Consultation up to 2 Hours - $150.00
A consultation will definitely motivate you to Get Organized. An organizer will evaluate the problem areas of your home, take pictures, and discuss your habits, tendencies, and lifestyle so that she can come up with solutions to help you stay organized.
Organizing is about function and not so much about how it looks. While looks are important, they are not what's going to make your life easier and less frustrating. So while we desire to make your home picture perfect, our main goal is to make it function properly so that the clutter is kept under control.
Unlike other company’s consultations, we want to GIVE you our ideas and suggestions for the cluttered areas of your home. These ideas might include space planning, organizing tools you could use, paper management, organizing kids, staging, and systems that would help you keep up with managing your home and life.
In many cases the reason a person is so unorganized is due to a the lack of time management skills. At the consultation, we address how you manage your time, appointments, and projects that require your attention.
So, have your paper and pen handy and be ready to take notes. Then you can take our ideas and suggestions and do the work yourself. Or you may choose to have our team of organizers return to do the work for you, giving you faster and better results.
Think of us as your Personal Trainer for the Organizationally Challenged.
After the Consultation
You will receive an e-mail or phone call a few days after the consultation to see if you would like to schedule any organizing services. If you choose to schedule organizing time, you will be provided a list of items that we might need when working. These items should be bought prior to our return.
Items could include cleaning supplies, containers, totes, boxes, shelves, hardware, filing systems, and other items that could make your area more functional. If you prefer we can shop for you, at the hourly rate of $30 an hour plus mileage. Hourly rate is charged during travel time.
Don’t Have Time? - “Get Organized!” also provides space planning and design services for placement of current furniture and/or furniture that you plan to purchase. Our goal is to make sure that you have the proper pieces to hold all of your items; giving everything a home. This includes measuring, space planning and work flow consideration.
Our hourly rate for this service is $40 an hour. While we work closely with IKEA in Frisco to help design your perfect space, we also use generic furniture pieces when designing so that furniture you buy elsewhere would work as well.
Starting the Job
Depending on our plan of action, you will have either cleared out drawers and/or sorted papers before we arrive, or we will plan on doing that together. Some people prefer to work alongside an organizer to answer any questions and help with decisions that need to be made.
This also allows the client to give input and to learn the skills needed for future endeavors. Others prefer to clear out drawers, sort through items, and leave the rest for the organizers to arrange and store.
As an aside we do not break down or set up any computer or electronic equipment.
All organizers take a 15 minute lunch break on any job over 4 hours. This allows everyone (including the client) to break and re-energize themselves. Part of organizing families is getting to know their lifestyle and work habits so that we can adjust our organizing to meet their needs better. Often our lunch break conversations lead to a better understanding of your needs. Clients are still being billed during this 15 minute period.
Note: If organizers arrive at your home/office and you are not there on our scheduled day, you will be charged a $100.00 fee plus mileage if applicable.
Completing the Job
Remember the TV shows like Clean Sweep? They are just that - a show! They want the viewer to see dramatic results in an hour, so they cart a lot of junk out and set up some cool storage paraphernalia but don’t show the decision making, follow-up, and maintenance processes that an organizer takes you through. Just remember it took a long time to get disorganized and it won’t be fixed over night.
Rates
We are often asked to quote how much a particular job will cost. Due to so many variables we do not estimate jobs over the phone. But an estimate can be determined during a scheduled consultation.
How long a job will take depends on:
- The amount of Clutter.
- The number of boxes of paper that need to be organized. (papers require more detailed attention)
- How fast you are able to work with us, make decisions, purge, and the level of interruptions.
- Whether we will be building or putting together shelving, bookshelves, organizing tools, etc.
- Your willingness to do suggested homework after we leave.
- The amount of interruptions you have (phone, e-mail, texting, visitors, kids, etc.).
After the initial consultation, we bill hourly for all organizing jobs and there is a minimum of 4 hours per day for all jobs. However most clients get the best results booking 6 hours a day. The reason for this is that by the time organizers pull everything out, then allow for clean up time, you've used much of your time just pulling items in and out. Hours are determined but not limited to time spent cleaning, de-cluttering, sorting, organizing, filing, and any time spent researching for special items that you have requested. Hours billed for researching or shopping will be approved first. Please call or e-mail for hourly rates.
While we offer other services, for organizing we offer two options, with the exception of working with male clients* alone. You can schedule either one or two organizers at your home. In most cases our clients like to schedule two organizers; as it’s more brain power, muscle power, and decision-making power.. giving you greater results faster.
*For security reasons when working with male clients alone, we require that two organizers be scheduled at all times.
*Travel Cost – Clients or engagements that are over 40 miles round trip will have an additional cost of 50 cents per mile (IRS mileage rate). Total mileage will be determined from the starting destination in Richardson, TX and is based on round trip, not one-way.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please give a 48 hour notice. “Get Organized!” understands that sometimes this will be impossible. Each client is allowed ONE NO-CHARGE cancellation or reschedule with less than 48 hours notice. If, however, a client continues to have rescheduling and cancellations without a 48 hour notice a fee of $80.00 will be charged each time thereafter.
In instances where excessive rescheduling and cancellations occur (even with a 48 hour notice), we will kindly remind you to please consider when you book and alter your appointments. This manner of excessive rescheduling does disrupt our service to our other clients. Please consider your dates and times carefully when booking your appointments; Get Organized! desires to give every single client our absolute best.
Payment
We accept all major credit cards, cash, or check. If you wish to pay by credit card there will be a 3% service charge added to your bill. You will receive an invoice via email where you can make a secured payment through www.PayPal.com. If you do not have a PayPal account already, you can create one within a few minutes.
Additional Notes
There could be more storage items needed as the process goes forward. Please be flexible with this. We could change our minds or come up with a better solution as the organizing is taking place. Flexibility is vital in the organizing process. There are many items you can use for storage that are probably already in your home or office.
Remember we are organizing not remodeling. However, if you choose to work with storage, shelving and other items already in your home, the overall results may be less than optimal.
Please call 972.841.0738 or E-mail for pricing
This information is subject to change without notice.