Housekeeper vs cleaner: what's the difference?
What a housekeeper does that a cleaner doesn't, typical hours, and how to choose the right help for your home.
Quick answer
A cleaner focuses on cleaning tasks during a set visit. A housekeeper looks after the running of the home: cleaning, plus laundry, ironing, bed changes, organising and restocking. Housekeepers usually visit more often and for longer.
What a cleaner does
Kitchens, bathrooms, dusting, floors and bins, typically for two to four hours once a week or fortnight, following an agreed checklist.
What a housekeeper does
Everything a cleaner does, plus laundry and ironing, changing beds, tidying and organising, restocking supplies, receiving deliveries and keeping an eye on the property. Many housekeepers work several mornings a week.
Which do you need?
If your main pain is dirt and dust, a regular cleaner is enough. If it's the washing pile, the ironing and the constant tidying, a housekeeper saves more time. Many customers start with cleaning and add laundry and ironing later.
Talk it through
Tell us how your week runs and we will suggest hours and frequency, with a guide price, before you commit.
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