To ask cleaner to clear floor in same way as me?

[Sleepyhoglet]

The cleaner is hypothetical. I'm looking into employing someone soon for a couple of hours a week.

When I clean the bathroom floor I mix up floor fluid with water in a jug then use a j cloth to scrub the floor. Using a mop just seems to slosh water everywhere and I don't really have room to store one. Is any potential cleaner going to tell me they won't do this?!

who would want to get down on their hands and knees to clean your piss soaked bathroom floor?

YABVU.

Erm why would it be piss soaked? I don't pee on the floor! I just thought it was more thorough that way as you can get in all the nooks that a mop can't manouvere. I wish I'd never asked to be honest! The cleaner is hypothetical because I'm very nervous around strangers and having people in the house but have a baby on the way and I need help!

Am liking the look of the flash power mop!

Why do you wish you'd never asked? you've had good responses advising you what to do!

Get your cleaner, relax and leave them to it. Sounds like you need a rest!

longtimelurking

I think you should go back to lurking as there was no need to be rude. Also if you want a piss covered floor try living with a DH, two 21yr old men and a 24yr old man.

Staywithme if they pee on the floor then they clean it up surely? Why is their lazy bad aim apparent to you?

Cleaners should not be asked to clean on their hands and knees as it is too much liability on a body over time when a person is cleaning full-time.

A self-employed person cannot be instructed 'how' to do the job you can let the person know what jobs need to be included (ie the scope of the work) and then they can give you a price for this, additional work needs a new quote. If you were to instruct a person 'how' to do a job you would be classed by IR as their employer and you really do NOT want that liability.

Get someone who is self-employed and who knows how to clean properly and safely (or a service who employs and trains the cleaners for you, then it is their liability not yours!) A self-employed professional will provide all the equipment for you as they will know what they need to clean to professional standards whereas clients do not know what professional cleaners need to be equipped with (it is a lot!)

Professional cleaning (not agency) is around £13-£15 per hour but most charge a flat rate per home anyway. Even at these rates there is not much profit and margins are very tight, anyone charging less is either working 'under the table' or not directly employing and training their staff (agency model!) usually cheaper but staff are untrained and sometimes not even insured, liability is often shirked in these cases.

You really need a professional person who is aware of both personal health and safety issues and how to safely use their chemicals to care for the materials of your home otherwise things can turn very expensive for the homeowner.

I will bore of now, this is my pet subject!