House cleaning scope checklist and service comparison worksheet

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How to use this resource

Walk through the home and list the rooms and surfaces you want discussed. Separate the first visit from possible recurring upkeep, and mark must-do tasks, preferences, exclusions, delicate items, and anything a provider should inspect. Note who may supply products or equipment, but leave product selection and methods for discussion. Give every provider the same brief and request a written proposal that states included tasks, frequency, access needs, supplies, responsibilities, timing, quality follow-up, exclusions, and complete fee structure.

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House Cleaning preparation checklist

• List every room or area to discuss and note the current condition, priority, and desired result in plain language.
• Separate first-visit tasks from possible recurring tasks so a deeper initial scope is not confused with upkeep.
• Identify surfaces, furnishings, appliances, fixtures, delicate items, clutter, stains, buildup, or damage for provider review.
• Mark requested tasks, optional tasks, exclusions, and areas the provider should not enter or move.
• Record access, parking, stairs, gates, keys, alarms, pets, occupants, work hours, and communication preferences.
• Clarify who supplies products, tools, liners, paper goods, or other consumables and how product preferences will be handled.
• Ask how the provider confirms completion, handles missed items or damage concerns, and documents schedule changes.
• Compare every proposal against the same rooms, tasks, visit type, responsibilities, timing, exclusions, and written terms.

Questions to ask a house cleaner

1. How will you confirm the rooms, current condition, requested tasks, exclusions, and difference between the first visit and later visits?
2. Which routine, detail, appliance, linen, pickup, organizing, or special-request tasks are included, optional, or excluded?
3. Who supplies products and equipment, and how do you handle product preferences, surface-specific instructions, or client-supplied items?
4. How are access, keys or codes, alarms, pets, occupants, staffing, supervision, and arrival communication handled?
5. How do you document completion, quality concerns, damage reports, missed areas, schedule changes, cancellations, and follow-up?
6. What is the complete fee structure, what may change it, and what scope, frequency, responsibilities, exclusions, and terms will be written down?

Write down the answers and any exclusions. If two proposals describe different work, clarify the difference before comparing their totals. Leave unanswered points blank until the professional confirms them.

Official references and scope

These are original planning prompts, with AI assistance, prepared by PickYourPro.ai. Official links checked October 10, 2026. This pack has not been independently reviewed by a licensed specialist.

• U.S. EPA: Search Products that Meet the Safer Choice Standard ↗

  EPA provides a searchable directory of products that meet its Safer Choice Standard. This worksheet uses it only as an optional reference for product questions; it does not recommend a product, promise suitability, or replace label directions and provider judgment.

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