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Have you decided to book a cleaner? Congratulations - a sensible step towards more relief in your everyday life! But before you get started, it's worth taking a quick look at the preparation: how can you create the best conditions for your domestic help to work efficiently?
Don't worry - it's not about cleaning again before cleaning. It's more about a few simple steps that you can use to create clarity right from the start and make your domestic help's job easier - for results that everyone is happy with!
A well-prepared home is not only clean faster and costs you less to clean. It also helps to avoid misunderstandings with your cleaner and ensures better cooperation. Here are a few reasons why it pays off:
If your domestic help has to constantly move objects back and forth or avoid obstacles, they will lose valuable time - which they could have used to make your home shine. So remember to clear the most important areas before your cleaner arrives.
Get rid of clothes, toys or shoes, for example - especially where cleaning is required. Clear floors and work surfaces make many things easier.
Products, containers and dirty laundry often pile up in the bathroom. If you take a few moments to bring a little order to the chaos and optimize your space, you will not only make your domestic help's job easier - you will also help to make your bathroom a place where people like to relax.
So store your care products, put dirty laundry in the laundry basket and tidy up the washbasin. This not only makes the bathroom look more hygienic. Above all, it gets clean faster.
In many homes, the kitchen is the heart of the home: between prepared meals, quickly improvised snacks and festive dinners, you often find one thing here: a lot of clutter! A few quick tricks and preparations will help your domestic help avoid having to start from scratch in chaos.
Firstly, the work surfaces should be clear to allow for efficient cleaning. Secondly, think about your kitchen utensils and appliances: a mixer full of sticky dough residue or an oven with grease dripping from the baking tray can take a lot of time. So make sure that in such cases you either clean them yourself in advance - or explicitly let your domestic help know if you want them to take care of them. You can, for example, put particularly dirty appliances or appliances that need cleaning somewhere visible. Or you can leave a small note.
Finally, there is the organization of the cupboards and drawers. If you've recently spent ages looking for the salt shaker or salad bowl yourself, your cleaner is guaranteed to take even longer to understand where everything has its place. Then it's time to fundamentally rethink the organization of your drawers and cupboards anyway.
Clear communication not only leads to better results - but also absolute satisfaction with your cleaner!
A short checklist for cleaning help has proven its worth at Helferei . Especially as many of our cleaning staff don't speak German. It simply helps to have something in writing in order to be able to ask specific questions, for example.
In our view, the following points should not be missing from a checklist:
Basically, you decide for yourself at Helferei : Either you provide your preferred products or your cleaner brings everything with them - reliably and, if desired, in an environmentally friendly way.
However, there are some advantages to sourcing your own products:
And: Don't be afraid to ask your cleaner for their expertise - even if you want to buy the cleaning products yourself! Domestic helpers often have a lot of experience. They know exactly which product works best for which task. They may have ideas or special product suggestions that may surprise you.
If you want regular or occasional help around the house, good preparation is the key to success. It makes the work easier, ensures better results - and makes the collaboration between you and the cleaner more pleasant.
If you are still looking for reliable, transparently bookable and insured domestic help, you can find professional service providers in your area at Helferei. Fast, uncomplicated and with a good feeling.
