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Autumn Cleaning Checklist: 10 Areas Of Your Home To Tackle Before The Colder Months

As summer winds down, autumn is a useful time to reset your home before you begin spending more time indoors.

An autumn cleaning checklist does not need to mean cleaning every cupboard or tackling the whole house in one weekend. The most useful approach is to concentrate on high-use rooms, deal with areas that may have been overlooked during summer and create a cleaning routine you can realistically maintain through the colder months.

Here are 10 areas worth prioritising, from busy hallways and kitchens to bathrooms, bedrooms and living spaces.

Your Autumn Cleaning Checklist At A Glance

If you want a simple starting point, focus on:

  1. Hallways and entranceways
  2. Skirting boards
  3. Living rooms
  4. Kitchen surfaces and cupboards
  5. Bathrooms
  6. Bedrooms
  7. Floors and rugs
  8. High-touch surfaces
  9. Less frequently used rooms
  10. Your ongoing cleaning routine

You do not need to tackle everything at once. Work through the busiest parts of your home first, then move on to the jobs that need occasional extra attention.

1. Clear The Hallway And Entrance

Hallways often take the brunt of everyday family life.

Shoes, bags, coats and parcels can quickly accumulate, and wetter autumn weather can make entrance areas harder to keep clean.

Start by removing anything that does not need to stay there. Then:

  • Vacuum or sweep floors
  • Mop suitable hard flooring
  • Dust accessible surfaces
  • Wipe marks from doors or other washable surfaces
  • Clear stairs and landings
  • Give shoes, coats and bags a regular storage place

This is particularly useful before boots, heavier coats and umbrellas return to everyday use.

2. Give Skirting Boards Some Attention

Skirting boards are easy to overlook during quick weekly cleans.

Before autumn settles in, work around the rooms you use most and remove visible dust from accessible skirting boards. There is little benefit in trying to complete the whole house at once if time is limited.

Living rooms, hallways and bedrooms are sensible places to start.

3. Reset Your Main Living Spaces

Living rooms often become even busier once evenings grow darker and more time is spent indoors.

A useful autumn reset includes:

  • Dusting accessible furniture and surfaces
  • Cleaning coffee and side tables
  • Vacuuming carpets and rugs
  • Mopping suitable hard flooring
  • Cleaning accessible mirrors
  • Tidying items that have collected over summer

Do not worry about making the room look untouched. The aim is to make it comfortable and easier to maintain.

Cleanhome Wokingham’s regular living area cleaning can include lounges, dining spaces, hallways and stairs as part of an agreed cleaning routine.

4. Refresh Kitchen Worktops And Cupboard Fronts

The kitchen deserves particular attention because it is used throughout the day.

Start with the visible, high-use areas rather than emptying every cupboard.

Consider:

  • Clearing worktops
  • Wiping preparation surfaces
  • Cleaning the sink and taps
  • Wiping cupboard fronts and handles
  • Cleaning the hob surface
  • Wiping accessible appliance exteriors
  • Vacuuming or sweeping the floor
  • Mopping suitable flooring

These are also among the areas included within Cleanhome Wokingham’s regular kitchen cleaning.

5. Give The Bathroom A Thorough Reset

Bathrooms can benefit from some extra attention before the colder months, particularly if everyday cleaning has become more rushed over summer.

Focus on:

  • Toilets
  • Sinks and taps
  • Showers and baths
  • Mirrors
  • Accessible surfaces
  • Floors
  • Empty bottles and unused toiletries

Keeping surfaces less cluttered can make routine bathroom cleaning quicker afterwards.

If you want to see how these tasks fit into ongoing domestic cleaning, Cleanhome Wokingham also provides information about its regular bathroom cleaning.

6. Reset Bedrooms For The New Season

An autumn bedroom reset does not require a complete wardrobe overhaul.

Instead, concentrate on making the room easier to keep tidy:

  • Put away summer items that are no longer needed
  • Clear bedroom floors
  • Dust furniture and accessible surfaces
  • Clean mirrors
  • Empty bins
  • Vacuum carpets or rugs
  • Give frequently worn clothes a clear storage place

If spare bedrooms are rarely used, they may not need the same attention as the main bedrooms. Prioritising according to use prevents your cleaning checklist becoming unnecessarily long.

7. Focus On Floors And Rugs

Floors collect the evidence of everyday life quickly, especially in entrances, kitchens and shared spaces.

Work through the busiest areas first.

Vacuum carpets and rugs thoroughly, paying attention to commonly used routes through the home. Sweep or vacuum hard floors before mopping them with a product suitable for the surface.

Regular floor cleaning also becomes more useful as outdoor dirt starts being carried inside more frequently.

8. Wipe The Surfaces Everyone Touches

Some areas are easy to miss because they do not look obviously dirty.

During your autumn clean, look at frequently handled surfaces such as:

  • Light switches
  • Door handles
  • Bannisters
  • Cupboard handles
  • Frequently used tables and desks

Only use products appropriate for the material being cleaned, particularly around painted, wooden or delicate surfaces.

9. Rotate In The Rooms You Usually Ignore

One mistake with seasonal cleaning is giving every room equal attention.

If a guest bedroom, second sitting room or home office is used less frequently, it may not need the same routine as a family kitchen or bathroom.

Instead, autumn is a good opportunity to rotate one or two lower-priority spaces into your cleaning schedule.

10. Create A Routine For The Months Ahead

The final job is not another room. It is deciding how you will maintain what you have cleaned.

Try dividing tasks into two groups.

Regular Cleaning Tasks

These might include:

  • Vacuuming
  • Dusting
  • Bathroom cleaning
  • Kitchen cleaning
  • Floor cleaning
  • Main living areas

Rotating Tasks

These could include:

  • Skirting boards
  • Spare bedrooms
  • Less-used rooms
  • Additional dusting
  • Other agreed deeper-cleaning jobs

This is often more manageable than attempting a large seasonal clean every few weeks.

If keeping on top of regular tasks becomes difficult, weekly cleaning is designed around consistent household maintenance, while fortnightly cleaning is available for homes needing support less frequently.

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Prioritise high-use areas such as kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, bedrooms and living rooms. Then tackle occasional jobs such as skirting boards and less frequently used rooms.

Late August or September is a practical time to reset the home after summer and establish a routine for the months ahead.

No. Concentrating on the rooms you use most is usually more manageable and useful than trying to deep clean every area at once.

Regular cleaning maintains frequently used areas through recurring tasks such as dusting, vacuuming, bathrooms and kitchens. Seasonal cleaning gives you additional time to tackle overlooked or lower-priority jobs.

Start Autumn With A More Manageable Home

Autumn cleaning does not need to become an exhausting weekend project.

Start with your hallway, kitchen, bathroom and main living spaces. Work through bedrooms and floors next, then rotate in the smaller jobs that have been overlooked. Most importantly, create a routine you can realistically maintain afterwards.

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COVID-19 5th January Update

 

Just to let you know we are open for business as usual and you can continue to have your cleaner clean your house.

The government has made it clear that cleaners are still permitted to work inside peoples' homes as long as Government Guidelines on social distancing and staying safe are followed (see below). In summary:

You can be outside of your home for work purposes where your place of work remains open and where you cannot work from home, including if your job involves working in other people's homes.

The full text can be found here New National Restrictions from 5 January (in England; there are similar texts available for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Specifically relating to cleaners, the guidance continues: 'This guidance applies to those working in, visiting or delivering to home environments. These include, but are not limited to, people working in the following areas:

  • 'This can include work in other people's homes where necessary - for example, for nannies, cleaners, social care workers providing support to children and families, or tradespeople (this is not an exhaustive list)'

Note this guidance is for people who are fit and well, and is dependent on the following social distancing guidelines being followed:

  • No work should be carried out in a household where people are isolating or where an individual is being shielded.
  • The cleaners can continue work, providing that they are well and have no symptoms. No work should be carried out by a cleaner who has coronavirus symptoms, however mild, or when someone in their own household has symptoms.
  • No work should be carried out in a household where any occupants are clinically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus, or households with a possible or confirmed case of coronavirus.
  • Whilst in the house. a cleaner should maintain a safe distance of at least two metres from any household occupant at all times, and ensure good ventilation in the area where they are working, including opening the window.
  • Upon entering the home, cleaners should wash their hands using soap and water for 20 seconds.
  • Cleaners should wash their hands regularly, particularly after blowing their nose, sneezing or coughing, and when leaving the property.

The good news with regard to cleaning is that the cleaners can social distance from their clients very easily, and we would advise that, if you are at home when they are there, that you remain in a separate room to your cleaner.

If you are happy to adhere to the government guidelines - and if your cleaner has not been in touch already - then please just call the office and we will ensure that your cleaning continues.

Best regards

The Cleanhome Team