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How often do you clean the bathroom?

143 replies

crumbpet · 07/05/2024 19:51

Is once a month sufficient? Family of 3. Loo is cleaned weekly.

OP posts:
BlueSlate0 · 07/05/2024 20:18

ManonDe · 07/05/2024 20:12

3 bathrooms/ toilets. Cleaner cleans once per week. i clean once every weekend and obviously if it looks dirty then it's cleaned again.

But a quick wipeover can be done easily daily if need be?

Ooh, if I had a cleaner once a week I’d never lift a finger! I wouldn’t be doing supplementary mid-week bathroom cleans. One day, hopefully….. A girl can dream.

BlondeFool · 07/05/2024 20:18

crumbpet · 07/05/2024 19:51

Is once a month sufficient? Family of 3. Loo is cleaned weekly.

Can't be. My standards are low compared to MN and I clean weekly and loo daily

SwordToFlamethrower · 07/05/2024 20:19

Spot cleaned as needed, thorough clean weekly

gamerchick · 07/05/2024 20:19

Every day. Takes minutes when you keep on top of it.

ASighMadeOfStone · 07/05/2024 20:19

Mop floor every other day.
Wipe down handbasin, loo, bidet then as well.
Shower glass weekly. Spray anti-limescale wotsit every time I have a shower which keeps the scuzz down until I can do it properly.
Toilet Duck as and when necessary.

Neurodiversitydoctor · 07/05/2024 20:21

Proper clean once a week. Quick wipe in between, bleach down the loo if we have guests.

whirlyhead · 07/05/2024 20:21

Don’t get all this bleach love (hate the stuff) though I have a septic tank so you can’t use it with them anyway.

My cleaner does it twice a week but I reckon once is fine as there’s only 2 of us. The loo might get cleaned more often.

Toastjusttoast · 07/05/2024 20:23

Daily. It is part of my routine to keep on top of it.

velvetydogtoy · 07/05/2024 20:24

mynamechangemyrules · 07/05/2024 20:09

Why all the bleach? Curious!

I do 'swish round' cleans every day (rest of my house is a tip but bathrooms need to be clean), deep clean every week. Terrible limescale area so couldn't leave it longer than a week without attacking it.

I use a limescale removing toilet gel which goes in overnight Friday for a 'soak' and wondering what I'm missing on the bleach front? I thought it was really polluting and also I hate the smell but what do people think it's doing in their toilet that I'm missing?

It's foul stuff.

buffyslayer · 07/05/2024 20:25

Live alone so when it needs doing
Daily method shower spray
Toilet probably cleaned twice a week

gamerchick · 07/05/2024 20:25

Reminded that I wish they would ban bleach, as nobody seems to know how to use the stuff properly.

Bignanna · 07/05/2024 20:25

I use up old non scratch pan scrubbers to clean under the rim

LBOCS2 · 07/05/2024 20:26

Cleaners do a full bathroom clean fortnightly. I do the loos and sinks every couple of days/when I think they need doing.

bluecomputerscreen · 07/05/2024 20:27

once every 5 weeks

(3 teens. we have a rota)

geoger · 07/05/2024 20:28

Everyday. Both bathrooms and the cloakroom - wipe down all surfaces, spray the toilet and wipe clean with kitchen roll then bleach down it. Viakal the bath, basin and shower and buff all taps with microfibre cloths

Vettrianofan · 07/05/2024 20:29

Weekly.

fieldsofbutterflies · 07/05/2024 20:31

The shower/bath is sprayed down with Method and rinsed everyday.
Sink is done maybe twice a week.
Toilet has that "Bloo" stuff in it so mostly cleans itself though we'll scrub it with the toilet brush if it needs it.
Bath mats and towels are washed weekly, and the shower, bath, sides, sink, mirror and toilet get a spray and a wipe at the same time.
Floors swept daily and vacuumed weekly.

Goldenbear · 07/05/2024 20:36

Toilet daily as I read somewhere that it is good for the soul and makes you a better person as humbling.

sink every day and shower basin every other. Big clean once a week.

Nomdejeur · 07/05/2024 20:40

Full clean every other week (bath/shower)
sink/toilet in between as needed.
Family of 4, inc two teens who I guess are I unusually clean and tidy for their ages.

lightsandtunnels · 07/05/2024 20:47

When it looks dirty I clean it! Just me and DH so usually before someone is coming round for a visit it'll get a good clean otherwise probably once a fortnight. There's always something more interesting to do!

WarriorN · 07/05/2024 20:47

I mop the floors with the towels that are due to be washed.

Fantastic tip, thanks!

pinkoryelloworgreen · 07/05/2024 20:47

Diversion · 07/05/2024 19:55

Two of us here. Bathroom is cleaned weekly as a minimum, basin often gets wiped over in between. Toilet is cleaned about three times a week and always before and after we have had visitors (and before we get any work people or shopping deliveries).

You clean the bathroom for a shopping delivery???

WarriorN · 07/05/2024 20:50

Loos x2 weekly as have young boys who miss it appears.

Upstairs Sink x1 weekly, downstairs x2 with loo. But tend to rinse upstairs sink of toothpaste immediately

Bath/ shower around once a fortnight unless v grubby from football child or dog but they're don't have daily baths or showers. Dh and I do daily,

Jeannne92 · 07/05/2024 20:51

There are 4 of us using the bathroom. Cleaner does it once a fortnight and DH and or I do it once a fortnight i.e. once a week, alternating between cleaner and us. Also clean the sink and vacuum again another time midweek each week, and DH and or I like to give the shower floor a good but quick scrub every couple of days as we have really hard water and it stains easily.

(Toilet is a separate room and we clean it twice a week, more often if DH has had an upset stomach.)

AnonAnonmystery · 07/05/2024 20:53

BondStreet · 07/05/2024 19:54

Daily: scrubbing sink, wash out bath/shower and bleach toilet
weekly: Mop floor and scrub toilet

This plus daily scrub of toilet and change hand towels daily as well as very quick tidy up!