What does your cleaning lady do

amother

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 1:50 pm

What does your cleaning lady do in your house and how does it take her. Just want to get an idea of what I can expect
Thanks!

esther11

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 2:05 pm

3 hours, once a week:

Change linens on 5 beds/crib
Sweep and mop our (small-ish) 3 bedroom house
Scrub bathrooms
Clean counters and sinks
Empty garbages
Wipe down table
I usually try to take care of the organization and tot clean up before, but there is a little of that as well

amother

Denim

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 2:26 pm

Cleans microwave and small oven
Washes kitchen and dens floors
Cleans three small bathrooms
Makes one bed
Sometimes fold clothing small amount
Pays twenty an hour

amother

Denim

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 2:28 pm

She comes every two weeks

amother

Copper

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 3:55 pm

She comes 4 hours once a week.
cleans 3 full bathrooms and one half bathroom
Mops living room/dining room and kitchen floors
Vacuums all bedrooms,playroom and steps
Fold some laundry.
Last 10 minutes: wash dirty dishes in the sink.
More or less that's the schedule with some changes when microwaves or stoves need to be cleaned.
sometimes I take her for one extra hour earlier in the week just to fold laundry!
I have a big house! (but I also clean a lot myself on the other days! Wink

)

suremom

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 4:10 pm

esther11 wrote:

Wow!
I have cleaning help once a week for 3 hrs.
Vacuums house (5 rooms)
Scrubs bathrooms
Wipes down surfaces like dressers, sills, etc. (not counters.)
Usually manages to mop 4 rooms.
Is she super slow are is yours uber 'geshikt'?
fyi, wherever she cleans, I have cleared of all objects/garbage/toys.

amother

Floralwhite

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 6:17 pm

She makes my house beautiful 😃

Clean kitchen, bathrooms, bed linens, floor, mirrors.

On occasion, windows, fold laundry.

I appreciate her so much.

amother

Babyblue

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 6:22 pm

Depends on what stage of life I'm in.
Right now I'm right after a baby (3 weeks old) so I've been taking help almost every day.
Otherwise I have help 2 or 3 times a week, for about 4 hours each time.
She mops floors, washes dishes, cleans bathrooms, changes linen.
Sometimes: does laundry (I put it away), peels and cuts vegetables (fridays), cleans up.
Basically she keeps my house from looking like a garbage dump and keeps me sane.

amother

Babyblue

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 6:29 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

What does your cleaning lady do in your house and how does it take her. Just want to get an idea of what I can expect
Thanks!

Did you grow up in a home with no cleaning help?
The cleaning person will usually do whatever you ask her to do. She is like your second pair of hands. If its your first time, make sure to be clear about what you want her to do do you dont get frustrated, and make sure to offer her a drink or snack. Also, every cleaning lady works at a different speed. Its hard to compare to people here because you don't know the size of anyone's homes etc. Also, if you have a lot of clutter, it will obviously take longer. If you want her to do more cleaning and less organizing, then clear out and put away the clutter before she comes, or work with her in each room that she is in.
Personally I hate having to "clean up" before the cleaning lady comes. So I either work with her, or I let her make piles and I clear up at my convenience. Then again, some people have cleaners who are more like housekeepers and know where to put away all the clutter themselves.

amother

Papaya

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 6:44 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

What does your cleaning lady do in your house and how does it take her. Just want to get an idea of what I can expect
Thanks!

OP, are you looking for pure cleaning, or more of a grab bag of maid or housekeeping services? Then people can answer with relevant information.

Pure cleaning is when the person or people come, and they go through the house in a wave: mop, dust, wash, scrub (in no particular order) the whole house and leave. I have cleaners who do this weekly. They work independently, with their own equipment and supplies.

Other services that I consider more maid or housekeeping include: washing dishes, doing and folding laundry, tidying, organizing, food prep, letting the dog out and in, keeping an eye on kids or feeding kids. I have no experience with this type of "cleaning help," but it seems common in the frum community.

amother

Crimson

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 7:21 pm

I just had a baby and I run a business. This is the list I made for my housekeeper. I have her full time

Housekeeping
Daily:

In the master bedroom and kids room
-make beds
- throw pjs socks underwear in laundry
- hang any clean clothes up (master only)
- open shades
- toss any wrappers/garbage
- bring down bottles/cups & non disposables

In the master bath and kids bath
- take laundry to laundry room
-hang up towels
- clear off counters/ put away accessories and makeup
- throw out garbage.

Daily- evening
Kitchen
- unload dishwasher
- wipe down mats and put away
- reload with dirty dishes and run
- wipe down counters and table
- wipe down chairs w/ babywipes (fake leather)
- store leftover food
- wipe stove tops
- sweep and mop

Playroom
- put away toys
- sweep rug

Bathroom
- organize magazines
- wash toilet seat and sink

Laundry
Monday:
Pjs, socks, underwear, and whites & baby load (fold all)
Tuesday:
Clothes load (hang) and linens alternating master and kids room every other week
Wednesday:
Iron and put away all hanging clothes(Guest linens if having company on weekend)
Take the bath towels, hand towels and rugs from all the bathrooms and the kitchen towels and rags and wash and dry and put back in bathrooms.
Thursday:
Pjs, socks, underwear and whites and baby load (fold all)
Friday:
Clothes load (hang)

Afternoons
Monday (kitchen and play room thorough)
Kitchen
-wipe down cabinets and handles
- clean out microwaves inside and out
- organize drawers and cabinets
- organize pantry
- clean fridge inside and out (throw out leftovers that werent eaten)
- wash windows/window sill and door/knobs
Playroom
- wash windows and window sills
- wipe down couches with baby wipes (fake leather)
- vacuum rug
- rollup rug and sweep and mop whole room
- organize toys

Tuesday (upstairs)
- vacuum rooms, hallway, steps
Bathrooms
- clean inside and outside of toilets
- wipe down faucet and vanity
- clean tub
- windex mirror
- empty garbage and replace bags

Organize - kids and master closets

Wednesday:

Organize- coat and utility closets

Thursday (dining room/ study/ office)
- sweep dining room and front hall
- polish silver
- set table for shabbos
Study (main floor)
-sweep and mop
- put away books
Office
- clear desk
- throw out wrappers
- bring down dirty dishes
- replace garbage bag

Friday
(Shabbos prep)
Bathrooms
- clean inside and outside of toilets
- wipe down faucet and vanity
- clean tub
- windex mirror
- empty garbage and replace bags
Playroom
- put toys away and sweep or vacuum rug
Kitchen
-empty sinks
- clear and wipe counters and table
- put away toaster/cofee machine

HonesttoGod

Tue, Feb 11 2020, 10:30 pm

4 hours a week:

Change linen on 4 beds.
Vacuum and mop floors in 2 bedrooms
Clean Bathroom (and floor)
Clean stove, wash dishes (usually 2 sinks), clean kitchen floor
clean dining room floor, wipe down DR table
Fold as much laundry as she can with time left (usually 3-4 loads)

amother

Amethyst

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 12:52 am

Either my lady is slow or I have a bigger apartment then the rest....

5 hours
Vacuum my entire house and dust furntiure in all rooms.
Wash 3 bathrooms
Wash kitchen. Sinks. Window. Table chair. Couch
Wash hall

Rappel

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 1:59 am

Someone else does all this for you? It sounds so nice...

amother

Lawngreen

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:33 am

Rappel wrote:

Someone else does all this for you? It sounds so nice...

Less nice is the part where I go to work and make enough money to have cleaning help in the budget.

amother

Wheat

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:38 am

suremom wrote:

No that list was a lot for 3 hours.

amother

Wheat

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:39 am

amother [ Lawngreen ] wrote:

Less nice is the part where I go to work and make enough money to have cleaning help in the budget.

Would you rather stay home and do all the cleaning?

mommy3b2c

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:44 am

amother [ Lawngreen ] wrote:

Less nice is the part where I go to work and make enough money to have cleaning help in the budget.

That’s silly. Lots of people go to work and still don’t have the budget for cleaning help. I am blessed. I have lots of cleaning help and she does everything for me including cooking, grocery shopping and childcare. But I recognize that it’s a blessing.

amother

Pumpkin

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 9:05 am

3 hours.

Counters, sinks, stovetop, dishes
Sweep and mop kitchen, dining room, bathroom
Clean bathroom
Fold a load

amother

Burlywood

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 9:33 am

Your employees are not slow. Doing these tasks well takes time.

In 6 hours

Remove, wash, and replace linen for 5 beds
Wash/dust/polish furniture
Scrub 2 bathrooms
Scrub kitchen
Vacuum and wash floors in 3 bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room, laundry room, outer hallway and stairs
1 rotating task each week like oven or refrigerator, things like that
Fold laundry (that I washed previously)

And I've had ladies who took longer than 6 hours too.