How to Clean Your House in One Hour

Start at the Top:

No matter what room you’re cleaning, clean from the top down so that dirt and dust from higher surfaces falls on lower surfaces that haven’t yet been cleaned. Dust ceiling fans, then the furniture by wiping dirt directly on the floor. Clean all the floors as your last step to remove the dirt and dust.

Bedrooms-6 minutes per bedroom

• Strip the linens and remake the beds. Rather than hunching over tucking the bottom sheets under the mattress, use one hand to lift the corner while tucking the sheet with the other.
• Clear all clutter. If you’re in a hurry, gather clutter in a spare basket or bin for later organization and tuck it out of sight in a closet.
• Wipe down the furniture with a dusting spray and cloth, working top to bottom.

Bathrooms-7 minutes per bathroom

• Clean all the bathrooms at once. Make a quick trip around all the bathrooms in the house to clear counters. Spray counters and tubs with cleaner. Allow to sit while you clean toilets and wipe down the outer toilet surface.
• Go back and wipe down the counters. Rinse the tub and then clean the mirrors.
• Come back to clean the floors when cleaning the kitchen floor

Living/Dining Rooms-7 minutes

• Clear all clutter.
• Start in one corner of the room and work around dusting all surfaces top to bottom. (If you have blinds and/or ceiling fans, dust those first.)
• Use your vacuum and vacuum upholstered furniture.
• Vacuum floors along with all house carpeting as last cleaning step.

Kitchen-12 minutes

• Load all the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and fill the sink with hot soapy water. If your stove top has removable burner pieces that need to be cleaned, place in water as well.
• Clear counters.
• Make sure to spay down all counters and cabinets and let it soak, so all you must do is wipe them clean.
• Finish cleaning any stove pieces and replace.
• Clean the floors last along with all hard flooring surfaces in the house.

Floors-15 minutes whole house

• When vacuuming carpeted rooms, work your way backwards out of the room moving quickly and without too much overlap to save time.
• Vacuum and don’t sweep the hard floors. Use an attachment to get corners where dust and pet hair can accumulate. This helps prevent kicking dust into the air that will quickly settle again and aggravating allergies.
• Using steam mops or dry mops make cleaning hard surfaces much faster than traditional mops, so I highly recommend investing in one of those to keep your cleaning quick!