Visit dates. List each cleaning date on the line, especially for regular clients you bill every two weeks or once a month.
• Type of clean and home size. Standard, deep, or move-out, and the size (3 bed / 2 bath). It ties the price to what you agreed on.
• Add-ons as separate lines. Inside the oven, fridge, windows, laundry, or extra rooms each get a line, so the base price stays the same visit to visit.
• Next visits. Put the next dates in the job notes so the invoice doubles as a schedule reminder.
• Supplies. Say whether you bring supplies or use the client's. If you charge for special products, list them.
• Cancellation and redo policy. A short line on late cancellations and how you handle a missed spot heads off most disputes.

Sample text to send with a house cleaning invoice

Save the invoice as a PDF, then send it with a short text like this one. Step 8 above fills it in from your invoice. Here it is with blanks:

Hi [first name], it's [your name] from [business]. Here's invoice #[number] for [job]: [$], due [due date]. It lists each visit date plus the add-ons. Your next cleanings are [dates]. You can pay [methods]. Thank you!

Before the job, price it with the free estimate maker, and start this invoice from that estimate with one click. If the invoice isn't paid by the due date, the free payment reminder maker starts from it and fills in friendly, firm, and final reminders. More texts for house cleaning jobs: cleaning business text templates.

Quoting the next job? The free house cleaning estimate template starts with a sample move-out deep clean, 3 bed / 2 bath. Edit it, then click "Start from my last estimate" above to turn it into this invoice.

Invoice templates for other trades

Each one starts with that trade's usual line items: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, handyman, landscaping. See them all on the invoice templates page, or use the blank invoice maker.

House cleaning invoice questions

What should a house cleaning invoice include?

Your business name and phone, the client and home address, an invoice number and date, and the due date. Then each visit with its date and type of clean, add-ons on their own lines, the total, any deposit paid, and the balance due. Add the next visit dates, your redo and cancellation policy, and how the client can pay.

How do I invoice recurring cleaning clients?

Pick one rhythm and stick to it: after each visit, every two weeks, or once a month for that month's visits. Put each visit date on the invoice and list add-ons separately. Many cleaners bill one-time cleans right after the visit and bill regular clients monthly with Net 7 terms.

Should I charge for late cancellations or lockouts?

Many cleaning businesses charge a fee when a client cancels with less than 24 to 48 hours' notice or no one lets them in, often part or all of the visit price. Put the policy in writing when the client books, then list the fee on the invoice as its own line if it applies.

Do I charge sales tax on cleaning services?

It depends on your state. A few states tax cleaning services and many don't, and some treat home and commercial cleaning differently. Check with your state's tax agency or your accountant, then enter the rate in the tax box if you need to.