Weekly Checklist For House Cleaning
And Other Weekly Chores
Check out this weekly checklist for house cleaning and other weekly chores for ideas if you are struggling to figure out what needs to be cleaned in your house on a weekly basis.
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Before You Read This Checklist - Read This
First, this list is a bit comprehensive and not all parts of it will apply to your family. Take those parts that help and ignore the rest.
Second, I do not suggest attempting to tackle everything on this list all at once on one day of the week. Instead, I suggest you follow a weekly house cleaning schedule and weekly laundry schedule.
A Guide On How To Best Use This Checklist
Use this checklist to help you identify any missing pieces you might have in your list of weekly chores to make sure you are not forgetting anything major, or to give you inspiration on what to include on your own schedule.
Doing these weekly cleaning tasks will be easier if you also follow a daily house cleaning schedule.
Once you have decided on your own weekly checklist for house cleaning place a copy in your home management binder for future reference.
Weekly Checklist For House Cleaning And Other Weekly Chores
Bathrooms
- Check supplies, such as cleaning supplies and toiletries, to restock or replace if needed
- Change towels (some people do this more often than once a week)
- Clean toilet, sink, tub, shower stall walls, toothbrush holders, and mirror
- Mop floors
- Empty trash cans
- Wipe down any spills or splatters on the bathroom garbage cans
Kitchen
- Check supplies, such as cleaning supplies to restock or replace if needed
- Clean out refrigerator/freezer of old food
- Wipe down and clean all kitchen surfaces, including countertops, stove and other appliances, sink, outside of refrigerator, and kitchen table
- Mop floor (if you have small children or a large household you may need to at least spot clean your kitchen floor more frequently)
- Empty trash cans (will most likely need to do this more frequently in the kitchen than just once a week)
- Wipe down any spills or splatters on the kitchen garbage can and/or recycling bins
- Flush kitchen drain with boiling water
Bedrooms
- Clean floors by vacuuming, sweeping, or damp-mopping
- Empty trash cans
- Change bed linens (some people like to do this more frequently, such as twice a week)
- Dust
Laundry Room
- Check supplies, such as laundry supplies to restock or replace if needed
- Clean floor by vacuuming, sweeping, or damp-mopping
- Empty trash can
- Dust (especially to get all lint that has gathered on things from the dryer)
Home Office
- Check supplies, such as office supplies to restock or replace if needed
- Empty trash can
- Clean floor by vacuuming, sweeping, or damp-mopping
- Dust
- Pay bills
- File paid bills and other paperwork
Other Rooms
- Clean floors by vacuuming, sweeping, or damp-mopping
- Empty trash cans
- Dust
Other Weekly Chores
- Menu planning
- Create grocery list (you can use this printable grocery list if you want)
- Create non-food shopping list
- Couponing for week
- Weekly shopping for food and non-food items
- Odd jobs
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