Cleaning in rented house

gaeilgegrinds1

Wondering this...in a rented house, how do people determine who does the cleaning? My cousin is at her wits end and rather than fight over it the other housemates want a cleaner, is this normal?

stellarartois

Tell her to move. I have housemates just like this and I'm looking for somewhere else to live.

when i moved in we had a rota here.
after a while it became clear enough we were all happy to tidy up after ourselves and occasionally do that bit extra when it needed doing. I think the other girl and I have it fairly even split, even though we haven't a system.

I guess if your cousin's housemates are squabbling too much a cleaner might be cheap enough and a solution...

convert

Anywhere I've been in a house share we've had a cleaning rota and it's worked reasonably well. Obviously there are times when someone won't be able to do their allocated room for whatever reason, but normally it works out ok. A cleaner is just an added expense and something I wouldn't be happy to fork out for, simply because 10 minutes of my time will get a room pretty clean/tidy.

tenchi-fan

If they always hired a cleaner she should chip in.
If they're just being lazy, I would advise your cousin to just clean when it is her turn to clean. when it is her housemates' turn to clean they can pay for a cleaner out of their own pocket.

macy9

The way we do it is basically you clean what you prefer i.e I hate doing the bathroom so my roommate does that and I do the kitchen etc

Yeah, everyone hates cleaning but the longer you leave it the worse it gets.

gaeilgegrinds1

I think she'll continue to do it when it is her turn & let them do it when it is theirs. Or if not...let them pay a cleaner to do it when it is their turn. I have yet to find anyone bar my partner who cleans fairly. I always ended up doing it all, after a while I always felt like exploding. The best was when I had just emptied the bins and one of the girls I lived with in college put her rubbish on the floor rather than go to the effort of getting a new bag...pure laziness!

Doop

gaeilgegrinds1 wrote: »

The best was when I had just emptied the bins and one of the girls I lived with in college put her rubbish on the floor rather than go to the effort of getting a new bag...pure laziness!

Brilliant!

Sometimes I put rubbish under my housemates bed... if theres no bag in the bin .... (thal'll teach em for emptying the bin!!)
(Kiddin)

On topic...
We use to each do the whole house once a week, with 3 of us that meant only cleaning once every 3 weeks, which worked out well.
I wouldnt be paying for a cleaner

ToxicPaddy

We get a cleaner in, she is brilliant and very reasonable. There are 5 of us in the house, we all throw in €10 each week and she comes in, does the whole ground floor, kitchen, sitting room, hallway etc, then all bedrooms, bathrooms and landings.

Takes about 4 hours and its a €10 an hour plus €10 into the kitty for cleaning products which we top up monthly.

Well worth it and saves the arguements. When you put it this way, its less than 3 pints a week..

Tox

pooch90

There's no way I would pay for a cleaner, regardless of how cheap it was. Maybe if I was moving into a kip that needed to be bleached from top to bottom before i could live there but otherwise, no way. How much mess can 3 normal people make? When did we suddenly get too lazy to pick up after ourselves? I've take the three pints in exchange for half an hour's cleaning

Victor

Consider paying one of the housemates to clean.

fontanalis

pooch90 wrote: »

There's no way I would pay for a cleaner, regardless of how cheap it was. Maybe if I was moving into a kip that needed to be bleached from top to bottom before i could live there but otherwise, no way. How much mess can 3 normal people make? When did we suddenly get too lazy to pick up after ourselves? I've take the three pints in exchange for half an hour's cleaning

Really unbelievable isn't it?

tomcollins97

gaeilgegrinds1 wrote: »

Wondering this...in a rented house, how do people determine who does the cleaning? My cousin is at her wits end and rather than fight over it the other housemates want a cleaner, is this normal?

Tell her to move. It's noit going to get better. this is an important area to sort out prior to moving in with people. Some just don't want to clean and would rather pay for it.

houseshares are quite often a nightmare, so she is better to get out and try again. from expereince she will now know what questions to ask when viewing alternative accommodaiton

RATM

A cleaner might be the best solution OP. I've always found that living with 3-4 others means that on the law of averages you will have at least one if not two people who hate cleaning as they never had to do it growing up. The thought of cleaning toilets to these people is repulsive and even if its their turn on the rota to do it you can be assured they'll do as crap a job as possible.

Get a cleaner, the tenner a week you spend is well worth the hassle you'll all save. They can also be quite handy for getting the ironing done which is my pet hate