Are you ready to deep clean your house, but have no idea where to start? Our Spring Cleaning Checklist will help you clean your home from top to bottom.
Spring is finally officially here, which means that today, after clearing out our clutter and making our own green & thrifty cleaning products, it is now time to CLEAN! Are you ready?
Once-or-twice-a-year deep cleaning is a lot different then regular old day-to-day cleaning. (For daily cleaning tips, check out my speed cleaning routine!) It is your chance to take care all those often-neglected, out-of-sight, out-of-mind areas, to reduce allergens, minimize clutter, and to make your home a haven.
For this process, I find it helpful to follow a system of cleaning the entire house from top-to-bottom rather than room-to-room so that all the dust and debris that gets stirred up along the way is removed once and for all in one final sweep. How long it takes will probably depend on how big (and how dirty) your house is, but I find that it usually takes me two full days to make it through the entire list. The first day is spent pre-cleaning, then doing the Top and Mid-to-Top zones, while the second day finishes off the Mid-to-Bottom & Floor zones.
You should note that this list does not include much to do in the kitchen. Don’t worry….I didn’t forget! Want help with your kitchen? Get our kitchen deep cleaning tips here. For now let’s just wash the dishes and wipe down the counters like we normally would and worry about the kitchen after we’ve deep cleaned the rest of the house.
Without further ado, here is our ultimate guide on how to spring clean your home from top to bottom:
The purpose of pre-cleaning is simply to clear the surface clutter & misplaced items so that your house doesn’t feel like a complete disaster area while you dig in and clean a little deeper than you normally would. You can skip this step if you really want to, but since you have to do it anyway, you might as well do it first.
This zone includes those mostly-neglected high spots in your home–forgotten ledges, high windows, ceiling fans, light fixtures, & air vents. While you’re up there, be sure to change out filters and replace light bulbs!
This zone includes anything you look at while standing up, which includes mostly windows, walls, & tall bookshelves or other tall furniture.
This zone includes most of the traditional cleaning spots–bathrooms, furniture, beds–just hits them all a little more intensely than your average day-to-day clean.
This zone includes just the floor & baseboards–which means you’re almost done! Sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, & taking the time to clear out any lingering dust & dirt in the corners will leave your home spic & span.
Finally, you should know by now that although I can’t actually come and clean your houses for you, I do want to try to make this process as easy and painless as I possibly can. Today that means providing you with another darling printable so that you have the entire Spring Clean checklist right at your fingertips. Hang it in your laundry room right next to your 10 Green & Thrifty Homemade Cleaners page and you will be all set!
1. Pre-Clean
2. Top Zone {Anything above your head}
3. Mid-to-Top Zone {Eye Level}
4. Mid-to-Low Zone {Waist Level}
5. Bottom Zone {Floor Level}
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Yes, thank you for sharing such an informative and detailed article on deep cleaning the house. As a housewife based in Dubai, where our home gets easily dirty due to the dusty atmosphere I always depend on a professional deep cleaning company to get a top to bottom house cleaning. Now, I can try these tips.
Keep up the good work and keep sharing
Thanks for sharing this! I'm decluttering and cleaning my house after new year.
Thanks so much for this! I have a hard time making myself clean my room at all, It took me an afternoon, but it’s just about done, just some finishing touches left. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for sharing such an informative and detailed article on deep cleaning the house. Based in Dubai, I totally depend on professional deep cleaning company for the top to bottom house cleaning. Now I can try these tips :)
Keep up the good work and keep sharing
Very informative. I liked the way you structured the article. Learned some new way of cleaning. Thanks
Let me share my story with deep cleaning in my home. I'm professional UI-UX designer working from my home in NYC.
I calculate that 5 hours that I always spent on cleaning I can spent doing my freelance project. Using this money I can hire New York Post Renovation Cleaning Company and feel free.
But a lot off people here doesn't have to much many to hire professional service. For me it;s much better to clean by myself. In my work we always hire office cleaning services but in home always by myself.
This is excellent information of cleaning. Thank you a lot for sharing this blog.
I wish I could trust someone in my home. I need help deep cleaning a mobile home. And I realize that it shouldn’t be this way.
It a mess I like to get done at least in one full day.
Thank you very much for this post. I was a Cleaning Professional. You can clean virtually any house in about four hours a week.
How do I get a copy of the cleaning check list
I just sent you an email. :)