What a regular clean actually covers
“Regular cleaning” means different things to different companies, which is how people end up disappointed. Here is what a Fresh Quarter plan visit covers, and what it does not.
Every visit
- Kitchen. Worktops, hob, splashback, sink and taps, cupboard fronts, the outside of every appliance, bin emptied and relined, floor vacuumed and mopped.
- Bathrooms. Bath, shower and screen, basin, toilet inside and out, mirrors, tiles wiped, floor.
- Living spaces. Surfaces dusted, cushions straightened, floors vacuumed and mopped, glass wiped where fingerprints show.
- Bedrooms. Surfaces dusted, floor vacuumed, bed made, or changed if you have left the linen out.
- Hallway and stairs. Vacuumed, banister wiped, front door glass.
On a rota
Some jobs do not need doing every week but should never wait a year. Your team rotates through them so each comes round every four to six visits:
- inside the microwave and fridge shelves
- skirting boards and door frames
- light switches, sockets and door handles
- the top of the extractor and the cooker hood filter
- window sills and internal window glass
Not included
Inside the oven, inside cupboards, walls, windows outside, and moving heavy furniture. Those are deep-clean jobs. Plan clients get one a year at half price, and it is worth doing before the plan starts so the weekly visit begins from a clean base.
Why a written checklist
Your first visit writes the list for your home: the shelf that wobbles, the room to skip, the cat who bolts. It stays on file and every visit works to it. That is what keeps the standard from drifting, and it is what makes the same two people worth so much.
