How to deep clean a messy home?
Deep house cleaning depends on number of kids and pets you have as well as how good you are keeping away clutter. House members should realise when deep or thorough cleaning is required for it’s their responsibility to look after the home as well as necessary for healthy living. Though a necessity, cleaning a house is usually a task you won’t find in list of “things to do” in a day! Ignoring the mess would only make it worse while take lots of effort and hours tidying up. Take some time out reading the post and learn how to deep clean a messy home.
The only way between you and smooth cleaning is clutter! It makes a cosy home looks dark and ominous that’s quite uninviting to family and guests while giving a bad impression. A simple way to avoid such a mess is asking family members to keep things in their respective places. If you’re having kids, train them to keep their toys, books and other belongings in the cupboard once their done playing.
Look carefully for stuff that you haven’t used over ages or is simply an excess, hold a garage sale or simply donate them to the needy. Dig carefully under the bed, inside closet and in every corner of the room to collect the goods. You may find it difficult ridding the old stuff from the attic that may have mild sentiments attached. Thoroughly sift through the goods, keep what’s useful or that which is most dear and get rid of the rest!
Arrange a family meeting and outline a cleaning plan for every room. Discuss all the steps of cleaning and which nook to tackle first. Each room should be cleaned in the same order as highlighted in the plan and if possible, monitor everyone to know who’s doing the job with full devotion and systematically. During the meeting, hear what everyone has to say and integrate ideas within the plan if they’re effective. Clean when everyone’s present in the home for you need as many helping hands as possible with a messier home. Carefully set the date and make sure you don’t engage in any other task that day!
Take inventory of all the cleaning supplies that are conveniently available as rushing to the store on cleaning day would seriously disrupt the entire process or make it slow. Keep enough household cleaning solutions and relevant equipment available to save time and effort. As deep cleaning takes time, you don’t want any unwanted or surprising interruption.
Home inspection & maintenance
Once you’re done with everything, round up all the family members and take the group on a thorough home inspection. Take the checklist along; carefully assess how well you did and mark them “complete”. Eventually, when everybody knows there would be evaluation by day’s end, it’ll spur family members to do a much better job.
Major areas that requires deep cleaning
Living & dining room
A systematic process would ensure you don’t miss any cleaning chores. With living and dining room, thoroughly check every corner; wash the ceiling fans, clean windows, remove cob-webs, wipe mirrors and sliding glass doors and so on. Take floor, carpet, wall and furniture under consideration as well!
Kitchen
Clean the tiles, sink and faucets, electronic appliances from inside out, countertops, cupboards, burners, cutlery, knobs and hood; everything!
Bed & bathroom
Sanitise the bathroom entirely from toilet, sink, bathtub and all. Remove shower curtains and wash them. Vacuum bedroom carpet, change bed linen, polish surfaces such as dressers, lamps, nightstands and other furniture.
Follow the steps and you’ll definitely have a squeaky clean home that everyone loves to stay in!
