Would someone please critique my task list for the cleaner?

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I've been having a cleaner come in every week for the last couple of months. She is reliable but I can't always tell what she's done so I thougth maybe if I put a list together of all the tasks I would like her to do then she can tick them off. Does this sound reasonable?

She alternates 3 hours one week and 5 hours the next. I have split the tasks into rooms and frequency. So some tasks are weekly, fortninghtly, 4 weekly and 8 weekly.

Kitchen
Wipe down and clean hob - Weekly
Scrub and wipe down all worktops and surfaces - Weekly
Wipe down and clean sink and taps - Weekly
Wipe down and clean splashback behind hob & sink - Weekly
Empty bins, change bin bag and wipe down bins - Weekly
Wipe down and clean dining table - Weekly
Vacuum & mop the floor - weekly
Wipe down and clean all splashbacks - fortnighly
Wipe down and clean cupboard doors and drawer fronts - fortnighly
Wipe down and clean oven front - fortnightly
Remove cobwebs from ceiling - fortnightly
Wipe down and clean dishwasher front - fortnightly
Wipe down and clean the extractor - 4 weekly
Wipe down and clean door frames and doors - 4 weekly
Wipe down and clean skirting boards - 4 weekly
Clean window - 8 weekly

Bathroom, ensuite and cloakroom
Clean toilet seat and bowl - Weekly
Wipe down and clean bath and taps - Weekly
Clean the glass shower panels - Weekly
Polish mirrors - Weekly
Wipe down and clean all surfaces - Weekly
Wipe down and clean basins and taps - Weekly
Vacuum & mop the floors - Weekly
Empty bins, change bin bag and wipe down bins - Weekly
Wipe down cabinet fronts - Weekly
Remove cobwebs from ceiling - fortnightly
Wipe down tiles - fortnightly
Wipe down and clean door frames and doors - 4 weekly
Wipe down and clean skirting boards - 4 weekly
Clean window - 8 weekly

Living Room
Wipe down and clean all surfaces - weekly
Vacuum & mop the floors - weekly
Remove cobwebs from ceiling - fortnightly
Wipe down window ledge - fortnightly
Dust and wipe bookshelves - fortnightly
Wipe down door frames and doors - 4 weekly
Wipe down skirting boards - 4 weekly
Clean window - 8 weekly

Bedrooms x3
Empty bins and change bin bag - Weekly
Polish mirrors - fortnihglty
Wipe down all tops and surfaces - fortnightly
Vacuum the floor - fortnihglty
Remove cobwebs from ceiling - fortnightly
Wipe down window ledges - fortnightly
Wipe down wardrobes and drawer fronts - 4 weekly
Wipe down skirting boards - 4 weekly
Wipe down door frames and doors - 4 weekly
Clean windows - 8 weekly

Hallway, Landing, Stairs
Vacuum & mop floor - Weekly
Wipe down all tops and surfaces - Weekly
Wipe down handrail - Weekly
Wipe window ledges - fortnightly
Remove cobwebs from ceiling - fortnightly
Wipe down skirting boards - 4 weekly
Wipe down door frames and doors - 4 weekly
Clean windows - 8 weekly

Office
Wipe down desk - weekly
Vacuum & mop the floors - weekly
Remove cobwebs from ceiling - fortnightly
Wipe down cat flap - fortnightly
Wipe down window ledge - fortnightly
Wipe down bookshelves - fortnightly
Wipe down door frames and doors - 4 weekly
Wipe down skirting boards - 4 weekly
Clean window - 8 weekly

Sorry for the huge list but I tried to think of everything. Am I asking too much?

Nice list.

Personally for usability I would like it split into weekly, fortnightly etc etc and then per room as I would find it difficult to follow as it is. But that may be personal preference.

Doesn't look too much to me. You are paying for 8 hrs a fortnight which is a lot. I have a similar sized house (unless your rooms are massive) and I have a cleaner 3 hrs a fortnight and she manages a lot of what is on your list (by no means everything but she can do lot more than I could do in that time).

Couple of thoughts. What about cleaning light switches and plug points? And do you really only want your bedroom hoovered once a fortnight?

What about changing sheets?

Quite a thorough list but if the cleaner is doing 3-5 hrs per week then they should be able to tick off the majority of them. You may find the first weeks maybe slow going through the list as the cleaner does the first deep but once clean the following weeks they should be able to pick up the pace as the bits are generally already clean.

Looks like pretty standard jobs to me. If you're having to write this down though and effectively micro manage the her, then I'd question whether she's actually any good at her job. I mean, if she isn't doing all this anyway, what the heck is she doing?