Guide

Practical tips on cleaning, prices and moving in the city of Zürich.

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View through a window of Zurich's old town and the River Limmat

Zürich

Spring cleaning checklist: a realistic room-by-room plan

Plan spring cleaning by room, priority and time block. Separate everyday apartment cleaning, your own sorting tasks and specialist work.

Cleaner wearing gloves and holding a basket of cleaning products

Finding a cleaner

Find a cleaner in Zurich: questions to ask first

Compare tasks, price, access arrangements and appointment changes. Use practical questions and understand how PUTZIO assigns a cleaner.

Finding a cleaner

Hiring a private cleaner in Switzerland: AHV and insurance

Check Swiss domestic-work contribution rules, age exceptions and accident insurance before hiring privately. Includes official guidance for 2026.

Finding a cleaner

Key handover to your cleaner: a practical checklist

Agree on handover and return with the assigned cleaner. Record the number of keys, receipt, access instructions and a contact for unexpected problems.

Finding a cleaner

Prepare for your first home cleaning: a practical checklist

Before your first cleaning, choose the priority rooms, clear worktops and have a vacuum, mop and bucket available. The cleaner brings cleaning products.

Finding a cleaner

Cleaning work in Zurich: how PUTZIO works

PUTZIO arranges regular apartment cleaning. Learn how registration, verification and accepting an offered job work, and how the cleaner’s share is calculated.

Bright kitchen with a cleaning cloth and spray bottles on the worktop

Cleaning tips

How to wash microfibre cloths: detergent and care

Wash microfibre cloths according to the label, without softener or lint-producing laundry. Find fixes for smells, lint and streaks.

Cleaning tips

Cleaning sponges and brushes: washing, drying and replacing

Rinse cleaning sponges and brushes, separate uses and let them dry openly. Smells and damage are warning signs; a clean appearance is not proof of hygiene.

Cleaning tips

Clean your vacuum: filters, brushes and loss of suction

Switch off the vacuum, check its bag or container and remove hair from the brush. Wash filters only if permitted and let them dry completely.

Cleaning tips

Clean a washing machine: seal, drawer and odours

Clean the detergent drawer and door seal, then use the drum-care programme in the manual. Leaks or drainage faults need technical advice.

Cleaning tips

Clean a dishwasher: filter, spray arms and residue

Clean the dishwasher filter and check spray arms and seals. Match food residue, smells and deposits to the right checks before calling for repair.

Cleaning tips

Clean shower glass: limescale, coatings and profiles

Squeegee shower glass after use and dry the edges. Before removing limescale, check the coating and treat glass, profiles and seals appropriately.