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A good brushing is all most chair seats need. Don't forget to
dust the chair rungs or the legs themselves if they curve outward
near the tip. While you're down there, check to see if either the
pedestal or crossbeams of the table need dusting too.
The Hallway
Go into the entry hall and dust in the same way, beginning
above the door and working from top to bottom around the
entry. Our table is unused and requires only the duster for the
objects and the polishing cloth for the table. Use the duster
around the legs of the table again.
Enter the hall and continue in the same top-to-bottom manner
but alternately dust and wipe sections of both walls as you move
down the hall. Unless the hallway is unusually wide, don't do
one side and then the other; you waste time retracing your route.
The Bedrooms
Enter the first bedroom off the hall. Begin in the same manner,
above the door, moving to the right. Depending on your
company’s policy, as the Duster, you are in charge of knowing
which chores are to be rotated—and which rotation is to be done
this time. An example is vacuuming under the bed, which may
not need to be done every week but can't be ignored forever
either. The same applies to heavy furniture (like the couch), and
some high molding and other difficult areas to vacuum. As
usual, clarify with your supervisor.
Making Beds
It is 4 times faster to make a bed with 2 people than to make it
alone. So, if there are beds to be made (or changed) and you
work in a team, make the beds in a team effort. Also, make the
beds first, before doing any other housecleaning. By doing the
beds first, the dust created by making the bed
won’t settle on an already-cleaned bedroom.
Desk
The desk in our sample room is so close to
the corner that the head of the vacuum won't
fit - use the whiskbroom to dust and fluff that
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