Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / March 2006

As far as the things I must do on a regular basis:   I hate folding clothes.
I don't mind washing them, just folding.

If it were up to me, they just wouldn't get folded and I would just keep
them in the basket (unless they are hang-up clothes that wrinkle).

But my husband doesn't like that idea, and he makes comments (in fun) about
the clothes in the basket and on top of the dryer.  Many times he just folds
them himself.  (We are both retired.)

Donna

P.S. As far as things to be done less often, I guess it would be cleaning
out closets.

I have a self cleaning oven (NJ USA) so I don't care about that.
And I don't mind doing the inside of window either....now the outside is
a different story. Actually, Someone is coming tomorrow to clean my
windows. it's costing me 120 USD for 13 windows and 2 sliding doors,
inside and out.
The thing I hate to do the most is mowing the lawn and vacuuming. I
bought a Roomba though.

bonnie in NJ

No.  I have a self cleaning oven for the very reason that I hate to do
that.  But, if it wasn't, I wouldn't pay to have someone come and do
it.
--
Piper

I don't have a self cleaning oven, but I do have a hard surface steam
cleaner.  Prior to purchasing the $50 steam cleaner I'd have been
willing to pay to have my oven cleaned.  Now I can clean it in 10-15
minutes with steam rather than a chemical oven cleaner.  I would not
consider paying for an oven cleaning service.

Cleaning the windows has never bothered me.

In home laundry folding, hanging, & pressing I'd consider.

Jessica

I can't stand cleaning the inside of the shower. I think we can agree
that the inside of things are the worst. :)

Now, if they had removable parts that we can take outside and scrub
down, it would be much better.

I hate cleaning the oven! I used to do that when I worked as a maid, and
some of those ovens resembled the innards of  a Jiffy Lube shop. My own oven
doesn't require cleaning very often, but when I clean it no matter how
thoroughly I wipe off the foam there's still a residue. Therefore the first
time I use the oven after cleaning, it practically makes me gag for a few
minutes.

Hi folks, just wondered what the general opinion was on the worst
household chore. Got to be a two horse race between cleaning the inside
of the windows and cleaning the oven.

We are considering taking on an Oven Cleaning franchise but are curious
about the market. Would you pay £40 to have someone overhaul your oven
?

Chris