Involving the tackling of areas that tend to get overlooked during regular cleaning, deep cleaning is something that most homes benefit from undergoing at least once every couple of months.
While the frequency of a deep clean will depend entirely on the condition of the home, they are great for ensuring that every room and every space is clean and free from allergens and bacteria, from top to bottom, and can reduce the amount of time you need to spend cleaning on a daily basis.
Read on to find out more about deep cleaning, and how often it should be carried out in your home:
Deep cleaning explained
Whether you carry out a deep clean of your home on an annual basis (think spring cleaning), do it more often, or never do it all, there are many benefits of a deep clean that affect not just homes, but the people who live in them, too.
Some people choose to deep clean one room in the home every month on a rotational basis, while others set aside a weekend to scrubbing and dusting every inch of their home. While some choose to leave it to the professionals and hire a cleaning company to handle the dirty work (and why not!?), others prefer to tackle it themselves or with the help of those who share the home with them.
If anyone in the household has allergies or respiratory problems, deep cleaning can help reduce their symptoms and give them cleaner, healthier air to breathe while at home.
What does a typical deep clean entail?
- Wiping down and dusting of all surfaces, including ceiling and ceiling fans, vents and light fixtures etc.
- Washing carpets and rugs, along with upholstery and drapes (many people use a cleaning company that specialize in carpet and fabric cleaning, to help them take care of this)
- Wiping down and disinfecting all appliances in the kitchen
- Cleaning and sanitizing bathrooms, including showers, tubs, toilets and sinks and not forgetting the tiles and fixtures
- Dusting and polishing wooden surfaces
- Dusting all corners and removing cobwebs and debris
How often should you deep clean your home?
While you can deep clean as often as you wish, many homeowners choose to do it on a monthly basis, which can help keep the home feeling properly clean, all year round. If you keep your home relatively clean and tidy though, you may find that a deep clean once or twice a year, is enough. However, the condition of your home, who lives in it and whether you share it with pets, are all factors that can help determine the frequency of a deep clean.
To help you decide whether it’s time for your home to be deep cleaned, you can check for some common indicators, such as:
- A build-up of dust and/or dirt in hard-to-reach areas
- Appliances that are sticky to the touch or which look very stained
- A general odor that isn’t pleasant throughout the home
Should you hire a cleaning agency to deep clean your home?
There really is no right or wrong answer to this question, but if you aren’t a lover of cleaning, or have a very busy life, hiring a cleaning company to deep clean your home for you, is a bit of a no-brainer. Even if you enjoy cleaning, a deep clean can take up a lot of your precious time, and it can be tiring, too.
Deep cleaning has a whole host of benefits for you and those who you share your home with. Helping to reduce allergens, prevent sickness and disease from spreading via unclean surfaces, and giving everyone living in it an environment that’s conducive to a healthy state of mind, deep cleaning is well worth the effort, and if you’re hiring a company to do it for you, well worth the investment.
