No matter how often you clean your home, there will likely always be a need to give it a deeper, more thorough clean once or twice a year. Exactly how often you do this will depend on such factors as how many people are in the home, how often it gets cleaned, and whether there are any pets, for example. While a deep clean once a year may be okay for a home in which a relatively high standard of cleanliness is maintained all year round, other homes may find that deep cleaning every 3 months or so is more beneficial to its overall cleanliness and air quality.
But what’s the difference between a standard clean, and a deep clean?
Areas that aren’t typically addressed during a regular clean are involved in a deep clean, such as behind appliances and furniture, ceiling fans, and baseboards among others. Some households may also find that certain spaces and rooms need deep cleaning more often than others due to their frequency of use and what activities take place in them, such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Once you’ve decided how often you should deep clean your home, here are some tips to help you do it:
Begin with a plan
Write down everything you want to tackle and in which rooms/spaces before beginning, to help you prioritize tasks and clean in a more strategic way.
Get your supplies ready
Make sure you have all the equipment and cleaning products necessary to carry out a deep clean.
Begin at the top
Always start at the top of a room and work your way down, whether doing a regular or deep clean. This will stop you having to repeat your efforts and waste valuable time.
Start from the Top
When deep cleaning, starting from the top and working your way down is always advisable. Any dust or dirt that falls while cleaning will be cleaned up later.
Focus on one space at a time
Get one space or room clean before starting another.
Check areas that are often overlooked
From under and behind furniture and appliances, to inside drawers and cabinets, leave no pile of dust un-swept (or un-vacuumed!)!
Call in the professionals
For some, finding the time, energy or motivation to deep clean their home from top to bottom and everywhere in between, simply isn’t doable, and this is when a professional cleaning service can be extremely useful.
With all of their own tools and cleaning products (these can be chemical-free if you prefer, and many cleaning companies nowadays only use natural cleaning methods and products anyway), professional cleaners can get into every corner of your home and eliminate dirt, dust, grime and anything else they find that shouldn’t be there!
And since you can arrange for them to come at a time that’s convenient for you, it need not impact on you or your schedule in any way, shape, or form.
Ultimately, a truly clean home is one that gets a good deep clean at least once a year. By ensuring that every corner gets cleaned deeply in this way, you can improve the overall health of your home and everyone inside it, and with a cleaning service to do all of the hard work for you, is it time you deep cleaned your home?
