Cleaning Checklist
By Michelle.Tako / Jul 8, 2020 / 44 tasks
Do you want to clean your house, but don't know where to start? Our Cleaning Checklist gives you a guideline on what to clean in each room of the house. Use it to make a plan of what you still need to clean that week or give it to your kids to help them remind them of their chores.
Cleaning Checklist
- Rinsing dishes right after use makes it easy to remove food.
- Move appliances to remove dust or crumbs from behind them.
- Run garbage disposal to clean it out.
- Always wipe up spills as soon as they happen.
- This will reduce the need for a full mop job to once per week.
- Check your refrigerator daily and use up leftovers before they spoil.
- Take food out of the freezer that will need time to thaw.
- This will allow them to dry and keep them fresh longer.
- Rinse sink right away after brushing teeth.
- Hang an automatic shower sprayer or use a hand-held spray to keep soap scum from building up on shower walls.
- Avoid clutter on your counters. Put everything away after use.
- Replace empty rolls.
- Keep your bathroom waste basket lined with a small bag to make it convenient to empty.
- Pay attention to corners and edges.
- Vacuuming will be done once per week.
- A neat bed makes your entire room look better.
- Keep it near where you undress.
- A hook or hanger outside your closet will make it easy to assemble your outfit the night before.
- If you have finished a book, put it in a bag to return to library or place back on your bookshelf.
- Have baskets or boxes to store small items.
- Throw out junk, file or pay bills, and put magazines in rack.
- Wash out their bowls when they finish eating.
- This should be done twice per day if you have multiple cats.
- Removing loose hair will keep it off your furniture and carpets.
- Check with a finger to determine if plants need water.
- Checking laundry each day will keep you from being overwhelmed with a mountain of laundry on the weekend.
- Check backpacks of school-age children; take care of any paperwork that must return to school.
- Rotating through your rooms will keep dust from building up.
- Anything that will take less than 10 seconds to complete should be done right away.
- It will immediately make your living room look neater.
- When bringing home groceries or other merchandise, put everything away, then dispose of bags, or use to line trash containers.
Few people look forward to housework, but a clean, tidy home makes life much more pleasant. But you don’t have to work hours at a time to keep your house in order. Spending just 45 minutes a day to complete this entire list adds up to a big difference by the end of the week. Establish a daily routine of basic cleaning, make it a habit, and you will be amazed at how much easier it is to keep your house looking good.
Tips
- Larger jobs, such as thorough bathroom cleaning, vacuuming and mopping, should be performed weekly.
- Get your family involved. All adults and children should have daily assigned tasks.
- Work your way through the daily cleaning checklist in the same order and at the same time each day. This will help make it a habit, and get it done more quickly.
- Focus each day on clutter hot spots to prevent them from becoming overwhelming.
- Keep a mat on the outside and inside of entries to your home. This will greatly reduce the dust and debris tracked inside.
- Don't allow clutter to build up in your home, or maintain extensive collections of items that will require dusting.
