HOUSEKEEPING MIDTERM

Mopping

Regular mopping of floors with a wet mop or a chemically modified dust mop is recommended.

Scrubbing:

A rotary floor cleaning machine with a stiff scrubbing brush or pad is needed.

 Burnishing (Polishing)

This modern type of floor cleaning system is similar to buffing, but it is a dry procedure that does not require the use of any polish spray.

Buffing:

Buffing is usually performed after scrubbing or burnishing and includes spraying the floor with a polishing solution and buffing it with a rotary floor machine.

Spray cleaning

This is similar to spray cleaning, but the term is applied to the maintenance of floors where a buffable or semi-buffable polish has been applied

Floor Stripping

Stripping is the complete removal of any finish on the floor by means of a harsh stripping solution and aggressive stripping pad.

Non-resilient floors

The hardness ensures that durability; however, they are extremely tiring to those who must s tan d on them for any length of time.

Brick

used for the flooring which made from clay

Concrete

composed of cement rocks and sand.

Ceramic tiles

made of a mix of clay and water

Epoxy

is a compound of synthetic resins that provide an extremely durable seamless floor durable, seamless floor.

Stone floors

common types of natural stone flooring include marble, travertine, serpentine, granite, state and sandstone.

Marble flooring

is a metamorphic rock which consists of calcite or dolomite crystals.

Travertine

another type of limestone flooring, one of the softest flooring available in the market

Sandstone flooring

is composed of loose grains of quartz sand that render a rough texture to the tile.

Slate flooring

is made of metamorphic rock that was formed in layers.

Mosaic flooring

is made of small pieces of colored stones tiles or glass to render an artistic appeal to the home decor.

Terrazzo

is mosaic flooring composed of Portland cement that has been embedded with marble and/or granite chips has been embedded with marble and/or granite chips.

Terra-cotta

tiles are made from clay that is fired in a kiln.

Resilient floors

This degree of resiliency ranges from asphalt floors, which are almost as hard as a concrete or stone surface to carpeted and padded floors.

Asphalt tile

is one of the lowest-cost resilient floor coverings available

Cork tile

is made from the outer bark of cork oak tree grown in Spain and Portugal

Rubber floors

All modern rubber floors are made from synthetic rubber, such as styrene butadiene rubber (SBR).

Wood floors

are made from oak, but other popular woods include ash, beech, birch, hickory, maple, teak and walnut.

Laminate Wood Flooring

is produced by placing a layer of a photographic image of natural wood on a fiberboard.

Vinyl floors

The major varieties of vinyl flooring and tiles include vinyl asbestos tiles, vinyl composition tiles, homogenous or flexible vinyl tiles,

Glass flooring

is not very common. It is mostly seen in aristocratic buildings, both residential and commercial.

Leather Flooring

is a soft flooring material usually installed on the concrete and wooden subfloor.

Metal flooring

is an excellent flooring for heavy traffic areas where strength and durability is the main aspect.

Carpet

is typically install e d wall-to-wall to eliminate the maintenance of hard flooring surfaces around the edge of a carpet.

Pile

is the yarn that we see and can readily touch

Carpet flooring

is laid wall to wall in a room or hallway.

Two types of fibers

natural and synthetic

best characteristic of polypropylene (olefin) is

it doesn’t absorb moisture

Executive housekeepers

should have sufficient knowledge of carpet construction to ensure that the right carpet is selected for each area in the property

Cleaning

is the removal of all visible soil in an approved way with the use of mechanical and chemical action or both

Maintenance

is the upkeep of all furniture, fittings and equipment to an exacting standard within the property

Physically clean

When the standard is set, the area or surface is supposed to be free from apparent dust & dirt, as when wiped by hand.

Chemically clean:

This standard means that the area should be free from harmful chemicals on the surfaces & in the surrounding air.

Bacteriologically clean:

To meet this standard, the surfaces should be cleaned so as to be free from any harmful bacteria that may cause disease or infection.

Entomologically clean:

This means that the area should be free from harmful insects or pests.

Osmologically clean:

This cleaning standard demands that the surfaces & areas should be free from any organic or inorganic matter that may emit an odor.

Spot Cleaning

This refers to the removal of stains from different kinds of hard & soft surfaces.

Hard broom

It has bristles, which are well placed. These are used to remove dirt

Soft broom

This has fairly flexible bristles that are set close and used to remove soil e.g., carpet brush

Water closet brush

It consists of nylon embedded in plastic for hygiene

Upholstery brush

It consists of a smooth, neat nylon brush embedded in a wooden or plastic handle

Carpet brush

Very similar to an upholstery brush.

Scrubbing brush

This can have a short handle or a long handle and well-placed bristles, either nylon or coir

Cob-web brush

It consists of nylon or coir bristles on a long handle

Tooth brush

Used for cleaning grooves

Cloth brush

The simplest clothes brush

Scrubbing brush

A brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning

Bottle brush

Used for cleaning bottles

Rubber mop/water squeezer

A squeegee, is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade,

Wet mop

A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc.

Dry mop

or dust-mop is designed to pick up dry, loose contamination such as dust, earth and sand

Swab and wipes

All-purpose cloth made of soft, absorbent material used for wet cleaning and damp dusting

Floor cloth

This is made of coarse material and issued for mopping floors

Chamois leather

was originally skins of chamois goats.

Scrim

Loosely woven linen material, which, because of its absorbency

Glass cloth

Made up of linen tow yarns and do not leave behind lint.

Sponge

Used for cleaning areas which require more water

Dusters & cloth mittens

These are used for dusting and buffing.

Yellow flannel

Used for dusting all surfaces and flannels, which are made of softer material, are used for highly polished surfaces

Rags and polishing cloth

Used for polishing various surfaces

Hearth & bucket cloth

These are made of Hessian.

Dust sheet

They are made of thin cotton material and are normally discards from the linen room.

Bucket or pail

A bucket, also called a pail, is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone

Basin and bowl

Used for carrying small amount of water,

Dust bin

These used to be made of galvanized iron and were noisy

Dust pan

This superior design is molded of sturdy black thermoplastic.

Janitor trolley

Used for carting and storing cleaning supplies

Mop- Wringer Trolley

Cleaning equipment consisting of mop and one or twin buckets with an attached wringer,

Linen Trolley

Used for the transfer of cleaned linen from the laundry to the linen room

Laundry sacks

May or may not be mobile made of wicker, fiberglass, plastic or tough cotton. It

Mechanical Equipment

The standard defines mechanical equipment as all motor or human propelled wheeled equipment used for cleaning.

Floor Scrubbing

 Brush is machine which can scrub, shampoo and polish the floor.

High pressure washers

This equipment uses water or steam under pressure to remove heavy soil.

Vacuum cleaner/suction cleaner

 An electrical appliance that cleans surfaces by suction.

Single room

these rooms are assigned to one person or a couple. It may have one or more beds, but the size of the bed depends on the hotel.

Double room

re assigned to two people; expect one double bed, or two twin beds depending on the hotel.

Triple room

as the name might suggest, this room is equipped for three people to stay. The room will have a combination of either three twin beds, one double bed and a twin, or two double beds.

Quad room

s set up for four people to stay comfortably.

Standard room

 is likely the same as a queen or a single room, great for a solo traveler or a couple

Deluxe room:

these rooms might be a bit bigger with slightly upgraded amenities or a nicer view.

Joint room

 a joint room, sometimes called adjoining room, , refers to two rooms that share a common wall but no connecting door.

Connecting room

 these rooms have a connecting door between them, as well as individual doors to get to the outside.

Suite

A basic suite or executive suite comes with a separate living space connected to one or more bedrooms.

Apartment-style: 

aparthotels are offering these types of rooms

Accessible room:

hotels are required by law to provide a certain number of handicapped-accessible rooms.