Home Cleaning Tips

Molly Maid offers expert cleaning tips for a spotless home.

Declutter surfaces before cleaning
Dust from top to bottom
Clean and disinfect high-touch areas
Use the right products for each surface
Finish with floors for a polished look

Expert Cleaning Tips from the Home Cleaning Professionals

With decades of experience in the residential cleaning business, our home cleaning professionals have pretty much seen it all. No stain is too stubborn, no streak too enduring. Our maids not only have modern cleaning tools and equipment; they have the knowledge and experience needed to conquer even the messiest of messes. Rather than keep all of that knowledge to ourselves, we’re sharing our tips here to help homeowners keep their homes clean and tidy.

How to Clean a House Professionally

We know how good it feels to come home to a clean house. We want you to experience that feeling every day. We’ve organized our home cleaning tips by room (because we’re really into organizing things). If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, check out our home cleaning blog.

To keep your house sparkling, follow these three simple steps:

Use quality cleaning supplies. First, make sure you have the appropriate cleaning supplies. Using the correct tools can really make a difference in your cleaning process. Learn about the specific tools needed to clean each room of your house in the cleaning tips pages below.
Clean often. Be sure to clean frequently, even if it is a quick clean. Follow the tips for each part of the house to learn how often you should clean. By cleaning more frequently, you will avoid having to scrub dirt and grime that can build up over time.
Hire a professional. If you find yourself running out of time to get everything as clean as you want it, hire a professional cleaning service to get the job done. Contact your local Molly Maid to discuss a cleaning plan that is right for you.

Clean better and clean faster by checking out the Molly Maid Cleaning Tips pages below:

General Household

Staying on top of cleaning tasks while juggling a busy schedule can be challenging. Molly Maid® can help you streamline your routine for a more efficient and effective cleaning plan. Curious about what is included in general house cleaning? Let us walk you through our recommendations.

Living Rooms

We spend a lot of time in our living rooms, so they can easily become cluttered and dirty. The cleaning experts at Molly Maid® are here to help. Not only do we offer popular house cleaning services that allow you to get back to living your life, but we also provide all the tips you need on how to clean a living room.

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Spring Cleaning

Spring is a time of renewal, and a spotless house sets the stage for a beautiful summer. However, the process can be time-consuming, frustrating, and a lot of hard work—unless you know how to spring clean your house like the experts at Molly Maid do.

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Laundry Rooms

Your laundry room is the cleaning headquarters, so it’s no surprise that it starts to get filthy over time. As dirty clothes, sports jerseys, and cleaning rags arrive for their makeover, they leave a lot of filth behind. Molly Maid hasn't forgotten that your laundry room needs a thorough cleaning too. Learn more about our laundry room cleaning services, and get a few great tips from our cleaning experts.

Move-In Cleaning

Understandably, moving can be a very stressful time in your life. There is such a long list of things to do when you move, and a smooth operation takes plenty of planning. Added to the seemingly endless list of things you need to do is cleaning your new home. With that in mind, we’ve provided proven tips for house cleaning before moving in.

Bathrooms

The bathroom is one of the most-used rooms in the house. Because of this, it’s also one of the hardest to keep clean. In addition to frequent use taking a toll, steam from the shower and sink create the perfect atmosphere for dust, soap scum and spotty mirrors. Molly Maid is here to help you keep your bathroom clean and reduce germs.

Kids' Rooms

Kids cleaning—it’s not a sight all parents see every day. That’s why some simply ask Molly Maid to clean their children’s rooms, whether on a regular schedule or on an as-needed basis.

Holiday Cleaning

With the holiday season approaching, it’s time to prepare your home for dinner parties, overnight guests, and all the activities that bring people together during this time of year. You may be gearing up to decorate your house for the season. But before you begin that big project, make sure your home is tidy and clean. You’ll want a fresh, clean slate on which to begin your holiday season decorating.

Schedules, Charts, and Checklists

Checklists make life easier, and crossing-off items on a checklist makes your accomplishments feel even more momentous. With checklists from spring cleaning to office cleaning and chore charts for the family, Molly Maid has you covered. Explore the our checklists to incorporate our professional approach to housekeeping services into your own family cleaning days.

Kitchens

Keeping a kitchen clean and organized is difficult, but a few tricks from the cleaning pros at Molly Maid® make the challenge easier. We pride ourselves on delivering the most thorough and efficient cleaning methods, and our kitchen cleaning routine is a prime example.

How to Save Time

Time is precious. It’s a commodity no one can buy more of – so why not try to maximize your efficiency? Whether you’re cleaning, shopping or entertaining, there are always a few ways to save time. Learn how to create more time in your life from the cleaning experts who care.

Bedrooms

A clean bedroom helps you start the day right. Over the years we’ve cleaned our fair share of dirty bedrooms and learned the importance of keeping the bedroom clean and calming. Learn more about our bedroom cleaning services and how you can keep your bedroom neat and organized between Molly Maid visits.

Office

Molly Maid knows how important it is to keep a clean and organized office for a productive workday. When you hire Molly Maid, we’ll dust, clean, and vacuum your home office, so you have more time to work and aren’t distracted by the mess.

About Molly Maid

In 1984, entrepreneur David McKinnon brought Molly Maid from Canada to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to give busy American homeowners a reliable, professional, affordable solution to messy, dirty houses. Residents of the competitive university town took advantage of the new home cleaning service, which quickly expanded to communities in other states. Today, there are more than 450 individually owned Molly Maid cleaning service franchises operating across the United States. Last year, we performed 1.7 million cleaning services, 90 percent of which were for repeat customers.

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