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Cleaning rota for housemates

A rota works when everyone has a fixed, small turn and that turn has a name. “The kitchen” is too big. “Countertop and hob” can be finished. Four housemates can keep a home going with four short turns a week, plus one short moment together for whatever was left.

Put the rota up where everyone cooks, or put it in the group chat. A rota that lives in someone’s head becomes an argument.

Example for four people

Day	Who	Turn
Monday	Housemate 1	Countertop and hob
Tuesday	Housemate 2	Toilet: bowl, seat and floor
Wednesday	Housemate 3	Basin and shower
Thursday	Housemate 4	Kitchen and bathroom floors
Friday	Together, 15 minutes	Whatever was left that week

Swap the names every month, not the tasks every week. That way everyone learns to actually finish one turn.

When the rota no longer fits

A fixed Tuesday for the toilet does not know there was a dinner. Then on Wednesday the countertop needs attention more than the shower. The rota stays useful as the agreement about who frees up time. The order of the work may be different that week.

Tidyo shows that order across every room. Everyone opens the same list. The person whose turn it is on the rota takes what is at the top.

Cleaning rota for housemates

Example for four people

When the rota no longer fits

See also

One list for the whole home