5 Reasons Why a Deep House Cleaning Checklist Benefits Your Family

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When was the last time you deep cleaned your house? If your answer is “a while ago,” you’re not alone. Floor scrubbing, grout cleaning, and fixture dusting and other deep cleaning tasks don’t get done as often as they should. 

Cleaning your home doesn’t have to be difficult. There is a way to handle deep cleaning tasks with ease, and that’s with a deep house cleaning checklist.

If you’ve never made a deep house cleaning checklist, don’t worry. We’ll go over all of the details and benefits that will help you kickstart your daily cleaning routine.

Benefits of a Deep House Cleaning Checklist

Deep house cleaning checklists help you compartmentalize each cleaning task in an actionable way. No one is expecting you to deep clean a house in a few hours. A checklist helps keep you and your family accountable a few times a year and makes deep cleaning less overwhelming. 

Not only does a checklist help organize your cleaning routine, but it also gives you a better sense of accomplishment. Checking off a task on a checklist makes your brain feel more productive

How to Make a Deep House Cleaning Checklist

Before you begin, grab a piece of paper or boot up a document creation software on your computer. These tips will help you get started, but feel free to get creative with your checklist!

Divide Your Home Into Sections

Creating a long unorganized checklist is more overwhelming than creating a checklist with bite-sized sections. Think about all of the areas in your home that need attention. You can choose to sort your list by room or area—it’s up to you!

Next, make a list of pain points within each area. For example, your checklist for your bedroom may include your cleaning out your closet, polishing fixtures, and wiping down your nightstand. Draw little squares or circles next to each sub-section so you can easily mark them as done later.

Deep cleaning should happen several times a year. To help narrow down your deep cleaning tasks even further, divide your tasks by season. For example, you should plan on deep cleaning your gutters and patio space during a warmer season.

Gamify Your Checklist

Gamification means rewarding completed tasks, which is a helpful motivation tool for families. Gamifying your task list and setting goals helps motivate your entire family to get involved in a deep cleaning routine. 

Rely on Help When You Need It

When a deep cleaning task becomes out of control or too much to handle, don’t hesitate to hire help. There are plenty of housekeeping services and professional carpet cleaners available that take care of difficult deep cleaning tasks. Handing off difficult tasks will make your checklist less daunting.

Clean With a Plan

Cleaning your house doesn’t have to be an arduous ordeal. With the help of a deep house cleaning checklist, and extending “spring cleaning” into seasonal cleaning, you can have your entire house spotless in no time. 

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About Author

LaDonna Dennis

LaDonna Dennis is the founder and creator of Mom Blog Society. She wears many hats. She is a Homemaker*Blogger*Crafter*Reader*Pinner*Friend*Animal Lover* Former writer of Frost Illustrated and, Cancer...SURVIVOR! LaDonna is happily married to the love of her life, the mother of 3 grown children and "Grams" to 3 grandchildren. She adores animals and has four furbabies: Makia ( a German Shepherd, whose mission in life is to be her attached to her hip) and Hachie, (an OCD Alaskan Malamute, and Akia (An Alaskan Malamute) who is just sweet as can be. And Sassy, a four-month-old German Shepherd who has quickly stolen her heart and become the most precious fur baby of all times. Aside from the humans in her life, LaDonna's fur babies are her world.

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Olivia
Olivia
4 years ago

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Andrew
4 years ago

Thanks, LaDonna Dennis for sharing this important information about our house cleaning services. Every week I clean my house deeply but I haven’t any idea about house cleaning. With the help of your tips, I will definitely save time.

Cheryl Lemily
4 years ago

Hey LaDonna, cleaning is a big task for me, and yes, I do deep cleaning several times in a year. I think your idea of creating a checklist for deep cleaning is really awesome. I think it would be helpful for me, so I will surely try this.

Jenni
4 years ago

I second your opinion. I believe there is no greater feeling then deep cleaning your home. Their benefits are weigh more than one could envision. Just a word of caution for those who are doing it for the first time themselves. It is back breaking job but definitely worth it.

Leana
4 years ago

It is super important to deep clean your house frequently. We recommend getting all carpets and upholstery steam cleaned at least once every 12-18 months. Our certified carpet cleaning tempe team knows how to do this service the right way. Thank you for this post!

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Silver
3 years ago

wipe clean all surfaces in the home, including tables, countertops, appliances, chairs, dressers, window sills, sink basins and faucets. We spend extra time in the bathroom, cleaning the bathtub, shower, mirrors and toilet. Light fixtures, picture frames and baseboards – we dust them all. https://www.carpetcleaningchristchurchnz.info/upholstery-cleaning/

Melo
Melo
3 years ago

Keeping your living space clean and organised ensures it is safe and non-hazardous. You’ll keep dust and other allergens out of your home. Regular cleaning keeps your home free of dust and makes it a much better environment overall for your family, particularly anyone with allergies. https://www.carpetcleaningchristchurchnz.info/rug-mat-cleaning/

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3 years ago

If you are working person then juggling between your family, friends and career is a really tough task. This leaves you with very little time for household chores and no time for personal rejuvenation. Your house can turn messy very quickly if you do not have a proper house cleaning checklist. A house cleaning checklist helps you identify important jobs and avoid the not so necessary jobs. Thus you can save lots of valuable time.