Would this be acceptable?

[MamaMiaOhDear]

Hi, looking for advice on whether what I'd like would be deemed acceptable by a cleaner?

I have some domestic cleaners coming to see my house tomorrow to give a quote on services.

I have in mind 2 hours every 2 weeks.

My house is already clean, downstairs vacuumed daily, upstairs weekly, whole house dusted twice weekly, kitchen cleaned daily etc. Mess/clutter is tidied up daily.

My BIG problem is cleaning the bathrooms (we have two and I despair at cleaning them), and then the more difficult things such as mirrors, skirting boards, edges of floor, the oven.

My question is whether it would be acceptable/normal to ask a cleaner to focus on those areas when they attend, rather than the more superficial things which are done very regularly?

You can ask them to do whatever you like, and they can say yes or no and quote you a price.

Your money, your choice!

I have a very similar set up, we keep on top of things daily but I really struggle with kitchen & bathroom. Our cleaner (the best payday treat I ever get myself) is happy to focus on these rooms as a priority then use any remaining time to give the rest of the house a "top up" once over.

If you explain exactly as you have in your OP, I don't see any issue with asking if they're happy to work on this basis.

Thank you. I was worried they wouldn't be considered part of a normal clean, and it wouldn't have made sense for me to book someone in to do the things we manage already

You can ask for whatever you want cleaning, as long as you are prepared for them to say no, and they are prepared for you to say thanks, but no thanks.

as long as it's doable within the hours I pay her for, my cleaner is up for cleaning whatever I ask. I asked her to clean a leather chair, and then use a treatment on it, she was fine with that, I also asked her to scrub the feet of the shower chair I use, and she was happy with that too.

at the start, I walked her through the house and told her what I'd like doing, and we agreed how long it would take. But I'll occasionally ask her to leave one job (usually dusting and hoovering my bedroom) in favour of a one off job I'd like doing.