Ten shortcuts our cleaners actually use at home — no gimmicks, just faster ways to a cleaner house.
- Clean top to bottom, back to front. Dust falls. Never clean floors first.
- Let products do the work. Spray the shower or oven cleaner, walk away for 10 minutes, then wipe. Scrubbing immediately wastes the chemistry.
- Steam the microwave. Heat a bowl of water with lemon for 3 minutes; the gunk wipes straight off.
- Lint-roll lampshades and fabric surfaces — faster than vacuuming them.
- Rubber glove for pet hair. A damp rubber glove dragged over the couch gathers hair a vacuum misses.
- Pillowcase for ceiling fans. Slide it over each blade — the dust stays in the case, not on the bed.
- Bicarb the carpet before vacuuming. Fifteen minutes of sitting time deodorises the whole room.
- Squeegee the shower after each use. Thirty seconds a day prevents an hour of descaling a month.
- The 15-minute nightly reset. One timer, whole family, everything visible gets put away. It compounds.
- Keep supplies where you use them. A caddy in each bathroom means wiping happens; a trek to the laundry means it doesn’t.
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