09/21/2026
🚩 RED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR WHEN HIRING A CLEANER 🚩
As a professional cleaner, here are a few things I would personally watch for when hiring someone to clean your home:
🚩 Using the same cloths/tools in the bathroom and kitchen without preventing cross-contamination.
🚩 Not asking questions about surfaces before using chemicals. Natural stone, hardwood, painted cabinets, matte walls, etc. all require different care.
🚩 Mixing chemicals or using unsafe chemical combinations.
🚩 Promising an entire deep clean in an unrealistically short amount of time. A TRUE deep clean takes time.
🚩 Not clearly explaining what is included in the price before starting.
🚩 Consistently skipping the little details that are supposed to be included.
🚩 Damaging something and trying to hide it. Accidents happen! Honesty is what matters.
🚩 Constantly showing up late, canceling, or not showing up without communicating.
🚩 Bringing another person into your home without asking first.
🚩 Gossiping about other clients or sharing private information about their homes. If they don’t respect another client’s privacy, will they respect yours?
🚩 Judging or shaming you for the condition of your home. A cleaner is there to HELP you not embarrass you.
🚩 Ignoring your boundaries regarding pets, fragile belongings, rooms you don’t want entered, or products you don’t want used.
And remember making a mistake isn’t automatically a red flag. We’re human. I’ve made mistakes in my time of cleaning too.