by Donna Alexandria

Created on: May 09, 2008

How to clean your house? One of the first things you need to do is establish a plan. What needs to be done, and how many rooms. Measure the size of the job per each room-do you need to mop, dust, vacuum, and is this the week the refrigerator need cleaning out?

Once you determine what your cleaning needs are, compile a list of each task. Next to each task, estimate the amount time you would need to complete each one. If your house requires eight hours to clean, establish two days, preferable work days so that your weekend remains free. Then, you should think of products to use, and time saving techniques.

Aim to clean your house with the least amount of time. This should be your primary objective. Invest in spray disinfectants like Clorox, dust brushes, toilet capsules, and laundry sorter baskets. These items will not only save you time, but they offer flexibility as well. You can spray your bathrooms and kitchen counters before going to work. When you get home, you can take a damp sponge, and finish cleaning the bathroom and kitchen in a very short period of time.

Whatever day you decide to do your laundry, the day before sort the laundry in their individual baskets, and hang up all your clothing too. So, on laundry day you're prepared to just come in, and start the washer with no hesitation. Laundry should be the first task you perform.

After starting the laundry, and doing the bathrooms, take on a small, easy task like dusting. Using a dust brush really simplifies the job, and it is quite effective. It allows you to just wipe across furniture and blinds with ease. Now before proceeding, see how much more housework is needed.

You should have your laundry, and dusting completed. The bathroom and kitchen may still require mopping. Finish what you've started. You want to see progress going into your second day of cleaning. On that final day of cleaning you would only have to clean the refrigerator, vacuum, and change the linen on the bed. These tasks are easy to perform with the least amount of time.

The most effective way to clean your house is to establish a strategy, and utilize simple techniques. You want to also, balance out your tasks-do not attempt take on too many large tasks in one day. Cleaning your house depends a great deal on organization, and your ability to stay focus. Invest in as many organizational bins, trays, and bookshelves for the walls. If you establish a place for everything in your house, cleaning your house would be quite effortless.

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