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Are you ready for a deep clean, but does the thought of cleaning your home make you feel overwhelmed? These house-cleaning tips will save you time and energy โ and they might even make some chores fun!
Youโve probably heard the expression, โIf you fail to plan, then plan to fail.โ This applies to anything in life โ including house cleaning โ so take this tip to heart: Before you pick up a speck of dust, make a list of all the gear and products youโll need.
Take it room by room. No single space requires the same safety equipment, appliances, and cleaning products as another. Make a list of items youโll need to clean just the living room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and garage.
Think about each spaceโs unique needs and how to address them, whether thatโs with a broom, vacuum cleaner, mop, or an old toothbrush. No one knows the space as you do, and in many cases, you can โmake doโ with simple cleaning tools.
Also, consider the specific cleaning products and safety gear youโll need. While itโs tempting to grab popular products โ with harsh chemicals โ there are many natural cleaning solutions for everyday spills, stains, and odors. Youโll also need to plan for safety glasses, gloves, and maybe even earplugs, depending on the task.
Making a detailed list ahead of time ensures you have everything you need and saves you from constantly running around looking for missing supplies. This makes the cleaning process more efficient. Consider keeping a master checklist on your phone that you can easily reference each time you clean.
Want to speed things up? Have a partner help you with the house cleaning! In this case, have one person inside and one person outside working on the same window. Donโt forget to clean the window frames and screens!
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Purchasing cleaning gear is just the tip of the iceberg. After all, you can stuff a bunch of products in your pantry or garage and forget theyโre even there!
And letโs face it: No one feels motivated to perform even the most basic home maintenance if they lack the right tools to do the job or if they canโt find those tools when they need them.
So, hereโs a house-cleaning tip that will help you to get into a convenient routine: stock some cleaning caddies with everything you need when you need it. That way, theyโre ready and waiting for you to grab and go!
Now, you can tackle this in one of two different ways. I like having a cleaning caddy for every room. This is the most convenient option because you can purchase everything you need to clean each room and keep a fully stocked caddy in each closet or another nearby location, out of view.
Yes, thereโs some additional up-front expense โ for all the caddies, the safety glasses and gloves, and other items you may need โ but that means youโre not running from one room to the next to grab what you need. Some of these items (like safety glasses or a duster) will last a while.
As for Plan B? You can purchase all the products you need and keep one central cleaning caddy to maintain every room.
To do this, just grab your room-by-room checklist โ the same one you took to the grocery store or home center โ and fill the caddy with the items you need to clean each space. After youโve cleaned one room, refer to the checklist, then remove any items you donโt need to clean the next room and add any items that you do need.
This option, of course, requires less up-front expense but takes more time because you have to change the caddyโs contents from room to room.
Thereโs no wrong option, so just pick the one thatโs right for you and your household budget.
Some ideas of what to stock your cleaning caddies with:
Having a fully stocked caddy for each room or one central caddy saves you time spent searching for tools and makes cleaning more efficient.
Donโt lift a broom or grab a mop before you do one important thing: declutter the room. This house-cleaning tip is important for two reasons.
First, you need to prioritize home maintenance tasks. For example, it doesnโt make sense to scrub a countertop covered with mail, books, and groceries. You need to clear that countertop to properly clean and disinfect it.
Second, itโs good to get in the habit of organizing your home so nothing gets out of place โ which makes the room harder to maintain and reduces your motivation to clean it.
Hereโs the game plan: First, remove any trash or debris โ anything you can quickly pick up and throw away โ and discard it right away. Then, identify everything in the room thatโs out of place and relocate it. So, mail? Filed away in the office. Shoes? In the mudroom. Groceries? In the pantry. Reusable grocery bags? Ditto.
Once youโve removed everything that doesnโt belong and cleared spaces you know will need scrubbing, it will make it that much easier to clean.
After all, youโre halfway there โ the space will look less daunting to maintain, and all youโll just need to add the finishing touches, like sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, and then sanitizing and disinfecting high-touch surfaces.
Decluttering first allows you to really see the room and identify dirt and grime buildup so you can tackle cleaning in a thorough and logical manner. Don't just push clutter to the side. Take the extra couple of minutes to put things away properly. This will make maintenance easier each time.
Here are some examples of items to declutter from each room:
Tips for effectively decluttering before cleaning:
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When it comes to cleaning each room, the same expression with which we started this list: โIf you fail to plan, plan to fail.โ
To that end, hereโs a house-cleaning tip to ensure success every time โ and prevent headaches down the line: work smart. In other words, think about each spaceโs needs and how every action you take in the room will impact another area of that room.
The simplest thing is to think โtop to bottom.โ
For instance, think about cleaning the kitchen. If you sweep the floors before you brush off the countertops and range, youโll inevitably have to do double work as you pick up any crumbs and dust that fall to the floor after tackling those areas.
Newtonโs third law of motion โ โWhat goes up must come downโ โ applies, so thatโs why itโs important to start at the top and work your way down in each room.
First, clean out the cabinets and dust them because anything your duster doesnโt catch will fall to the countertops. Then clean your countertops because any debris will inevitably fall to the floor. Then sweep and mop your floor because thatโs the most logical place to end things!
Of course, your spaceโs needs will vary. But if you work with the same top-down strategy โ to include windows, doors, and appliances โ youโll save yourself plenty of time and prevent double work.
Some tips for working smart:
Planning your approach intelligently prevents you from doing extra work for yourself. And you'll establish an efficient system to clean each room faster.
The poet John Donne said, โNo man is an island.โ Thatโs true whether youโre a woman or a child, too, and itโs especially apparent when youโre cleaning the house.
For this final house-cleaning tip, remember one word: teamwork.
Cleaning a house is not a one-person job โ not if you have family members under the same roof who can help. Tell your family: Weโre all in this together, and everyone should do their fair share, whether itโs washing the dishes, sweeping the porches, or cleaning the bathrooms.
To that end, go ahead and delegate some tasks. Get the family involved, and youโll be surprised by how much time you can save when house cleaning becomes a group activity.
For instance, no one likes washing the windows. But thatโll change when you have a partner clean the outside of one window while you clean the same window from the inside.
Take it window by window, and youโll cut this tedious choreโs time in half! (You can even have fun with this chore because while youโre both washing the same window, you can make funny faces at each other!)
You can even delegate this list of house-cleaning tips! For instance, one person can stock the cleaning caddies while the other person declutters the space and preps the room for maintenance. One person can tackle upstairs chores while the other person can tackle downstairs chores.
Thereโs no wrong way to delegate these tasks โ just figure out the combination that works for you, your family, and your homeโs needs.
Getting the whole family involved makes cleaning day go faster and teaches kids responsibility. Here are some age-appropriate cleaning tasks kids can handle:
Turn on some fun music and order in pizza to reward the crew after powering through the chore list together.
Cleaning your home thoroughly can feel like a daunting task. You have two options for tackling a deep clean: doing it yourself (DIY) or hiring a professional cleaning service. While a DIY cleaner will save money, hiring a professional cleaner offers several advantages.
While hiring a pro costs more up-front, it offers unbeatable results, efficiency, and convenience. Consider supplementing your regular DIY cleaning with a professional deep clean once or twice a year.
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