Should I Clean the Laundry Room?

We don’t see the laundry rooms very often, except when we go to store clothes, cleaning supplies, or to clean our family’s clothes. Laundry rooms store so many supplies, different odds and ends, and they are built to clean and to house things of a cleaning nature. With how many loads of laundry they handle, it’s no wonder when we realise that laundry rooms need to be cleaned, too!

But How do You Clean a Laundry Room?

Laundry rooms are certainly unique to approach when they need cleaning. They can’t exactly be cleaned the way we clean kitchens, bedrooms, living spaces, or bathrooms. But a little bit of careful, creative thinking can help us navigate the best path for cleaning these rooms.

The first thing to go about is gathering all the tools that you will need for cleaning the laundry room. We recommend the following tools:

• all purpose cleaner
• clean rags
• dusters
• broom
• mop

Cleaning the laundry room applies a lot of techniques that we’ve talked about on this blog before (i.e. dusting techniques, mopping, etc.) Begin at the entry to the laundry room, and dust the door thoroughly (from top to bottom), using firm stokes. Don’t flick the dust around since this might spread it back onto something previously cleaned. Dusting top to bottom will pull off the dust to the floor where it can easily be swept away. Move to the right once you’ve finished the door. You can dust the baseboards, picture frames, and anything that you come across. Just keep working to the right, from top to bottom.

When you get to the washer and dryer, dust or wipe down anything that might be above the units. Then, give your washer and dryer a quick check. Is it dusty, or does it need wiped down? Every unit is different; some of them have a lot of lint dust built up on them, while others have soapy spots on them that need wiped off. If it just needs a quick dusting, do this. But if it needs a wipe down, spray the units down with the cleaner. Then, take one of the clean rags and wipe down the unit. It’s better to work from back to front. Place the neatly folded rag firmly on the surface at the back edge, then pull towards yourself. These firm motions should pull off the dust and soapy scum. Work from one side to the other, until you’ve completely wiped down the surface. If the front doors of the laundry units need wiped down as well, do so.

Once you’ve finished the units, keep dusting and cleaning to the right until you complete your circle at the door. Then, sweep the floor and mop your way out. Since laundry rooms are small, it is a quick process once you get a handle on the best methods for cleaning laundry rooms!