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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 17 2019, 10:01 pm
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I pay the women who cleans for me the going rate in my city. I pay her for 3 hours a week. She doesn't always stay the full 3 hours but I pay her for it anyway since she always cleans the same amount each time.

My house is always neat and she doesn't do sorting or laundry etc. I always give her food and drink when I am around and she knows she can take whatever she wants from the pantry.

She cleans the kitchen, 3 bathrooms, washes the floors, and vacuums the rugs.

I am in the middle of finishing my basement and when I am done there will be an additional 2 bathrooms to clean plus 2 area rugs to vacuum. She wont have to wash any additional floors since the basement floor is covered by the rugs.

Based on the time it takes her to clean currently, she is probably getting the work done in 2.5-2.75 hours and I am paying for 3.

I estimate the additional work will take 1 hour more at most. Is it reasonable to ask her clean all of the above and pay her for 4 hours?

It would be: 1 kitchen, 5 bathrooms, floors, and rugs.

I just don't want to take advantage or anything. She is not the type to communicate what she thinks.

Thanks!
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allthingsblue




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 17 2019, 10:04 pm
Sounds fair to me.
Pay her for as many hours as it takes her to complete the job.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 17 2019, 10:54 pm
She'll probably need an additional hour and a half.
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Hashem_Yaazor




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 17 2019, 11:02 pm
Are those bathrooms going to be used so much since they are spare? If not, I think it's very reasonable.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 17 2019, 11:24 pm
I think kitchen, 5 bathrooms, floors ( for how many rooms?) should take about 5 1/2 hrs
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 18 2019, 12:35 am
Hashem_Yaazor wrote:
Are those bathrooms going to be used so much since they are spare? If not, I think it's very reasonable.


No. Almost never.
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 18 2019, 12:38 am
dankbar wrote:
I think kitchen, 5 bathrooms, floors ( for how many rooms?) should take about 5 1/2 hrs


She is quick and not thorough at all. I'm fine with it, that's her style, but no way she would take that long.

She probably won't even take 4 hours even if I pay her for that.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 18 2019, 1:21 am
Give her the extra work & see how long it takes her
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