Comments on: How to Clean your Bathrooms

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 02:06:17 +0000

In reply to southgatecarpetcleaners. Oh man.... set it on fire? Haha, I got some plugins that have febreeze and that really helps. Otherwise I'd get it all clean and then do spray of vinegar at the end. Boys are horrible. My son once told me that his urine could be used like a lightsaber. I almost died.

By: southgatecarpetcleaners

southgatecarpetcleaners — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:51:33 +0000

Any tips for deep cleaning a boy’s bathroom? My son’s bathroom is also the guest bathroom, and it wreaks of urine. I have scrubbed the toilet, the base, the bolts, behind it on the floor, the walls, the baseboard – everywhere and it still smells. At first I tried using a store bought cleaner, then I read that baking soda/vinegar would work. It’s clean, but the smell lingers. I’d love any tips for what to use to get rid of the smell. Thanks

Best regards!
Southgate Carpet Cleaners Ltd.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:00:27 +0000

In reply to Rebecca. Yes! I've heard of that idea. That seems genius! We are lucky that mold/mildew growth isnt't a big thing here, but I think that idea is so smart!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:58:10 +0000

In reply to Renee. I still use 'em. My kids really only use them for bathrooms. I should think about giving them vinegar spray bottles instead though....

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:51:06 +0000

I found a really good idea last year that keeps me from cleaning the bathtub/shower with chemicals every time I clean it: put equal parts vinegar and dish soap into a dish wand and keep it in the shower. At the end of every shower, swipe it over one (or as many as you want) wall, rinse, and go about your day. I like it because it’s non-caustic, I’m already in the shower and wet (I hate getting wet when I’m trying to clean something), and you end up cleaning the entire shower/tub at least once a week! Every so often I’ll go in and give it a good clorox scrub, but it’s so much less work now!

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:03:26 +0000

Christine, I don’t know if you are aware of this or not, but those wipes are not safe for your kids to use. Some children in our local elementary school (4th graders) became ill using them to wipe down surfaces. I just thought you might want to know. Lysol and /or Chlorox wipes.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 01:39:34 +0000

In reply to Havok. That is less fun... beard hair. Yuck. :)

By: Havok

Havok — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:14:28 +0000

I love when the bathroom is clean. I didn’t know I loved it until recently (as in once I started making an effort to get it cleaner) and it’s lovely. While I don’ thave children to muck it up, I do have to battle beard hair from the Mister every week. I’m debating switcthing to wiping the counters and sink out at least every other day, though, because it’s just a lotta hair, ha!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:54:19 +0000

In reply to Christine. Christine! What a funny email address! :) I know a lot of people who clean theirs every day. I have thought of doing it during my 10 minute tidy but I'd rather have a cleared off couch than a water-spot free sink. It's all about choices! :)

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:25:41 +0000

We have one bathroom for 3 adults (my husband, our 18yo son and me) and I have learned that I’m happiest when I clean it every day. I just like it better that way. And because I do it every day, it doesn’t take very long at all…maybe 5 minutes which I’m happy to spend just before I turn out the lights at bedtime. I’m usually the last one to bed and always the first one up in the morning.

I squirt cleaner in the toilet bowl then wipe down the toilet surfaces and floor around it, wipe down the counter, sink and faucet, clean the mirror, wipe down the door knobs, light switch and doors/walls where needed, squeegee the tub surround (my son showers at night) and finally swish out the toilet bowl. I do the toilet bowl last so the cleaner has time to do it’s thing.

It took me a while to figure out that this works best for me. I’m not a super-cleaner person but I love knowing that yesterday’s mess is gone and I start each day in a clean, fresh bathroom.

Each week I change the hand towels, dust the light fixture and door frames, wipe down the tub and tub surround and mop the floor which takes 10-15 minutes on Saturday morning (Saturday is a special day, it’s the day we get ready for Sunday).