Cleaning schedule: free printable weekly checklist
A realistic cleaning schedule for your home: 15 minutes a day, one room per weekday, and monthly and seasonal jobs. Free to print, or let it repeat in Plenzu.
8 stepsAbout 3h 30m of work
What this plan is based on
The routine professional cleaners advise: a short daily reset, a fixed day for each room, the big jobs once a month.
The plan, step by step
Steps
Daily reset: dishes, worktop and a quick tidy15m
Repeats every day
Bathroom and toilet20m
Repeats every week
Vacuum and mop the floors20m
Repeats every week
Kitchen: hob, fridge shelves and bin20m
Repeats every week
Change the bedding and do the laundry20m
Repeats every week
Dust and water the plants10m
Repeats every week
Monthly: windows, oven and skirting boards45m
Repeats every month
Every season: cupboards, mattress and behind the furniture1h
Repeats every three months
How this schedule works
Every job has its own day and repeats by itself. Missed one? Skip it; it comes back next week. A clean enough house every week beats a perfect house once a month.
Move a job to the day that suits you by changing its repeat.
Who does what - …
Questions
How often should you clean each room?
Kitchen worktop and dishes daily; bathroom, floors and bedding weekly; windows and oven monthly; cupboards and mattress once a season.
How much time does this cleaning schedule take?
About 15 minutes a day plus 15 to 20 minutes for the room of the day. The monthly jobs take around 45 minutes.
How do I keep to a cleaning schedule?
Tie each job to a fixed day and keep it short. If a day is too full, drop the job instead of moving it; the schedule brings it back the week after.