How often should I
Wash the Dishes?
After every use
Money you pay your landlord each month to live in your apartment that is agreed upon in your lease
Rent
Worker specializing in installing and repairing electrical wiring in a home or building
Electrician
Why is it important to do laundry?
hygiene, body odor, makes you look presentable etc.
Your excited to eat your leftover pizza for dinner but when you check the fridge for it you discover your roommate ate it
Let your roommate know you are upset.
Set rules about what food is for sharing and what is personal
Take out the trash?
At least once a week
Bill to pay for television channels and Wifi connection
Cable/internet
Tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable water, sewage and drainage. They may work on the sink or toilet.
Plumber
Product you put in washing machine to clean clothes
Laundry Detergent
You want to watch your favorite TV show in the living room but your roommate has been sitting on the couch for hours watching a movie.
Ask if you can get a chance with the TV
Clean the toilet?
Once a week
Bill that covers lights, anything plugged into outlets like TV, refrigerator, and lamps
Electricity/Electric
Tradesperson that fixes heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems
HVAC technician
Product that is added to dryer to remove static from clothes
dryer sheets
You go into the bathroom to shower and notice there is a glob of toothpaste in the sink that is not from you.
Ask your roommate to wipe it up
Depends! Between once a week and once a month
Insurance that covers protects your property inside your apartment
Workers who maintain the garden and green spaces at a house or apartment
Landscapers/gardeners
Remove wrinkles from clothes
It feels like your the only one that ever does the cleaning and chores in the apartment and your roommate doesn't seem to notice
Ask to set up a chore chart or chore schedule
Wash bed sheets?
Every 2 weeks
Bill that covers heating system, hot water, and certain types of stove tops
Gas
Worker who checks homes for pests such termites and mice
Exterminator
How can you determine how to launder clothing?
Read laundry tags, based on color, based on material of clothes
Your roommate tells you that your playing your music too loudly all the time
Turn it down and only play it loudly when they aren't home. Try headphones