To those who have a cleaner...

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andygb wrote: »

I am amazed at some of these replies, because I think that if you are paying for a cleaner, then why are you cleaning up yourself?
As for the cleaners who have replied, if you don't like cleaning loos then you should be in another profession.
I know that some loos are pretty disgusting, but then some people are pretty disgusting and do not care about cleaning up after them. Some of my friends are amazed at my loo cleaning regime - getting the marigolds on (heavy duty black rubber gloves actually), and using a heavyweight sponge/scourer on every part of the bowl. If this process is done every week (along with the obvious minor cleaning every time you use the loo), then the loo stays clean and fresh.
I cannot understand anyone who fails to clean the loo after using it.

I don't have a problem with cleaning loos atall. I'd just be really grateful if *some* people would stick some bleach down every now and then

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mrcow wrote: »

lol I have a fairly big house. She does all my floors including washing them, pulls furniture out, dusts, cleans the bathrooms, the sofas, sometimes my windows, mirrored wardrobes, skirting boards, coving etc. There's a fair bit to do if you're doing it properly.

Mrcow, I like you.....someone who fully appreciates what we cleaners actually do!! Lots of people think it's a quick dust and hoover, when in fact proper (paid for) cleaning is a top to bottom clean of every room.

dundeedoll_2

andygb wrote: »

I am amazed at some of these replies, because I think that if you are paying for a cleaner, then why are you cleaning up yourself?
As for the cleaners who have replied, if you don't like cleaning loos then you should be in another profession.
I know that some loos are pretty disgusting, but then some people are pretty disgusting and do not care about cleaning up after them. Some of my friends are amazed at my loo cleaning regime - getting the marigolds on (heavy duty black rubber gloves actually), and using a heavyweight sponge/scourer on every part of the bowl. If this process is done every week (along with the obvious minor cleaning every time you use the loo), then the loo stays clean and fresh.
I cannot understand anyone who fails to clean the loo after using it.

I never said I had a problem with it! Just said that what I found yesterday morning was NOT nice

lallysmum wrote: »

I'm a cleaner.. and think that it is pointless for the people I clean for to tidy up before I come. The lady I cleaned for yesterday actually left me a note to apologise for the mess! A) it wasn't that messy, and she pays me to tidy up!

I feel a bit useless when I come into a spotless home - what on earth are they paying me for? I also like to think that it's a nice treat when they come home to a sparkling, shiny house.. so at least let me provide that for them.

I so agree! I go into 1 house where if I find any trace of dust on my cloth it's very rare!

(Ooh, as an aside, for any cleaners on here.. is there anything you can recommend to get rid of shower door watermarks? A couple of houses I do, i don't think they cleaned their shower doors for months before, I've tried just about everything but can't seem to get rid of all the water spots)

Best things I use are L1dl limescale remover or killrock gel for really bad 1s

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21274/Gel-Kilrock-Descaler?src=gfeed&gclid=CLGem7W-rLACFQ8htAodXFejUA

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SailorSam

I'm here alone so the house doesn't get that dirty but i don't think i'd like the idea of anyone especially a stranger being in my house. Not just cleaners but if i had to leave a plumber or electrician etc.

daisiegg

darlyd wrote: »

Sorry to hijack but I have to ask.

I have just started a full time job and to be honest I am falling behind on my house work, you know the washing down wood work and scrubbing the bathroom/kitchen, I have been thinking about hiring a cleaner.

How often do you have a cleaner? What type of cleaning do they do? Do you use a company? How much do you pay?

I mean I or DH hoover daily because we have dogs and are house proud, and we are tidy (I tidy up every night) BUT like I said it's the big clean we lack.

Hi

My cleaner only comes once a fortnight, but it's just OH and I and we're both at work all day and he's away two weekends a month so we don't make that much mess! I do keep on top of the cleaning between her visits, too.

I don't use a company. I have an individual lady, and I found her through word of mouth. I pay her £10 an hour but I provide all the cleaning materials. She hoovers, dusts, polishes, cleans the bathrooms, the inside of windows, mirrors, kitchen. Sometimes she'll do the inside of the fridge if she fancies it but not the oven. She has a bit of a general neaten up as well, like plumping the cushions and arranging them like they're in a magazine and she sometimes takes it upon herself to rearrange the odd thing (I have a big windowsil in the kitchen and I have some cutesy things like an antique milk jug, etc....she seems to like to rearrange them and put them at funny angles that she must think looks nice!) She is also meant to do some ironing but she doesn't always get time.

I have used a company before, and that was £11 an hour but they provided all the cleaning materials (even brought a mop and hoover). I found the company to be less consistent as I don't think it was always the same person cleaning each week, so sometimes it was really good and sometimes a bit poor.

I would definitely definitely urge getting a cleaner if you can afford it. My mum got one when she went back to work when I was a teenager (after having a 13 year career break to bring us up!) and everyone was quite surprised as my parents are incredibly frugal, but it was such a good decision.

daisiegg

Btw, some of the people on here who are responding as cleaners - I wish you lived near me!! Mine is fine and does an ok job but it's more like the job I might have done if I decided on a Saturday morning to spend a couple of hours cleaning, tbh - it doesn't feel like a real proper professional clean. It's good enough and I'd rather pay her to do it than do it myself, but some of you sound so thorough it makes me jealous!!!

Metranil_Vavin

My cleaner is a lovely Brazilian lady who a friend recommended, and in fact has started cleaning several of my other friends houses now based on my recommendation.

She charges £10 an hour, but I just pay her a flat rate of £40 as she only comes once a fortnight and does do around 4 hours of cleaning for me. She tends to have other ladies working with her too, and all but one who practically pulled one of our radiators off the wall by trying to stand on it to dust a blind (I know..I know!), have been excellent. The one who damaged our radiator btw was 'let go' pretty soon afterwards, and she cleaned for me for several weeks after that for free to pay off the cost of the emergency plumber we had to call out to fix the radiator back on the wall and stop the leak from the broken pipe!

She cleans our kitchen including the oven, bathroom, hoovers throughtout and steam mops the kitchen and bathroom floors. Cleans mirrors, dusts everywhere and bless her heart, if I have left some washing out and its dry will fold it up for me and leave it on the bed.

She also takes all the rubbish out each time she comes and puts new bin bags and recycling bags in.

shandyclover

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(Ooh, as an aside, for any cleaners on here.. is there anything you can recommend to get rid of shower door watermarks? A couple of houses I do, i don't think they cleaned their shower doors for months before, I've tried just about everything but can't seem to get rid of all the water spots)[/QUOTE]

Straight white vinegar in a spray bottle - worked for me when I went to help DD clean a flat before she moved in. Looked like former tenant, a batchelor, had NEVER cleaned his glass shower doors. They were completely opaque. I sprayed them, and left for a couple of hours cleaning other parts of the house. Gave them a good scrub and all the old water marks and soap scum came off.

Mojisola

mrcow wrote: »

lol I have a fairly big house. She does all my floors including washing them, pulls furniture out, dusts, cleans the bathrooms, the sofas, sometimes my windows, mirrored wardrobes, skirting boards, coving etc. There's a fair bit to do if you're doing it properly.

Ah, that's the difference. Ours does two hours but it's all the surface stuff - no moving furniture, etc.

Our toilets never get horrible - that's something that's dealt with on a daily basis - so, although she "cleans" them, they're not dirty to start with.

Penny-Pincher!!

Cleaners are paid to clean and not tidy up, so we always make sure everywhere is clear before she comes.