Bathroom Cleaning Tips for the Average Joe
Do you loathe cleaning the bathroom? Turns out there's an easy step-by-step way that will make cleaning less difficult and less loathsome. The book "Clean it fast, Clean it right: The Ultimate Guide to Making Absolutely Everything You Own Sparkle & Shine" by Jeff Bredenberg gives us some tips.
Make a clean break from messy habits
Little changes to your daily routine can speed up your cleaning by preventing your house from getting dirty in the first place. “Everyone is time-constrained or energy-constrained when it comes to cleaning.” says cleaning consultant Kent Gerard from Oakland, California. “Through daily habits that don't generate filth in the first place, you can keep your house cleaner.”
A few seconds or minutes of preventive maintenance can add up to hours of time saved on cleaning day.
- Remove throw rugs.
- Sweep or vacuum hair from the counter, sink, and floor. Use a paper towel instead of a wet sponge and save yourself the effort of cleaning the hair off the sponge.
- Spray the bathtub, shower walls, tile, and shower doors or curtain with an all-purpose cleaner.
- Clean the soap dish and any chrome fixtures in the shower.
- Spray a small amount of glass cleaner on the mirror. Wipe until it is completely dry to avoid streaks.
- Spray the sink and counter with cleaner and wipe them dry. Move vanity items to one side, clean the vanity, and then slide them back.
- Clean the toilet, bowl first. Flush. Put the toilet seat up and spray and wipe each side with disinfectant cleaner. Clean the tank, base, handle, and any exposed pipes.
- Wipe the toilet paper holder.
- Go around the perimeter of the room. Wipe towel racks, refold towels, and dust the pictures and shelves. Check for fingerprints on doors and light switches and clean with an all-purpose spray cleaner. Don't spray the light switches directly—spray your cleaning cloth first, then wipe.
- Wash the floor and replace rugs after it dries.
Make a clean break from messy habits
Little changes to your daily routine can speed up your cleaning by preventing your house from getting dirty in the first place. “Everyone is time-constrained or energy-constrained when it comes to cleaning.” says cleaning consultant Kent Gerard from Oakland, California. “Through daily habits that don't generate filth in the first place, you can keep your house cleaner.”
A few seconds or minutes of preventive maintenance can add up to hours of time saved on cleaning day.
