How To Deep Clean Your House
Melting snow and budding trees are right around the corner which means it’s time to start preparing for spring cleaning. But what’s the difference between this annual housekeeping event and maintaining a tidy home throughout the year? Well, routine maintenance is lighter cleaning that helps keep your house orderly week by week. A spring clean, on the other hand, is a deeper, more detailed process that sets you up for success the rest of the year.
Use these tips to ensure you’re properly deep cleaning your home and making that spring clean count.
How to Deep Clean Your House
The key to deep cleaning your house is setting a schedule. This isn’t a chore you can conquer one day after work, so plan accordingly. Make a list of each of the rooms you’ll need to deep clean and the tasks you’ll need to complete as you go. It may be best to give yourself several weekends to complete your deep cleaning; it all depends on the size of your home.Here’s a sample schedule for deep cleaning your house room by room:
Weekend 1: Bathrooms and kitchen
Bathroom tasks- Dust light fixtures and clear cobwebs out of the corners
- Clean tubs, showers, toilets and sinks
- Clean shower curtains (or replace them) and bathmats
- Wash surfaces and mirrors
- Clean window treatments
- Clean the tops and insides of kitchen cabinets and organize the pantry
- Vacuum and wash the floor behind the fridge
- Vacuum refrigerator coils and the vent at the bottom of the refrigerator
- Clean and organize your refrigerator
- Wipe down countertops, appliances and cabinet surfaces
- Clean sinks, the stovetop and the oven
- Clean window treatments
Weekend 2: Bedrooms
Bedroom tasks- Wipe off knickknacks, surfaces, ceiling fans and baseboards, remembering to clean behind your headboard
- Flip or rotate mattresses
- Wash bed linens, including duvets and mattress pads
- Clean under your bed
- Organize bedroom closets
- Clean window treatments
Weekend 3: Linen closets, mudroom and laundry room
Linen closet tasks- Remove items and wipe down shelves, working from the top down
- Launder linens that haven’t been used in a while to keep them fresh
- Vacuum the closet floor
- Organize your linen closet
- Store out-of-season footwear, outdoor clothing and sports equipment
- Declutter the area, wiping down surfaces as you go
- Organize your mudroom
- Wipe down washers and dryers
- Get rid of rogue socks and empty detergent containers
- Organize your laundry room
Weekend 4: Common areas and outdoor areas
Common area tasks:- Declutter the room
- Wipe down surfaces, standing lamps and cobwebbed corners
- Clean furniture and lampshades with your vacuum’s upholstery attachment
- Sweep patios, porches and decks
- Wash any outdoor furniture and décor
- Store any out-of-season decorations
Pro Tips for Deep Cleaning Your Home
When you’re deep cleaning your house, you want to make certain you’re working from the top of the room to the bottom. That way any dust or dirt that you knock down as you clean can be vacuumed once you’ve finished in each room.Additionally, there are some tasks that you’ll encounter in almost every room of the house:
- Tossing unused or expired household items
- Cleaning light fixtures and/or ceiling fans
- Moving furniture to wash baseboards
- Washing windows, window sills and door frames
- Vacuuming, mopping and/or waxing floors (it all depends on what your floors are made from)
- Cleaning window treatments
- Changing smoke detector batteries
- Checking the expiration dates on fire extinguishers
- Washing out trash cans
Does Merry Maids Provide Deep Cleans?
Merry Maids typically conducts a detailed clean of your home that lasts several hours during your initial cleaning visit. Afterwards, Merry Maids professionals build detailed cleaning into their scheduled visits.Just looking for a fresh start so you can pick up where a professional housecleaner left off? We also offer a one-time detailed cleaning service that can get your house ready for routine maintenance.
When it comes to knowing how to deep clean your house room by room, Merry Maids has you covered. Contact your Merry Maids to schedule your home’s deep cleaning today.
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