AIBU to ask how you keep your house clean??

Also following as I am crap at cleaning and want to improve!
I did get a good tip off tiktok for the shower screen- clean it with washing up liquid- and it works brilliantly.
Seems the trick is to not let anywhere get dirty.. just keep cleaning daily.

Cleaner once a fortnight and ignore it in between. It's very low on my priorities. Life's too short.

I'm not overly house proud but keeping a house tidy is the biggest challenge. Dont let the dishes or washing pile up, keeping on top of the dishwasher and laundry is constant fire fighting here.

Once surfaces are clutter free it's easy to run round with an ostrich 🪶 feather duster or spray and cloth. DH hoovers weekly, we have 3 vacuums . Gtech cordless for light and quick jobs/ Sebo for deep hoovering/ Henry for mucky building clean ups.

I use antibacterial wipes in the bathroom for the loo, scrub the loo bowl with bleach and leave to work its magic. Cif cream and a long handled dish brush for the bath, taps and sink. I finish off with some mould spray or limescale spray in the work areas. Takes 5 mins after my Sat morning shower.

we have a cleaner and our house still gets dirty immediately. But the one thing I’m great at is shower mould with zero elbow grease.

Mix up a few tablespoons of bleach and water in a little bowl (very strong, like 2 parts water to one part bleach). Wearing rubber gloves, dip pieces of cotton wool or of balled-up loo roll into the bleach mix. Blob the wet tissue onto the mouldy bits and leave them there, they stick fine even completely vertical. Pick them off the next morning. Done.

I try and rope my teens in to help
out to try and keep on top of things so jobs shared between us all

Bedding changed once a week (teens strip their beds)
bathroom cleaned once a week or wiped around in between if needed
kitchen cleaned and tidied daily when clearing up after dinner
hoovering and dusting weekly or extra clean when needed or if having guests!! Same goes for floor mopping
washing put on most days either before I go to bed or before I go to work - if someone is at home they will then put washing on line (or indoor clothes airer)
washing folded and put away as soon as dry
bins emptied as needed

I try and put everything on its place so that nothing is lying around

My house is clean but lived in. Would love a spotless every day house but we have a dog that likes to dig in the garden and I work full time

Actually that's a lie - I do, but not as well as I used to.

Agree with PP re cordless - I use sharks with long cords. Lakeland do a great spinning steamer and floor cleaner.

My main bugbear is muddy walls from waggy tails.

I don’t like cordless vacuums, they simply don’t have the power to get up dust.
I prefer my Dyson and the long hose with attachments it has for small nooks and crannies, upholstery etc

On mould, if there is some when I move in, I will pull out old caulking, do anti mould treatment, let it dry and then replace caulking with anti-fungal caulking. I will apply mould killer to grout and then when dry, I will refresh by putting new grout on top. After that it is a case of using a wiper blade to get water off the sides of tub and shower partition after each use and leaving the window cracked 24/7. The mould never comes back.

I don't.

The shark we have is awful

You roll
It over some dirt and when you roll it away there's more dirt there than there was before. It's also got as much umph as a mouse's breath

Cleaner once or twice a week, plus a rota for jobs and light weight hoover, Dyson or g tech Air ram cordless.

Eufy Robovac. Set it hoovering and then moping floors (I like to keep an eye on it using my phone so don’t run it during the night). I deep clean corners about once a month but am super happy with it (actually I love its mop feature almost more than the hoovering I bought it for). Then I do other cleaning things (or not) whilst it cracks on.

i keep a kitchen sponge cut in half on the bathroom sink and give it a quick clean every morning after brushing my teeth.

whilst waiting for hot to kick in on the shower I rinse all the tiles down, at the end of my shower I quickly rinse all the tiles again down to remove any shower gel residue. A squeegee blade to quickly wipe down the tiles and the door removes a lot of excess water on the tiles and helps combat mould.

ventilation is the answer to mould. Make sure you have an adequate fan to remove moisture in the air, air flow is also key to the fan working efficiently. Open a window a bit (if bathroom has no window open a window in another room and leave door open for a while).

Vacuum most days. Clean shower with Method cleaner.

Cleaner.
Maximise every minute of time. .ie.
-Kettle boiling? Throw some rubbish away.
-Child watching TV? Do washing up, wipe down work tops.

I never go upstairs or downstairs without taking something.
Hoover every night no matter the time...partner and child has always been used to noise 🤣
On Sunday clear the laundry basket and out away any laundry so at least you are starting afresh for the week.

Spray any mouldy areas on shower with Mould and Mildew remover. Leave for five mins and then clean as usual. Just check you can use it on your tiles first. For stubborn mould you may have to leave it on for longer. I have a few spots where I leave it on overnight.

We've got a cordless Henry which does the job and is a lot cheaper than Dyson equivalent, also easier to empty.

I try and hoover every couple of days. We don't wear shoes in the house so the floors don't need mopping that often.

I have the Dyson pet cordless Hoover thing and it's great but it doesn't last that long - maybe only 15 mins on full power mode

I clean the bathroom as I'm using it.

Do skirtings once a month with the Hoover nozzle and a damp cloth.

Clean the kitchen every night when putting dishwasher on.

Beds changed every week on my day off

Pit a load of washing on every night and hang it up in the morning.

I don't. I clean it regularly, and it does not remain clean as I have pets and I am in and out of the garden. That is fine. I do squeejee the shower and dry with soft cloth every day, clean loo and bathroom sink everyday. Then we live in the house, until we clean again.

Have the shark anti hair wrap corded pet vacuum. Love it. Previously had Dyson, Shark is better and lifts away from base for stairs.

House is a tip, but it’s our tip, it’ll get sorted eventually

Floors weekly.
Steam mop for hard floors
Vacuum for carpets; Miele and a Dyson cordless for spills.
Kitchen gets done as I go
Windows every 8 weeks
Bathrooms, we keep clean as we go
Dusting - a floor a week
Paintwork - every six months
Tidying daily (don't put it down, put it away)
Tidy every night before bed (takes as little as two minutes, never more than five)
Mornings - empty dishwasher, empty washing machine, bung on another load.

Cleaner does the first 8 things and the ironing, six hours a week. Paintwork is an extra. Windowcleaner does windows.

We keep the house clean and tidy daily.

Mould tends to need the proper mould blaster unfortunately and then a good scrub to get rid of anything it could be clinging to. You can usually keep on top of it after that but I find I have to do it 3-4 times a year.

House is a nightmare but as the kids have got older I've worked out some routines that seem to work.

Getting "stuff" organised so it's easy to tidy up is half the battle.

Method daily shower spray every day
HG mould remover

I set a timer and do 15-30 mins daily

Air purifier to cut down dust.

I love my Shark. I'll try and find the model for you, although we've had it a couple of years now.

I had a Bosch previously (I see a PP has mentioned these) and it was awful absolutely awful. The Shark has been life-changing.

I also have a Robot hoover and she's great for running around daily to help keep on top of the floors.

I'm a shit housekeeper - but little and often is what I TRY to do. So for example wipe down the bathroom sink when I clean my teeth, wipe down the bath after the children have had their bath. Try to always clean as a go when cooking...

Spray mop is also my friend for keeping hard floors clean and mopping up spills when they happen. I have loads of the pads, so once one is used I can bung in in the wash and there is always another clean one waiting... I do have a proper mop by the spray mop is my favourite and sees the most use!

If I think of anything else I'll add it...

Cleaner here too! 2x hours once a week - best £30 a week I've ever spent.

HG mould spray, no scrubbing needed it just eats the mould.