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
Kitchen tasks
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
Organise 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
Mudroom tasks
Store out-of-season footwear, outdoor clothing and sports equipment
Declutter the area, wiping down surfaces as you go
Organize your mudroom
Laundry room tasks
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
Outdoor area tasks
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
Make sure you complete these chores each time you tackle a room so that you get the most out your deep cleaning efforts.
Does FreshClean Provide Deep Cleans?
FreshClean typically conducts a detailed clean of your home that lasts several hours during your initial cleaning visit. Afterwards, FreshClean professionals build detailed cleaning into their scheduled visits.
Just looking for a fresh start so you can pick up where a professional house cleaner 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, FreshClean has you covered. Contact FreshClean to schedule your home’s deep cleaning today.