Things your housecleaner secretly wants you to know

Letting us work ‘by the job’ sometimes means you get less for your money. It can be more cost effective to pay me an hourly rate, especially once your home is in a maintenance mode.

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What training? In this economy, a lot of people are turning to housecleaning to pay the bills.

Hmm, maybe not. Insurance companies expect us to be trained professionals, so if we use the wrong product on your expensive furnishings, the insurance company might deny the claim.

If you have a dog or a cat, make sure you know these cleaning hacks.

Come home unexpectedly every once in a while and see what we’re doing. Good housecleaners won’t watch your TV, talk on the phone or eat on your bed.

Make sure you know the signs that your house is vulnerable to being robbed. 

I see the piles of bills marked ‘overdue’ and know you’re having money problems. I find drugs and condom wrappers in kids’ bedrooms. And I can tell who’s unfaithful because the cheaters always start hiding laundry.

Check out these 16 things your neighbour secretly knows about you. 

I had one client who would clean his house before I would even show up! It just made my job harder, because I had to try to figure out what was clean and what was dirty.

My best clients are people who work for their money, like teachers, bartenders and cops. Rich people think they’re doing you a favour by allowing you to scrub their toilets. Working people understand you are doing them a service by making their lives easier.

For almost every situation, there’s an eco-friendly option that’s just as effective. Another green and clean idea is to clean with microfibre cloths.

These house plants will clean the air around you. 

If they’re clean, you know I’m thorough.

Many cleaning companies do not run any sort of background check or even check references. I answered an ad, I was on time and presentable and I was willing to take the job. That is all most companies care about.