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Cleaning properly once a week or a bit every day

31 replies

weAllWanttheBest · 30/08/2024 19:36

Do you ladies clean the whole house once a week and virtually do nothing to it the rest of the week of you do a bit of cleaning every day? What I mean is not wipe or brief hoover, but cleaning the top of the cooker let's say and things like that?

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Cattery · 31/08/2024 14:44

Wipe down kitchen worktops after every use. Always wash up. Clean toilet every day. Clean bathroom and toilet sinks every day. Hoover when needed

LovelyDaaling · 31/08/2024 16:36

Little and often here with set days to clean the loo and bathroom properly.

In the kitchen, while waiting for the tea to brew, I sweep the kitchen floor, wipe the worktops etc - just little jobs but it mounts up. I also keep a microfibre cloth handy in the bathroom cabinet to wipe the taps and basin over a few times between the weekly clean. In the bedroom, I dust in the mornings sometimes, after getting dressed - using yesterday's socks pulled over my hand! - takes a couple of seconds to wipe the tops of bedside cabinets and the window sill.

The house usually looks pretty clean but I'm not spending hours over it.

SunnieShine · 31/08/2024 16:37

anareen · 30/08/2024 21:38

Maintain throughout the week and do a more thorough clean on a weekend day.

That's me too.

weAllWanttheBest · 31/08/2024 20:12

I keep reading and will shortly give thanks also. Appreciating your shared experience

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Theoldwoman · 01/09/2024 14:15

JLT24 · 31/08/2024 00:11

Daily
Me
Morning - Tidy up, make/change beds, one load of laundry on, bleach toilets & bathroom sinks, top up toilet rolls, fresh hand towels, put clean laundry away
Throughout the day - stack dishwasher, wipe kitchen surfaces
Evening - hang up laundry to dry/put in tumble dryer

Husband
Morning - Empties bins and dishwasher
Evening - after dinner wipes down kitchen including hob, dining table, worktops, dishwasher on, hoovers downstairs

Weekly
Me - Clean kitchen appliances on rotation eg washing machine one week, dishwasher next, inside microwave and fridge next etc

Fortnightly
We have a cleaner who does everything else - dusts, hoovers, mops, bathrooms

Every 3 months
Cleaner does a deeper clean eg behind furniture, oven, inside windows, inside cupboards

This pretty much.

DatingDinosaur · 09/12/2024 19:12

Tidy as I go. Kitchen surfaces (including hob/grill/oven, if used) every day.

Dust/hoover/mop each room once a week (mid-week). Spot clean spills, etc.

Bedding once a week.

Laundry as and when I have a full washload.

Weekends free.

Full house deep clean twice a year.

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