Speed Clean, Light Clean or Deep Clean?

14 years ago

For those who professionally clean, how long do you typically spend cleaning a 2500 sq. ft. home? I've read other posts and noted the comparisons on those who clean in a hurry vs those who are thorough. I consider myself to be thorough, so for me it's difficult to complete a house in less than 4-6 hrs. I want my customer to be happy with the results. Any tips on making the job flow smoother without doing a hurried up job?

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Etta T

6 years ago

3 words, "No wasted steps" my husband and family are always saying "how do you do it so quick" I can deep clean a kitchen even bleaching everything down in no time I know I have deep cleaned and I mean it was a bad house, bleaching everything down in 4 hours. It was the first time to that house so it was in bad shape. but when i clean I don't waste a step, if your leaving the room, make sure there is nothing that needs to leave with you that you will just have to take out later. and organize your cleaning so you dont have to back track

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krissie55
14 years ago
I am not a professional cleaner, however, time would depend on what you do.

Some cleaners dust, vacuum, mop, clean counters, toilet, tub/showers, feather dust window blinds, change beds, empty trash only. They would spend less time than others who additionally clean oven, frig, windows, sliding glass door, dust baseboards, sweep porch and/or patio, etc.

I have a 2500 sq. ft. house and my cleaner team (husband/wife) takes 1 1/2 hrs to do the first listed above. They take no breaks and are steady workers.
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Maids Prime
6 years ago
I completely understand what you're saying. This is how we do it. In six hours, one of our professional cleaners can clean/ disinfect bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen (exterior of cabinets, appliances, and countertops), main rooms, to remove trash, mop, dust and straighten the appearance in all rooms. Two cleaners do this in 3 hours, and 3 cleaners in 2 hours. In the end, it's all about the people who work together in a team. And since you're the only person cleaning, I think the time you spend is reasonable.
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Update: I finally realized my great house cleaners were not so great after all. The feather duster was not touching the dust and things were rearranged to make it look like they had been cleaned and toilets were black under the rim. One day I had to leave the house for about 45 minutes and when I arrived back the cleaners were gettingin their car to leave. Hmmm....so much for cleaning my house. Yes, they were fired. I now have a truly great one person house cleaner that is very thourough and everything is actually cleaned. It takes her 4-5 hours to clean my 2,500 sq. ft. house.

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