Do you deep clean your house before putting up Christmas decorations and your tree?

[Pebbledashery]

I remember my mum massively deep cleaning the house prior to any decorations going up! and it's kind of stuck with me in my adult years.. just wondering who else does it?

Yes, but my version of a deep clean is my mother's quick once over...

No. Neither did my DM. It would never occur to me that my house needed to be extra clean in order to put up a tree and some decorations tbh!

@lazylinguist ha yes I suppose it seems bizarre as well! especially if you have a real Christmas tree with bloody needles everywhere - just going to make mess anyway!

I clean when I take them down, not before putting them up!

Not me.

I struggle with fatigue, so getting the decorations up in itself leaves me spent!

I run the hoover around but that's about it...

Is this a thing?

We move furniture around, so it’s an opportunity to get behind things that don’t normally move.

Deep clean when I take them down - it’s a great start to the new year!

I plan to but only because my house is pretty disgusting. Also I'm sure some of the things others would deem as weekly cleaning is on my 'deep clean' list...!

@larrythelizard let me at it - I love cleaning :)

Yes, I am the same I herited this trait. Although I loathe it now as by the time I deep clean and put my tree up, 8 hours has passed 😩 I have a rather large tree that I insist on putting up myself 🙈

Yes I do! Decorations are going up on Saturday so giving the house a good going over tomorrow.

I do before and after

Yes I do

Yes, because I’m reaching up high to hang things in places I don’t usually go near. It can get dusty and spidery up there!

(I’d say my idea of 'deep' clean is not as deep as a lot of peoples)

@Pebbledashery I'll PM you my address now

My tree is literally pint size and I bought one that was already decorated ha! - but I have a garland that little one put on the top! it's only DD and I for xmas this year so a huge tree is pointless for us! only bought a tree so I can put her pressies under it :)

@larrythelizard on my way with my industrial dyson :)

Where do you buy a tree already decorated from?

Where is the joy in that...

Yes , I clean, not sure if it's a deep clean though! What exactly does that entail?

Always

Yes I do, my mum did, I thought everyone did.

I do usually have a bit of a blitz, more because guests are usually coming to stay.
The big antique wooden chest covered with a lot of brass and copper gets its annual going over with Brasso shortly before Christmas. It’s such a ritual now, Brasso smells Christmassy to me!

Always, well, my cleaner does!