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Cleaning calendar: how often you have to clean each part of your house
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From time to time we must clean the blinds, the refrigerator, the duvets and even the walls
There comes a point where House cleaning it is quite a challenge. As if we were facing a video game, in which, as the levels are passed, everything is more complicated, when it comes to maintaining order and hygiene in our home, something similar happens. We all know that we must clean the shelves so that dust does not accumulate, clean the windows regularly and change the kitchen towels without waiting too long. But when we go into cleaning cabinets, blinds, duvets or even the washing machine, we may have doubts about not only how to clean them, but with what periodicity.
En «Tips for your home» (for dummies, Planet), Karolin Küntzel, «expert in order», leaves advice,
almost a definitive guide, to know when and how we should clean everything in our house.
Once a day
First of all, talk about the things we must do every day. Thus, he ensures that only by “dedicating five minutes a day” can we keep the most basic things in order. These daily tasks include: taking out the garbage, picking up the shoes and jackets from the hall, cleaning the mirrors, putting a washing machine, and picking up the previous one, cleaning the tables, kitchen countertops, making the beds, shaking the pillows and sweep the floor.
Once a week
We then come to the tasks that we must perform once a week. The expert recommends with this periodicity: clean the kitchen thoroughly; clean the bathroom thoroughly; computer every room, as well as dusting, vacuuming and mopping; do the same with the hall; and change the bedding and put clean towels.
Once a month
Also, there are household chores that it is advisable to do once a month. Among these is the oven cleaning. To do this, Karoline Küntzel recommends wiping with a damp cloth and then removing the “encrustations” with a little baking soda so that they soften and remove them easily. Once a month, you should also clean the refrigerator, clean the windows, air and turn the mattresses and clean the doors.
Twice a year
The following time frame refers to twice a year. The expert in order indicates that every this time we must: clean the curtains and curtains, clean blinds and blinds (For this, he recommends doing it with a damp cloth and letting them dry completely before putting them back up. If the blinds are not washable, it is indicated to be done with the vacuum cleaner), clean the wardrobes and clean the washing machine. For the latter, we must remove the drawer from the washing machine and remove the remains of lime and detergent, as well as check and clean the filter.
Once a year
Finally, the author makes a decalogue of tasks that we must perform once a year:
1. Dust the books.
2. Clean kitchen cabinets.
3. Defrost the refrigerator.
4. Wash the duvets (if they enter the washing machine, there is no problem in washing them in a conventional way).
5. Clean the carpets.
6. Wash sofa covers and cushions.
7. Clean radiators.
8. Polish wooden furniture.
9. Clean the walls (can be done with a vacuum cleaner, or a furniture brush).
10. Clean basements and attics.