Hiring a professional cleaner for the first time? You're probably wondering what actually gets done during a visit. Here's a practical, room-by-room breakdown of what a standard regular clean from Chatty Cleans includes.

Kitchen

Your kitchen gets the most intensive attention during every visit:

All worktops wiped and sanitised
Sink cleaned and polished
Hob wiped down
Microwave exterior cleaned
Cupboard fronts spot-cleaned
Appliance exteriors wiped (kettle, toaster, etc.)
Bin emptied (if agreed)
Floor vacuumed and mopped

Bathrooms

Bathrooms are cleaned to a hygiene-first standard:

Toilet thoroughly cleaned inside and out
Sink and taps cleaned and polished
Shower and bath surfaces cleaned
Mirrors wiped streak-free
Floor mopped

Living Areas

Living rooms and dining rooms get a thorough tidy and dust:

All surfaces dusted
Floors vacuumed
Rugs cleaned
Light tidying (cushions straightened, items repositioned)

Bedrooms

Bedrooms are dusted and freshened:

All surfaces dusted
Floors vacuumed
Light tidying as agreed
Bedding change available as an add-on

What's NOT Included in a Standard Clean?

A regular clean maintains your home — it doesn't include the more intensive tasks you'd find in a deep clean. Things like inside the oven, inside the fridge, behind large appliances, and detailed skirting board work are deep clean extras.

However, many of these can be added individually. At Chatty Cleans we offer add-ons like oven cleaning, inside fridge, laundry, ironing, and interior window frames — so you can customise every visit.

Tailored to You

At Chatty Cleans, every client gets a Home Preference Card. This is where you tell us your priorities — focus areas, rooms to skip, whether you want eco products, how you like your cushions arranged. Your cleaner follows this card every visit, so the service is genuinely personalised.

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