I just got a job cleaning houses, but I’ve never lived in a place that was half as clean as these people expect theirs to be, so I have no idea what I’m doing. My boss tells me to be thorough on the carpets, move all the furniture and little things, vacuum from the back of the room so as not to leave footprints, etc. I can’t figure out how to efficiently move furniture and get every inch of the carpet without skipping parts. Also, I don’t think I’m using the right attachments, my vacuum has every attachment ever and I bet I could use them better.
What order do I do stuff in? Any tips? Efficiency and speed are my big concerns, but it needs to look good too.
This same question applies for dusting (moving thousands of candles and figurines to dust under them and putting them back the exact same way the stupid rich person left them,) cobwebs that you can’t see but they’re still there, vacuuming stairs, swiffering and damp mopping the floor. lots of dog hair too. thank y’all so much in advance, anything at all helps. have a nice day!
First of all this is detailed and hard work that you are doing and you must at least charge $20 dollars a more or up. Because cleaning figurines takes a lot of time, and so do cobwebs up in high ceilings because that involves looking up and bending backwards and looking for a long time. Dog hair also takes a long time to clean.
I’d say vacuum first do the corners as well, and then tackle the hard jobs.
Of course you have to swiffer floors first, and then murphy oil them. That is necessary, but Do you oil them with a mop or hands and knees with a towl. Again this takes time and effort and you should get a good rate of pay for this. Now vacuuming and dusting are easy and simple.
Cleaning fridge and cabinets take time I mean the outside and inside. Sometimes the homeowner will think you are slow, but if you adivise them it takes a while, and what to expect break it down in a couple of days. thank.s
If your boss is the owner of the cleaning business, he is supposed to train you. There are first time jobs that do what you mention and charge a large fee, then the price is based on weekly charges. The furniture is usually moved on the first visit and usually cleaning jobs have a team. A book that has it in a nutshell is "Speed Cleaning" by Jeff Campbell, that is the reference I use to clean my own home.