Making a List
Of course these are all valid reasons, you just need to isolate which one
of them is your reason. So make a checklist:
- Do you require a
cleaner to free up some spare time?
- Do you need a
professional cleaner to do tasks that you cannot do safely, due to
age or incompetence?
- Are you allergic to
chemicals, which are often found in cleaning supplies?
- Do you need to
reduce stress and reduce family conflict over cleaning?
What You Want
All of these are great reason to order a cleaning maid service, but they
will all result in different expectations from that service. Now ask
yourself:
Narrowing Your Choices
Now that you have determined this, you must ask yourself larger
questions.
Most Home Cleaning
services will require that you sign a contract with them. In that
contract there will be several options,
Such as who
supplies the cleaning solutions and how often the cleaning will take
place.
So now make a list
stating:
- Who will provide the
supplies?
- Are precious items
to be cleaned?
- How many days a week
are the cleaners supposed to be at the home?
- Will you supervise
the cleaners or will you ensure that you will be out of the house
for the duration of the cleaning process?
- An assurance that
special cleaning instructions will be followed and, if they are not,
who is liable for any damaged property?
Great Expectations
What you should expect from your house cleaning service is that your
house is clean. However, you need to define what the word ‘clean’ means
to you.
To do this you
must ask yourself:
- What rooms are a
priority?
- Am I prepared to
tidy up before they come over?
- Will the house be
empty of people when they are cleaning?
- Where is the main
area of dirt?
There are some
basic cleaning that you must expect from a cleaning service. There
should be no dust, no streaks and no grime. The rest is negotiable.
The best way to
ensure that your house cleaning service expectations are met is to have
the best possible cleaning service.
Then set ground
rules that must be followed, Usually have guarantees about what their
cleaners will do.
Home Insurance
It may not seem important, put it is worthwhile to check whether your
insurance cover your household good.
Is NAHS
Registered Company?
Yes NAHS is a
Registered business, NAHS has been in service for over 10 Years and has
been trading as a Ltd Company since 1997.
Therefore, you
know that we can give you some assurance about the quality of our work.
Supplies
You can be responsible for providing your own supplies. Some time this is
the case, Your cleaner does not have to carry any special products to
each job.
NAHS has a
delivery service for special chemicals we are also very particular about
which chemicals are used in homes. (allergic reaction)
However, The
delivery cost a little more. Don’t expect your standard cleaning company
to put up with requests to use natural products.
Keys
If your unable to be at home for your cleaner, you should make
arrangements with NAHS in advance to give your cleaner keys.
Alternatively, you
can agree on a place to leave a spare set. This is all the more reason
to deal with a Registered company.
Price
The pricing for NAHS cleaning services can vary. However, we have always
monitored most cleaning services to keep our prices competitive.
What Home Cleaning Services
Do
There are no hard and fast rules as to what a cleaning service will or
will not do for you.
Here is a brief
list of services you can expect from most professional cleaning
services:
Service at your home at
a prearranged time of the day on certain days of the week.
A guaranteed timeline to
render your home spic and span.
Careful treatment of
your personal belongings. Anything that you don’t want cleaned will not
be cleaned if this is determined from the outset.
They will often clean
around you, providing you show them a little respect. This means that if
you at home and they enter the room to clean it,
You should leave the
room and make yourself scarce for the duration. While they may be able
to clean around you, it is a sign of respect.
Bathrooms: This is
probably the major reason many of us will opt for a cleaning service.
Providing there is nothing inhumane in your bathroom,
NAHS services has the
tools and the experience to make your bathroom shine. Plus, it saves you
the hassle of trying to clean it your self.
Kitchens: NAHS will
clean the sink, cupboards and countertops along with any other fixtures
you have. NAHS will not do is clean inside these fixtures.
Dusting:
Here is a distinct
difference between clean and tidy and that difference is often the thin
layer of dust covering your home.
Having your home
thoroughly dusted will let you really know the difference between clean
and tidy.
Basement:
Often cleaning services
will not go into the basement unless specifically stated in the
contract.
you should make sure
that NAHS cleaning service knows that they are expected to do that task.
Buy to be prepared to pay extra for it.
What to Ask Your
House NAHS Cleaning Service
Not all house cleaning services are the same, so you should
have a good idea of what to ask before you sign a contract.
Review your two lists of
cleaning tasks and your priorities. Ask if they can do the tasks you
would like to have done.
Have clear explanations
of your standards for each task, preferably written on paper with a copy
emailed to NAHS.
Send us your cleaning
dates and budget limits.
Discuss with the
individual professional how withholding will be handled.
Discuss how you will
handle keys or letting them into your home. Duplication and return of
keys should be discussed.
Discuss how changes in
cleaning dates due to holidays or special events. Can cleaning dates be
changed occasionally? If so, how?
Ask for references and
police checks.
Determine what types of
references and experience the cleaner has.
Determine how
knowledgeable the cleaner is regarding: selection of appropriate
chemicals:
(acids, alkaline,
abrasives, absorptive, solvents, disinfectants, etc.)
Also the use of
non-abrasives on delicate or easily scratched surfaces?
Determine what happens
in the event of your property being damaged through misuse or
carelessness of your cleaner.
After interviewing your
cleaner. Establish a written list of tasks to be done each time. Specify
how each task is done and types of cleaning products.
NAHS can
sign this off before any work is done.
NAHS
will sign a written agreement on payment procedures and clarify in
writing how either party can remove themselves from the agreement.
As for
weekend and evening cleaning, you may have to pay time an a half for
this work.
Sat -
Sundays will cost you twice the normal rate. However if you need a rush
cleaning the price is quoted by the size an location.