Spring Cleaning while Isolating

Spring Cleaning Checklist

Spring Cleaning while Isolating + FREE Checklist!

Spring Cleaning is a wonderful way to breathe fresh air into your home after a long winter. Not to mention the virus outbreak, this is the perfect time to clean our homes to ensure our family is safe and healthy while isolating together. 

COVID-19 has kept everyone home, and that means there’s more traffic than usual. More traffic results in more clutter such as food crumbs, dust, dirt from outside, and unnecessary piles of products and scattered laundry! While it’s important to keep ourselves prepared and alert outside the home, it’s more important to stay clean and organized inside the home to prevent the growth of germs and viruses. 

Our complete Spring Cleaning Checklist guides you through a top to bottom cleaning that will leave your home shining from the inside out.This detailed checklist is an opportunity to get the whole family involved in cleaning and reducing the clutter, which will also boost your morale. Don’t have a lot of time on your hands? Try tackling one room per week!

If you find that you’ve tackled the cleaning list well, now it’s time to
declutter! Get rid of any unwanted items. All they do is take up space
and collect dust, which is no good to anyone! If you have quite a lot of
junk to get rid of, using Londons
Best Rubbish Removal
service is a great way to remove it. A
lot of the recycling centers will be shut due to COVID-19 so getting
someone else to take away your junk is good for you and helps the local
economy too. Plus, with a professional removal service, you know your
unwanted items are being disposed of properly.

We hope the following checklist can help you stay clean and safe while isolating. A PDF version is also available for download below!

Spring Cleaning Checklist
Spring Cleaning Checklist

The Spring Cleaning Checklist contents include:


Front Door

  • Sweep floors
  • Mop floors 
  • Wipe walls
  • Wipe baseboards
  • Clean door
  • Clean doormat
  • Organize shoes
  • Hang jackets

Kitchen

  • Clean stovetop
  • Clean oven
  • Clean microwave
  • Clean dishwasher
  • Clean refrigerator
  • Wipe drawers and shelves in refrigerator and freezer
  • Defrost freezer
  • Discard old or expired food in pantry, fridge and freezer
  • Clear countertops (try these tricks)
  • Degrease cabinet doors and backsplash
  • Remove items from cabinets and thoroughly clean inside
  • Clean fridge/freezer seal
  • Dust top of high surfaces including fridge, microwave/range hood, cabinets
  • Deodorize and degrease the kitchen drain
  • Wash dish rags and clean sponges
  • Wipe walls
  • Wipe baseboards
  • Mop floors
  • Shake out dust or dirt from floor mats

Dining Room

  • Dust and polish furniture
  • Vacuum or spot clean chair cushions
  • Wipe walls
  • Wipe baseboards
  • Clean light fixture
  • Dust blinds
  • Dust curtain rods
  • Clean window sills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean or vacuum curtains
  • Mop or vacuum floor
  • Shampoo rugs or carpet

Bathroom

  • Discard expired personal care products and makeup, and bring old medications to a drop-off site
  • Clean makeup brushes
  • Clean vanity
  • Wipe mirror
  • Clean tub and shower
  • Clean showerhead 
  • Replace shower curtain liner
  • Scrub tile grout
  • Clean toilet
  • Clean hardware
  • Sweep floors
  • Mop floors
  • Wipe walls
  • Wipe baseboards

Laundry Room

  • Clean washing machine 
  • Clean dryer vent
  • Clean lint trap
  • Organize laundry supplies
  • Wipe walls
  • Wipe baseboards
  • Mop floors

Bedrooms

  • Wipe baseboards
  • Dust/polish furniture
  • Donate unused clothing
  • Organize closets
  • Wash bedding including sheets, pillows, duvets and bed skirts
  • Vacuum carpets
  • Flip mattress
  • Dust blinds
  • Dust curtain rods
  • Clean window sills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean or vacuum curtains
  • Mop or vacuum floors
  • Shampoo rugs or carpets

Living Room

  • Dust/polish furniture
  • Wash slipcovers
  • Wash blankets and pillows
  • Vacuum sofa and chairs
  • Dust blinds
  • Dust curtain rods
  • Clean window sills
  • Wash windows
  • Clean or vacuum curtains
  • Clean ceiling fans
  • Dust and clean lamp shades
  • Dust electronics
  • Dust and clean decor
  • Sanitize remote controls
  • Mop or vacuum floors
  • Shampoo rugs or carpets

Kids’ Playroom

  • Sanitize plastic toys with soap and water
  • Wash stuffed animals and soft toys
  • Donate unused toys
  • Organize toys and play areas
  • Mop or vacuum floors
  • Shampoo rugs or carpets

Office

  • Recycle unneeded paperwork
  • Dust and polish furniture
  • Dust bookshelf
  • Dust electronics
  • Sanitize keyboard and mouse

Garage

  • Declutter tools, sporting equipment and toys
  • Open up garage door to air out the space
  • Wipe down walls
  • Sweep floor
  • Clean garage door
  • Clean garage door frame
  • Replace batteries in garage door openers
  • Clean windows

Throughout the House

  • Test and replace smoke alarm batteries
  • Replace air filters as needed
  • Clean air vents/registers
  • Clean light fixtures
  • Replace light bulbs as needed
  • Sanitize door handles
  • Sanitize light switches

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