Spring cleaning tips — how to do it efficiently

Spring cleaning is effective only when it goes beyond the regular weekly clean. Here is what to focus on.

Clean top to bottom, back to front

Always start at the highest point in the room (light fittings, tops of cupboards) and work down to the floor. Work from the back of the room to the door. This ensures disturbed dust and dirt falls onto areas you have not yet cleaned.

The neglected areas

• Inside kitchen cupboards — crumbs and grease accumulate invisibly
• Behind the fridge and oven — often years of grease and dust
• Grout lines — a specialist grout cleaner plus a toothbrush
• Extractor fan filters — often clogged with grease
• Inside the washing machine drum and door seal
• Behind radiators

The most useful product

A steam cleaner. It cleans grout, tiles, and most surfaces with no chemicals, works faster than scrubbing, and eliminates bacteria without residue.

Use our free room-by-room spring cleaning checklist to cover every area.