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Getting someone in to help with housework / cleaning

ashjoma — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:16:27 GMT

Has anyone paid a cleaner to come in and help with household chores and cleaning ?

Was it worth it ?

What was the cost ?

What did the person do ? How often did you need them ?

I am not coping with the housework / can't seem to get on top of things / no help from the kids,, of course. And I work the night shift and feel wiped out most days.

But I think if I had someone who would help with cleaning, help me get the beds changed and made, and rooms tidy, life would be abit easier.

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olivervcdad — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:31:40 GMT

I've always had cleaners although haven't for about 3 years.

They are a bit hit or miss. Some are great and some hopeless. If they are from an agency I find them worse generally. Word of mouth ones are always better.

I used to have them come 3 hours (which is generally the minimum) every week. They would do the basics - bathrooms cleaned, kitchen scrubbed down, floors washed, house dusted, clean sheets for beds. And then beyond that I would get them to do ironing if there was spare time.

The cost will be about $30 to $40 an hour depending on where you live and how big your house is.

It's kind of worth it. The problem with us is that we have stuff everywhere and it is too hard an ask for someone who doesn't live there to put things away so we always had a mad scramble every Friday night to clear the house so that they could then clean what needed to be cleaned.

If you and your family are tidy, then well worth it.

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katymatey* — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:31:54 GMT

My dd has a lady come in twice a week, for a total of around 10 hours. She is amazing. Cleans, empties the dishwasher, does laundry, changes beds, folds laundry and organises every cupboard in the house on a regular basis. The pantry is super tidy, and even the tupperware cupboard is tidied every week. Wish I had her. 🙂 She asks $20 per hour which I think is too cheap. She doesn't iron, but will clean windows inside, and tidy the kids bedrooms.

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punch*drunk — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:35:33 GMT

I've never had anyone come in but I have a friend who cleans houses. She charges $30p/h which is probably one the high side but she's a very hard worker and her clients are happy to pay that amount. I know some of her jobs are only a couple of hours a fortnight, and some are 6 hours once a week. It all depends on what you want them to do and how often, you should get to set the tasks.

If you are on facebook join a local group and ask for recommendations.

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ashjoma — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:37:55 GMT

Can you send her over, Please. Kateymatey ! She sounds perfect

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sandypas — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:42:24 GMT

I have a friend who has just had this lady do all her windows and more and she only charges $10ph. She said she was so thorough she has asked her to come back and do more. She was a "word of mouth" contact who wants as much work as she can get. You have to be lucky.

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katymatey* — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:43:57 GMT

@ashjoma wrote:
Can you send her over, Please. Kateymatey ! She sounds perfect

She is wonderful. One of the kids was ill overnight and my dd changed the bed and put the sheets to soak. Told her lady to pls not bother with them that she would sort it out after work. When she came home they were washed and dried.:)

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cmcoins2000 — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:46:09 GMT

@katymatey* wrote:
My dd has a lady come in twice a week, for a total of around 10 hours. She is amazing. Cleans, empties the dishwasher, does laundry, changes beds, folds laundry and organises every cupboard in the house on a regular basis. The pantry is super tidy, and even the tupperware cupboard is tidied every week. Wish I had her. 🙂 She asks $20 per hour which I think is too cheap. She doesn't iron, but will clean windows inside, and tidy the kids bedrooms.

Ok Katey.

At the risk of sounding awkward, backward, totally lost ( all of which I am & obviously have more letters in my words ).

What is your dd.

Re: Getting someone in to help with housework / cleaning

lloydslights — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:47:13 GMT

We could all do with an Alice from the Brady Bunch from time to time.

DEB

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azureline** — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:49:32 GMT

I just saw a local ad on fb, she charges $90 for a large home, $60 for an average size, $47 for a small home, does floors, kitchen, bathrooms, laundries, on a fortnightly booking. Discounted for weekly.

Another one I saw will come on an hourly rate of $30 and will do whatever you want her to do, ironing, folding, floors, change beds, windows, bathrooms etc.

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ashjoma — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:56:53 GMT

How do you do a search on fb ?

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katymatey* — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:58:53 GMT

@cmcoins2000 wrote:
@katymatey* wrote:
My dd has a lady come in twice a week, for a total of around 10 hours. She is amazing. Cleans, empties the dishwasher, does laundry, changes beds, folds laundry and organises every cupboard in the house on a regular basis. The pantry is super tidy, and even the tupperware cupboard is tidied every week. Wish I had her. 🙂 She asks $20 per hour which I think is too cheap. She doesn't iron, but will clean windows inside, and tidy the kids bedrooms.
Ok Katey.

At the risk of sounding awkward, backward, totally lost ( all of which I am & obviously have more letters in my words ).

What is your dd.

darling daughter , dear daughter. 🙂

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the_hawk* — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:00:08 GMT

@cmcoins2000 wrote:

What is your dd.

DD = dear daughter

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ashjoma — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:00:54 GMT

I don't mind the ironing. I have a Laura Star iron and it makes a rotten chore almost fun

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cmcoins2000 — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:04:06 GMT

@the_hawk* wrote:
@cmcoins2000 wrote:

What is your dd.

DD = dear daughter

OH, I have one of those - still at home 25.

She is oblivious of the location of the laundry, kitchen sink, wardrobe & laundry - did I say kitchen sink.

DD's are wonderful - thank you for the translation.

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cmcoins2000 — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:09:43 GMT

@katymatey* wrote:
@cmcoins2000 wrote:
@katymatey* wrote:
My dd has a lady come in twice a week, for a total of around 10 hours. She is amazing. Cleans, empties the dishwasher, does laundry, changes beds, folds laundry and organises every cupboard in the house on a regular basis. The pantry is super tidy, and even the tupperware cupboard is tidied every week. Wish I had her. 🙂 She asks $20 per hour which I think is too cheap. She doesn't iron, but will clean windows inside, and tidy the kids bedrooms.
Ok Katey.

At the risk of sounding awkward, backward, totally lost ( all of which I am & obviously have more letters in my words ).

What is your dd.

darling daughter , dear daughter. 🙂

Thank you Katey,

I like both translations - though neither change her ability to do anything useful whatsoever around the house.

Her problem is - I think - over-educated.

Academics are a little on the weird side.

Nice but weird - another planet - weird..

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azureline** — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:13:03 GMT

@ashjoma wrote:
How do you do a search on fb ?

Do you have a local fb page? garage sale/ mum's group? etc?

Maybe try the name of your town or area in the bar at the top in fb, see what pops up?

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punch*drunk — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:15:05 GMT

We have a couple of local community pages and buy/swap/sell pages on facebook. There are often people asking for recommendations or advertising cleaning.

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azureline** — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:24:13 GMT

that make sense?

there is a bar at the top that says search for people places and things, put in the name of your town and cleaning. Suggested sites will pop up.

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2106greencat — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:40:21 GMT

My person does laundry, dishes, vacuuming, makes beds, tidy's the place, and even get's dinner prepared.

On a good day, she cleans the yard, does a bit of weeding, does the shopping and generally keeps things running smoothly...

Worth a million bucks as far as I am concerned.....

she does it for nothing.