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How To Deep Clean Your Home In Less Time

  • Written by The Times

Everyone likes a clean home, but not everyone loves cleaning, especially deep cleaning. This process involves several tiring activities to ensure the home is sparkling clean. The process can also be time-consuming. However, you can deep clean your home in half the time you’re used to. Wonder how? Follow these steps, and you might be amazed by the results.

Declutter Before Cleaning

It’s nearly impossible to deep clean your home as fast as you’d want if it’s cluttered. Move every item to its designated room to make your space clear. If the clutter primarily consists of dirty laundry, move it to the washing room and save it for another day. Once your house is clutter-free, the deep cleaning process will be easy, and the tidy space can motivate you to keep going.

When decluttering your home, remember to get rid of the trash to make your home feel and smell fresh. If you’re yet to determine an effective way to eliminate waste, consider visiting samedayrubbishremovalmelbourne.com.au/areas/ or other similar sources to know the available options.

Have The Tools Ready

Before you begin your cleaning process, have the necessary tools within your reach to avoid wasting valuable time running back and forth. Consider wearing an apron or DIY tool belt to help you move with the tools. While an apron or a tool belt might not be ideal when working with large bottles, you can choose to pour small amounts of detergents into tiny bottles that can easily fit in the pockets. If this tip doesn’t work for you, put your tools in a bucket to make carrying easy and save time.

Use Appropriate Cleaners

While you can use general household detergents to clean your home, investing in appropriate cleaners for each surface is crucial. Besides being gentle, they'll help maintain your surfaces and appliances and clean fast. For instance, instead of using general home cleaners for window cleaning, consider purchasing window and glass cleaners for a fast and efficient procedure.

Adhere To Your Routine

According to experts, you can only reduce the cleaning time by half if you follow your routine. Following a routine means cleaning, in the same manner, each time. A routine helps you do the same thing every time you clean your home. Doing similar things consistently helps you develop speed. As the saying goes, speed results from a method, not from hurrying.

Regarding your cleaning routine, it might help if you work on one room at a time and begin and finish at the same point to avoid double-cleaning a particular spot.

Begin From Top To Bottom

Suppose you begin wiping tables, then follow up with blinds. By the time you’re through cleaning the blinds, the dirt will have accumulated on the already-cleaned tables. In such a case, you’ll have no choice but to repeat cleaning the tables, resulting in time wastage. 

To avoid such incidents, always start from up to the bottom. Dust the ceiling as you work down the blinds toward the floor. Also, consider working from one side towards the other instead of on visible dirt spots to avoid confusion.

Maintain Focus

Maintaining your focus will help you deep clean your home within no time. While getting distracted is easy, staying true to your course is essential. To ensure you stay focused, consider:

- Concentrating on one task at a time: Multi-tasking will only slow you down. Therefore, avoid it at all costs. Instead, select the task you want to start with and complete it without jumping to another. For instance, if you start with dusting, do so on all surfaces before doing anything else. Besides ensuring you finish the task on time, concentrating on a single task at a time will prevent you from repeating what you've already done.

- Having a checklist: If you have a checklist, mark all the tasks you've completed to record your progress. Keeping a checklist will also motivate you as you continue with the cleaning.

Use A Timer

When deep cleaning, it's easy to lose track of time. It's therefore advisable to use a timer, especially if you want to finish the task within a short period. Determine how many minutes you need to complete a particular task and set the time. This tip will help you work fast to avoid exceeding the set minutes.

Clean Your Tools

Dirty equipment won't do a good job when cleaning. Also, cleaning the tools next time you want to use them will likely cost a couple of minutes. Besides that, storing or using dirty equipment will increase the contamination risk in your home. You don't want to contaminate the surfaces you've already cleaned. Therefore, always clean your tools after each use to avoid wasting too much time rinsing them each time you need them.

Conclusion

Deep cleaning your home in less time is possible. However, you must be prepared before starting the process to avoid running back and forth. If possible, you can also seek a helping hand from a family member or friend to make the process even faster. This way, you'll be able to deep clean your home in a flash!



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