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How many hours for a cleaner !?

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Mcbab Mon 23-Aug-21 21:16:50

I am really finding the housework all a bit too much. I’m left with no energy for anything else so I want to employ a cleaner. My dilemma is how many hours should I suggest and how often. I have a 4 bedroom house with an extension so there is quite a lot to be done. There is just my OH and myself but it does get messy! Any advice would be gratefully received ?

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Atqui Thu 26-Aug-21 15:08:19

Gabrielle Loved your storysmile

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Mcbab Thu 26-Aug-21 17:50:02

maydonoz

Hi Mcbab
Good morning, I know you haven't asked but I would be inclined to downsize to a 3 or even 2 bedroom house. Just for yourself and your DH, do you need so much space?
Anyway, to answer your question, I think you would need at least 3 hours per week after the initial "deep clean" has been done. My DIL and DS have 2 cleaners for 1and half hours weekly, so working together makes up 3 hrs, they pay £40 per session and do a good job, they have 2 small children so need some help.
Good luck in finding someone suitable, preferably recommended by a friend or acquaintance.

One bedroom is an office for my OH another one is where I paint and sew. My children live abroad and I need the space for when they visit with their children. This is why I cannot downsize

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jeanrobinson Thu 26-Aug-21 18:26:48

A friend with 3 children. who needed a cleaner in an area where they were hard to find, advertised "small child not objected to."
She got her cleaner, who played quietly with the employer's children's toys - and that cleaner stayed with her long after her
own child went to school.

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