Cleaning Schedule Template - Generator for Households & Cleaners
Who cleans what, how often, and what was forgotten last week? A clear cleaning schedule prevents misunderstandings between employer and cleaner. Build your personalised plan - room by room, at the right frequency - and export it as a PDF.
Your personal cleaning plan - free
- Custom plan based on your flat, as PDF
- Tasks by frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal)
- Checklist format - tick off as you clean
- Two versions: for employer and for the cleaner
Build your cleaning schedule
Pick your rooms and tasks. The generator assigns the right frequency and delivers a personalised plan as PDF - free, via email.
Create plan for:
1. Pick a quick-start template
Or build from scratch →
2. Pick rooms
3. Confirm tasks
Kitchen
Bath & WC
Living room
Add your own task
4. Plan preview & export
Preview of your plan
Cleaning schedule
Daily (1)
- Kitchen - Take out trash
Weekly (16)
- Kitchen - Wipe counters
- Kitchen - Clean sink & tap
- Kitchen - Clean stove & cooktop
- Kitchen - Mop floor
- Kitchen - Clean microwave inside
- Kitchen - Dishwasher exterior
- Bath & WC - WC inside & outside
- Bath & WC - Descale shower/bath
- Bath & WC - Sink & mirror
- Bath & WC - Mop floor
- Bath & WC - Change towels
- Bath & WC - Refill soap & paper
- Living room - Vacuum
- Living room - Dust surfaces
- Living room - Mop floor
- Living room - Dust TV & electronics
Monthly (8)
- Kitchen - Fridge exterior
- Kitchen - Hood filter
- Kitchen - Tiles & backsplash
- Bath & WC - Clean grout
- Bath & WC - Descale drain
- Living room - Vacuum sofa thoroughly
- Living room - Inside windows
- Living room - Wipe radiators
Seasonal (7)
- Kitchen - Empty fridge fully
- Kitchen - Deep-clean oven
- Kitchen - Wipe cupboards inside
- Bath & WC - Deep-clean tiles
- Living room - Outside windows
- Living room - Wash curtains
- Living room - Shampoo carpet
Next step
Clino documents the agreed tasks and hours - for an automatic payslip both sides love.
CHF 19.90/mo, flat · clino.ch
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Email to the cleaner
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Clino documents the agreed tasks and hours
- for an automatic payslip both sides love. CHF 19.90/mo, flat.
Start free →The plan is ready - how it gets used
A plan only you know about changes nothing. Four steps turn it into a shared agreement.
- 1Walk through it together before the first shift: show the plan to your household employee before it applies. She will see at once what is realistic in the agreed hours and what is not.
- 2Print it and send the PDF: one printout stays visible in the flat, the PDF goes to her by WhatsApp or e-mail. Two copies prevent half of all misunderstandings.
- 3Check it against the time budget: weigh the tasks against the hours you pay for. If the two do not match, cut tasks or add hours - there is no third option.
- 4Adjust after four weeks: ask what was too tight and change the plan. After that a look every six months, or whenever the household changes, is enough.
Mandatory details
The rooms, the tasks per room, the rhythm (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) and the agreed hours per visit. Without the hours the plan is a wish list.
Most common mistake
Leaving the plan on the counter without a word and listing more tasks than fit into the paid time. Something is then left undone every week, and both sides end up frustrated.
Key takeaways
- 1A written cleaning schedule prevents 80% of household misunderstandings.
- 2Standard weekly tasks for a 3h cleaner: bathrooms, kitchen, vacuuming, mopping.
- 3Plan monthly tasks (inside windows, hood filter) separately - don't cram into 3h.
- 4Clear agreements = realistic expectations = longer working relationships.
How often should what be cleaned?
Not everything needs to be weekly - and not everything can wait a year. Swiss standard frequencies from hygienists and experienced cleaners:
Daily
Wipe kitchen surfaces, clean sink, empty bins when full, dispose of food waste. Mostly the residents' job, not the cleaner's.
Weekly
Full bathrooms (WC, shower, sink), vacuum and mop floors, deep kitchen (stove, surfaces), change beds, dust all surfaces.
Monthly
Inside windows, thorough mirrors, fridge exterior, hood filter, under furniture, radiators, door frames.
Seasonal (2-4×/year)
Outside windows, wash curtains, turn mattress, deep-clean oven, empty fridge fully, shampoo carpets.
Room-by-room: what goes where?
Each room has its own focus. This overview helps you avoid forgetting anything:
Kitchen
Counters · Stove & oven inside · Sink & tap · Microwave · Dishwasher exterior · Fridge inside (monthly) · Hood · Floor
Bath & WC
WC (outside, inside, rim) · Shower/bath incl. grout · Sink & tap · Mirror · Floor · Towel rails · Refill soap
Living room
Vacuum · Dust all surfaces · TV/electronics · Vacuum sofa · Inside windows (monthly) · Plants
Bedroom
Change bed · Vacuum (under the bed too) · Wipe nightstands · Wardrobe fronts · Air out before cleaning
Tips for a working plan
Calculate realistically
3h is enough for a 4-room flat weekly - but not for windows + oven + deep clean all at once. Plan monthly tasks separately.
Agree on priorities
If time runs short, what can be left? Agree upfront - not when you come home and the bathroom is still waiting.
Written is better
A plan on the fridge or via WhatsApp PDF is clearer than verbal - both sides have the same reference.
Adapt, don't nail down
Guests come, kids get sick, weather interferes. The plan is a guide, not a contract - stay flexible.
Quickly agreeing the cleaning plan
Maria
online
Hi Maria, here are today's priorities: first a thorough bathroom and kitchen, then the floors. Dusting in the living room only if there's time left. I've put the full plan on the fridge for you.
08:45Got it, thanks! I'll start with the bathroom.
08:51Perfect, let me know if anything's missing. Have a good day!
08:53Register your cleaner properly - incl. cleaning schedule
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