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Cleaning schedule

A one-page home cleaning checklist split into four rhythms: every day, every week, every month and every season. Each task has a row of boxes to tick, and each group ends with a blank row for your own task.

By Paul Gunder. Free to print for home, classroom and office use; see how our printables are made.

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Cleaning ScheduleYearEVERY DAYTaskMTWTFSSMake bedsWash dishes or run the dishwasherWipe kitchen counters and stoveTidy living areasSweep the kitchen floorSort mail and papersEVERY WEEKTaskWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Vacuum floors and rugsMop hard floorsClean bathroomsChange bed sheetsDust surfacesEmpty all trash cansWipe appliance frontsEVERY MONTHTaskJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecClean the microwave and ovenWipe baseboards and doorsClean mirrors and glassVacuum furnitureClear out the fridgeWash shower curtain and bath matsDust ceiling fans and ventsEVERY SEASONTaskSpringSummerFallWinterWash windowsReplace the HVAC filterTest smoke and CO alarmsDeep clean carpetsRotate or flip the mattressDeclutter closetsPrintablePal.com · free printable plannersCleaning Schedule
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What prints

The portrait page is headed Cleaning Schedule, with a Year line. Four tables follow, each with a small label above it and a Task column plus tick boxes.

  • Every day: seven columns for M, T, W, T, F, S, S. Tasks: make beds; wash dishes or run the dishwasher; wipe kitchen counters and stove; tidy living areas; sweep the kitchen floor; sort mail and papers; plus one blank row.
  • Every week: columns Wk 1 to Wk 5. Tasks: vacuum floors and rugs; mop hard floors; clean bathrooms; change bed sheets; dust surfaces; empty all trash cans; wipe appliance fronts; plus one blank row.
  • Every month: columns Jan through Dec. Tasks: clean the microwave and oven; wipe baseboards and doors; clean mirrors and glass; vacuum furniture; clear out the fridge; wash shower curtain and bath mats; dust ceiling fans and vents; plus one blank row.
  • Every season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. Tasks: wash windows; replace the HVAC filter; test smoke and CO alarms; deep clean carpets; rotate or flip the mattress; declutter closets; plus one blank row.

The settings

  • Heading. Your own title, 40 characters at most.
  • Chart. This page opens on the cleaning schedule. The other choices switch to the weekly chore chart or the kids' star chart.

The task lists are fixed. The chore-line and row settings apply to the other charts and are hidden here. The blank row in each table is the place to add your own, such as "wash the car" or "clean the litter box".

Working with the rhythms

The daily and weekly tables are small, so you will tick them often. For daily jobs, one sheet lasts a week, so after that, use the weekly table to remember what you did. Many people tick the weekly table and skip the daily one, since daily jobs become habits.

The monthly and seasonal tables are the ones that change a year's cleaning, because they hold jobs that are easy to forget. Test smoke and CO alarms is among them. The National Fire Protection Association explains how often to test alarms and when to replace them, so check its page and then tick the box on the schedule.

For product safety and what cleaning versus disinfecting means, the CDC has public guidance. Read labels and never mix cleaning products.

Worked example: a household's first quarter

Write the year on the Year line. In January, tick the monthly boxes for the microwave and the fridge. In the weekly table, week 1 gets all seven ticks, but weeks 2 and 3 skip "Dust surfaces" because of a trip. February is a short month, so ticks come faster.

At the end of March, a glance across the month columns shows that Jan and Feb have ticks on "Dust ceiling fans and vents", while March does not. Do it before April. In the Spring column under "Wash windows", tick the box as soon as it is done.

Add "Wash the car" in the blank monthly row and a tick for each month it happens.

Splitting the work

If more than one person cleans, pencil a name beside each task. A weekly chore chart can hold the day-to-day assignments, while this page records the larger rhythm.

Sources

  1. CDC: When and how to clean and disinfect your home cdc.gov
  2. NFPA: Smoke alarms nfpa.org