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How do you keep your homes clean?

I’ve just swept and mopped. Once the floor dries, I could easily go sweep again and turn up more dust and dirt. If I were to mop again, I’m almost certain the water in my bucket would be filthy. It feels like it’s never actually clean.

Beyond that, there’s dusting, cleaning windows, sinks, countertops, bathrooms, and probably things I don’t even consider. How do you all stay on top of these things?

Pulptastic ,

Define your standard of clean. How much clutter do you want? How much dirt is OK?

Then break tasks up - decluttering, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and schedule each as often as is needed.tp.mwet the above standards.

My personal standard is to do light vacuuming and decluttering every day. Dishes and cleaning kitchen +dining room at least daily, sometimes twice as needed. Bathroom cleaning and more extensive vacuuming every week. Dusting and mopping every couple weeks.

Most of my non-floor surface cleaning is done with method pink or 409 and microfiber cloths. A battery Dyson vacuum was a game changer and makes touch ups way easier; no wrangling with cords, just grab it off the wall charger and push it around for a few minutes hitting spots you can see dirt.

Nature’s miracle is great for pet or kid messes, I use both the hardwood and carpet formulas.

systemglitch ,

How to create mental illness 101.

PriorityMotif ,
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20"x20" air filter taped to a box fan while you’re cleaning and leave it running for a few hours. Change your HVAC filter.

thesporkeffect ,

This seems like an amazing idea. Someone should sell 3d printed adapters for the filters

PriorityMotif ,
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The fans are also 20", so you can just tape the filter right on.

mojo_raisin ,

At some point the shame overcomes the laziness and then I clean it.

dirtySourdough ,

I clean the kitchen pretty thoroughly once per week after meal prepping. By thoroughly I mean do the dishes, wipe down the stovetop and counters, clean the sink with dish soap and a sponge, then sweep and mop. During the week I try to clean up small spills and such as I go and load the dishwasher after meals.

For the bathroom, I usually do once per month. Clean the counter, mirror, toilet top to bottom, and shower top to bottom. Sweep and mop.

Living spaces and bedroom I sweep/mop/vacuum once per month and clean tables as needed.

I hardly dust or clean windows. I maybe do that a couple times per year or if it’s particularly filthy.

The general idea for me is to clean regularly and as needed so that nothing is really nasty at any given time. Anything else gets done roughly once per year or on move out.

fiend_unpleasant ,
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i don’t, its a nightmare

zbyte64 ,
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If dust is the problem then you start at the top and work your way down. Ie Clean ceiling fans, Dust, then wipe surfaces then vacuum.

AA5B ,

Oh yeah, definitely ceiling fans. The top of those get pretty bad with first and hair

takeheart , (edited )

Do you just sweep with a broom? A good vacuum cleaner is a lot more thorough. And if you mopp right after there’s a better chance to get most of the dust.

The other question is where the dirt is ultimately coming from. Most notably rom outside via air movement and shoes, but also consider shedded hair and skin from humans & pets, dropped food crumbs, lints from textiles and any hobbies/activities.

I like to avoid any “dust catcher” objects like carpets or rugs. In the end it’s a tradeoff between how clean you want it to be and how much time you’re willing to invest.

classic ,

What do you have on your floors? Just bare floors?

takeheart ,

floors are made out of poly vinyl chloride. not super pretty but quite smooth on the surface which equates to easier cleaning. anything that has ruts in it like wooden planks or ceramic tiles is going to be harder to clean

BestBouclettes ,

I bought a good vacuum cleaner and a steam cleaner. That and microfiber rags.

bstix ,

I’ve always considered paying for cleaning a little posh, but with children and both working full time it’s an easy choice. We’d always prioritise other things than cleaning in our free time, so it wouldn’t get done. It is also tax deductable where I live.

bitchkat ,

Part of the reason I downsized and bought a condo was to reduce the amount of time I spend doing “house” stuff. I just try to clean things as I go so that I don’t have specific cleaning days.

Evotech ,

robot vacuum that runs every day and I have a couple of air filters. They work well picking up some airborne dust.

I got the side table from Ikea which have a built in air filter. And I put that in the corner of my seating group.

charles ,

I’ve been thinking of getting 1 or 2 of those Ikea air filters, how loud are they when they run? Anything you wish you’d known before getting it?

Evotech , (edited )

No. At the lowest setting you have to check if it’s on at all. It’s got three speeds. The highest is very noticable… The table got a sort of auto function that speeds up sometimes. Which seems to work well.

I got two of the standing normal ones too. No complaints

Mr_Dr_Oink ,

Wait… clean?

Splatterphace ,

By not being OCD

acockworkorange ,

Change your air filter, check for dusty air ducts.

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