Carpet cleaning quotes by room, stairs and stains
Clients send the rooms, stairs, furniture and photos of stains, and you send a one-off cleaning quote with treatments as optional lines.
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| Hot water extraction, per room4 × $55.00 | $220.00 |
| Hallway | $30.00 |
| Stairs (per step)13 × $5.00 | $65.00 |
| Pet urine treatment, one room | $75.00 |
| Stain protector (per room)optional4 × $25.00 | $100.00 |
| Deodorizer, whole areaoptional | $40.00 |
| Total | $490.00 |
Try a carpet cleaning quote form
Riverside Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning is a sample business. Fill in its form as a client would, open the quote it sent, and look around the dashboard. It's the real app with sample data, and nothing you enter is sent.
What your clients see first. The questions this trade starts with, plus their details and up to 10 photos.
The quote they get. Every line, optional extras they can tick, and one button to accept and pay your deposit.
What you see. A sample dashboard (a moving company): new requests, quotes out, upcoming jobs and payments.
Common quoting problems in carpet cleaning work
- Room counts hide the real size. One client's three rooms is a small condo, another's is a basement, a hallway and two large bedrooms.
- Pet urine changes the job. Urine treatment can double the time on a room, and it is a common reason two estimates for the same home differ.
- Upholstery fabric decides the method. Wool, linen and leather each need different products, and a photo of the tag avoids a costly mistake.
- Condos make truck-mount setup harder. Parking, hose runs and floor numbers change setup time before any cleaning starts.
What your carpet cleaning quote form asks
Carpet cleaners price by room, square foot or piece, then add treatments. The form asks what needs cleaning, the number of rooms and stairs, and the upholstery pieces. It also asks about pet urine or smoke and the type of home. Photos show stains and fabric tags.
Your form has its own page at your-name.quotefalcon.com. Clients can fill it in at any time, including evenings and weekends, and you get an email for each request. Share the link by text, on your Google Business Profile or social pages, or add the form to your website.
You can change, remove or add questions at any time in your settings.
The questions your form starts with
- What needs cleaning, and how many of each?How many of each: Rooms of wall-to-wall carpet, Flights of carpeted stairs, Area rugs, Sofa or sectional seats, ...
- Fabric type, if you know itPick one: Synthetic (microfibre, polyester), Cotton or linen, Wool or delicate, Leather, ...
- Any of these?Pick any: Pet urine or odour, Stains or spills, Smoke odour, Recent water damage, ...
- Add-onsPick any: Stain protector, Deodorizer, Move furniture, None
- Type of homePick one: House, Townhouse, Condo or apartment, Office or commercial
Every form also asks for: a preferred date and time of day · the address of the job · their name and email, and their phone if you ask for it · notes · up to 10 photos
How quoting works in Quote Falcon
Share your link
Clients fill in your form and add up to 10 photos. You get an email for each request.
Send the quote
Add line items, quantities and tax from your phone or computer. Saved lines go in with one tap, and any line can be optional.
Get it signed and paid
The client signs online and pays your deposit by card. Collect the rest with a card payment link, or record cash and e-transfer.
What changes the price of a carpet cleaning job
The factors that most often change the price, and the reason the form asks about them.
- Rooms or square footage
- Many cleaners charge per room, often around $40 to $125, or per square foot. Hallways and large open areas are often priced on their own.
- Stairs
- Stairs are usually priced per step or per flight, since each one is cleaned by hand.
- Upholstery pieces and fabric
- Sofas, sectionals and chairs are priced per piece or per seat, and some cleaners charge per linear foot. Delicate fabrics and leather cost more.
- Pet urine and odour
- Urine treatment is often charged per room or per affected area. Deep contamination may need subsurface extraction, which takes much longer.
- Add-ons
- Stain protector, deodorizer and moving furniture are common extras, often priced per room.
- Access and minimums
- Truck-mount hose runs in condos and apartments add setup. Most cleaners set a minimum charge for small jobs.
A carpet cleaning job, from request to signed quote
Four carpeted rooms and a hallway, one flight of stairs, a cat urine stain in one bedroom, townhouse.
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Move-out carpet clean with a pet stainNew quote requestNew
- What needs cleaning, and how many of each?
- Fabric type, if you know it
- Any of these?
- Add-ons
+21. The request comes in
The client answers your form's questions and adds photos. You get an email, and the request waits in your dashboard.
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Quote Move-out carpet clean with a pet stain
Hot water extraction, per room $220.00 Hallway $30.00 Stairs (per step) $65.00 Pet urine treatment, one room $75.00 Stain protector (per room)optional $100.00 Deodorizer, whole areaoptional $40.00 Total $490.00 2. You send the quote
Stain protector and deodorizer are optional lines, so the client can add them or skip them on a move-out clean.
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✓Quote acceptedSigned online by the clientTotal$490.00Balance due$490.00
3. They sign
They are emailed a signed PDF (you can download it from the job), and you collect the rest by card payment link or record cash or e-transfer.
Deposits and payment terms for carpet cleaning jobs
Carpet cleaning is usually paid when the job is done. Some cleaning businesses take a deposit for large, after-hours or specialty jobs, and many use a cancellation fee for no-shows or late cancellations, often explained in their terms. Putting your cancellation policy in the terms clients agree to before accepting makes it clear up front.
How deposits work in Quote Falcon
You set your usual deposit once: a percentage, a fixed amount, the full price, or payment stages for bigger jobs. Clients pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through your own Stripe account.
Optional lines. The client can tick or untick optional lines on their quote page, and the total and deposit update. If they want something else changed, they ask from the quote page and you send a new version for them to sign.
No subscription, no plans, nothing to upgrade to.
only on card payments clients make through Stripe, on top of Stripe's own fee. Cash, e-transfer and cheques: no fee.
Everything's included
- Your own quote page with questions for your trade
- Photos with every request, up to 10
- Itemized quotes with saved lines and tax
- Optional lines clients tick themselves
- E-signatures with a signed PDF
- Card deposits and payment stages
- Follow-ups when a quote goes quiet
- Calendar you can share with your crew
- Website button or built-in form
- Spam protection on every form
Common questions
How to calculate carpet cleaning cost?
Most cleaners multiply rooms or square footage by their rate, then add stairs, rugs, upholstery and treatments like pet urine or protector. A minimum charge covers small jobs. In Quote Falcon each item is a line with a quantity and price, so the client sees how the total is built.
How much does it cost to clean 1000 square feet of carpet?
At common rates of about $0.20 to $0.40 per square foot, 1,000 sq ft often runs roughly $200 to $400 before pet treatment, stairs or protector. Heavily soiled carpet and minimum charges can push it higher, and rates vary by area. Per-room pricing often lands in a similar range.
How much do carpet cleaners charge to clean stairs?
Many charge per step, often a few dollars each, or a flat price per flight. Heavily soiled or pet-stained stairs can cost more. Asking about stairs on the form keeps them from being a surprise on site.
Will professional carpet cleaning remove pet urine smell?
Often it helps a lot, but deep urine that has reached the pad may need subsurface extraction or pad replacement. The form asks about pet urine, so you can price a treatment line and explain on the quote what it does and doesn't cover.
Can clients add extras like protector themselves?
Yes. Mark stain protector, deodorizer or furniture moving as optional lines, each with its own price. The client ticks what they want on their quote page, and the total, tax and any deposit update before they accept. They sign exactly what they picked, so there's no question on site about what was included.
Is Quote Falcon for recurring carpet cleaning contracts?
No. It's built for one-off jobs you price first, like move-out cleans, pet urine treatments, rugs and upholstery. There are no recurring visits, routes or service plans. For a client who comes back, you send a new quote each time, and their past jobs stay on their client page.
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