Getting the most out of your clean
by Janine, Jul 2022If professional cleaning services could free up your time to focus on other things, like family time, hobbies, or even side hustles, then getting a cleaner is most certainly worth it. In these cases, you can see it as an investment into your self-care, well-being, relationships, personal and career development.
Getting a cleaner may even improve your mental health, especially if you typically struggle to stay on top of household tasks.
The average cost of a cleaner depends on a lot of variables, so you’ll also need to weigh up whether you can afford it or not. If you love to clean yourself and easily manage to find the time for it, then getting a professional cleaner is probably not worth it for you.
If you do decide to go ahead and get a cleaner, there are lots of ways you can make sure you get the most out of your clean. Here, we’ll cover a few simple ways to make sure your cleaning service is worth it.
How to get the most out of your clean
Here at Well Polished, we aim for our cleaning service to take away the stress and the hassle of doing it yourself. We want all our customers to return home to a sparkling clean home and feel completely satisfied with the service they’ve received.
To ensure this, there are a few things that you can do to ensure you get the maximum from your clean!
Preparing your home
We’ve been operational for over 10 years, so we’ve seen it all! We know all too well that family life often means organised chaos and clutter can sometimes build up without us even noticing.
However, if you want your cleaner to spend all their time ‘cleaning’ your home, it’s important that you spend 10 minutes ‘tidying’ the home.
We’re not referring to that old adage of ‘clean before the cleaner comes!” – but more, a quick whizz round to remove any clutter and to ensure all the surfaces and the floor are clear.
Those precious minutes saved for your cleaner will leave them with more time to get through your priorities!
Products and equipment
Our cleaners typically use your cleaning products and equipment to ensure your home is cleaned exactly how you like it! Therefore, ensuring you have a good supply of products and appliances in working order is paramount.
Your local Well Polished manager (or indeed your cleaner!) will be able to advise a basic list of products we require if needed.
It’s also important to ensure your supplies are easily accessible and ready for us:
- If you have a cordless vacuum, ensure it is fully charged. Make it has all of the relevant vacuum attachments.
- Get all your products and equipment out of the cupboard ready (or at least let your cleaner know where they can find them).
Write down a list of your priorities
You will probably discuss your priorities with your local Well Polished manager and they will pass these on to your assigned cleaner – but there’s no harm in jotting them down anyway!
A simple list is one of the best ways to get the most out of your clean.
Try to be as detailed as possible with your instructions. If you prefer a certain product to be used on a specific surface – say so! This is your clean and the more information your cleaner has about your preferences, the happier you’ll be with the end result.
It’s also important to list tasks in a priority order as your cleaner will then work from top priority to bottom.
This means that if we do run out of time, you know your main priorities will definitely have been completed!
Manage expectations
If you have a large home, your cleaner may feel overwhelmed, believing they will be expected to clean the whole property. And depending on the hours you’ve booked for, this might not be realistic.
It’s important to discuss your expectations with your cleaner and your Well Polished manager so we can work together to ensure we meet them!
We always want to make sure you get the most out of your clean, whether that’s a full-scale deep clean or regular weekly spruce-ups.
Be honest
Your feedback is invaluable to us, which is why we will contact you after your first clean to ask how everything went.
It’s important you’re completely honest about how you feel the clean went so that your local manager can pass your feedback on to the cleaner, and ensure the next clean addresses any issues.
Remember, the first clean won’t always be perfect! It’s often the first time your cleaner has been to the property, and it’s definitely the first time they’ve had the opportunity to work through your schedule. But if anything was missed on the first clean, your feedback will help us to correct this.
As your cleaner becomes more familiar with your home and where everything goes, they will be able to work faster and more efficiently, helping you get more from your clean as time goes on.
Having a professional take care of your weekly cleans also means deep cleans are required less regularly, saving you the hassle and expense of doing so.
Summary: Should you get a cleaner?
In summary, booking a cleaner with Well Polished will leave you with a sparkling home and more time to focus on the things that matter to you. But these small tips can be the difference between a good clean, and a great clean!
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