Rates and Uniforms

Our standard uniform is a black tie tuxedo, but we’re willing and able to clean, waiter, bartend, party plan, and butler for you in just about any uniform you’d want your Black Tie Cleaning Boy in — pretty much anything that fits your fancy will fit us well too. If you have special requests other than what’s listed below, an extra fee and added time will be needed to arrange costumes that aren’t in our inventory.

Basic Cleaning Services:

* Every new client gets an initial cleaning at an hourly rate.

* The first four cleanings will be billed at an hourly rate.

* After four cleanings, we sit down and look at how long it takes to clean your place and we negotiate a flat rate maintenance plan for you…since it takes about four cleanings to determine what exactly you need done, how long it will take, how many Boys you need, and how we can fit into your household budget. We will determine what system works for you, what schedule you want to be on, and how we can organize your home and life.

* Initial cleaning includes:  top to bottom, no stone unturned, cleaning of your house.  Dusting, mopping, sweeping,  scrubbing, vacuuming, etc.  Specifically, we will clean:

(1) Tables, chairs, sofas

(2) Vacuum carpets

(3) Dust mantle pieces

(4) Dust electrical appliances and TVs

(5) Light fixtures

(6) Doors

(7) Windows (interior) and sils

(8) Base board

(9) Furniture polish

(8) Glass table tops

(9) Surface worktops

(10) Clean kitchen appliances

(11) Oven (inside/out)

(12) Microwaves (inside/out)

(13) Sinks/faucets

(14) Empty trash, do your recycling

(15) Wash and dry your dishes

(16) Mop

(17) Cabinets/outside of the fridge

(18) Clean and Krugerize your fridge and cabinets

(19) Scrub your shower and bathroom

(20) Replace toilet paper and paper towels

(21) Clean floors

(22) Clean toilet basin, tiles, and medicine cabinets

(23) One load of laundry, dried, folded, and put away

Add-on Services: In addition to the Basic Services, we work on an individual basis with each client to determine what else they need done in their homes. Add-on services are negotiated ahead of time, to make sure we have the materials and abilities to complete the job.  These add-ons have included:

(A) Organizing closets, cleaning attics, clearing out basements

(B) Minor painting touchups

(C) Minor repairs

(D) Moving

(E) Gardening

(F) Dog walking

(G) Car washing

(H) Personal errands

(I) Grocery shopping

(J) Personal shopping

(K) Tour guides

UNIFORM OPTIONS

Tuxedo Clean: $20/hour per Boy…includes basic cleaning of your condo, apartment, or house…the Boys wear the standard tuxedo uniform: white shirts, black ties, black pants, black shoes.

Christmas Elves (available November 1st 2009 – January 2nd, 2010, 2 hour minimum booking): $35/hour per Boy…includes basic cleaning of your home…the Boys wear a holiday elf costume.

Sports Clean (need at least 2 days advance notice, 2 hour minimum booking): $50/hour per Boy…includes basic cleaning of your home…the Boys are shirtless, and dressed up in soccer shorts, football pants, speedos, baseball gear, etc. to fulfill your fantasy of having a sports team clean for you.

Call Bryan Phillips to arrange a free consult and walk through and to discuss what uniform options you’d like to consider.

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Project Elf Runway: We’ll Make It Work

This won’t do at all. As Michael Kors would say, “With that belt, it’s two giant hoop earrings away from a ‘Facts of Life’ holiday special. Paging Mrs. Garrett, Christmas is here, and it’s fugly”. We HAVE to do better elf fashion than THIS.

We’re more excited for the Christmas season than usual around here — because this year we’re bringing something totally new and unique to Chicago.  And we get to wear tights to do it, which, of course, is always a big plus. 

We’re in total Project Runway mode around here, getting ready for a winter chillier than Nina Garcia at her iciest, and more fun than Michael Kors and Heidi Klum at their whackiest. 

That’s right.  In our spare time, when we’re not cleaning, organizing closets, and generally making the world a better place one condo at a time, we’re MAKING ELF COSTUMES. 

We’re normally a team of highly-skilled, tuxedo-clad cleaning machines around here. 

But, come November, we doff the tuxes and don us then our gay apparel…decking our own halls with jingle bells, mistletoe, and all things velvety green, peppermint striped, and besparkled. 

The Black Tie Cleaning Boys will morph into Santa’s Little Helpers for the holiday season…ready, willing, and able to not only clean your homes with elfish perfection, but waiter and bartend your holiday parties in costume to really make them memorable. 

Ever have an elf wait on you hand and jingle-belled-foot?  

Well, soon you’ll have your chance!

We’ll update you on the progress of our costumes, how Project North Pole Runway’s coming, and when we’ll start showing up in our elfish best (the day after Thanksgiving is tentative, as the official start of Christmas, but we’ll get back to you on that). 

Start planning those parties now…because we’ll deliver something special for you, wrapped up in ribbons and bows and bright Christmas cheer!