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I have my own housecleaning business. I can pull some info for you and I'll edit/add as much as I can. Or let me know if you'd like me to email you the info. Basically, walk into a room and go left to right, top to bottom. Bathroom procedures are here & take up lots of space, email me if you want bedroom procedures (they're pretty easy).
Step-by-step Bathroom procedures (once you get it down, a very thorough bathrrom cleaning will only take about 20 minutes)
1A. The Shower Walls - my favorite product is Clorox Bathroom cleaner
a. Set any items sitting in the shower area or on the tub down on the floor moving them the shortest possible distance.
b. Put the soap bar upside down on a cleaning cloth on the floor.
c. Wet the shower walls around the tub area.
d. Squirt Clorox Bathroom or Tile Cleaner on the wall of the shower/tub starting furthest from the drain. Use a Tile Brush or scrubbing sponge to spread it around, but DON'T SCRUB YET (scrubbing at this point is a waste of time since it takes a couple of minutes for the cleaner to loosen soap scum and hard water deposits).
e. Continue cleaning around the shower/tub walls as in (d) above, remembering not to scrub this time
f. If there are shower doors, continue applying Tile Cleaner on the inside of the doors after you’ve finished coating the walls.
g. Go back to the point where you began applying Tile Cleaner (d above) and use your Tile Brush to begin scrubbing the wall using circular motions from top to bottom, DON’T USE TOO MUCH PRESSURE; LET THE BRUSHES DO THE WORK
i. When you encounter the soap dish, use the hard end of your toothbrush to scrape off soap, then brush off remaining particles with the bristle end. Spray on APC if needed, but don’t rinse the soap dish yet.
SHOWER DOORS & RUNNERS
a. Once you’re finished scrubbing the walls, use your white pad to scrub the inside of the shower door (do not use a green pad as it may scratch the surface).
TIP: If the shower doors overlap, and you can’t clean the overlapped area by moving the doors, spray some APC (not Tile Cleaner) on a cleaning cloth, wrap the cloth around your scraper, and slide it into the gap between the doors, moving the scraper up and down to clean the area. Then, put a dry cleaning cloth on the scraper and wipe the same area.
b. Use your toothbrush and AllPurposeCleaner to clean the shower door racks (runners). If this is not effective, clean the area of the track using your scraper, cleaning cloth and APC as described in (a) above. You may also try using a folded white pad with APC to get into the runners.
c. You may now rinse the shower walls, doors and runners using cold water in a cup. Rinse the area from the drain end to back and then top to bottom.
3A. THE TUB
a. Spread a little Sink & Tub (I like Clorox Softscrub) Cleaner onto your white padded brush or scrubbing sponge.
b. Starting at the end away from the drain, use your white scrub the tub.
c. use a toothbrush on mold (bleach product), especially where the tile meets the tub (Place your un-rinsed tile brush in the sink). Use steel wool to loosen hard water deposits on the faucet and chrome and wipe clean and shiny - I use Sheila Shine on chrome & fixtures.
d. Rinse the tub, starting at the point furthest from the drain.
e. Wipe the plumbing fixtures dry and shiny (I use a product called Sheila Shine)
4A THE SINK (Inside)
a. Wet the bowl of the snk.
c. When the sink is clean, rinse out the tile brush.
Rinse out the sink bowl (but leave the sink rim and faucet for cleaning on your second trip around the room).
5A. THE TOILET (inside)
a. Squirt Tile Cleaner/Clorox Toilet Cleaner in and around the sides of the toilet bowl.
b. Wet the toilet brush by dipping it into the bowl. Squirt some Tile Cleaner on it.
c. Starting on the inside of the upper rim of the bowl, move the brush around in a circular motion to cover all of the surfaces. Clean as far into the bowl as you can reach.
d. If rings or hard water stains remain, use your pumice stick to rub away the stains.
e. When finished, shake excess water from the toilet brush and return it to tray.
f. Flush the toilet.
The rest of the bathroom. You will be working with two cleaning cloths (I like micro-fibers avail at Walmart) as you clean one (the wettest one) for general wiping, the other (the drier one) for streakless cleaning. Carry the drier one over your shoulder for ease of reach. When the one carried over your shoulder gets too wet for streakless cleaning, throw the wettest one into your ray and start using the other for general wiping. Sling a fresh, dry cloth over your shoulder. Repeat this process as needed.
6. MIRRORS:
a. Spray lightly with GlassCleaner (2 cups H2), 1/4 c vinegar, 1/2 tsp liq soap), working from high to low
b. Use a dry cloth and wipe the surface dry. (If you wipe the surface copletely dry you eliminate streaks.)
7. FINGERPRINTS AND COBWEBS:
a. Doors are usually marred with fingerprints. Use your APC to clean fingerprints as you encounter them.
b. Get in the habit of looking up for cobwebs as you move around the room. Use your feather duster (or an extension duster) to knock them down.
8. TOWEL RACKS:
a. A. Remove towels and lay them on the nearest horizontal surface.
b. Use GC and a cleaning cloth and, as necessary, your toothbrush.
c. Fold and rehang towels on the rack
9. MEDICINE CABINET
a. Wipe the top with a cloth.
b. Clean the mirror.
c. If there is an exposed shelf (no doors), move all the items to one side and spray and wipe the cleared area. (If the shelf is too crowded to merge the two halves, move the items to the nearest horizontal surface.)
d. Pick up each item and wipe it as you move it back from the clean side (or back onto the shelf if you moved the items off the shelf before cleaning it.
e. Now clean the other side of the shelf unless you already cleaned the entire shelf after moving all of the items off it).
f. Redistribute the items as they originally were on the shelf.
10. THE SINK COUNTERTOP
a. When you come to the sink, use APC and a toothbrush to clean faucet
b. Use your white pad and APC around the rest of the sink (not the bowl, which you previously cleaned). Use clean cloth to wipe dry.
11. THE TOILET (Exterior Only)
A. Start at the top of the tank and clean down using APC and a cloth. Wipe the handle as you pas sit.
B. Place the lid and set in the “up” position. Then:
a. Spray the underside of the seat and lower it.
b. Spray the top of the seat, but don’t wipe it yet.
c. Spray the underside of the lid and lower it.
d. Spray the top of the lid.
e. Spray the hinges and the small flat area of porcelain on the far side of them.
C. Use APC and the toothbrush to clean around the hinges and small porcelain area. Then wipe the porcelain hinges and top of the lid dry. Raise the lid
D. Use your toothbrush to clean around the rubber bumpers and hinges. Wipe clean and dry. Wipe the top of the seat and rinse it. Use the toothbrush again where needed and wipe dry.
E. Spray the top rim of the porcelain bowl using APC, and clean all the way down the outside to the floor. Use a toothbrush to clean the area where the toilet meets the floor, and around the plastic caps.
F. Spray the fllor area around the tase of the toilet with APC and wipe it clean and dry (f the area is carpeted, use your whisk to clean behind the toilet in the area the vacuum won’t reach.)
G. Spray restroom cleaner on the inside and outside of the toilet, including the seat and floor area.
12. SHOWER DOORS (Outside)
A. Clean the outside as needed with GC (often, all you need to clean are fingerprints around the door handle).
B. Clean the outside of the tub only as needed.
13. THE BATHROOM FLOORS:
a. Starting at the point furthest from the door (you’ll work your way out of the room), spray an area about 2 feet square with APC (you may want to put on knee pads to clean the bathroom floor)
b. Using some of the used (but fairly clean) cleaning clothes, get down on your knees wiping in deliberate, methodical side to side motions. Turn your cloth over often using the cleaner side to avoid making streaks. Respray APC and change cloths as necessary.
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Once you have your deep cleaning done, here's some tips to keep it clean in just minutes a day:
BATHROOM: 1 1/2 MINUTE CLEAN-UP
Wipe the mirror and faucet (15 seconds).
Wipe out the sink (30 seconds).
Wipe the toilet seat and rim (15 seconds).
Swoosh the toilet bowl with a brush (15 seconds).
Spray the entire shower and the curtain liner with shower mist after every use (15 seconds).
Tip: Make cleaning the basin as routine as washing your hands. But don't stop there.
Get the most out of your premoistened wipe by using it to clean around the edges of the tub and then the toilet before tossing it.
BEDROOM: 6½ MINUTE CLEAN-UP
Make the bed (two minutes).
Fold or hang clothing and put away jewelry (four minutes).
Straighten out the night-table surface (30 seconds).
Tip: Make your bed right before or after your morning shower. A neat bed will inspire you to deal with other messes immediately. Although smoothing sheets and plumping pillows might not seem like a high priority as you're rushing to work, the payoff comes at the end of the day, when you slip back under the unruffled covers.
LIVING ROOM: 6 MINUTES
Pick up crumbs and dust bunnies with a handheld vacuum (1 minute).
Fluff the cushions and fold throws after use (two minutes).
Wipe tabletops and spot-clean cabinets when you see fingerprints (one minute).
Straighten coffee-table books and magazines. Throw out newspapers. Put away CDs and videos (two minutes).
Tip: Start with the sofa — as long as it's in disarray, the room will never look tidy. Pop in a CD while you dust and you should be able to cover the whole room by the fourth track.
KITCHEN: 6½ MINUTES Wipe down the sink after doing the dishes or loading the dishwasher (30 seconds).
Wipe down the stove top (one minute).
Wipe down the counters (two minute).
Vacuum/sweep & wet swiffer the floor (three minutes).
Tip: Always start with the sink. "Keep it empty and shining," says Marla Cilley, author of Sink Reflections (Bantam, $15) and creator of FlyLady.net, a housekeeping website. A sparkling sink becomes your kitchen's benchmark for hygiene and tidiness, inspiring you to load the dishwasher immediately and keep counters, refrigerator doors, and the stove top spick-and-span, too.
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