What is the recommended cleaning frequency for your home?

DAILY CLEANING

Because it only takes a few minutes a day, and it's always a time-saver when it comes to weekly cleaning, here's a list of daily tasks to keep your home clean and healthy:

Throughout the house

• Air all rooms at least once a day for 5 to 10 minutes, even in winter
• Tidy up as you go along, saving time for the weekly clean-up
• Vacuum quickly or sweep where necessary
• Clean your surfaces and upholstery as soon as you get a stain, to prevent it from sticking around and become too difficult to remove during the weekly clean-up
• Take off your shoes when you come home, to reduce the risk of soiling your interior and bringing in bacteria from outside

Kitchen

• Wipe down the table, sink, worktop, hob and credenza after every use
• Wash daily dishes by hand or in the dishwasher 
• Empty garbage cans (frequency to be adjusted according to size of garbage can and household composition)

Bedrooms

• Pat and shake pillows and comforter
• Leave bed unmade while airing out your room
• Pay particular attention to humidity in your bedroom, which encourages the development of bacteria and dust mites

Sanitary

• Rinse shower tray/tub and walls after each use
• Squeegee glass walls to prevent clogging and the formation of hard-to-remove limescale droplets

weekly cleaning

Now it's time to get serious! An opportunity to devote more time to less regular but necessary tasks.

Throughout the house

• Dust furniture, shelves, frames and knick-knacks
• Clean mirrors and other glass surfaces
• Vacuum all rooms, paying particular attention to carpets, rugs and upholstery
• Wash floors, disinfect only if necessary

Kitchen

• Clean kitchen surfaces: worktops, hobs, credenzas and furniture tops
• Clean handles on cupboards, drawers and appliances, especially the refrigerator handle
• Clean surfaces of small electrical appliances: kettle, coffee maker, multi-function food processor, etc.
• Change tea towels

Bedrooms

• Change all bed linen

Sanitary

• Clean washbasin, shower and/or bathtub, mirrors and taps
• Don't forget the drain in your bathtub or shower tray to ensure proper drainage, and unclog if necessary with a suitable product
• Change towels and bath mats
• Descale and disinfect toilets

MONTHLY CLEANING

This is a more thorough type of cleaning. Carried out once a month on average, it will keep your home a pleasant place to live.

Throughout the house

• Wash windows
• Clean cupboard doors and handles, as well as light switches
• Dust light bulbs, chandeliers, skirting boards, ventilation grilles and VMC hatches
• Vacuum sofa, under cushions and in hard-to-reach corners
• Vacuum/dust inside wardrobes and walk-in closets
• Wash and disinfect dustbins 
• Empty bagless vacuum cleaner or change vacuum cleaner bag

Kitchen

• Clean inside microwave and oven
• Clean refrigerator, shelves and drawers
• Clean and degrease dishwasher, check regenerating salt and rinse aid levels, and refill if necessary

SANITARY

• Thoroughly clean bathroom, bathtub/shower tray, taps, etc.
• Wash shower curtain
• Clean the washing machine with an empty cycle and a suitable product if necessary

once or twice a year

Well-known as "spring cleaning", it's important to give your home a thorough once-over once or twice a year.

Throughout the house

• Clean window jambs and glass doors
• Clean radiators
• For textile sofas, remove the covers for machine washing; otherwise, clean with a special product.
• For leather sofas, clean according to manufacturer's recommendations
• Machine-wash, steam-clean or dry-clean curtains using a specific product, depending on the nature of the textile
• Deep clean carpets
• Clean vacuum cleaner brushes, change filters

Kitchen

• Clean inside cupboards
• Defrost and disinfect your refrigerator

Bedrooms

• Wash or dry-clean pillows, blankets and comforters
• Vacuum mattresses, turning them over if necessary

Sanitary

• Clean sink, shower or bathtub seals