What is the order in which you completely clean a house...?

Question

Do you clean the house and THEN pull out everything from the cupboards, closets, drawers and organize. OR do you pull everything out of drawers, closets, etc., throw out what you don't want and reorganize things and THEN clean the house, i.e. pick up toys, put clothes away, clean the bathroom etc...?

Your opinion would be great - if it were up to you what order would you go in?

Answer 1

The 90-minute Cleaning

You’ll need to do a good top-to-bottom, deep clean twice a year. Include lights, vents, fans, floors, showers, carpets, baseboards, and windows. Then, once you’ve scrubbed every corner, you can accomplish your basic cleaning of about 1,000 square feet per hour. That means an average homeowner can clean in about 90 minutes.

Here’s how:
10 minutes: Grab and go. Move through the house with a laundry basket, collecting out-of-place items: magazines, shoes, toys, and so on. Place the loaded basket in a common area so family members can put their belongings where they go.

20 minutes: High dust, mid dust, and low dust. Forget the extra sprays, especially on wood; they only cause gummy finger prints from polish build-up. Start at the top by sweeping hard-to-reach surfaces with an extension duster. Then work your way around the room mid dusting with a damp microfiber cloth for wooden surfaces and a glass cloth for televisions, mirrors, and so on. End with low dusting using a microfiber cloth.

15 minutes: Banish bathroom bacteria. Spray glass cleaner with disinfectant on mirrors, sinks, counters, and toilets last, buffing until shiny. For tubs and tile, spray Kaboom, leave on surface as directed, and rinse clean. Put lemon oil on the shower doors twice a month to prevent soap scum build up. Wash your floor with a microfiber flat mop.

15 minutes: Clean your kitchen. First, high dust. Then spray disinfecting glass cleaner on all food and contact areas that need attention (cabinets, drawers, doors, light plates, counters, and so on). Wipe clean, and buff any shiny surfaces. Scrub your kitchen sink with a cleanser with bleach, and remove scratches with a scrubbie pad. Rinse, and shine with glass cleaner. Vacuum the floor, and wash with microfiber flat mop in just 5 minutes.

25 minutes: Vacuum carpets and hardwoods. For quick vacuuming, hit high traffic areas weekly. Once a month, move furniture to hit hard-to-reach places.

5 minutes: Spot check. This is your last once-over to tidy pillows, straighten magazines, and so on.

Answer 2

When I clean the house, I clean the bathrooms, dust the furniture, vacuum and then mop the floor. I take one room at a time. In other words, if the bathroom has something in it that does not neccessarily belong there, it gets put away prior to my cleaning the bathroom. It is important for good energy in your home to have no clutter and things out of place.
I pick another day to clean out closets and drawers for donations.

Answer 3

I have 7 kids...so I dont get a lot of time to clean out my cabinets(like I should) But I try to "deep clean" my house once a month. That includes washing walls and vacuuming vents and cleaning closets and cabinets. When I am doing any kind of cleaning I start on one end of the house and move my way through each room. I dont leave that room until its finished. And if I find something that goes in another room...I just put it in a basket to take to that room. I usually start in the bedrooms and end up in the laundry room. I do little things like pick up toys, wash dishes and clean and vacuum the living room every day. I also clean the kids bathroom every day(I have 5 sons and they are still working on their aim!!) I am just happy when it looks decent...while the kids are little I am not going to be real picky about what the inside of my cabinets look like!!

Answer 4

There are lots of great answers, I will add my two cents worth since I clean for a living. Simply start from the back to the front of the house, cleaning from high to low (dusting high, then vacuum out the room). Clean the closets and drawers, then finish the room.

Answer 5

There are whole books on this subject, but here is what I have found to work for me: clean out your cabinets, etc. on one day, and then actually clean the house the next day. Unless you have a small house or not much clutter (i.e. you clean out your closets more often than I do) you will not want to tackle both on one day. I would reorganize and then clean, b/c cleaning drawers, closets, etc. will probably stir up dust and mess up your floors.

Answer 6

When there's a huge task that is overwhelming, like this task sounds like, I do the following:

Begin at front door. Work anti-clockwise around the house, around each room individually also.

As you get to a cupboard, do the cupboard. As you get to a set of drawers, do the set of drawers.

When all is finished, vacuum, dust and then sit down with a cuppa (or red wine or beer) and relax.

Answer 7

Big cleaning projects like that I try to do at least twice a year. I do a deep cleaning every week, but laundry picking up toys and all that stuff is an everyday thing for me....I have 2 boys, need I say more?

Answer 8

I start at the front of the house and work my way back. I completely clean each room. then go back through with the vacuum.
I pick up the house every night. and sh*t clean on the weekend.
plus I only have a one level house.

Answer 9

I haven't had the time or energy to clean my house like that in 7 months but when I do I'll let ya know

Answer 10

for me...i take the things our of the cupboards-toss and put in garage sale pile. then organize then dust then vacummn or mop. Start with the easiest room first...OR the most used. the back rooms can wait no one will see them!! ha