2nd Semester - Bed Making

BED MAKING

INTRODUCTION

—  A neatly make up bed adds greatly to the appeal of a guestroom for the guest.

—  The aim of GRA should be to make a neat bed efficiently, saving both time and energy as far as possible.

—  A GRA who is adept at making beds should be able to finish making a single bed in a maximum of 3 minutes and a double bed in a maximum of 7 minutes.

—  The materials required to make a bed are stacked in the room attendant’s cart.

—  Bed making involves making the bed with the bed linen already on the bed.

—  Changing or re-sheeting the bed involves stripping the bed of all soiled linen and making the bed with fresh linen.

—  Some luxury hotels change bed linen twice a day, but many prefer to do it once a day as part of their water conservation programme.

Job breakdown for Bed-making


Wash your hands before starting to make the bed.

—  Job breakdown involves the following steps:

1.      Strip the bed

2.      Straighten the mattress protector

3.      Place the bottom sheet

4.      Place the top sheet (Second Sheet)

5.      Place the blanket

6.      Place the Crinkle Sheet (Third Sheet)

7.      Fold back the top sheet and the crinkle sheet over the blanket

8.      Put the pillowcases on pillows and place on the bed

9.      Place the bedspread on the bed

1. Strip the bed

—  Remove the bedspread and the blanket and fold them in such a way that opening and spreading them again will not take much time.

—  Place them close at hand.

—  If the bedspread and blanket are soiled, use fresh ones from the cart.

—  Remove all the sheets together, remove the pillowcases, and put the soiled sheets and pillowcases into the soiled linen bag on the maid’s cart.

2. Straighten the Mattress Protector

—  Straighten and smooth down the mattress protector with a light hand.

—  Change the mattress protector if necessary.

3. Place the bottom sheet

—  Unfold a fresh sheet.

—  Place it on the bed, right side up, with the wider hem at the top.

—  Tuck in at the headboard and the footboard.

—  Mitre the four corners.

—  Tuck in the sheet at the sides.

4. Place the top sheet (Second Sheet)

—  Unfold a fresh sheet.

—  Place it on the bed, wrong side up, with the wider hem at level with the top of the bed.

5. Place the blanket

            

            · Open the blanket and place it on the bed 4 inches  below the top sheet and allowing enough to tuck in firmly at the bottom.

6. Place the Crinkle Sheet (Third Sheet)

—  Place the crinkle sheet over the blanket so that its upper hem is in line with that of the top sheet.

7. Fold back the top sheet and the crinkle sheet over the blanket

—  Fold back the top sheet and the crinkle sheet at the headboard over the top edge of the blanket and then fold again about 8 inches of the top sheet, crinkle sheet, and blanket, to get a folded panel of about 4 inches width.

—  Tuck in the top sheet, crinkle sheet, and the blanket at the foot of the bed and mitre the two bottom corners.

—  Tuck in at the sides.

—  Smoothly tuck in the folded panel formed by turning the top sheet and crinkle sheet over the blanket, at the sides.

8. Put the pillowcases on pillows and place on the bed

—  Put the pillows in the pillowcases.

—  Hold the pillow in your hands, folded in two, lengthways, and push it to the bottom of the pillowcase.

—  Now loosen the grip and let the pillow open. Pull the case over the top ensuring that the flap covers the open end.

9. Place the bedspread on the bed

—  Place the bedspread over the bed so that it hangs evenly on both sides and the bottom.

Keep extra length of the bedspread at the headboard, to crease below and between the pillows and to cover the pillows.