How to clean the bathroom?

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I realise this is going to sound stupid, but I was never taught how to clean properly so I’ve been muddling along but I don’t think I’m doing a good job.

The bathroom is my main issue. The grouting is black and mould stuff doesn’t seem to work. I’ve been scrubbing with a toothbrush which fades it a bit but not really. The edge of the shower has a narrow gap between the door and tray and it gets dirt, dust, god knows what in there and I can’t get it out. I use microfibre cloths to wipe the paintwork and tiles down and they just seem to leave little fibres and dust behind. I vacuum round first and tried dry dusting but I think the moisture in the room just leaves it all damp and stuck.

I’ve been watching videos on YouTube but they all seem to be either awful filthy hoarder bathrooms or lovely clean ones that just need a wipe over. This is a normal bathroom: loo, sink, shower cubicle, tiles in the cubicle and half tile around the rest of the room, tile floor. It’s about 15 years old and I want to get it clean and free of mould before repainting the ceiling and top section.

Please, can you describe to me how you clean your bathroom! The tools you use, products etc. Literally the only bit I can do is bleaching the toilet and scrubbing the limescale off, the loo does look ok. At the moment it feels like I’m putting in a lot of effort but it’s doing nothing.

I 🤔 nk so. It's a foaming spray for dishes that really cuts through grease and it makes an excellent cleaner. I have a small dishwasher but there are some things I handwash and this spray and a quick rinse saves time and water.

Out of interest and presuming the bleach was diluted on first application, did you then have to rinse it all with (just) water?

I use an empty bleach bottle filled with about 1/8th bleach and the rest hot water to " blast" the crevices, I also use toothbrushes and the T-pee dental brushes for hard to reach places. Shower scum is my enemy going to google magic sponge. I also beach the shower tray.

Don’t mix anything with bleach you’ll create yourself a toxic gas. Washing up liquid and bleach make chlorine gas I believe 🫣😬

As already mentioned, use a glass squeegee after every shower to sweep as much moisture as possible from all surfaces within the shower cubicle towards the drain. It's amazing how much less humid (and mold prone) your bathroom will be.

HG Mould remover is very good but opening one window won’t get the chance of air you need - is there another window at the other end of the flat which can create a blow-through?

Are you opening the window before you shower?

HG mould remover left on for 30 minutes then rinsed off.

The bathroom window is always open, day, night, all the time! Unless we’re going on holiday etc.

There is a door to the bedroom on the side wall and a window opposite that, again it’s pretty much always open to stop mould in the bedroom. Not much of a draught going through though.

I’ve ordered some magic gel and some HG stuff with some crevice brushes online, should be here later today. Then I’m planning an onslaught over the weekend! Once it’s thoroughly clean I’m hoping to keep it that way.

The bathroom window is always open, day, night, all the time! Unless we’re going on holiday etc.

I'm wondering if that's part of the problem. Your bathroom must be freezing. That will encourage mold and damp. Just leave it open for an hour after showers then close it.

Also your heating bills must be huge!