August House Cleaning Checklist

August house cleaning checklist: Some tasks only need to be done once or twice a year. The problem is that we forget to do them once or twice a year.

Otherwise, we save them all for spring cleaning, which makes it such a daunting chore that spring cleaning doesn’t happen, either.

The best plan is to break down annual and seasonal tasks into monthly tasks and tackle them daily or weekly. This way, nothing gets too backed up, and things eventually get done.

Focusing on one room or area each month is not only more manageable but also more visually rewarding. You can see the results of your efforts, which can be a great source of motivation. Here's the August house cleaning checklist that works best for me.

1. Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines:

Car and detail the car for the carpool season ahead.

Start your August house cleaning checklist by getting ready for the carpool season. Detail and service the car to ensure you start the school year on the right foot. It's a proactive step that sets a responsible tone for the months ahead.

2. Play Ball!

Or rather, clean the ball using a sports equipment cleaner. In fact, clean all your sports equipment and put it away in the proper place. This not only keeps your home clean and organized but also ensures your family uses clean, safe equipment. Time will be tight in the months ahead, so it's best to get this done now.

3. To Air is Human:

Open your home's windows and let the fresh air in.

Open up the windows - and clean them while you're there. Refresh your house one last time before closing up shop for winter.

4. Nooks and Crannies:

Give your big and little ones a cobweb duster or broom and send them on cobweb hunts around the patio, garage, and, if you're brave, up in the attic.

When the last cobweb has been demolished, take the tykes and the teens (and those in between) to a movie or out for a cool treat.

5. Clean Cleaning Equipment:

Clean your cleaning equipment so it's up to the dirty jobs ahead.

Mops, brooms, buckets, and vacuum cleaners get dirty, too. It's time to clean your cleaning supplies. Replace mop heads (and perhaps the mops themselves), replace brooms altogether, scrub buckets, and service the vacuum cleaner. Now, that should work a little better.

6. Oh, Rubbish!

Clean trash cans, recycling cans, and the trash compactor using a trash can cleaner and deodorizer. It's incredible how quickly they get dirty and smelly.

7. Special Delivery:

Touch up the mailbox with a coat of fresh paint. Get fancy if you fancy. Or call in the resident artist to jazz up the residence letterbox.

8. Door of Opportunity:

Repaint the front door while you have the brush out. At the very least, give it a seasonal bath.

9. Who Ya Gonna Call?

Who ya gonna call? An exterminating company to make sure your home is pest-free during the winter. Or get the environmentally friendly alternatives you prefer and shop around your home.