Reasons to Have a Deep Home Cleaning

November 19, 2021 by Mulberry Maids

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The advantages of having a professionally cleaned home can not be overstated. For those of you who are not interested in a regular recurring cleaning service, a one time deep cleaning can be highly beneficial, especially  if you do some regular home cleaning on your own. 

As one of the top companies for housekeeping in Fort Collins, we are here to explain all the reasons a deep cleaning is beneficial to your home and the health of your family. Read on to learn more! 

Why is it important to deep clean your home?

Deep cleaning is important on so many levels, from family health to the long term maintenance of appliances. Read on for reasons to not neglect deep cleaning your home throughout the year!

Family and pet health 

From indoor air quality to harmful germs on surfaces, deep cleaning your home will help to keep things safe and healthy for your family and pets. 

A clean home will have less dust particles in the air, less mold and dust bunnies throughout the home, and less pet dander. This will help to improve air quality throughout the home, which will in turn be healthier and safer for everyone’s lungs to prevent allergies and asthma. In addition to deep cleaning, make sure to ventilate your home whenever possible. Getting fresh airflow will improve air quality, and also make your home a more pleasant space to be. 

Better mental health 

A clean house is a great step to help you to reduce stress. Clutter, grime and unkempt spaces can contribute to feelings of overwhelm, and spaces like that do not allow your body and mind to fully relax. 

Less maintenance and less physical cleaning 

Keeping your appliances clean does not just help with creating a peaceful living space, but it will keep the appliances in better shape for longer. Appliances like the microwave are much more pleasant to use when they are clean, and are actually pretty easy to keep clean. Deep cleaning your appliances is the easiest way to keep them lasting a long time, and will also make the cleaning less physical on your body. This is because there will be less heavy duty scrubbing due to built up stains and grime, and you won’t have to use as harsh of chemicals to get everything fully cleaned. 

Another area that will benefit long term from deep cleaning are kitchen cabinets. When grease, grime, and other build up gets out of hand, the cabinets can get to the point where they can not be effectively cleaned. They can have so much buildup, that getting it off strips off the paint or finish on the cabinet exteriors. When this happens, you may need to replace the cabinets prematurely, which is a huge hassle and expense!

Impress family and friends

Similar to staging your home for a short term rental to give vacationers a wonderful place to stay, you can do the same when hosting family and friends. A home that has been deep cleaned well will be sure to leave an impression on your family and friends, and they will want to come by more often!

Teaching your kids how to clean and be active

Teaching your children the benefits of cleaning can be one of the most important things to pass on to them for their future success. You can do this by trying to make cleaning fun for them, which can help to keep your home in better shape by enlisting their help.

Additionally, teaching your kids to clean will help them to stay active and burn some energy, so it is a win-win for everyone!

Creating a serene and tranquil living space

When you enter into a clean and tidy living space, your body and mind immediately start to relax. By deep cleaning your home, you can create a peaceful living area that can help you take a step back from the hectic and busy outside world. 

What are some tips to help make deep cleaning easier?

If you struggle to clean your home on a regular basis, using the following simple tips can help make cleaning easier for you. 

Declutter the home

Clutter is one of the biggest hurdles to quick and efficient home cleaning. When so much stuff is out in the open, it makes maneuvering through cleaning very difficult and slow. For example, keeping counters clean and clutter free will enable you to keep them clean and sanitized in less than a minute. If you have to pick things up to be able to wipe below or around them, that makes the whole process that much slower, and less likely to be taken care of. 

Decluttering will also immensely help with keeping your floors cleaner. Children’s toys that are scattered around the home make vacuuming and mopping very difficult – the less that is on the floor, the quicker and easier you can tackle your floor cleaning. 

Use a rotating room schedule

If you are pressed for time, and don’t have the ability to perform a full home cleaning all at once, using a rotating room cleaning schedule is a great way to keep cleaning consistently. A routine like this can be broken up in many different ways. For example, you can do the kitchen one day per week, a bathroom another day, and a bedroom on another. Depending on the size and how heavily used your home is, you may be able to do a full home rotation with just a few days a week of cleaning. 

The rooms do not necessarily need to be deep cleaned. If they can just be cleaned for 10-20 minutes, that will go a long way in decreasing the need for numerous deep cleaning sessions throughout the year. 

Clean surfaces consistently

By cleaning surfaces regularly, you will be able to keep the need for deeper scrubbing and the use of harsh chemicals at bay. Fresh stains and buildup can be wiped off quickly and easily, but won’t be as forgiving weeks or months after they occur. Keeping up on consistent surface cleaning will decrease the amount of deep cleaning needed throughout your home, and make it that much easier when you do take on a full home deep cleaning. 

How often should I deep clean?

If you are cleaning your home consistently, then a solid in depth deep cleaning will only be needed a few times a year. However, if you struggle to keep up with routine maintenance cleaning, you may need to perform a deep cleaning much more often. 

This all depends on how busy your home is and how heavily used it is. The amount of time that can be saved in the long run by doing quick surficial cleaning is huge! For example, a quick wipe down of a stove top after cooking may only take a few seconds, but deep cleaning a neglected stove top can take a long time. Not only will the scrubbing be much harder once grease and food splatter has been baked on and sat for weeks or months, you will need to use much stronger chemicals to help release those food stains. 

Bathroom cleaning is another example where just a couple minutes of simple cleaning can save you ample time in the future. Concentrate on keeping your bathroom counter clutter free, so you can easily wipe down the surface every couple of days. The more clutter on the countertop, the more grime will build up as you can not easily wipe it away. 

In general, the more you can wipe away messes quickly, the less need there will be for deep cleaning throughout your home. Not letting stains and grime buildup will eliminate the need for deeper scrubbing and using harsh chemicals throughout the home.  

Unmatched housekeeping in Fort Collins!

Our local services in Fort Collins are unparalleled, from our ease of booking your cleaning quickly and efficiently online, our excellent customer service, and knowing that you will have a fully vetted highly rated cleaner taking great care of your home. 

Whether you live by the beautiful Cattail Chorus Natural Area, or somewhere else in northern Colorado, we have got your cleaning needs covered. Reach out to us today to get on our schedule or ask any cleaning questions that you have. With a fully transparent cleaning checklist, you can know exactly what you are signing up for. 

Give us a call or text at (970) 460-4298 or reach out to us online with any cleaning related questions you have!