Expectations

Use of our home

 This home was built by our family, for our enjoyment. Four generations have labored to design build and furnish this property. We are happy to have other guests use the home. There are some considerations we would like you to observe while enjoying your stay.

• Smoking is not permitted in or around the immediate vicinity of the property.
• Pets are not allowed in the home.
• No fires are permitted – use of gas or charcoal barbecues is allowed.
• Please remove sandy or wet shoes and outerwear before entering the house.
• As the disposal system for this house is a sand filter be aware of the use of the garbage disposal. Do not dispose of such items as potato peels, egg shells, or large or dense items in the garbage disposal. The normal debris from rinsing dishes is acceptable.
• The DVDs, CDs, and VHS tapes are here for your enjoyment. Please feel free to use them, but please return them to their proper cases and replace them in the cabinets.
• The food items and paper products are for our family use but please feel free to make use of any of them if needed.   We only ask that you let us know what you used so that we can replace it if necessary.
• Please clean lint filter on clothes dryer before each use.

We currently do not have a property management company to maintain the property. We would appreciate you leaving the house in a tidy state prior to departure as we only have a short time before our next guests arrive. Therefore; before you leave, we do ask a couple of favors to help prepare for our next guests.

1. _______ Strip all used beds and place used linens and towels in the laundry room
2. _______ Return all furniture, ornaments, books and games to original locations.
3. _______ Please take all trash, including bathroom trash bags, out to the trash cans in the Garage.
4. _______ Check drawers, cabinets, etc. for personal belongings.
5. _______ Please load all dishes into the dishwasher and run it on the normal cycle.
6. _______ Clear all kitchen countertops and leave sink empty
7. _______ Make sure all kitchen appliances are switched off – i.e. stove top, oven etc.
8. _______ Please turn the heat down to 60º F in the winter, and please turn the AC up to 80º F
9. _______ Ensure you have packed all your phone/iPad/Laptop etc chargers.
10. _______ Please inspect the patio areas to make sure nothing is left outside or behind.
11. _______ Close and lock all windows, and lower blinds in windows.
12. _______ Please check that all bedroom wall heaters are turned off – even if you didn’t use them check each one, in case any were inadvertently turned on.
13. _______ Turn off all lights and fans inside and outside. It is important to visually check the outside lights to assure that they are off as some have multiple switches.
14. _______ All electronic and electrical devices such as televisions, vcrs, air hockey table, stereos are turned off.
15. _______ All exterior doors and doors between house and garage are closed and locked, including dead bolts where used.       It is important to push/pull each door to assure that the latch has engaged.
16. _______ Washer and dryer are turned off.       Please leave lid to washer open. (Do not leave wet laundry in the washer)
17. _______ Please return Garage door opener to upper cabinet farthest left of washing machine.
18. _______ Check all water faucets inside and out are turned off.
19. _______ Ensure exterior doors and doors between house and garage are closed
20. and locked.
21. _______ Place all keys in lockbox at second floor kitchen door.
    

CLEANING OF HOUSE

We appreciate your help in completing these chores before you leave our home. Your willingness to do this allows us to offer lower rental rates as we do not have to hire someone else to clean the house between guests.

Please check off each of these items as completed. If for some reason you are unable to complete a task DO NOT CHECK it off. Write a short note telling us what was not done so we can take care of it ourselves.

KITCHEN:

1. ______ Wipe fridge inside and out, including trays and drawers.
2. ______ Clean stove top using cleaning cream located in long drawer to right of stove.
3. ______ Briefly run the garbage disposal to assure no debris remains in it.
4. ______ Place all dirty dishes in the dishwasher and start it. It is not necessary to unload it.
5. ______ Wipe out sink.
6. ______ Wipe down granite counter tops.
7. ______ Sweep the floor. If necessary clean floor to remove debris using BONO cleaner which is under the kitchen sink in a spray bottle. Use the large dust mop from pantry- cloths for mop are in kitchen drawer with other cleaning rags as well as in drawer to right of utility room sink.
8. ______ Remove garbage and recycled material from under sink. Put new trash bag (8-gallon size) in trash can. Bags can be found in long drawer beneath silverware. There may also be a couple in the bottom of the trash can itself.

BEDROOMS:

1. ______ Vacuum carpets.
2. ______ Strip all used beds and place used linens in the laundry room Please DO NOT remake the beds; we will do that upon our arrival.
3. ______ Empty wastebaskets and replace liner. Liners are in the first long drawer in kitchen beneath the silver ware. There may also be one or two in bottom of each waste basket. The 4-gallon size liners are for the wastebaskets.

BATHROOMS:

1. ______ Wipe down shower doors.
2. ______ Wipe down counter tops.
3. ______ Clean sink.
4. ______ Wipe down mirrors.
5. ______ Put all dirty bath linens in laundry basket in utility room. We will launder them when we come.
6. ______Damp-mop floors.

LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM:

1. ______Vacuum carpet.
2. ______Sweep and or clean wood floors using BONO
3. ______Sweep of vacuum stairs – both flights.
4. ______Damp-mop tile entry as needed.

FAMILY ROOM:

1. ______ Vacuum carpets.
2. ______ Damp-mop tile entries as needed.

UTILITY ROOM:

1. ______ Remove any trash and reline wastebasket.
2. ______ Sweep and damp-mop floor as needed.

THIRD FLOOR:

2. ______ Vacuum carpets as needed.
3. ______ Wipe off table as needed.