Amaculate Housekeeping Service Residential "To Do" List

Amaculate's trained employees will do just about every kind of house cleaning chore.

Before we get to our check list or "To Do" list, we need to emphasis the following:

Services Done On Request: Inside ovens and refrigerators, inside window glass, washing walls, and laundry.

Services Not Performed: Outside second story windows, installing storm windows, cleaning up human or animal feces, cleaning out fish tanks, ironing, cleaning the inside of curio cases and/or china cabinets or any job the employee feels physically endangered in doing.

The following "To Do" list was designed for our employees and was published at the request of a number of our customers...

Our "To Do" List:

Before You Leave For The Job Site:

• Check your supplies and equipment. Are they adequate for today's jobs? Do you have an extra belt for your vacuum?

• Make sure you know how to get to the job site(s). Bring the key(s) you will need to gain entrance.

• If you are going to be late to a job call the office ASAP.

Before You Start Cleaning At The Job Site:

• Turn off lights in light fixtures you plan on cleaning so they have time to cool off

• Look for a list of cleaning priorities left for you by the homeowner. Follow the list if one was left for you.

Kitchen:

• Countertops - Concentrate on remembering where objects are located, move all objects off of , wash counter, clean, shine and replace objects in their proper position

• Stove - Drip pans - remove, soak (if necessary), clean, re-foil (if appropriate), replace

  • Top / front / sides (if reachable) / fan / control panel - clean and shine

  • Clean interior if requested by client. Normally, you will not run self - cleaning ovens through their cycle as you may not be able to finish the job when the cycle is complete because the cleaning cycle takes more time than you have at the job site.

• Refrigerator - top / sides / front - including the usually removable grill (toe plate) and, if requested, the interior.

• Microwave - inside / outside / top

• Dishwasher - inside and outside.

• Garbage Compactor - clean outside. Empty it and clean inside if requested by customer.

• Small Appliances - clean and shine, dump toaster out

• Cutting Board(s) - pull out and clean.

• Cabinet Fronts and Edges - clean, shine hardware. If made of wood, customer may request a coat of "Liquid Gold" or something similar be applied.

• Sink and Faucets - scrub and shine, include stoppers and top of drain

• Use 'Comet' for porcelain or 'Barkeeper's Friend' for stainless steel, shine with 'Windex'

Windows - glass, sills / tracks - clean glass and frame, shine hardware

Baseboards - clean. If made of wood, customer may request a coat of "Liquid Gold" or something similar be applied.

Light Fixtures - disassemble, if appropriate, clean, shine

Floor - remove everything on surface. Pay attention to where the removed items were before you moved them. Sweep and mop. Inspect your job after it has dried. Check the edges and corners carefully. Put back everything that you moved off the floor - back where you found it.

Bathroom:

• Light Fixtures - disassemble (if appropriate), clean and shine

• Shower / Tub Area - scrub clean, thoroughly rinse, shine hardware

• Shower Doors - scrub clean, shine hardware, frames

• Sinks - scrub clean, shine hardware

• Soap Dish - clean and shine

• Mirror - clean glass, shine hardware

• Pictures - clean glass and dust frames. Be careful ... sometimes picture frames are not hung very well. Hang onto them while cleaning.

• Countertops / Shelves - concentrate on remembering where objects are located, remove everything off of, clean and shine, clean and replace objects.  Be careful ... sometimes hanging shelves are not attached to the wall very well. Hang onto the shelf while cleaning.

• Cabinet Fronts and Edges - clean, shine hardware. If made of wood, customer may request a coat of "Liquid Gold" (always supplied by customer) or something similar be applied.

• Toilets - clean inside and entire outside, around base

• Floor - remove everything off of surface, sweep or vacuum with hose and then scrub

• Towels - re-hang nicely or replace, if obviously soiled

Dusting:

• Furniture - remove surface objects, dust surface and objects, replace objects

• Window Shades (blinds), Table Legs, Chair Legs, Pictures on Walls - remember to dust these

• Door Frames, Window Ledges, Baseboards - remember to dust these

• Television - top / sides / back, use 'Windex' sprayed on a paper-towel to clean the screen

• Cob Webs - remove them where ever they are

Floors:

• Entry Ways - sweep and mop if uncarpeted, vacuum if carpeted. Move plants, benches, etc., out of the way. If an item can't be moved, clean behind it and under it.

• Other Uncarpeted Areas - sweep and mop

• Carpeted Areas - move all easily-moved furniture, clean cushions with vacuum attachment (if available) or brush, vacuum surfaces including stairs. Careful not to bump into furniture with vacuum.

• Throw Rugs - notice their position, take rugs outside and shake if not too heavy (clean with vacuum if too heavy to shake outside) replace in their proper place (normally, just where you found them)

• NOTE: Many customers will expect their floors to be scrubbed on hands and knees rather than just mopped. The type of floor surface will sometimes dictate whether or not a floor can just be mopped versus scrubbed with a brush or rag on hands and knees.

Miscellaneous Jobs:

• Sliding Doors - clean glass inside and out, clean frame and tracks

• Laundry / Inside Window Glass (easily reached) - if requested by customer and pre-approved by management

• Porches - Front / Back - sweep, shake out door mat, if there is time or requested by customer

As You Leave:

• Leave a note about cleaning supplies the customer needs to purchase (if we are not providing supplies)

• Leave a note about anything you damaged and call the office about it ASAP

• If one or more jobs could not be accomplished in the allotted time which you feel the client expected to be completed, leave a brief note about why the job was not finished.

• Lock all doors, close and lock all windows you may have opened unless told otherwise by the client.

• Arm the alarm system if asked to do so.