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Share your housekeeper to-do list
We are going to hire someone to come in to clean every two weeks, and I want to make sure we have a good list of what we would like her to do. Any good lists out there?
Re: Share your housekeeper to-do list
I have a few houses I clean e/o week and here's what I do:
Bathrooms: scrub bathtubs/shower, toilets, and sinks, clean mirrors, sweep and mop.
Bedrooms: clean ceiling fans (made especially easy with the swiffer that extends), dust any furniture and clean any glass, vacuum. The houses I clean, I only make the beds. The wives like to do their laundry their way, and that includes the sheets.
Living Rooms: dust, clean glass, vacuum or swiffer wood floors, fluff the pillows and spray furniture with fabric refresher, ceiling fans.
Kitchen: dust any furniture, disinfect counter tops and table top, unload the dishwasher, sweep and mop.
I also use the swiffer to clean all of the blinds in the house and the baseboards. I think that's all.
People leave to do lists?
I just tell her to clean. This is our third cleaning service (we've moved a few times) and they've always been able to figure it out.
Here is my list: Although its rather detailed -
Bedrooms (2)
Sweep & Steam-Clean hardwood floor (steamer provided)
Change Linens (bed will be stripped, stripped sheets will need to be washed and folded; clean linens left out to be put on bed) FYI - i wash them the morning of
Dust (tv, stand, dresser, window sills, blinds)
make beds
Bathrooms (2):
Sweep/Mop
Clean Toilet (inside & out)
Clean sink and counter tops
Wipe Mirrors
Clean Tub/Shower
Dust Window Sill
Living Room:
Vacuum rug & couch & upholstered chair
febreeze couch and chair
Sweep and steam floors
Dust (Entertainment Center, end tables, dining table, mantle, blinds)
Study:
sweep/steam clean floors
dust (desk, bookcase, lamp)
Game Room:
sweep/steam clean floors
wipe leather furniture with leather wipes
dust tv/windows sills/blinds
Kitchen:
Unload/load dishwasher (if neccessary)
sweep & mop floor
wipe counter tops
wipe inside/outside of microwave
clean stove top
wipe down sink
Laundry
Fold t-shirts
wash (if neccessary) & fold towels
wash & fold linens
Every Other Visit:
Wipe-Out Refridgerator
Clean ceiling fans, blades
Clean baseboards
Also, just because I like to come home to a clean smelling house I have spray an air fragrance last thing before she leaves.
hope this helps!