BED MAKING

BED MAKING PROCEDURE

• Remove all the linens and check for any lost property if anything found inform to the desk.
• All the soiled linen must be taken out immediately and put in linen chute / soil bag.
• Take the fresh linen and place near the bed.
• Straighten the mattress and mattress protector, smooth it out.
• Unfold a fresh bottom sheet place it on the bed, right side up, with the wider hem at the top. Tuck in at the head board and the foot board.
• Mitre the four corners.
• Unfold a fresh top sheet, smooth it out, with the wider hem at level with the top of the bed.
• Open the blanket, and place it on the bed 4 inches below the top sheet & allowing enough to tuck in firmly at the bottom.
• Place the crinkle/ 3rd sheet / night spread over the blanket so that its upper hem is in line with that of top sheet.
• Fold back the top sheet and the crinkle sheet at the head board over the top edge of the blanket and then fold again about 8 inches of the topsheet, crinkle sheet and blanket, to get a folded panel of about 4 inches width.
• Tuck in the top sheet , blanket, crinkle sheet at the foot of the bed & mitre the two bottom corners & tuck in at the sides.
• put the pillow in pillowcases & hold the pillow in your hand folded in to two lengthways, and push it to the bottom of the pillowcase.
• Now loosen the grip and the pillow open pull the case over the top, ensuring that the flap covers the open end.
• Always ensure that the open end of the pillow should face away from the door or face the wall
• In double bed the open end face each other at the middle.