Domestic cleaning can be a drag if you let everything build up and get on top of you. The best way to stay on top of your chore list is to tackle it little and often. Completing a couple of small tasks a day means you won’t find yourself needing to dedicate a whole weekend to it once a month.
To help you manage things we have put together a domestic cleaning checklist, so you can print and tick.
All areas:
- Dust surfaces
- Dust skirting boards and door frames, including the hard to reach parts
- Dust lampshades, sometimes you can do this by reaching up with your hoover
- Vacuum flooring
- Mop hard floors
- Dust window sills, frames and blinds
- Dust and clean mirrors
- Empty rubbish bins, you may want to soak the inside of the bin with a solution of cleaner and water to freshen it up
- Clean and disinfect surfaces
- Clean cabinet fronts
- Clean and disinfect showers and baths
- Clean and disinfect toilets, inside and out
- Wipe tiles and scrub grout if necessary
- Shine fixtures such as taps, shower heads and toilet flushers
- Vacuum and mop
- Wipe showr glass and mirrors with a limescale removing cleaning product
Kitchen specific tasks:
- Clean and disinfect surfaces
- Clean inside and outside of appliances such as cookers, microwaves,toasters and fridges
- Pull back appliances such as fridges and dishwashers to clean the surfaces underneath
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as cupboard handles, switches and knobs
- Clean and disinfect your worktop
- Shine your sink
Bedroom tasks
- Vacuum and dust on top of surfaces such as wardrobes which are guilty of collecting dust
- Vacuum the floor, including under the bed
- Change sheets and duvet
- Dust blinds
- Dust on top of furniture such as drawers and cupboards
This domestic cleaning list may seem long but if you try to run through the whole list once a month then your home should be clean and presentable at all times.
