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Where does it go? Free printables · Cleaning

The monthly cleaning checklist

The short answer

One deeper job each week of the month, on top of the weekly zones: the fridge properly in week one, skirtings and doors in week two, windows and screens in week three, linen and wardrobes in week four. A fifth list holds the any-week jobs, filters and bins, for whichever week has room.

Each job is an hour at most. It goes on the zone day it fits best, not on a separate cleaning day.

What is on the sheet?

Week 1 The fridge, properly

Shelves out, wiped down, anything past it binned

Week 2 Skirtings and doors

Handles, light switches, door frames, sills

Week 3 Windows and screens

Inside glass, tracks, flyscreens hosed off

Week 4 Linen and wardrobes

Refold, cull one bag, wash the spare bedding

Any week Filters and bins

Whichever week has the room. Once a month is plenty.

The year, one tick per job per month

Monthly jobs done across the year
JobJFMAMJJASOND
The fridge, properly
Skirtings and doors
Windows and screens
Linen and wardrobes
Filters and bins

Where do the bags go afterwards?

Op shop, refund, drop-off or bin: Where does it go? answers it by state. The other sheets are on the printables page.