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Let’s just be honest you are here just to make that “not so favourite chore” quick, easy and effective. Bathroom cleaning is a task which we don’t really enjoy but it’s a must to keep everyone at your home healthy and make the place hygienic. So, it’s a must for everyone. To prevent the bathroom from catching mildew, mold, grime all you need is to take out daily 10 to 15 minutes for cleaning. By doing this only you can set the tone of a positive and productive day. Our cleaning experts of Safaiwale have jotted down some tips and tricks that they have learned over the years working as a bathroom cleaning experts in a leading cleaning company in India. Read on to know how you can make the utilitarian space look clean and fresh with minimum time, easily available products and step by step guide to deep cleaning methods you can follow.
What Products do You Need to Clean the Bathroom
Here we will discuss what products you will be needing to clean the bathroom quickly. Many of us think that it takes multiple expensive, professional products to clean the bathroom. But the truth is the products we will suggest in this section will all be available either in your kitchen or already at your home. For example, you will need a toilet cleaner, white vinegar, baking soda and detergent for a quick clean up. Vinegar and baking soda both work as a natural, non-toxic mild scouring agent to cut through grout, grime, dissolve hard-water deposits, soap scums, and eliminate household bacteria. They also work as a natural deodorant which will help to get rid of any odours, foul smell, leaving your bathroom clean, fresh and stain free.
How You Can Clean Your Bathroom in 20 Minutes
Here we will discuss how you can clean your bathroom at the minimum time possible while not compromising on the outcome. Please note that bathroom cleaning or any type of household cleaning depends on the time you have in your hand and how frequently you clean your bathroom. The less frequent you clean the more dirt, grime, and grout your bathroom will attract. So, these cleaning tips are for those who don’t have much time, and working professionals so they just want a quick solution. You can make things even easier and quick by routinely cleaning the commode and high-traffic spot. Below are 6 steps that you can do to quickly clean your bathroom in 20 minutes.
- Declutter and Preparation for cleaning (2 minutes)
– Pick up everything lying around in your bathroom like towels, clothes, or other items.
– Remove all the toiletries from the sink, and countertops, - Clean the Toilet (5 minutes)
– Pour toilet cleaners on the toilet beforehand and rest it for a while. Then start scrubbing down the toilet.
– Spray all-purpose cleaner to all the bathroom faucets, door handles and wipe it down with a cloth or paper towel. - Wipe the Mirror (3 minutes)
– Spray glass cleaner on the mirror and wipe with a microfiber cloth or paper towel and let it dry for a streak free finish. - Clean the Sink and Counter (5 minutes)
– Spray the all-purpose cleaner on the countertops and clean.
– Spread detergent on any liquid cleaner on the sink and clean it. - Wipe the Floor (4 minutes)
– Sweep or use a vacuum to remove any dust or hair.
– Quickly mop or use floor wipes to clean the floor. - Empty Trash and Final Touches (1 minute)
– Empty the trash can.
– Put everything back in place (towels, toiletries, etc.).
In just 20 minutes, your bathroom should be sparkling clean! This process is well suited and will be beneficial if the bathroom can be cleaned 3 to 4 times in a week. So there will be minimum grime hence cleaning would be quick and easy.
Our Step-by-Step Guide to Deep Clean Your Bathroom
Deep cleaning bathroom totally different from 20 minutes regular cleaning. As deep cleaning takes a lot more time, patience and more products, equipment etc. Opt for deep cleaning monthly, 2 to 3 times in a year or on special occasions. Deep cleaning is different from daily cleaning as it includes scrubbing grout, unclogging pipes, cleaning shower curtains, liners, get rid of stubborn stains, chemical buildup, performing maintenance on taps, vents, cleaning exhaust fans, washing windows etc.
Basically, deep cleaning is to reach to those spots, and clean those areas which you may have forget in your routine cleans and also the scrubbing and other chores which you know will take time to do. It is advised that to make a checklist according to your needs and space, so that the cleaning would be thorough, organized and no space will be unattained.
1. Organizing and Decluttering the Space
Start from organizing and through the unused, expired products. If you just empty out products and reorganize your sink countertop it will just change the whole look of the bathroom. You can clean and wipe every product and rearrange them to their places accordingly.
2. Clean the Toilet
Any toilet should be cleaned at least once or twice a week, depending on the family members and number of used toilets. Incase of guest bathrooms you can wash them monthly but do not keep it unwashed as toilets which are not used also can attract dust, mineral deposits and growth place for waterborne bacteria.
Here’s are few tips by our professional cleaners to get a stain free, sparkly toilet:–
- Apply any toilet cleaner to all over the toilet, both inside and outside, and keep it for few minutes while you do cleaning on the other parts of the toilet. For best results spread your toilet cleaner 20 to 30 minutes before you start cleaning. As the cleaner will loosen the dirt and it will be easy to scrub out any gunk and spots.
- Now spray the all-purpose disinfecting cleaner on the toilet seat, all around the flash tanks, and scrub it thoroughly. Finally wash with water and wipe down with microfibre cloth. Don’t forget the toilet seat, underneath the seat and the ring, where splashbacks, water spots can be found.
- Using a hand scrubber, tooth brush Clean the skirt or base of the toilet, adjacent to the floor. You will find black mark around the toilet base. The toilet base is the place that accumulate the dirt and grim so if you don’t clean that part it will be hard to remove later.
3. Cleaning the Floor
Bathroom floor cleaning is the hardest and time-consuming part. There are two methods that you can follow to get the best results. The traditional one, with the help of a broom, hand scrubber and detergent and all-purpose cleaner. Though you need to be thorough to remove stains and mineral build up, but keep in mind excessive pressure and scrubbing can also leave permanent streaks on the floor and damage the marbles. So, to make the process less easy, mix half cup of vinegar with warm water and keep in the spray bottle. Spray the mixture all over the floor, rest it for few minutes and start cleaning. Vinegar’s acidity helps in breaking down build up dirt, grease and dissolve grime, and mineral deposits like limescale.
Bathroom corners, wall edges, are prone to get mold and mildew because of wet and humid atmosphere, but it can be treated with bleach, vinegar and baking soda. Make a thick paste of baking soda with water and spread it on the edges and on the stains, you want to remove. Keep it for few minutes and then scrub the areas. Baking soda works wonders on spots as it has brightening and bleaching properties.
4.Shine Shower Taps, Faucets and Fixtures
Shower heads, door handles, water taps, faucets easily get moldy and catch mineral crusty build ups. So, if you want to avoid that, you have to make sure that the steels and taps are always dry and there is no humidity to catch molds and bacteria. If you find that white crusty build up on the shower tops or faucets you can soak them overnight with vinegar water solution and scrub on the next day, the build-up will be gone and steel taps will be just like new. For normal cleaning use any cleaner and clean the taps thoroughly but make sure to dry them after rinsing with water to avoid any wetness on the steel.
5. Clean Cabinets, Countertops, Toiletries Boxes
For countertops, sink cabinets just spray cleaners and wipe down with paper towel or microfibre cloth. These section does not need much cleaning. But keep this section organised as the countertops easily get uncluttered with daily uses products. For shelves and toiletries boxes reach out to each corner to remove any dust and cobweb. If you have plastic or metal toiletries boxes clean with normal dishwashing shop, but if you have fabric boxes you can hand wash or through it on the washing machines. Lastly after cleaning and drying add naphthalene to keep insects at bay and get a fresh smell always.
6. Tiles and Bathroom Walls Cleaning
We often avoid tiles and bathroom walls cleaning in our regular bathroom cleaning process as it takes time and can get messy. Bathroom walls are prone to get moldy due to humid and wet atmosphere. You will notice the lower section of the wall, around the taps got dark spots, moldy, have soap scums etc, but don’t worry all these spots can get be easily removed. Put the vinegar mixture all over the wall with a spray bottle and let it rest for an hour. Vinegar solution is a natural stain remover and it is also safe for any kind of tiles and walls. Use a ladder to reach to the higher parts and ceilings. Use any kind of tiles cleaners on top of the vinegar solution for more effective cleaning. Scrub with a hand scrubber, rinse with water and wipe down with microfibre cloth. Make sure to dry wipe the wall and tiles with a dry towel, to prevent any fungus growth and damp smell afterwards.
7. Sink, Mirror, Shower Curtains, Mats Cleaning
Sink and mirror cleaning do not take much time, as they are easy to clean and no need for hard scrubbing or something. For sink any detergent or all-purpose cleaner will easily do the job. Use and hand scrubber or brush to clean and rinse it with water. Mirror cleaning will be easy with a glass cleaner and a dry cloth. You can easily remove soap scums, water spots, other spots and stains with glass cleaner. Make sure to not use any pressure or rough clothes to avoid streaks on the mirror. Don’t avoid washing your shower curtains as it always gets damp, wet which causes bacteria and fungus growth. You can wash your mats, shower curtain in the washing machine or just wash with hands if they are delicate.
8. Electronics and Exhaust Fan Clean Up
Electronics devices like geyser, switch board should be cleaned with a dry cloth. Wipe the geyser and switch boards with microfibre towel, dust the loose dirt and dry clean on the top of the geyser. It is advised not to use any water or damp cloth around electronics devices. But for exhaust fan blades use a cleaners and scrubbers to clear out dirt, grease, grime the blades might have collected over the time.
9. Unclogging Bathroom Pipes
If your bathroom pipes, sink pipe are clogged you will face slow draining, foul smell, infestation etc. Water will take time to drain, causing foul smell and will create a gag worthy picture for the bathroom. Clogged pipes cause for various reasons for example poor drainage system, grease and hair trapped in pipes etc. So, to unclog the pipes and for easy water drainage system there are few tips that you can follow. Pour hot boiling water into the drain pipes to loosen up the dirt and then put vinegar and baking soda mixture to completely clear out the dirt and clean the way. You can also use plunger, drain cleaner or basic drain shake methods to unclog the drain pipes.
Hope these simple steps and thorough guides will help you to clean your bathroom flawlessly. Take notes from this blog and make checklist according to your bathroom items and requirements. If you don’t have the time and want to take help from professional, experts cleaners Safaiwale is one call away to provide the best bathroom cleaning service you need. Call us today to book your service and get a sparkly, clean, fresh and spotless bathroom just like new one.
