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How long does it take to clean your house?

33 replies

2015mom · 25/04/2017 19:49

I have started to Time myself cleaning each room of my house to motivate myself to get things faster.

How long does it take you to tackle certain areas of your house?

Am I spending too much/too little time on certain rooms as follows:

Sorting two laundry loads in different piles: 5 mins
Putting two laundry loads
away in three rooms: 10 mins
Three Bedrooms: 7 mins
Bathroom: 5 mins
Vacuuming upstairs: 5 mins
Lounge: 7.5 mins
Hallway, Porch, Understairs & WC: 7.5 mins
Kitchen: 11 mins
Laundry: 7 mins
Playroom: 10 mins
Sweeping: 7 mins
Vacuuming downstairs: 5 mins
Mopping: 7 mins

OP posts:
User2468 · 28/04/2017 17:07

Two years and counting.

robinia · 28/04/2017 18:15

I timed my bathroom cleaning today.
25 mins each. One had a shower with built in glass shelves, the other has a bath and two sinks.
About 3 mins to tidy up and spray all surfaces.
4 mins for the loo - I do get in there with rubber gloves and scrub under the rim and below the water line
2 mins for each sink and surrounding surfaces
3 mins for the bath
12 mins for the shower.
3 mins for glass shelving unit in bathroom
2 mins for bins, fittings, door handles etc.

Plus another 5 mins each for the floors.

Nothing was particularly dirty to start. I do try to get round most morning to make sure loos are presentable.

Babyblues14 · 09/05/2017 21:33

Cleaned the whole of the upstairs today, 3 bed, 1 bathroom, 1 ensuite shower, hall. Took me about four hours but it was a proper spring clean. The weather puts me in the mood. May do downstairs tomorrow. I take breaks though otherwise I lose motivation when I get knackered

bibbitybobbityyhat · 09/05/2017 21:35

Omg get a life!

BusyBee2017 · 10/05/2017 14:10

That's great babyblues and robinia.

I had a crap day today prob because sink was full of dishes

Zoflorabore · 10/05/2017 14:16

Is it a dolls house op? Grin

Seriously though there's no way on earth I would consider what you do to be a deep clean, I do that every day, you seem more interested in beating your previous time.

I would call that a cats lick...

BusyBee2017 · 10/05/2017 14:50

Yes that's what motivates me

SquidgeyMidgey · 10/05/2017 20:13

The usual quick flick weekly clean in 2 hrs:
Dust and vac sitting rm, dining rm, kitchen, porch, 3 bedrooms, stairs
Vac & mop kitchen and 2 bathrooms
Clean 2 bathrooms
Change 3 beds

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