House Cleaning: Where to Start

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If you have ever felt overwhelmed with where to start cleaning up around your house, I assure you, you are not alone!  Many of us try to tackle cleaning our house by just randomly starting on loading the dishwasher, or starting the first load of laundry in the washer.  It is important to have a strategy when cleaning your house if you want to be effective and efficient in your efforts. For those of us with busy work and social schedules, finding time to tackle every cleaning task seems nearly impossible, and for that reason, many people enlist some of the best cleaning services in their area to help them maintain a clean and healthy living space. Even with the benefits of maid service at home, it is good to have a detailed “roadmap” for yourself to ensure that certain tasks are not neglected between cleaning services.  Also, many of us are not able to have a cleaning service with short notice, so it is good to have a plan of attack for yourself in those situations where you have house guests nearly unexpectedly.  Let’s take a look at the most effect and efficient order in which you should tackle cleaning your home. Now, there is no right or wrong order to start cleaning your home, but many individuals suggest starting with the bathroom.  The bathroom is usually one of the smaller rooms in the average American home, but it actually requires more intensive cleaning than the rest of your home.  Not only do you need to sweep and mop the floors, but you also have to scrub the tub/shower, toilet, and vanity, along with all of the fixtures, handles, and cabinet surfaces that are found in the bathroom.  Many people prefer to get the most difficult task out of the way, as the rest of your house cleaning will seem less difficult in comparison. So after you have tackled the bathroom, what should you tackle next? Another room? Most professionals will tell you that you should attempt to dust throughout your home prior to completing other tasks such as the floors.  This is because when you dust, quite a bit of it ends up on the floor, or other surfaces. You want to make sure that whatever order you are cleaning your house in, save sweeping, mopping and vacuuming for the last; otherwise, you will just end up with dirty floors once again.  When you are dusting, it is also a convenient time to reorganize surfaces like tabletops, bookshelves, and other surfaces which display your personal items like photos or lamps. When dusting, it is best to start from the highest surfaces and work your way down. Be sure to hit ceiling fan blades with a duster or vacuum, as well as the top of your refrigerator. Now you are probably thinking, “There is dust all over my floors!” Yes, there is, and that is why we would suggest mopping and vacuuming as your next task to tackle.  You will want to run your vacuum cleaner first, as it will get a majority of the surface dust more easily than sweeping, including on wood and tile floors throughout your home.  Next, you will want to hit the hard surface floors with a wet mop and a cleaning agent of your choice. You may not need to mop all of the floors every time you clean, but be sure to hit the bathroom and kitchen floors every time to prevent germs and bacteria from building up. Now, the final item on the agenda is to clean your kitchen.  This room should be fairly easy, especially compared to the bathroom.  Now, if you do not regularly clean the countertops, you may have some sticky spills to clean up, but if you took our advice about the kitchen floor already, you should be finished in the kitchen in no time.  You will want to wipe down all of the countertops, cabinets and of course the refrigerator as well. You can use a cleaning agent of your choice, or a mixture of water and cleaning vinegar. This mix will help clear out in undesirable smells from your refrigerator, and even your kitchen sink.  After you have done this, finish up with your stovetop, and other countertop appliances. With that, and maybe loading the dishwasher as a final touch, you will be finished!