My Protocol
Depending on the specifics outlined in our initial meeting, as part of my regular routine, I will typically guarantee to do the following:
- Dust furniture and décor items
- Vacuum all floors
- Wash kitchen surfaces and wipe appliances (including microwave); wipe oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher faces; polish stainless steel; dust countertop items; vacuum and mop floor. (Dishes are not included in estimate and are generally assumed by household; cabinet faces [including glass doors] may be filtered in periodically for extra fee but are not included overall on a regular basis.)
- Sanitize bathroom surfaces, shower, tub (if applicable), and toilet; dust décor items and miscellaneous bathroom items; vacuum/mop floor
- Furniture is vacuumed (or "polished," i.e. leather) by request only and carries a nominal fee
- Linens are changed/laundered and pressed only upon request and carry an extra fee.
As part of my detail routine, I will periodically:
- Eliminate cobwebs
- Dust ceiling fans and light fixtures (generally and within reach)
- Maintain baseboards
- Dust window sills and blinds/shutters (generally)
- Dust picture frames
Unless otherwise agreed upon, the following are not areas or activities that I offer as a standard and are not inclusive of my fees, as they carry outside of my service description entirely and/or represent liability that I can not assume.
- Washing walls, dishes, patio doors, windows
- Cleaning french windows or doors (including cabinet/hutch faces)
- Dusting or cleaning inside cabinets (including curios/hutches)
- Cleaning inside oven, refrigerator, washer, dryer, or toaster oven
- Fireplaces, attached fireplace screens or glass enclosures (hearth is vacuumed)
- Cleaning heavily-cluttered / littered / congested / unkempt areas
- Vacuuming furniture/drapes
- Moving (heavy) furniture
- Silver polishing
- Litter boxes / pet cages
- Handling of delicate / fragile / costly / heirloom valuables
- Garage or outdoor work of any kind
- Watering or dusting plants / any plant care
- Laundry
- The use of Bona gloss (not standard Bona hardwood floor cleaner) or any floor polish carries an extra fee per time consumption
- For specifics related to home remodeling projects, please see FAQs.
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