How Frequently to Hire a Cleaning Company for Each Room in Your Home

How Frequently to Hire a Cleaning Company for Each Room in Your Home

What Affects Your Cleaning Schedule

Before choosing how many times to clean different parts of your home, keep in mind a few important details that will greatly affect how often you’ll require support:

Household size

 A family of five makes more mess than a person living alone. The more people in your home, the quicker dust, clutter, and dirt accumulate.

Pets. While they’re much loved, they also bring fur, smells, and dirty paws, which result in more cleaning, including upholstery and floors.

Allergies & Health Issues. Being an allergy sufferer myself, I know how much of a difference regular cleaning makes to my allergy symptoms, but if people in your house have conditions such as asthma, then cleaning is more of an issue of health

Your lifestyle

Cook much? Entertain guests much? Work from home much? All of this affects usage, as well as how frequently those areas require maintenance.

Kitchen - The Busiest Room in the House

Your kitchen is always in full action - eating, entre, family time, and even work! Remove the food, grease, and crumb buildups, which accumulate quickly, by hiring experts for bi-weekly cleanups!

Between visits, it is prudent to:

1. Clean stovetops and countertops after cooking
2. Run and Empty the Dishwasher Daily
3. Sweep or vacuum the floor every 1-2 days
4. Empty the trash before it overflows
5. Clean inside of microwaves every week
6. Bathroom: High Moisture = High Priority

Bathrooms tend to accumulate moisture, which makes them susceptible to bacteria, mold, and mildew buildup. For shared bathrooms, aim to clean them either every week or every other week by a professional cleaner if several people in a household use this bathroom.

To keep things fresh in between:

1. Use a squeegee after every shower
2. Clean Sinks Daily
3. Clean bathroom toilets using toilet brushes
4. Turn on the exhaust fan to remove humidity
5. Let Towels Dry Completely

Living Areas: Visible but Low Upkeep

Living room, dining room, home office, or whatnot - your place does not get as messy as kitchen and bathrooms, but it is always full of dust, clutter, and fur of fluffy companions, for which bi-weekly/monthly cleaning is apt.

Avoid clutter by:

1. Keeping things tidy
2. Daily resetting for only 10 minutes
3. Vacuuming high-traffic regions frequently
4. Dusting, weekly
5. Flipping couch cushions annually
6. Opening windows for fresh air

Bedrooms Low Traffic, But Still Important

Bedrooms remain cleaner, but they also accumulate dust and allergens, even in heavily used master bedrooms. Have professional cleaning done every 2 to 4 weeks, depending upon usage. Guest bedrooms require less frequent cleaning.

Good habits between visits:

1. Make your bed as soon as you get up
2. Launder sheets in hot water every week
3. Clothing removed from the ground
4. Air out the room Daily

Seasonal Deep Cleaning: Reset Your Entire Home

Despite frequent cleaning, it is always essential to have a deep clean of your home, which should be done four times in a year.

Deep cleaning jobs may involve:

1. Cleaning cabinets, drawers, and baseboards
2. Washing Windows and Sills
3. Vacuuming under furniture
4. Shampooing of carpeting, upholstery
5. Closet organization; Storage organization
6. Dusting Ceiling Fans & Light Fixtures

Spring and fall are great seasons for scheduling a reset, either before allergy season or before the holidays.

Quick Cleaning Frequency Checklist

1. Kitchen: Weekly to bi-weekly
2. Bathroom;Once a week, bi-week
3. Living areas & offices: Every 2-4 weeks
4. Bedrooms: Every 2-4 weeks (monthly or less for guest rooms)

Seasonal Deep Clean: Four times a year

Your cleaning routine needs to depend on your lifestyle. The more people, more pets, more allergies? Clean more often. Living by yourself, always on the go? Go longer between cleanings.

Why Choose Pure Maids

Having a housekeeping service is not about being perfect, but rather having peace of mind. When adhering to a routine, a home is maintained in a cleaner, healthier, and more easily maintained manner.

At Pure Maids, we’ll work with you to create a cleaning routine that fits into your lifestyle, budget, and priorities for cleanliness. You can start small, focusing on just the kitchen and bathroom, but grow into more as needed. More moments, less mess. That's what we’re here for.