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The Household SOP Library

Forty procedures for a private house, written down, so every task is done one way whoever is on duty.

€149

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PDF, A4, 60 pages · the full library in Word · blank SOP template · training log

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Cover of The Household SOP Library

The same task, done four ways

Ask four people in a house how to turn down a bed or lay the breakfast tray and you will get four answers, each of them a little right. Nobody is wrong; nothing was ever written down. New staff learn by watching, and the standard drifts with every change of team.

A standard operating procedure is the way a task is done in your house, written so that everyone does it the same way, every time. This library gives you forty to adapt: the routines a new member of staff should find on day one.

What is inside

Every file you download, with its format and length.

  • The Household SOP Library

    PDF, A4, 60 pages, with bookmarks

    The forty SOPs, two pages on using and adapting them, an index by area, an index by role and a blank SOP form.

  • The full library in Word

    Word .docx, A4

    All forty SOPs with heading styles and a contents page, ready to rewrite for your own house.

  • Blank SOP template

    Word .docx, A4

    A one-page guide to writing your own SOP, then a blank SOP in the same layout.

  • Training log

    Word .docx, landscape A4, 4 pages

    A 28-line log (shown, practised, signed off) and a training matrix for 40 SOPs and 8 team members.

Inside the guide

  • Ten areas: the house, bedrooms and bathrooms, living areas, wardrobe and valet, kitchen and pantry
  • Table and service, care of fine things, guests, seasonal work and the team
  • Each SOP in the same order: purpose, owner, frequency and time, materials, steps, the standard, common mistakes and safety

Sample pages

The cover and two SOP pages
The cover and two SOP pages
The forty titles, grouped by area
The forty titles, grouped by area

How buying works

One download, one price: €149.

  1. Pay on Payhip

    Our checkout is run by Payhip. It takes the payment and works out the VAT for your country.

  2. Download at once

    The download link appears as soon as the payment goes through, and Payhip sends it to you by e-mail as well.

  3. Put it to work

    Print it, fill it in, adapt it for your house and hand it to your own team.

It is for you if

  • You train household staff and want one written standard to train them to.
  • You are taking over a house where the routines were never written down.
  • You look after several houses and want them run the same way.

It is not for you if

  • You need a manual of the house itself: preferences, inventories, suppliers.

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Questions before you buy

What language are the materials in?

English.

What does each SOP contain?

The same parts in the same order: purpose, who owns it, how often and how long, materials, the steps, the standard, common mistakes and safety notes. No alarm codes or safe combinations appear anywhere, and health and allergy details are always referred to a restricted file.

Can I share the files with my team?

Yes, within your own household or households: print them, adapt them and hand them to the people who work for you. Please do not resell them, publish them or pass them on to other houses. A family office or an agency that would like to use them across several client houses can write to us about a wider licence.

What if something changes, or needs correcting?

Every guide carries its edition date, and figures that change from year to year, such as minimum pay or public holidays, carry their year and source. If we correct an edition, the people who bought it get the corrected file at no cost: write to us with your receipt if your link has expired.

Who issues the receipt, and what about VAT?

Payhip, our checkout, takes the payment, works out the VAT for your country and e-mails your receipt with the download link. If you need an invoice made out to a company, write to us after you buy.

Can I get a refund?

Files cannot be sent back once they are downloaded, so under EU consumer rules the usual 14-day right of withdrawal does not apply to digital content once the download has started with your consent. If a file does not open, is incomplete or is not what this page describes, write to us and we will put it right or refund you.

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The Household SOP Library

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One download, one price, and the files are yours to print, fill in and adapt for your own house.

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