Cleaning’s a regular, every-day occurrence in households and a necessary one at that. Though it may be a nuisance at times, you’re likely saving yourself and anyone else living with you from illness. Unfortunately, the majority of Canadian homeowners can lay claim to at least one of the home cleaning mistakes on this list. Do you know how many you have to your name? Check it out.

Refrigerator

The refrigerator’s shelves and drawers should be taken out weekly and cleaned. If you have a vegetable drawer or something similar where there are fresh veggies sitting out, cleaning the fridge is a necessity. You don’t want fresh, healthy foods sitting in week-old juices creeping with bacteria.

Mop heads

A mop head, after every use, should be sterilized. A mop is a sweaty, moisture-ridden place on which mold and mildew thrive! Mop heads are trouble which is why so many have switched to replaceable, single-use items, and other alternatives.

Washing bedding

Bedding should receive a good wash every 7-10 days. This eliminates any dead skin and helps remove anything else that could be lurking on your sheets or pillowcases. Getting bedding on a regular wash cycle is one of the easier home cleaning mistakes to correct thankfully and it isn’t very expensive to do either.

Kitchen bins

Those bins that keep your kitchen garbage and food waste should be washed and disinfected once a week. Few households do this unfortunately which may lead to airborne bacteria and smells that you won’t mistake for anything else other than garbage.

Door knobs

Door knobs and taps should be sprayed and wiped once a week. Consider where a person’s hands are going in a bathroom, kitchen, and around the house. Any place that’s likely to see traffic daily should be sprayed and wiped down once a week to get any gunk, oils, and germs extinguished.

Vacuuming the bed

Did you know it’s recommended to vacuum your mattress once every month – it’s true? So few homeowners do it yet this can be an easy way to combat any of the mites that hang out on mattresses and similar surfaces.

Chopping boards

As we cut and chop meat, after every use, we should be washing a chopping board. For some of us, we do this. For others, they don’t. They may use a chopping board once or twice, or not wash it until weeks later. Meat-based bacteria is not something you want to mess with!

Cleaning windows

Windows are prone to smudges and looking less than clean. In a home, every two weeks, a window should be sprayed and wiped down. In a business, it’s likely this will have to happen every day. Choosing a window glass surface cleaner can help in streamlining the cleaning process although you can also use homemade substances like half-and-half of water and vinegar.

Cleaning the vacuum

A vacuum used regularly to clean carpet in a business or home should be thoroughly cleaned every few weeks. When it’s not, it becomes a breeding ground for any sort of dust mites, fleas, or whatever else you may pick up with your vacuum. From the carpet into its canister, clean the vacuum with some regularity.

Replacing the kitchen sponge

The average kitchen dishcloth or sponge should be replaced every three days. When a sponge-like this isn’t replaced in that time frame, this creates a place where bacteria breeds. Then, you are just rubbing this bacteria over anything you wash. It may seem costly and unrealistic but replacing the kitchen sponge is important. Contact us today for more details!