The complete house cleaning checklist (room by room)

A good cleaning routine isn't about doing everything at once — it's about knowing what to do, how often. This room-by-room checklist splits the work into weekly tasks that keep a home maintained and the deeper, less-frequent jobs that are easy to forget. Work through it top to bottom, or save the parts you skip most.

Whole-home weekly basics

These are the tasks that, done every week, keep a home from ever feeling dirty:

• Dust surfaces top to bottom (shelves, sills, electronics, baseboards)
• Vacuum carpets and rugs; sweep and mop hard floors
• Wipe light switches, door handles, and other high-touch spots
• Empty trash and recycling; replace liners
• Change or fluff linens and tidy clutter room by room

Tip: clean top to bottom and back to front, so dust and crumbs fall onto floors you haven't done yet.

Kitchen

The kitchen earns the most attention because it gets the most use.

• Weekly: wipe counters and backsplash, clean the sink and faucet, run a hot wash on sponges, wipe the stovetop, clean small-appliance exteriors, mop the floor.
• Monthly: wipe cabinet fronts, clean inside the microwave, descale the kettle/coffee maker, pull out and clean behind small appliances.
• Seasonally: degrease the range hood filter, clean inside the oven and fridge, wipe down the pantry.

Bathrooms

• Weekly: scrub the toilet, tub, and shower; clean the sink and mirror; wipe counters; mop the floor; swap hand towels.
• Monthly: wash bath mats, clean the showerhead, treat grout, wash the shower curtain or liner.
• Seasonally: re-caulk if needed, deep-clean exhaust fans, clear drains.

A bathroom is where a deep clean pays off most — built-up soap scum and grout grime need more than a weekly wipe.

Bedrooms and living areas

• Weekly: dust all surfaces, vacuum (including under the bed), change bed linens, tidy nightstands and side tables.
• Monthly: dust blinds and vents, wipe baseboards, vacuum upholstery and under cushions.
• Seasonally: rotate or flip the mattress, launder duvets and pillows, clean windows inside.

How often should you do each task?

Frequency	Examples
Weekly	Floors, bathrooms, kitchen surfaces, dusting, trash
Monthly	Appliance interiors, baseboards, vents, cabinet fronts
Seasonally	Oven, fridge, windows, grout, upholstery, mattresses

If you keep up the weekly list, the monthly and seasonal jobs stay small. Skip the weekly list for a while and they turn into a deep clean — which is exactly when it's worth bringing in help.

When to hand it off

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