How do you know if your maid is disinfecting your home and not just making it look nice and clean? Because there is a huge difference!

There’s a great chance that they are only doing just that; making your home look nice and clean. I’ve worked with two different maid companies before branching off by myself, and I can say I’ve easily worked with over 40 different individuals. I can honestly say that I, just like these other individuals, weren’t taught how to properly sanitize your home, we are taught to make it look as nice as possible in as short of time.

The only way to know if your maid is properly disenfecting your home is to ask that individual. If you have hired a maid company, ask the maids as well as the owners on how they specifically sanitize and what chemicals they use. Make sure the answers line up.

Regardless if they say they sanitize or not, question them on what chemical they are using. In order to properly sanatize something, one must read the instructions per chemical, and do exactly as the bottle says. Seems easy enough right? I have yet to come across one person who uses ANY disinfecting chemical properly in a cleaning situation. Must chemicals will tell you to spray said area, saturate area and let sit for between 2-10 minutes. If you were looking just to make it look pretty, you spray and wipe right away.

I believe most maid companies do not follow these guidelines and steps as it would take to long to properly sanitize your home, and time is money on their eyes. Another reason is that a lot of people believe leaving a chemical sitting will ruin the appliance and/or area. And it most definitely can if not done properly or with the proper chemical.

But wouldn’t it be nice to know that at least your bathroom is sanitized? Watch the next time your maid comes into your home. Do they spray your toilet and immediately wipe it down or do they let it sit for a couple of minutes? With this being the dirtiest place in the house, I would make sure that at least your bathrooms, door knobs, and light switches are all properly sanitized.