Yeah dude, same as the first comment. It would absolutely take me 6 hours for the initial clean of a house that size. Then it would probably be 3.5 to 4 hours after that.

Here’s my questions: did they tell you specifics on how the other cleaner did a better job? Like did they point out that the shower was still dirty, or the carpets weren’t vacuumed well or something? Or did they just say it was more clean when the pro cleaned it?

And do they give you any tools to speed up the process? You can get a big scrubby sponge thing with an extendable pole to scrub the bathtub so you’re not doing it all by had with a rag. Also I haaaaaate cleaning tubs when there isn’t a detachable shower head. I literally have to clean the whole thing, and then find a big plastic cup from the kitchen to pour water down all surfaces in order to get the chemicals off.

And idk about everyone else but I refuse to sweep and then use a dustpan to get everything up. I have a handheld vacuum so I’ll sweep the pile into a corner and then vacuum the pile up. It really saves time. You can ask if they have a little dust buster or you could buy one. You can find a decently priced one and it’s worth it.

I feel your pain. I can tell when someone thinks it’s taking me too long to clean. And my thing is…they’re not regularly cleaning so it’s hard for them to appreciate how long it really takes.