How long should this take two adults?

[MovinOnUp]

I had a cleaner to do (most of) this list until recently but now BF is moving in soon and we are trying to cut costs.
Previous cleaner is my friend so we spent a lot of her time here drinking coffee and chatting so I've no idea how long the actual cleaning took.
Both of us working together, How long do you think this would take...

Cleaning list for Saturday

General
Open all windows and put rug out to air (Weather permitting)
Strip bedding and put on to wash

Kitchen
High dusting
Top of fridge, Metal splashback and high cabinets cleaned.
Appliances cleaned (Mixer, Kettle, Toaster and Microwave)
Windowsill, Sink, Cabinet fronts and Fridge freezer cleaned.
Floor hoovered and mopped.

Livingroom
High dusting.
Glass doors, T.V and patio doors cleaned.
Surfaces dusted and polished.
Sockets and Skirting boards dusted/wiped down
Hoover and mop.
(Rug to be beaten outside and replaced when floor is dry)

Bathroom
High dusting
Shelves dusted/wiped
*clean cat trays
Shower walls, accessories, glass screen and tray cleaned.
Sink and toilet cleaned (including bases and back of sink and toilet)
Skirting boards dusted/wiped down
Floor hoovered and mopped

(Hoover and mop bedroom floors before starting on the hallway)

Hallway and Front Porch

High dusting
Doors and handles wiped down
Pictures and mirrors cleaned
Sockets and Skirting boards dusted/wiped down
Cat trays emptied and cleaned out (*rinsed in shower before cleaning bathroom)
Floors hoovered and mopped

Also is there anything I'm forgetting?

This is what I (on a good day) do daily...

Daily

Morning

Rubbish out & cat trays emptied
Cats fed & watered
Laundry hung up
Dishes done and away
Kitchen wiped down and hoovered (mopped if necessary)
Living room tidied (Sort sofa etc)
Living room dusted & hoovered
Bathroom wiped down and hoovered
Hallway dusted and hoovered
Front porch mopped

Evening

Rubbish out & cat trays emptied
Cats fed & watered
Dishes done and away
Kitchen wiped down and hoovered (mopped if necessary)
Living room tidied (Sort sofa etc)
Living room dusted & hoovered
Clean laundry away
Wash on.

Well said @movinOnUp. As I said I do organised mum method but I tend to do a lot on the weekends which is not what is designed for. I currently have really high anxiety so some cleaning jobs are my mindful/mindless activity that makes me forget . I just do my fave jobs though and DH does the rest or it doesn't get done as I'm a bit petulant like that. It seems to work well yes I think about 4 -5 hours.

@RingtheBells It will take two hours between the two of us so a leisurely start then between 10-12 shit gets done, I'm not sure where you get the idea this is the main thing I'm thinking of, Just the topic of this particular thread.

On the weekends the children are with us, After 12 we'll more than likely head out for the day, Come back for dinner and movie night.

On the weekends when the children are with the ex we will go for a walk and a nice pub lunch, Then spend the evening drinking wine, Talking and fucking each other senseless. Nothing sad about that!

I honestly can't remember the last time I dusted. I have a seven month old and I think I've done it once while he's been here. I did notice last week that the TV looks a bit dusty, but it could be weeks before I do anything about it.

How do people have time for all this?! 😭

Some of those tasks are monthly or quarterly task or never in my case.

Why do you need to sort the sofa in the evening/morning? Do you mean 30 second job to pick up the cushions? Why would that need doing twice a day? Surely you put them back before bed and they are still the next day.

With pets I wouldn’t get a robot vacuum - if they are ill it will be spread around the house.

I'll be honest, I got halfway down the list and stopped reading.

Life's too short!

The kids get to watch a bit of tv in the morning so the throw and cushions need putting back when they go and that's it until I do it before we go to bed.

Ooh hadn't thought about robot hoover vs cat poo/sick!

I'll let the robot do the living room and kitchen whilst I'm out with future dog and keep the cats confined to hallway until I'm back.
They keep bodily functions to their litter trays anyway but better to be safe than sorry.

Front porch is tiled, Typical Scottish weather means it gets wet a lot Kids take their shoes off in the front porch so there's usually some mud/grass from the shoes
Let me save you some time here. Throw an old towel/sheet/blanket in the porch. Once its dirty/wet/muddy throw it in the wash and put another old towel down.
I have pets who trail dirt through my kitchen. After mopping it loads of times a day I came up with this solution.
Often now I only mop the floor once a week.

I'd love to be able to clean to this standard but my 2 year old gets in the way and is scared of the Hoover! I prioritise just cleaning the bathrooms, hoovering and mopping at the weekend. In the week all I can do is keep on top of the laundry and dishes and general toy tidying.

I love having a clean house, it makes me a lot less anxious and I have 2 cats shedding their hair everywhere as well. If it makes you happy do it!

To answer how long this would take- it depends how big your house is and how quick you are at cleaning. I used to clean 5 star cottages at the weekend and 2 cottages (1 medium size, 1 small) would take 6 hours so I'd give a house 4 hours to clean to that standard. Is your BF good at cleaning? Mine is but he's so slow! He'd take much longer to clean the whole house.

How old are you children? What do you do with them while you're cleaning? I can't wait to have a clean house again.

@Dangerfloof That's a great idea, Thanks.

@DamnitCharlie It makes me happy too, I can't relax if my home isn't the way I like it. Each to their own.

Kids are 10 & 8 now, They're at school when I do my daily clean.
When the weekly clean starts getting done on a Saturday, One week they'll be with XH and the other they'll either go out to play or read/watch t.v

They might want to help :) My wee boy likes doing the skirting boards....But they muck in through the week so I just want them to chill at the weekends.

When they were small I did an hour each evening once they were in bed. That was all I could manage really. XH did bugger all.

@DamnitCharlie Forgot to answer about BF. Not sure how his cleaning skills/speeds are.
He currently shares with two other guys and I can't say I spend a lot of time at his.
He is VERY messy when he cooks, But he cooks very well :)

I’ve never cleaned a toaster

I clean mine after each use, mine is chrome so do not long finger prints on it. I also empty the crumb tray after each use never though this was weird until I read that comment! 😂

I reckon about 3 hours. I clean everyday but do a big clean with my partner (he hates it) but he lives here too so he just has to suck it up! Tbh he doesn't moan about it and just gets on with it!

Are you sharing the cleaning? I give my partner the bedrooms to do and the hoovering and sometimes the front room. I prefer to do the kitchen and my bathroom myself.

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Find a cleaner that cleans rather than drinks coffee and chats and then you won’t feel like it’s a waste of money.

If your BF is moving in then surely you have more money not less since you will have someone to split bills and mortgage/aren’t with.

I think in your situation I'd be much more concerned about how your children will respond to your partner being around, and the dynamics of the new blended family. About whether you have similar views on parenting. Obviously you want him to get stuck in on the housework front as well, but frankly 'high dusting' is neither here nor there....

I am VERY anal about housework and keeping the home tidy and in order, but even I think your list is excessive. And agree that would be a deep clean done perhaps quarterly?

I hoover twice a week, mop twice a week, clean the kitchen every day, bathrooms once a week (but do squeegee the shower and tray and dry off the bath/sink and taps after every use so they don't get limescale/soap scum marks) I always tidy every day never leave anything out that could accumulate dust etc. I'll sweep up crumbs/dust every day at the end of the day in the hallway and kitchen too.

Cleaning my house top to bottom takes around 3 hours but that does not include a lot on your list... to be honest I think unless your partner has such high standards I think you are going to clash. As I think that would probably take you approx 5 hours to complete?
Can think of better things to to at the weekend. Try to do a bit each day instead.

@user1480880826 as I've said upthread we are looking to put more of our disposable income into savings.
I've never once said I thought it was a waste of money and drinking coffee/chatting was never any issue, It just meant I didn't know roughly how much time the big clean would take.

@funderAnna just because the OP posted about cleaning jobs does not mean she is not worried about family dynamics too. Or has ever been in the past. Assumptions much?

@FunderAnna and just what in the world makes you think I haven't addressed all the issues you state? What a very strange post.

@BearRabbitPants I've thought about doing a bit extra each day to leave the weekends free but that would mean I'd be doing ALL the cleaning and that simply isn't happening.
I work one hour less per weekday than him and I use that to tidy, clean etc
He and the kids will all come home to a clean and tidy house but I'm not doing everything.

I think two hours on a Saturday should do it and if it's not working we'll see if things can maybe be done alternate weeks perhaps, Like the patio doors could maybe go two weeks without cleaning or something? We'll just have to see how we get on.

I couldn’t live with you, that sounds like a nightmare. But then you couldn’t live with me either!

@Phuquocdreams Alas our love will never be :) :)

That's deep clean stuff. If you rang a cleaning company and got them in they'd tell you that they need about four hours to do that, it's not 'normal' weekly cleaning.

Your cats? But 'the boyfriend' has to clean the cat litter tray. Your way of doing things but 'the boyfriend' has to do it your way. It does not sound like it will feel like his home too. You want split bills, equal domestic workloads, presumably helping care for your children and cats.
He may meekly accept that he has to do as he is told by you, or he may find your rules claustrophobic after a while.