Speed Cleaning Tips

No one likes cleaning the house, but we can make the chore take a lot less time. We asked cleaning pros for their favourite cleaning tips and cleaning products to keep your house sparkling and save you several hours of cleaning per week. You won't have to spend a lot of money either—some of these products that help you work smarter cost less than £5.

Eighty-five percent of the dirt that comes into the home is from shoes! So nag your family members to take them off. Place shoes on doormats to contain the dirt. A 40 cm x 70 cm mat costs as little as £15.99,

Stop using four to six products to clean your bathroom. The pros use one multipurpose cleaner that does it all. Our pros recommend Flash Multi- Surface Cleaner with Febreze. With a multipurpose cleaner, bathroom cleaning takes five minutes.

Don’t worry about tough stains like makeup or chocolate ruining your clothes. Our pros are fans of Tide ULTRA. A phosphate-free formula created from biodegradable soaps that can handle stains in the wash cycle, saving you valuable time.

Lose the feather duster. Our pros use a Swiffer Duster, which traps and locks dust in the duster’s fibers. It doesn’t just move the dust elsewhere like traditional feather dusters—it removes the dust.

Stain removers like LTP Rust Stain Remover (£17.99 for 1 Litre.) make quick work of rust stains in sinks, tubs and toilets. For Interior amp; Exterior Use. Removes surface rust stains. Non-acidic formulation, it is particularly suited for delicate applications such as polished marble.

Our cleaning pros use an Extra Strong Magic Erasers by Dr.Hygi to easily rub scuff and grease marks off the wall. This high-density magic sponge cleaning set will remove marks, dust and dirt from your kitchen wall tiles, bath basin or the light switches, window frames, doors and walls of any room.

Dishwasher cleaning is really fast with this method. Simply add the powder instead of your usual detergent and run a cycle with your dishwasher empty. Leaves your machine fresh and hygienically clean.

Improve the dust collection from your older vacuum cleaner. A HEPA vacuum filter (starting at £8) captures microscopic airborne particulates. Old-fashioned paper or conventional vacuum bags pick up only about 30 percent of dust and allergens, and blow the rest back into the air.

Forget lemons—clean and deodorize your garbage disposer with a disposer cleaner. One brand is called “Roebic K-27-Q”. Turn on the hot water, pour a packet of Disposer Care into the disposer and turn it on. Do it once a week.