Deep clean, how do you do it and what with?

carlih1

Hi all, as the summer months are closing, boo! and the colder months are coming up i thought i should have a deep clean of my house, i was just wondering how, how is it different to the cleaning i do every day and what should i use that's different.

My kitchen and bathroom needs a top to toe scrub, are there any products that you would reccomend or bicarb of soda/vinager tricks?

Your help is greatly appreciated x

Gingernutmeg

I've found stardrops and a green kitchen scrubby to be brilliant at getting grime off kitchen cupboards (although test it somewhere inconspicuous first!) I get the scrubby nice and soapy, go at the cupboards and then wipe off the soapy goo with a microfibre cloth which I rinse frequently. It works really well, and it's also a great way to get kitchen and bathroom tiles really shiny, especially if like me you live in a hard water area. Works well on appliances (fridge, cooker, washing machine) too.

justin1972uk

Cheap biological clothes-washing powder is good for cleaning baths and shower cubicles. I find that cream cleansers can be a little harsh on plastic baths and over time can have a dulling effect.

Just wet the shower cubicle, tiles or bathtub and toss handfuls of washing powder liberally until it sticks to the surface. You can do this after your morning shower, before leaving for work.

After a good few hours, wipe away the powder with a used sponge scourer. I keep almost "bald" sponge scourers under the kitchen sink for precisely this purpose.

The chemicals in the clothes-washing powder will also help to repel mildew!

daisyroots_2

I'm not going to suggest any products, but instead, a real OS way of cleaning - do it with a friend. I used to do this with a neighbour years ago, when we were both at home with small children. One day we would do her kitchen, the next we'd do mine. She could always find places to clean in my kitchen which I'd missed, we would chat, clean and sing along to the radio, the children played (mostly) happily together and at the end of the each day we had a gleaming, deeply cleaned kitchen.

As we were neighbours, our houses were similar sizes. I'm sure we did bathrooms, and front rooms as well, but for some reason I only remember us doing the kitchens. Housework can be quite lonely, and having a partner to work with keeps you motivated.

Angelina-M

daisyroots wrote: »

I'm not going to suggest any products, but instead, a real OS way of cleaning - do it with a friend. I used to do this with a neighbour years ago, when we were both at home with small children. One day we would do her kitchen, the next we'd do mine. She could always find places to clean in my kitchen which I'd missed, we would chat, clean and sing along to the radio, the children played (mostly) happily together and at the end of the each day we had a gleaming, deeply cleaned kitchen.

As we were neighbours, our houses were similar sizes. I'm sure we did bathrooms, and front rooms as well, but for some reason I only remember us doing the kitchens. Housework can be quite lonely, and having a partner to work with keeps you motivated.

What a truly wonderful way to do housework! I couldnt do it as my neighbours are miserable and my family live far away but I would have loved to do this when my children were young. :A

justin1972uk

I make my own fabric freshener too!

Get an old squirty bottle, add a half a cap of fabric conditioner and a third of a bottle of Zoflora, then top-up with tepid water and shake.

It's a bit over-powering when you first spray but after an hour it dies down nicely. It also lasts for a few days!

Don't add more than half a cap of fabric conditioner though as it may have a bleaching effect!

badkitti

daisyroots wrote: »

I'm not going to suggest any products, but instead, a real OS way of cleaning - do it with a friend. I used to do this with a neighbour years ago, when we were both at home with small children. One day we would do her kitchen, the next we'd do mine. She could always find places to clean in my kitchen which I'd missed, we would chat, clean and sing along to the radio, the children played (mostly) happily together and at the end of the each day we had a gleaming, deeply cleaned kitchen.

As we were neighbours, our houses were similar sizes. I'm sure we did bathrooms, and front rooms as well, but for some reason I only remember us doing the kitchens. Housework can be quite lonely, and having a partner to work with keeps you motivated.

Have you noticed it's always easier to clean someone else's place anyways?:rotfl:
I used to do this with a fellow student when we lived in the same set of flats - we could always ask "And why do you keep this here?" and bounce storage arrangement ideas off each other too.

Angelina-M

I've got my polti steam cleaner and when I want to do a really good job of a room, I get the polti out and steam clean all the areas in the room, carpets, sofa etc.

Hapless_2

justin1972uk wrote: »

I make my own fabric freshener too!

Get an old squirty bottle, add a half a cap of fabric conditioner and a third of a bottle of Zoflora, then top-up with tepid water and shake.

It's a bit over-powering when you first spray but after an hour it dies down nicely. It also lasts for a few days!

Don't add more than half a cap of fabric conditioner though as it may have a bleaching effect!

I make mine with half cheap vodka, half water and a few drops of essential oils. no chemicals...and no you can't drink it when desperate.

Hapless_2

Angelina-M wrote: »

I've got my polti steam cleaner and when I want to do a really good job of a room, I get the polti out and steam clean all the areas in the room, carpets, sofa etc.

You just made OH sulk now, he wants a polti!