A deep clean goes far beyond the weekly tidy. It targets the built-up grime, dust and grease that everyday cleaning misses. Use this room-by-room checklist to reset your whole home.

The Ultimate Deep Cleaning Checklist for Your Home: what you need to know

Start high and work down: dust light fittings, cornices and shelves first, then surfaces, then floors last. This stops you re-dusting areas you have already cleaned.

Give the kitchen and bathrooms the most attention — they hold the most grease, limescale and bacteria. Degrease the oven and stovetop, descale taps and tiles, and disinfect all high-touch points.

Top tips

• Work top-to-bottom so dust falls onto surfaces you clean last
• Degrease the oven, stovetop and extractor in the kitchen
• Descale taps, shower glass and tile grout in bathrooms
• Wash skirting boards, door frames and light switches
• Move furniture to clean behind and underneath

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