Whether you’re a restaurant crew, establishment owner, or regular homeowner, you should know that cleanliness can reflect how clean your entire property is. Moreover, a well-maintained bathroom also reflects the owner’s character, so you really shouldn’t take bathroom cleaning lightly.
However, it can be challenging to make your bathroom shine when you’re barraged with different responsibilities. Fortunately, we’ll show you these ten steps to clean a bathroom quickly and efficiently.
1. Gather Your Cleaning Supplies in Advance
Gathering your cleaning supplies in advance make your bathroom cleaning session fast and efficient. Not only will it prevent you from forgetting things you need to use, but it will also save you time from going to your bathroom to the supply closet.
Generally, you should check if you have the following available nearby: gloves, mask, toilet brush, sponge, soaps and disinfectant solutions, glass cleaner, and long-reach feather duster.
2. Wear Your PPEs
You should always wear your Personal Protective Equipment PPEs when handling toxic substances such as disinfectants or glass cleaning solutions. They can damage your skin or leave behind chemical traces that can be challenging to remove by rinsing alone.a
Harmful fumes from ammonia or hydrochloric acid can also cause long-term lung damage when inhaled in large amounts, so make sure to only use them when wearing the appropriate mask. Furthermore, they’re also only advisable for use in well-ventilated areas.
3. Dust The Ceilings
Dusting the ceilings should be your next step. Always try a top-to-bottom approach when cleaning your bathroom for more efficiency.
This should be done before you apply your cleaning solution so you can manually remove big debris that can clog your sinks. An adjustable duster should help you reach every nook and cranny better.
4. Rinse Your Ceramics First
Rinse your ceramics, such as floor tiles, urinals, wall tiles, and toilets first before applying your cleaning solution. This ensures that no debris blocks the solutions from the ceramic surface.
Your flushing system might also clog up if you don’t rinse first since the bubbles from the cleaning solutions can cover debris if it remains unremoved. Try removing them manually if you can.
5. Clean and Disinfect the Ceramics
Now that you’ve finished rinsing your ceramics, you can apply clean and disinfect them and other commonly touched areas, such as dispensers and door handles.
Remember that cleaning and disinfection are two different steps that you should do to effectively kill and eliminate germs from surfaces. Cleaning involves rinsing out or removing visible dirt while disinfecting takes care of the unseen issues.
Continue with the next steps while the solution sits on the surface for the appropriate dwell period.
6. Wipe Glass and Mirrors
You should now use your glass cleaner to clean mirrors and other glass surfaces. Try using a squeegee to improve your reach and speed if you’re dealing with larger areas.
You can also wipe horizontally on one side and vertically on the other if you’re cleaning two-sided glass areas, such as windows or shower doors. This method allows you to better see which side the streaks appear on.
7. Clear Shower and Floor Drains
You can easily clear your drains manually if you have a strainer over them, but you can opt for using drain cleaners for a more thorough cleaning.
Drain cleaners are typically classified into two types: acid and enzyme.
Sulfuric acid is commonly used in acid drain openers to dissolve clogs and clear drains. They’re naturally harsh and should therefore only be used on a limited basis.
Enzyme drain openers are less dangerous. Enzyme drain openers can be used more frequently to prevent drains from clogging.
8. Consider Disinfectant Sprays
Disinfectant sprays can also be used to clean your bathroom faster, but this shouldn’t replace regular cleaning procedures. You can use them together with a clean microfiber cloth or paper towel to clean commonly touched areas.
You can also leave a can of disinfectant spray for quick cleaning purposes.
9. Mop the Floor
Mopping the floor after rinsing should be your next step. Generally, you can use a flat microfiber mop with a thin disinfectant solution.
Wet mopping using microfiber flat mops also makes it easier for your floor to dry without sacrificing disinfection.
Also, you are highly advised to use a wet mop after dust cleaning, even when not doing a full cleaning routine.
10. Check if You Missed Anything
Finally, you should check if you missed any spots after cleaning, disinfecting, and drying. It’s better to resolve it immediately than leave it to your next cleaning session.
For example, mold growth can be prevented with regular grout or corner checkups. Incorporating these checkups into your cleaning routine can help prevent these unwanted issues and save you money in the long run.
Cleaning Your Bathroom the Fast and Efficient Way
Cleaning your bathroom is an important task that any establishment owner should know how to do. Not only does it make your bathroom look good, but it also ensures that bacteria-born diseases are prevented.
