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A deep clean attempted in one weekend is abandoned by Sunday lunchtime. This spreads it over four weeks, one area at a time, and separates the parts that need a plan — the things cleaned once a year — from the ordinary tidying that is already happening.

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Goal

Everything cleaned that only gets cleaned once a year Week 4

Over a month of short sessions, not one lost weekend.

Work out what actually needs it Day 7

The things invisible until somebody points at them.

  • Walk round and list the once-a-year jobsDo firstDay 2
  • Buy the two or three things I am missingDay 6

Room by room Week 4

One area a week, starting where it shows.

  • Kitchen, including behind and inside the appliancesDo firstDay 10
  • Bathrooms and windowsWeek 3
  • Bedrooms, skirting and anything softWeek 4

Routines

  • An hour of deep cleaningweekly
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A month, not a weekend

A deep clean attempted in one weekend is abandoned around the second room, and the half-finished state it leaves is worse than not having started.\n\nStart with the kitchen or a bathroom. Visible progress early is what carries this to week four.

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Deep clean the house, answered.

A month of short sessions rather than one long weekend. The single-weekend version is abandoned somewhere around the second room, and the half-finished state it leaves behind is worse than not having started.
The things nobody cleans weekly — behind and under appliances, inside the oven, windows, filters, skirting, mattresses. Listing them is the first task here, because they are exactly the things that are invisible until they are pointed at.
The kitchen or the bathroom, where the difference is most visible. Visible progress early is what carries this to week four, and it is the only real argument for one room over another.
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