Hiring a housekeeper these days is becoming a necessity especially for busy families. It allows you to delegate a lot of household responsibilities in order for us to be more productive in other areas of our daily lives.
But booking the right house cleaner may not be as easy as it might seem. It is important to understand what you want your cleaner to do, and what you expect from a housekeeping service.
Things you need to prepare before hiring a cleaner
Before you hire, you should know and inform your service provider of the following details:
- Do you want overall or partial cleaning? Which areas to clean?
- Estimate the sizes of all the areas or rooms.
- Calculate approximately how much time should be spent on every area.
- Think about the kind of chemicals you want to use. Cleaning solutions vary especially if you have animals, or if you are allergic to some chemicals.
How to hire a housekeeper?
You can hire from an advert directy, or you can contact a cleaning company. Both of these ways present different advantages and disadvantages.
When you hire an advertised housekeeper yourself, you have a lot of responsibility. You must control the volume, consumption, and purchase of cleaning products yourself. It would be best if you were on good terms with such a person so that you can trust her. On the other hand, if you disagree with an employee, you will have to look for the person again, which takes a lot of time.
If you were looking for a person to clean your apartment, you should hire him and take responsibility for tax and accounting obligations. It’s not easy if you do not understand anything about this. Lastly, it won’t be easy to independently choose a person you can trust, especially if you are not good at understanding people.
Contacting a cleaning company to send a person to clean your apartment may cost a little more but will add greater convenience. You are ensured that a professional cleaner with good equipment and high-quality chemicals will do the job. Second, you are always guided and governed with a service agreement.
Be clear with what your cleaner needs to do
It doesn’t matter if you hire a person yourself or contact a cleaning agency, define your needs and clearly express them on paper. Take a piece of paper and write down what you want specifically for each of your rooms. For example, “I want the stairs to be vacuumed once a week,” “I want the closet with clothes to be cleaned once a week,” or “I will not mind if the windows are washed once a month,” etc. It will be much easier to get what you want if you clarify it at the very beginning.
Keep in mind that cleaners are human and should be treated with respect. They will reciprocate you for this.
However, we are all curious human beings (well, many of us). If you leave invoices, any other documents, and confidential information in a conspicuous place, you give a chance to stumble upon this information by your cleaner accidentally. So, put this kind of thing away and lock it.
Develop trust with your housekeeper
It is advisable that you are at home when the housekeeper is scheduled to clean. It is very often inconvenient for a cleaner to come in without you in the apartment. Safety should be your top priority.
If you hired a specialist through a cleaning company, then a reputable company should provide obligations in such cases, so be sure to check the contract. Duplicate the keys for your cleaner only if necessary.
