Unless you rely on a professional domestic cleaner, keeping a home clean, sanitary, and tidy can be daunting if left untended, especially if you don't know where to start or how to go about it. So instead, follow our tips on regular cleaning basics: our essential guide to safer, healthier, and more enjoyable spaces.

Here are some of our favourite essential cleaning tips: 

The most basic of cleaning tips is to prevent an accumulation of waste, dirt and clutter in the first place. 

Practising prevention means avoiding clutter. Having stuff lying on surfaces and the floor invites dust and allergens and makes cleaning these surfaces and areas properly more difficult. 

In addition, to prevent and reduce dirt entering the home, wipe or remove shoes before entering, keep hands clean to protect surfaces, and keep wet bathroom and kitchen surfaces as dry and clean as possible – mould, mildew, and bacteria love damp places. 

To help, you can leave shower curtains and doors open after use to air dry. Elsewhere, clean up crumbs, spills and stains early, and use coasters to prevent wet spots and unsightly rings on furniture. 

Make your life easier and your family's life safer by diligently completing the most vital cleaning first. These essential tasks include cleaning kitchen tops and cutting boards before and after use and regularly and thoroughly disinfecting germ-harbouring areas such as showers, bathtubs, sinks and toilets. 

In addition, ensure you launder bedding weekly in hot water washes to help avoid dust mite allergens and other potential irritants and pathogens. Also, clean bathmats and towels and vacuum, mop and dust floors and furniture at least once a week.

Make your life easier and your family's life safer by diligently completing the most vital cleaning first. These essential tasks include cleaning kitchen tops and cutting boards before and after use and regularly and thoroughly disinfecting germ-harbouring areas such as showers, bathtubs, sinks and toilets. 

In addition, ensure you launder bedding weekly in hot water washes to help avoid dust mite allergens and other potential irritants and pathogens. Also, clean bathmats and towels and vacuum, mop and dust floors and furniture at least once a week.

Make your life easier and your family's life safer by diligently completing the most vital cleaning first. These essential tasks include cleaning kitchen tops and cutting boards before and after use and regularly and thoroughly disinfecting germ-harbouring areas such as showers, bathtubs, sinks and toilets. 

In addition, ensure you launder bedding weekly in hot water washes to help avoid dust mite allergens and other potential irritants and pathogens. Also, clean bathmats and towels and vacuum, mop and dust floors and furniture at least once a week.

Following sensible and up-to-date advice from professional cleaners can help keep surfaces, floors, fabrics, and furniture cleaner and in good condition for longer. For example: 

• Laundry  – Always check clothing care labels for recommended wash, dry and ironing instructions. Wash whites and colours separately, stick to the recommended amount of detergent and match the wash cycle to the load size. 
• Bathrooms – With mildew, a primary bathroom culprit, clean tubs, showers, and ceramic and vinyl tiles using a multi-purpose, non-abrasive disinfectant. Then, use a daily shower spray on shower doors, curtains, and walls to prevent a build-up of mildew.
• Kitchens – To efficiently sanitise kitchen surfaces, rely on an antibacterial disinfectant to clean countertops and an all-purpose, non-abrasive cleaner or a natural baking soda and water solution to tackle fridge shelves and walls. 
• To keep floors hygienic  and sparkling, vacuum or sweep, then mop. Start at the farthest corner of the space, working your way towards the exit. Choose a cleaning product that's appropriate for your floor type. 
• For hard-to-remove sink grime and stains, rely on abrasive cleansers, first ensuring that the product is safe for your surface finishes. 

At the same time, when the basics have gotten away from you, you're preparing for an important event at home, are moving out, or prefer to leave the cleaning to experts, why not rely on a professional cleaning agency such as Absolute Domestics? 

Contact Absolute Domestics if you're looking for regular weekly or fortnightly help from a trustworthy and insured domestic cleaner or want to hire a bathroom cleaner for a once-off deep clean. Our friendly national team offers reliable and skilled professional cleaning using cutting-edge tools and the latest products. 

Book your appointment today.