How do you clean your house quickly?

Question

I've been working a lot lately. It's not seriously cluttered for a change (well a little) just need to quickly do the basics. Any tips on getting my house clean and fresh in no time?

Answer 1

I do a circle of each room. I start at the door and work my way around, with a trash bag, some paper towels and some polish or cleaner. In my kitchen, I start with emptying the trash, loading the dish washer, wiping the counter and stove, then sweep. I also do a lot of delegation, when the kids are home.

Answer 2

Hey SheRa, Since our daughters have both moved out (one married and one off to college) and my wife and I both work... We have kinda got a system worked out. Each day when we get home we start a pot of coffee (or tea if you prefer) and do a room. Between the two us it might take 10 mintues to vaccum, dust, pickup clutter, sweep or mop a room. The Den Family Room one day, Front living room the next, Both Bathrooms, The Kitchen. That way every four or five days a room gets a good cleaning. The rest of the time we try to keep our clutter picked up. We take turns cooking and the person not cooking does the clean up and dishes.
Not sure this answered your question but its a good way to KEEP a house clean

good luck

Answer 3

Good job with the clutter, that is the number one time saver.

After that, a good idea before it comes to a rush is clean up behind yourself with minor messes...making a bowl of cereal, wrapping a present, taking a shower, etc. Make it look like you weren't there as soon as you are done.

Stack cleaning jobs.
Stack method 1: have a machine working while you do things by hand. So start laundry as soon as it is gathered up, then buzz around. Start dishes as soon as possible then wipe up. This doubles your time, and also gets the machine cleaned items like laundry and dishes out of your way.

Stack method 2: do tasks that need to soak or work longer, first. then come back to them after you have done other things. Squirt and start the toilet bowl cleaner, then do the sinks, then the vanity, tub and shower, then scrub the toilet, then floor. Done.

Stack method 3: do tasks while you are either already in that spot or while you already have that product out. All the soapy water tasks. All the windex tasks. All the vacuum tasks.

Containerize items.
Container method 1: put a basket in every room that is designed to hold misplaced items and designate a place to hide it if you absolutely have to. When you start cleaning fill the basket go around with your basket, collecting things, then take the basket around with you to put them away. If you are moving room to room, you can dump these catchall items together, and as you get to a place where items belong, put them back, then make a final pass at the end to put away stuff belonging in cleaned rooms that you found after you were there (avoid backtracking)

Container method 2: use bins and baskets etc to corral small projects, small surface items, and items in cabinets. This makes them portable to use and put away easily as you go through the day, and designates a home for it so that it is more likely to be put away properly. Plus when you are quick cleaning, all you have to do is lift the basket, clean under it, and put the basket back. This is a great trick in the bathroom so you aren't handling a lot of tiny items like makeup...just the makeup container. You do have to weed these out and organize inside the containers periodically but if you are in a hurry skip it.

Dry cleaning tasks, then wet cleaning tasks. Vac and sweep, then mop. Reason, is to avoid blowing dust around where you just left water.

Clean top to bottom. Anything you remove from a higher surface can settle on the lower surfaces. Top to bottom means that you dust the ceiling fan before you vac the floor.

All the floors last, all at once, dry to wet, from the far corners to the door. When you vacuum, plug up in a central area, then vacuum everything you can while you are plugged in. When you mop, sweep or vac first, and work in figure 8 motion, walking backwards.

Use hot water when possible, instead of cold.

Answer 4

I am in the cleaning business and here is our secret!
We buy this cleaning cloth off the internet. You have to buy in packages of 5 but they are only like $3 bucks a piece. I have ordered them and use them on everything, especially cleaning windows and clean mirrors. They are made out of tiny fibers. They are guaranteed not to scratch and all you do is rinse the cloth under water, wring it out and wipe ANY surface with no streaks or scratch. Use em over and over. I have not thrown one away yet!
I am sold on this ...I encourage you to try it out….hope this helps…Steve

Answer 5

There is a book called Speedcleaning. It is great. Do a web search for Shannon Lush, you might find some of her radio talk back shows on the topic. You will find them on Australian web sites.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

With a shovel? Toss obvious trash & bad smelling garbage & things.