Booking a cleaner for the first time is a little nerve-wracking. Do you need to be home? Should you tidy up before they get there, which feels backwards? And the big one nobody says out loud: what if they’re in your bedroom going through your stuff? These are normal worries. Nobody really explains the day itself, so here’s how it actually goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You don’t have to clean for the cleaners. You do want to clear the decks a bit. Put away the loose clutter, the mail piles, the shoes by the door, the toys, so the crew spends their time actually cleaning instead of sorting your things into piles they can only guess at. Nobody wants a stranger deciding where the passports go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few things worth sorting ahead of time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s about it. Twenty minutes, tops.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n First visit, I’d say yes. Not because you have to hover over anybody, but because a quick walkthrough at the start saves everyone grief. You show them the place, mention the spots that bug you most, let them know your priorities. Some people care most about the kitchen. Others would trade a spotless kitchen for a bathroom that actually sparkles, and there’s no way to know which one you are unless you say so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After that first time? Plenty of clients just leave a key or a lockbox code and come home to a clean house. A guy in Roncesvalles told me he books the same Tuesday slot, heads to work, and the only sign anyone was there is the smell of the place and fresh vacuum lines on the rug. Whether that feels right is a trust thing. Takes a visit or two to get there, and that’s fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A good crew doesn’t just vanish when they’re done. On the first clean <\/a>especially, they’ll do a quick pass with you, or leave a note about anything they couldn’t get to. Maybe the oven needed more than the time allowed. Maybe a stain wouldn’t budge no matter what. Better you hear it from them than find it yourself later.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo you need to be there?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The walkthrough at the end<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n