I really want to clean up my house, but I’m so not interested in it. I’ve got organizing and sorting to do. I just can’t seem to get my head wrapped around getting up and doing it all. Oh, yeah and its been like a year since I last did anything that qualified as cleaning.

Ask someone you trust to help you get organized. It sounds like you are overwhelmed. Asking for help can be embarrassing but there must be someone you can ask. The trick is to take it one task at a time but that can be hard to do too. Try to pick someone you trust that can teach you the basics of organizing without being judgemental.

Good luck!

In Toronto there many type of Maid services available at your doorstep. There are professionals and amateurs also. But to hire a professional service provider is always advisable. There are service providers who are committed to provide the best professional maids with relevant experience from whom you will perhaps have no complaint whatsoever. The house keepers are also equally qualified and trained to perfection. These professional service providers value the quality of service from their employee who will be put to your service. The supervisors do inspect every house apartment or even office to ensure that their assurance is retained and the customer is satisfied. They inspect each level of their performance and certify to the customer. They provide high level of service and perform the best house cleaning service on a regular basis. These service companies take into account each and every requirement of the customer starting from the availability of house maids at a short notice to a long term assignment. Even emergency situations are taken care by them. These types of services have cropped up because of the modern style of living and the hectic life style one has to maintain every day. They try to adjust with the fast life of the hirer and their house maintenance. They realize that the time is more valuable to the owner of the house and simultaneously their house is to be maintained immaculately. An impeccably clean house is always their motto. Moreover the price what they charge is reasonably cheaper in any standard. Above all they have insured all their maids, contractors and supervisors giving you some peace of mind. They don’t neglect your home because they are hardcore professionals and are equally friendly to adapt to any type of situation that arises during the period. They provide the following service for you to decide which one you require and which one you do not. Even they give you a package contract for everything. – They ensure dusting, cleaning and running vacuum cleaners in all the rooms. They will also dust your window panes and doors. They will see to it that all cobwebs and other insects are removed from the home. The carpets are cleaned, floors washed, furniture dusted and even go to the precision of emptying your ashtrays and garbage trays. – In the kitchen they clean the dishes, cabinets and scrub them free of stains and ensure that it is properly sanitized. They clean perfectly all the kitchen appliances to your satisfaction. – Lean and scrub showers, bathtubs and sinks. Clean and sanitize vanities, backsplashes and toilets. Clean all shelves, fixtures. Clean mirrors. Polish chrome. Wash floors and tile walls. They provide the maid service whether you are at home or not. You should have no botheration as they ensure the safety of your belongings. Many house maid services are family owned therefore they know how to keep your house in perfect condition and well maintained. These service providers understand that house keeping, cleaning and its maintenance require skilled personnel’s and they have it.

jamiehanson

Hey i am looking for a naked house cleaning girls to clean my house once a week. I am willing to pay at least $400 per visit. But the problem is i don’t know where to find naked house cleaning girls.

place an add in the local paper for a girl to clean in the buff. Some one will answer the call to work.

Now you can hire one of the agencies that provide move in house cleaning services.  They have the team of maids, janitors, moving helpers and other cleaning helpers, who are well versed with their task.

Just before moving ahead and knowing more about house cleaning services, let’s discuss why we need this service. Well, when we move to a new house, all of us some dreams about it and want to make it a palace. But what if the day has arrived and the house purchased is dirty , cobwebs are there all over. It sounds yuck… Imagine yourself tidying around the home all alone for hours… but still of little help only. You would be tired and next day when relatives and guest are around, you won’t be able to enjoy yourself to the fullest.

To get the job done easily and without much efforts of your house move in services are a great option. But, before hiring a  house cleaning company, check out the services they are offering. For example: to get bedroom and living area cleaned, few things that you can look in their service catalog include: removal of cobweb, vacuuming carpets and edging them, mopping of dry wooden floorings,  hard floor surfaces; tidy room look, make beds, cleaning of window panes and tracks, hand wash and drying of marble, general dusting, damp cleaning of flat areas, dust furniture and bric-a-brac.

Similarly for the other places like bathroom or kitchen clean,  ask the company for the check list. This will help you in knowing what work is done and what needs to be done.  Kitchen is an important area, where cleanliness needs to be maintained. So small things like cleaning of range hood ( top and front ), tidying  of base boards, wiping of appliances like microwave, toasters, refrigerators from both within and outside, is very important. Besides this cleaning of chairs and table, removal of cobweb, disinfecting sinks, countertops;  thorough dusting, moping of floors and emptying trash helps in rendering a healthy environment to the kitchen.

Some people like to relax in the hot water tub and have all the luxuries  that of a hotel / holiday inn. So they have mirrors all over, cabinets and drawers to keep the towels and favorite shampoos and oils. But if these places are not cleaned properly, then one might develop certain health problems. So one needs to get the tile walls, bathtubs, sink mirrors, sink counters, shower, shower doors toilet seat, cabinets and drawers cleaned and disinfected. This will stop the microbial growth also. Removal of cobwebs, and general dusting are primary things here. To get the feel of the new bathroom , get those chrome fixtures cleaned and polished.

These are just few indicators that will help you in comparing the services being offered by a move in house cleaning company.  It’s always good to hire a professional company. They clearly know the needs

Mohita Bhargava
http://www.articlesbase.com/furniture-articles/tips-for-hiring-a-move-in-house-cleaning-691258.html

If you want to hire a house cleaning service, you need to do your homework. You need to be informed before you start your search for a housekeeper or house cleaning service. Because the employees of the house cleaning service will be in your home, around your family and around your personal property, you can’t just let anyone clean your house.
I t is important for your house cleaner or house cleaning company to have insurance. While an uninsured cleaning service may be cheaper, you could end up being the loser in the long run. Insured house cleaning services are able to cover any damages that may occur while the cleaners are working in your home. While most house cleaning services are very careful when they work, accidents do happen, and damage does occur. Insurance allows the home owner to be reimbursed for any accidents that happen or damage that may inadvertently occur.

Check references on your potential house cleaning company or services. While the company might offer references, it is important for you, the home owner, to check these references. It is important to talk to a cleaning service’s references to make sure they are genuine, and that the company or cleaner is reliable and honest to deal with. You really don’t want just anyone in your home. You must have someone you can trust.

Pricing is important when choosing a house cleaning service. Any reputable house cleaning service will be very clear about what they charge, and what services you can expect for your money. You may want to sign a contract or create a list of expectations for both you and your house cleaner to sign. In that way, everyone involved will know exactly what services will be provided and how much money the house cleaning services will cost. Everyone will be happy, because the employer will get what they pay for, and the house cleaning professional will know exactly what they are going to be paid and what they need to do to please the employer.

It might be to your advantage to check a larger cleaning company’s hiring practices. How does your potential cleaning company hire its employees? Do they perform a background check? Are the employees bonded and insured. Or does the company hire people from questionable backgrounds to cut costs? All of these questions are important to the home owner who wants safe, reliable people in their home cleaning their house and around their families.

Making a list of cleaning chores and priorities will benefit both the employer and home cleaning professional. In that way, the cleaning company will know what is expected of them each time they come into your home to clean. And some companies are paid per task, not per hour. Make sure you know what you are getting for your money before you hire a cleaning company. Having a contract, no matter how simple, is a good policy when hiring a house cleaning service. The house cleaning service will have a list of tasks to perform, and you will know that the house cleaning service knows what is expected of them in the time they clean for you.

La Tunya Sifford

I am starting a house cleaning buizz and was wondering about what to charge. Is $80-$100 for the first clean on a average sized house a decent rate to charge?

It depends on your skill level
if ur just getting into the biz : 50-100 dollars
if u have been doing this for like 2 years : about 200-250 dollars
if you have been like doing this for like 3 years or 4 years : 300- 350 dollars
anything above that : 500 but it also depends on how much ur cleaing and how long.
but if its like an hourly rate then like
50 an hour. (: hope i helped u any. (:

house cleaning service. How much should i charge to clean an entire 2800sqft house once a week?
it is a 3bedroom 2bath home

20 dollars an hour.

Irrespective of the location, whether it is polishing the floor in a restaurant or washing the windows of a 747, it is easy to get into the cleaning industry at various levels. Housekeeping jobs are suitable for those who are looking for short-term jobs. However, housekeeping jobs have repetitive tasks, and involve a pre-planned routine. The garbage removal and hospital housekeeping career is more stable, and can last for years.
There are numerous job openings in the cleaning industry, providing far better options to choose from, including disaster clean up, upholstery and carpet cleaning, eavestrough cleaning and window washing. Cleaners also carry out wastewater restoration, removal of industrial toxins, and cleaning out plugged sewer pipes after using televised inspection devices.

Requirements

The cleaning industry is divided into two sectors, consumer and commercial. Cleaning crews and house cleaners are hired to clean offices, hotel hallways, rooms, bathrooms etc. You may want to combine the two depending on your preferences. Applying and getting a job in the industry greatly depends on what services you can offer. Keeping the customer happy is an underlying requirement to help the business thrive.

A set of predefined rules and regulations are set down for the employees before they start the job in any organization. The employees are expected to follow these rules, as customer satisfaction depends on how well the cleaning staff does its work. Usually, customers don’t visit a particular hotel or restaurant again if the service they received isn’t satisfactory. This directly affects the business as well as the reputation of the employees. However, both the customer and the managing department should know their limitations. To prevent any kind of conflict, the client should be given a clear idea about the working of the management.

Some people opt for independent work, if they have a thorough knowledge of the working of the industry, and ample experience to take up jobs on their own. Others decide upon franchising. In which case, they can set their own rules and administer the working on their own, without consulting any outer managing company.

Options In The Cleaning And Service Industry

The service industry has grown over the years, and it is no longer limited to housecleaning tasks. Here are some of the jobs available in this industry:

Building Superintendent – Cleaning and maintaining the surroundings of a business. Co-ordinate renovations and repairs, team up with tenants and owners to maintain a safe environment. They earn about $12,110 to $66,440 per year.

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner – Gauge the nature of the job and administer the cleaning accordingly. Cater to customer needs and develop a healthy rapport with the customer. They can work on an hourly or commission basis.

Hazardous Waste Management Technologist – This is an industrial job, and the knowledge of machines and petrochemical companies is needed. On the job training, and post secondary education is the minimum experience and education required for this job.

Cleaning, by its nature, is not a “clean” job. If it were, the need for house cleaners would never arise. People would happily scrub grime off from floors without complaining. Every industry and organization needs cleaning and maintenance from time to time. This is the reason the industry has grown and prospered over the years. There are said to be more avenues opening up in the near future.

Tony Jacowski
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/a-career-in-the-cleaning-services-industry-114348.html

when you are looking to hire someone to clean your home.. what are you looking for most of all? what quality sells most?

licensed, insured, bonded, punctuality, personality, etc….

and what areas are of most concern?

Dusting, polishing, cleaning stain or smudges, disinfecting, etc…

I’ve never hired a cleaning service or an individual, but if I did, yes, my primary consideration would be that the person or persons were licensed, bonded, insured …

Of course I would consider other factors as well (especially if I were hiring an individual) … I would want that person to be someone I could easily communicate with and could count on … reliability and punctuality would be important … I would also need to feel that I could "trust" that person to be in my house, unsupervised.

Key areas for cleaning would be, for me … kitchen and bathrooms, and common areas. I would like to have the windows, window-frames, baseboards, railings, etc., cleaned. Beyond that, a good dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning the hard-floor surfaces. I (personally … I realize others may differ) don’t want the bedrooms fussed with. Dusting and vacuuming would be OK in the bedrooms, but I wouldn’t want someone changing my sheets or, really, touching my bed … or my kids’ beds. I’d prefer to do that myself.

I would never expect someone to do my laundry or dishes unless I had specifically hired him/her for that task.

If I were to hire a cleaning service or individual, what I would want is to come home to a house that is tidied up and neat-looking. The criteria I would apply is … if an unexpected guest showed up, would my house be ready? If I felt confident that the common areas of my house were guest-ready and presentable, the cleaning service will have done a good job.

A housekeeper is an individual responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the interior of a residence. The term is almost exclusively applied to females; males are generally referred to as housecleaners, head of household staff, or, under the old British Imperial system as houseboys (regardless of age).

In the great houses of yesteryear the housekeeper could be a woman of considerable power in the domestic arena. The housekeeper of times past had her room or rooms cleaned by junior staff, her meals prepared and laundry taken care of, and with the butler presided over dinner in the Servants’ Hall. Unlike other servants, she was addressed as Mrs. Last Name.

Today’s head of household staff in a great house lives in much the same manner, although fewer households can afford large retinues of servants with an elaborate hierarchy. A housekeeper also supervises and coordinates activities of household employees in a private residence: Informs new employees of employer’s desires and gives instructions in work methods and routines. She assigns duties, such as cooking and serving meals, cleaning, washing, and ironing, adjusting work activities to accommodate family members. She also orders foodstuffs and cleaning supplies, keeps record of expenditures and may hire and discharge employees. Also works in residence employing a large staff.

The housekeeper is generally hired by and reports to the lady of the house. The extent to which the housekeeper supervises other staff varies from household to household. In general, the staff of a grand dwelling is divided into departments, with the housekeeper in charge of all the female staff with the possible exception of the kitchen staff, who report to the cook, and the between staff, who may report to the butler; in these cases the cook and butler reported directly to the lady of the house.

In other households, particularly those of the very wealthy who maintain several residences, the housekeeper is the ultimate head of household staff and may hire and fire junior staff, subject to the approval of the lady of the house, and make recommendations for senior staff. In this case, the cook and butler report to the lady of the house through the housekeeper.

Housekeepers also work in hotels and resorts. Their job description differs slightly from the traditional housekeeper. A Commercial housekeeper performs housekeeping duties, such as cleaning and stocking supplies in units when assigned. Maintains a high cleanliness standard for all resort rental units and provides top level customer service for guests.

FUNCTIONS:

Cleans guest rooms and stocks with appropriate supplies in the prescribed manner while following safety and security procedures and regulations, including but not limited to: Picks up and removes trash; Changes linen and makes bed(s); cleans entire bathroom; sweeps and dusts each unit; cleans the windows, balconies and porches.

Retrieves, stocks, restocks and stores the supplies according to current procedures.

Receives assigned section, keys, supplies and any priority room requests from the Executive Housekeeper. Turns in keys and unused supplies at the end of each shift. Checks with supervisor prior to clocking out at the end of each day.

May be required to clean carpets using equipment supplied by Lake Lure Golf & Beach Resort to maintain cleanliness standards of all floor coverings within the rental units and amenities.

Responds to guest requests and reports guest concerns in a timely and hospitable manner to ensure guest satisfaction.

Reports any missing articles, damages or mechanical problems to the Executive Housekeeper and turns in any articles left in each unit.

Coordinates with the Executive Housekeeper relating to work priorities and provides assistance when/where needed.

Check amenities buildings (i.e., restaurants, pro shops, recreation and public areas) to insure that they meet cleanliness standards are cleaned and properly stocked.

Performs other related duties as directed by the Executive Housekeeper.

The functions within this job family will vary by level, but may include the following:

Sweeps, dusts, mops, scrubs, washes, vacuums, waxes, and polishes building floors, walls, woodwork, windows, furniture, equipment, and hardware.

Cleans and sanitizes laboratories, washrooms, and bedrooms, keeps washrooms supplied with paper, towels, and soap.

Collects and disposes of trash and garbage; moves equipment and furniture such as beds, tables, and chairs.

Performs sanitary inspections in designated areas for purposes of infection control.

Replaces and removes medically contaminated sharps and/or medically soiled and contaminated dressings and supplies.

Orders and distributes custodial supplies; maintains inventory.

Observes and reports safety violations; actively participates in emergency situations.

Assists in training and continued education of lower level workers.

Plans, assigns, and supervises all functions of a housekeeping department.

Inspects quarters for maintenance of proper housekeeping standards.

Supervises and maintains records of the distribution of furnishings.

Maintains necessary records; prepares required reports.

Establishes housekeeping standards; assists with policy planning; prepares departmental budget request.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required at this level include those identified in Level I plus knowledge of various cleaning methods, materials, and equipment used in custodial work; of proper procedures for disposing of waste, including medically contaminated sharps and/or medically soiled and contaminated dressings and supplies; and of chemical product safety. Skill is required to operate custodial equipment.

What should I look for when hiring a maid or housekeeper?

Hiring a maid is a serious responsibility. Allowing someone into your home and to come into contact with your belongings should require a substantial amount of research in finding the right person for the job. The following are few tips to keep in mind during the hiring process.

Insurance: Many maids and housekeepers work through a service company that hires employees to work under the name of that company. Should you use such a service, make sure the company is insured to cover accidents in the workplace-your home.

Ask For References: Before even considering hiring a maid from a company, seek out those who have worked with them before. Was their experience a good one? Always ask the housekeeping service company for references before hiring them.

Employment Screening: Be sure to find out whether or not each of the maids or housekeepers are screened before hired to the company. Does the service company confirm their references and verify they are residents? These are very important items to take into consideration before hiring a maid.

Contract: Who will provide the cleaning supplies, the maid company or you? What happens if you are not satisfied with the job done in your home? What happens if items are damaged in your home while the maid is working? These are questions that need to be answered and answered to the customer’s satisfaction in a written contract signed by both you and the housekeeping company.

How much would it cost to utilize maid or housekeeping services on a regular basis?
Many maid and housekeeping service companies charge by the week and by the size of your living space. Small apartments often cost $40 a week, while a large home could cost $60 a week. These prices fluctuate on the type of home as well as if there are any special problem areas that need to be cleaned.

Josh Stone
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/keeping-house-the-role-of-a-housekeeping-career-85316.html