My partner and I clean the house (inside and out) together and don't mind those ranking days. We tend to do a little each day or so which means it doesn't mount up but we have a big cleaning day every couple weeks as well. She doesn't help with the vehicles, she's not up to my standard there, but she sits out and chats with me when I work.

I think it's nice to do those things together, as with you and your wife, and it makes the relaxation time, in a lovely clean home, feel nicer.