Cleaning

Smart to start with laundry, move to bathrooms/general spaces, put beds together, & then vacuum.

Any lost and found can be placed in the “office” room upstairs. Any large boxes, hangers, ect. left from events can be thrown away.

Turn off air conditioning/heat unless otherwise specified.

Kitchen:

1.    Refrigerator: Toss any food, and wipe down shelves/outside of fridge

2.    Oven and stove: clean grease off stovetop

3.    Microwave:  wipe inside & outside

4.    Counters: Wipe off food, fingerprints, dust and grease.

5.    Appliances:  Ensure coffee maker/pot is empty and clean, toaster wiped down if necessary

6.    Floor: Vacuum floor

(x6) Bathrooms

7.    Mirror: Wipe off residue

8.    Sinks and tubs: Wipe down tubs/showers including faucet fixtures.

9.    Toilet: Toilet bowl cleaner with scrub (I often leave the cleaner in the toilet not flushed to reduce hard water rings)

10.  Floors: Vacuum (mop if needed) – vacuum floor mats (I put one or two through the wash if there is time usually or flip over to other side)

11.  Toiletries remove used toiletries and replace. Place new toilet paper if necessary

12.  Trash: Remove trash & wipe down can

13.  Towels wash and replace with new. Refold washed towels and place in closet

(x4) Bedrooms

14.  Vacuum

15.  Bedding: Clean bedding & make bed with new sheets (only used beds), refold washed sheets and place in closet

16.  Set out water bottles on nightstands

Common Spaces -Laundry Room, Living Room, Dining Room, Back Porch

17.  General: Touch up/vacuum/mop as needed & wipe down suraces

18. Set out welcome basket on dining room table

19. Couch: Arrange cushions/blankets neatly. Vacuum, pluck feathers, or lint roll if necessary

20. Bridal room remove trash, rearrange chairs, & windex mirrors

Outdoor Venue Space (EVENT CLEANING SHIFTS)

21.  General Yard & Fireplace Patio: Any loose debris, cover patio furniture by fire & put down umbrellas

22.  Pavilion Arrange furniture to be neat, wipe down

23.  Tables/chairs Wipe down & push in chairs to be tidy in the barn

24. Folding Tables Place folding tables broken down against the wall of the barn

25. Put Away Rentals

26. Candlestick/dinnerware cleaning instructions provided if relevant for that event

27. Trash Put new bags in all trash cans, wipe down, and bring all barrels to the end of the driveway (including trash at the bottom of the barn, may want to leave one by the house until inside cleaning is completed)

Specific instructions for certain days:

TBD how that information should be communicated