A few years ago I discovered that I wasn't doing really cleans efficiently.
I was in a hotel room when the maid arrived.
She sprayed the same cleanser on literally all the surfaces of the room…
Then she left! And just when I thought she forgot to finish cleaning, she came back.
In less than 2 min, she wiped down all surfaces with a thin, dry cloth… The entire room was sparkling clean!
Use a single product to clean all surfaces? Here's a great trick that saves a lot of time... Never I hadn't thought of that!
Cleaning professionals know plenty of tricks to clean the house faster and more efficiently.
That's why we asked them to reveal their secrets to cleaning your house more efficiently .
This is the method that will forever change the way you clean your home. Watch:
The biggest mistake people make is cleaning their house room by room . This is called "zone cleaning".
The problem is that this method is much too slow!
"It's simple:either you spend 4 hours cleaning just your kitchen, or you clean everything the house from top to bottom in 4 hours", explains Nicole Romero, owner of a home cleaning agency in Cannes.
"Most people waste a lot of time because they focus on one area of the house for too long.
"For example, they're going to really focus on cleaning the kitchen counters. But they'll clean it so much although afterwards, they no longer have time to clean the top of the stove… and even less the other rooms of the house.
"In reality, wiping down surfaces and then moving on is a faster and much more efficient method."
It is precisely to avoid this waste of time that cleaning professionals use another method.
The method of the pros is "spot cleaning", which consists of cleaning your house spot by spot .
So when you start a task, like dusting, you have to dust the whole house before moving on to the next task!
"You will be doing a little more walking in your house, so it's also an opportunity to do a little more sport," adds Reynald Pelletier, owner of a home cleaning business in Brussels.
"I find this method much faster. And because the body is always in motion, the mind is also less likely to get bored."
By following these 7 steps, your whole house will be sparkling clean!
And don't worry, it goes very quickly:4 hours for beginners.
And once you reach pro level, you can clean up all the house from top to bottom in just 2h30. Watch:
To clean your home more effectively, you need to have a plan of attack.
Here it is:always clean from top to bottom, and left to right.
“I always start by cleaning the upstairs bathroom,” says Nicole Romero. "Because it's a good place to put my equipment and my cleaning products."
For each task, always start cleaning from the highest point of each room .
For example, if you are cleaning dust, start at the top of the shelves. Then, continue moving from the left side to the right side of the room.
By following this plan of attack, no area of the home is overlooked or overlooked.
And above all, it is much faster. Because that way, dirt and dust will naturally fall on lower surfaces, which you will clean later.
Dust every room in your home, including:
- the top of all the furniture,
- the underside of all the shelves
- stair railings,
- picture frames, TV screens and also trinkets and other decorative objects.
"If possible, I try to dust using a dry cloth, because I find that removing dust with a damp cloth is more difficult", explains Nicole Romero.
To remove fingerprints, use a microfiber cloth dampened with lukewarm water.
Pro Tip: don't forget to dust the top of the cabinets. "People often forget to check the tops of furniture, and that's where dust collects and falls on lower surfaces," says Nicole Romero.
To discover: 8 Effective Tricks To Permanently Eliminate Dust.
Change the sheets of your bed and, if so, of the other beds in your house.
Go around the whole house and clean the cushions and upholstery.
Use a suitable brush like this or the brush attachment of your vacuum cleaner to vacuum all the fabric surfaces of your furniture.
To discover: How To Clean A Bagless Vacuum In 8 Super Easy Steps.
Wipe down all windows and mirrors in your home.
Pro Tip: To clean your windows streak-free, use 2 microfiber cloths – a damp cloth for cleaning and a dry cloth for drying.
To discover: The Home Glass Cleaner That Leaves NO Streak.
Wipe down all surfaces and countertops in your home, using a natural disinfectant like this one.
Pro Tip: remember to clean all the places you touch often with your hands, such as doorknobs, light switches, TV remotes and telephones.
"Often, it's the places that people always forget to clean that really have germs," says Reynald Pelletier.
To discover: 40 Things We Always Forget To Clean At Home.
Walk around the bathroom and spray your cleaning product on the tub, sink and toilet.
Then take a spin again to scrub and clean.
For the kitchen, use this trick to clean the inside of the microwave in 3 minutes flat.
Afterwards, give a knock on the doors of the kitchen cabinets and your appliances.
Here is the recipe for the magic pschitt to clean the kitchen and the bathroom effectively.
To discover: How to EASILY Clean Grease Stains from Kitchen Furniture.
Sweep the bathroom, kitchen and any other floors that need cleaning first.
Afterwards, mop the floor (and if necessary, the scrub brush).
Pro Tip: "To clean bathroom floors, I get on all fours and use a microfiber cloth and cleaning product," says Nicole Romero.
"That way, I'm 100% sure that every nook and cranny is perfectly clean and disinfected, even the area behind the WC."
To discover: How to Clean Any Type of Floor Like a PRO.
"I start at the top of the house first, where I vacuum the bedrooms.
Afterwards, I go down the stairs, vacuuming them. And I finish with a final vacuum in the living room before leaving the house", explains Nicole.
Pro Tip: no need to vacuum every millimeter of the floors in your home. The main thing is to do it quickly and well. If you missed a spot in the house, you can always vacuum it the following week.
To discover: Finally a tip for vacuuming in the smallest corners.
Have you tried these 7 easy steps to clean your home more efficiently? Let us know in the comments if it worked. We can't wait to read you!
