# 10 Ways to Deep Clean Your Home

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/lifestyle/home/deep-cleaning-your-home/
- Published: 2014-09-01T15:00:19+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

Sure, you vacuum the floors all the time and you always put the dishes in the dishwasher
at night and tidy up the toys, but does this make your home clean? There is clean
and then there is tidy and many parents will stick to the latter category. After
all, deep cleaning requires a lot of effort and you may not have the time to do 
it. So how clean is your home really and how can you find the time to get into those
cracks and crevices and maintain a spotless house?

## **Cleaning Beyond What You Can See**

Many people will do a surface clean only. What this means is that if it’s behind
the furniture, then it’s off limits. However, below are some of the areas in your
home that are often missed and that can make your house a lot dirtier than it needs
to be:

 * The ceiling and walls this is especially true if you have kids and pets as pet
   hair will somehow make its way up the walls and even onto your ceiling in no 
   time.
 * Ceiling fans the tops of your ceiling fans are also a breeding ground for dust,
   dirt and debris. Wiping them down with a wet cloth often will keep dust from 
   settling
 * Underneath and behind furniture move the couch the next time you vacuum to trap
   those dust bunnies. If you can, also move the entertainment system, the beds 
   and the vanity units to see what you can find⌊Woman cleaning kitchen with gloves
   and sponge⌉
 * Above picture frames dust can settle here and many parents are none the wiser,
   especially if you only do a surface dust every so often.
 * Your bedding this�doesn’t�just mean washing the sheets (which you should be doing
   once a week) but also the actual bed and pillows. Replace your pillows once a
   year or get them steam cleaned.
 * The shower heads As gross as this sounds, there could be because there is a layer
   of bacteria living on the showerhead. And even more gross �- this bacteria could
   be blasting down on you every time you turn on the hot water. Clean the shower
   head every week with a wire brush and replace it once a year to prevent this 
   nasty slime from making a home on your shower head.
 * Your doors the door handles should be cleaned with a disinfectant as least once
   a week. Furthermore, look into putting a doormat outside and inside your home
   to stop dirty feet� from entering the house.
 * Sponges and dish towels get into the habit of disinfecting your sponges every
   cleaning to avoid any leftover yuckies that can lead to E. coli, salmonella as
   well as yeasts and moulds. Wash your dish towels in the washing machine and put
   your sponges in the dishwasher once a week.
 * Bath and hand towels to avoid mould spores, wash them at least once a week. You
   can hang them out every day in the sunshine to give them a freshen up in between
   washes.

It is advised that you do a top to bottom clean every so often which means getting
to all of those tough to reach spots, like under the couch and the ceilings. Seem
impossible? Dedicate a full day to cleaning or get your kids and partner to help
out. Sure, spending one Sunday a month cleaning the house is the last thing you 
want to do, but allocating jobs can make it go much faster. Until next time, of 
course!

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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## Comments

### By: sikkittie

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/lifestyle/home/deep-cleaning-your-home/#comment-725
- Published: 2012-09-24T18:14:04+10:00

How do you disinfect your sponges if you don’t have a dishwasher?

### By: Jody

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/lifestyle/home/deep-cleaning-your-home/#comment-726
- Published: 2012-09-25T08:24:01+10:00

At the end of the night, wring them dry, and pour a whole kettle of boiling water
over the top. Throw them in the washing machine with your towels every so often 
too – then you can re-use them.

### By: Dani

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/lifestyle/home/deep-cleaning-your-home/#comment-50831
- Published: 2013-01-14T08:31:27+11:00

Oh…now you’ve made me think (headache!!) that we have a very very unclean house!
Ahhhh!!