Preparing for a Housekeeping Service

3/9/2015

A professional house cleaning service is not simply about cleaning. It’s also about making life easier for you. Many cleaning companies charge routine services by the hour. It is essential that you find value in the time that a cleaner spends in your home. It is equally important to have a clear understanding of what the cleaner will and will not be doing while at your home. Below are some tips that will help you to prepare your space for scrubbing and to ensure that agreed upon tasks will be completed.

1. Declutter and tidy up your space, including important documents and mail. Toys, books, dishes, blankets and clutter take time to move or put away. Relying on the house cleaner to do this takes time away from actually cleaning. The cleaner will either tidy up for you and spend less time cleaning or will clean around the clutter and potentially leave the job feeling unfinished. The result can be frustration for both you and for the housekeeper.

2. Secure valuables such as jewelry, small electronics and loose cash. This gives peace of mind to both you and to the cleaner and prevents any misunderstanding.

3. Put away the pets and monitor small children. Cleaners are in your home to work at cleaning, not to work around pets or children. Cleaning agents, mop buckets, and vacuums may present potential hazards to pets and kids.

4. Identify and repair any broken items around the home. It happens--sometimes things get broken. Take note of anything in your home that is broken, or is about to break, and let the cleaner know. This way the cleaner doesn’t worry that they broke it!

5. Prepare to give feedback. It is essential for the cleaner to know if there are any specific areas that you feel need special attention. The only way that the cleaner will know is if you share any concerns with them. Feedback is crucial in establishing a lasting and meaningful relationship with your cleaning company!

Cleaning is a very subjective service. It is much easier for house cleaners to do a good job and to conform to your understanding of clean when expectations are clear at the outset. Regular feedback must be given. This allows the cleaning service to adjust their routine to fit with your specific needs. The goal of a housekeeper, after all, is not just to clean but also to provide a satisfying, pleasant experience that makes life easier for you!

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11/17/2016 09:53:01 am

I would love to hire a housekeeping service someday! I really like the idea of making sure you let the cleaner know about damages around the house just so they don't worry about doing it. I have been in that situation before at friends houses where I think I broke something accidentally, but it was actually already broken. Talk about relief!

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8/12/2017 06:35:28 am

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9/4/2017 08:24:20 am

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Kenneth Gladman link

3/6/2018 03:36:50 pm

I like your advice on keeping pets in the pen when you have cleaning guests over. Sometimes my dogs, as much as I love them, can create some havoc. If they aren't familiar with the cleaners they could hinder their work.

Ashley Maxwell link

6/29/2018 05:55:43 pm

I like how you said that a cleaning service should take your feedback. I also like how you said that they should be careful and not break anything. My husband and I are looking for professional clients to work on our house while we are at work.

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8/22/2018 01:02:05 pm

I appreciate what you said about making sure that the kids and pets are safely out of the way when the cleaners come. I've been thinking about hiring someone to help us with cleaning our house, but neglected to think about this. We'll have to figure out how this will all work out, but I still think that it would be nice to have this service for our home.

Millie Hue link

9/13/2018 08:19:57 pm

I totally agree when you said that we should be putting our jewelry in a safe place to ensure that there will be no issues when cleaning services come. I will definitely do that since I have pieces of jewelry that my mom passed down to me. It is in our bedroom, and we have to get the bedroom cleaned as well because we were not able to take care of it due to being busy at work.

Taylor Bishop link

12/3/2018 09:28:59 am

Thanks for explaining what you should do before a housekeeping service comes. It's nice to know that you should try to let the cleaner know if anything is broken or that might break soon. It seems important to let them know well before they come in case they need to change how they will clean things.

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2/3/2019 07:19:58 pm

Most cleaning companies hate when they have to clean offices. You understand how many cables you can find around a single desk, let alone a room full with 50 desks. And it's taking too much time, for the same amount of money, they clean a house

Caden Dahl link

2/7/2019 07:05:44 pm

My home is a bit of a mess and I really should get it cleaned. Now as you said here, it would be a good idea to tidy things up before I went about hiring someone. That way, I can be sure that they'll be able to get everything cleaned to the best of their ability.

Adrian Jones link

2/7/2019 07:25:09 pm

My favorite part of the article is that is very important to give appropriate feedback for the service. If I'll be hiring a professional housekeeping service in the near future, it's important to let them know about the quality of the service you've given them. It stresses the importance of sharing feedback to let them know of your concerns.

Kate Welling link

3/8/2019 02:58:21 pm

I like your advice about how we should repair any broken items around the home. It makes sense that letting the cleaner what's broken and what isn't would save them stress, in the long run, knowing that they weren't the ones to break something. I've been thinking about hiring a cleaning service for my mom. She is getting too old to handle tasks like these by herself! If someone came in to clean her bathrooms and other rooms, it would help her immensely.

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3/28/2019 07:56:50 pm

My mom wants to make sure that our home is always clean because she receives guests from time to time. It was explained here that she should declutter before the cleaning services arrive. Moreover, it's recommended to hire professionals for quality maid cleaning services.

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4/17/2019 05:48:12 am

When I read your post, then I could not stop to commenting myself. It's really impressive and entertaining content, Its really helpful and full of knowledge.

4/17/2019 05:48:47 am

This post is so entertaining and informative. In this post you have done a great work, I like it. Thanks for sharing this best information to us.

Amanda Tylor link

5/8/2019 12:14:49 pm

Very helpful post, thanks for sharing and keep up the amazing work.

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5/17/2019 06:39:17 am

Well, the ideas mentioned above are certainly true and you can simply what are things that need security and what are the measures steps of precautions we can take. Putting your precious stuff in safe place and keeping children out of working place will make you worry less.

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5/22/2019 02:19:59 am

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Sam Li link

5/24/2019 12:50:23 pm

I appreciate what you said about cleaning and how it tends to be a subjective service. When it comes to keeping your office clean, it's best to find a service that has the right tools for the job. My friend wants to run a business in the future, so I'll find a company to aid with the cleaning process.

Sandra Patterson link

5/28/2019 05:16:21 pm

I like what you said about putting away any valuables giving a sense of peace to you and the cleaner, as well as prevents any misunderstanding. My mom is going to have cleaners come over in a couple of months when she hosts my wedding open house. I will be sure that she sees this article so that she can be more prepared for having people come clean.

Tyler Johnson link

5/30/2019 09:29:35 am

That's a good idea to make sure that you watch your kids and pets while the housekeepers are there. I would think that would be bad for them to be running around while the housekeepers are trying to take care of things. I'll have to make sure to take them to the park or something while they are working if I decide to use a housekeeper.

Jenna Hunter link

5/30/2019 04:32:20 pm

I really like what you said about making sure all of the pets are out of the way. This would be really helpful for my sister to clean her house. It would be nice if she could get a professional to help her.

Angela Waterford link

6/12/2019 01:04:25 pm

Thanks for reminding me that I have to secure my valuables before I hire a housekeeping service and let them in my house. I think I'll tidy up my space and store documents that I still need. This way, I'll be able to know if they're good cleaners so I can provide them with proper feedback.

Camille Devaux link

6/14/2019 02:34:23 pm

I was thinking about getting a cleaning service that would help me with my move. I want to look into getting a wall cleaning to leave the place spotless. Creating a meaningful relationship is such a wonderful idea.

Andrew link

6/22/2019 08:22:24 pm

The last point about giving feedback is very important. If you hire professional house cleaners then you would want to develop a good relationship with them so they can become your go to cleaners. In the long run they might even become cheaper as they will be used to cleaning your house and know how to do it efficiently.

Ellie Davis link

7/31/2019 03:40:49 pm

It's interesting to know that before the cleaning service arrives, you need to make sure that your pet won't be in the way. My husband and I have two dogs, and we are thinking about what to do with them before house cleaning services arrive. I will take them for a long walk to make sure the person that cleans our house has enough room to work.

8/16/2019 02:40:12 pm

I need my home cleaned before my girlfriend's birthday party in four days. I like how you mention before calling a cleaning service to tidy up your space a bit and put your important belongings away so they don't touch anything they aren't supposed to. Thank you for the advice. I'll make sure to do this before calling a cleaning service.

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