How to Clean A Bathroom: The Best Bathroom Cleaning Tutorial! (Clean My Space)

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Guys, I hate cleaning the bathroom probably as much as you do. In fact, I hate vacuuming the most but bathroom is a close second. But, I like a clean bathroom, or else I feel I can never quite get 'clean' in there! So here's my system, this is also the way we train our staff to clean the bathroom.

Tools you'll need:

Microfiber cloths for dusting, cleaning and polishing. I'd say to have 5.
Glass cleaning cloth, for mirrors and windows (if you feel like cleaning your windows), have 1
All purpose cleaner (you may choose one with a disinfectant if you wish)
Glass cleaner, but I prefer vinegar, and full-strength vinegar if you can find it
Tub and tile cleaner (which can be used for toilets as well)
Garbage bag, bag for recyclables, replacement garbage bag
Mop pole, hair elastic
Squeegee (optional, but helpful)
Toilet bowl brush
Double-sided sponge (ideally non-scratching)
Cleaning toothbrush

We'll use the 3 wave approach again:
Wave 1: Tidying, organizing and pre-soaking
Wave 2: Dusting, cleaning, wiping and polishing (always clean the sink last)
Wave 3: Disinfecting, garbage, floors

Detailed cleaning technique videos you may want to watch:

Watch and learn!

Please share your before and after pics on Facebook, Twitter or send them to me via email.

Thanks for watching!!

[ameliaq.]

Is it irony if I'm watching a bathroom cleaning video to procrastinate from actually cleaning the bathroom?

[nafizelgun]

I was dreading cleaning my dirty bathroom today coming home after work...and then I watched this and literally went to war with my bathroom for a straight 2 and a half hours. It's never been cleaner! thank you for some inspiration :)

[maia]

Here's a summary!
Wave 1
-Tidying, organizing and pre-treating toilet and shower.
Wave 2
-Dusting from high to low, use a mop with a microfiber towel.
-Spot clean mirror
-Clean counter
-Wipe doors and handles
-Remove items from medicine cabinet then wipe
Use paper towel to clean toilet
-Wipe the shower tiles and tub (Use baking soda)
-Rinse shower
-Clean sink
Wave 3
-Wipe all points of contact with a disinfectant
-Take out trash and replace bag
-Clean floor (she says it's easier to clean by hand)
Good luck!

[slaiyfershin]

I think an open shelf above the toilet is an accident waiting to happen

[julennebarshop]

I don't love
To clean but I love
Your videos--I send them to my children who ignore them.

[miniciominiciominicio]

Hey Melissa, just wanted to let you know I finally pulled the trigger on purchasing your microfibre cloths. I've been wanting to for awhile but the cost (plus currency exchange + shipping to Canada) was a huge deterrent.

But you've really changed my life and it began with this video a few months ago when I was really depressed and down and unable to clean my own bathroom.

My favourite part is when you do that little twirl right before you enter the bathroom of horrors. Somehow watching you clean made it easier for me to picture myself cleaning. Having a roadmap of exactly how to go about it helped immensely. So thank you. Thank you thank you.

Now I have dollarstore spray bottles filled with all your DIY cleaners. I've invested in several essential oils, and now I'm a baking soda and vinegar fiend. The Maker's cloths are the last item to fill my cleaning kit caddie. Dollarama cloths simply don't do.

I can't wait for them to come in. In the meantime, I'm enjoying your book I have borrowed from the library right now. It's amazing. I think it's the perfect Christmas gift to any young person moving out of their home for the first time. Or maybe when they become a teenager. haha. I may buy it for nieces when they are old enough (they can't read yet). My sister in law will love me. :)

[icollectusernames]

My new years resolution is to be more clean and organized, and your videos are really helping me a lot. I'm marathoning them right now. Thanks for the effort! :)

[Mrskwonable]

Quick tip for people who need to clean the ENTIRE mirror every time they clean the bathroom. Micro fibre clothes do a decent job but SOMETIMES it leaves streaks of fibre marks. I recommend using a sheet of newspaper for this. it does not leave any marks. It helps polish the mirror. AND BEST PART. YOU'RE ACTUALLY RECYCLING NEWSPAPER! (ps. this is how I get rid of all my shoppers and Canadian tire catalogs)

[nightmiztrez]

I used to work for a housecleaning company, and MY main task was bathrooms because somehow I was one of two people at the company "the best at it." Anyway, we had a routine, or a pattern on how we cleaned the bathrooms. Start with: Spray the shower down with bleach, or bleach alternative, and then the toilet. Saturate these surfaces! You'll do yourself a favor. Then, take out the trash and begin dusting.  Now that your bleach (or alternative) has had a chance to soak in, we can clean! Put a washcloth under each foot (the regular kind is fine) to help you scrub the bottom while you move around in the shower cleaning the walls. Then with a third cloth, scrub the shower walls making sure to get all of the crannies too. Dry as you go to avoid spotting. Then, when you reach the floor of the shower, or the tub... it's already got some pre-scrubbing on it, so it wont take long to finish off. Once that's done, move to the toilet, and scrub every surface you can reach with a damp towel, and a brush for the bowl. Flush away the bleach (or alternative) Then we go for the mirror... vinegar water was our choice here... clear off the countertop completely, spray the mirror and wipe with a microfiber towel make sure to scrub a little extra towards the toothpaste gunk areas. Then dry with a regular dry towel. Double check for streaks. Then the cabinet fronts, counter top, sink, floor and DONE. On average I got the pattern down to a point where I could clean a medium size bathroom in about 10 minutes from start to finish with every surface cleaned.

[WayanAyama]

I find it sad that I had to Google this instead of my parents just teaching me...

[nainaagrawal]

Dear Melissa,
Before watching your videos, I was very messy and careless about my cleanliness. But, Your videos have inspired me a lot! Even my mom says now, "Naina, You are changed!" Thanks a ton!

[LoreyD]

You've helped me overcome my hatred of cleaning. I dreaded it so much before that I avoided it. I'm learning now and I actually am starting to like it. Thank you!!

[bamissfa]

way too many toiletries in that bathroom
keep things to a minimal makes for ez cleaning
also setting like things on a tray that is moved helps as well

[gemjoyjewelryshop]

Thank you - I think it’s such a mental thing for me - which goes back to keeping it clean — I love your tips - especially about cleaning the floor by hand — thanks. I’m going to go clean my bathroom now!

[Agentleplan]

I actually LOVE cleaning bathroooms! ...I love the smell of the cleaning products and I love it when my bathroom is clean! vacuuming is my most hated task

[Mbabyblue]

Judt moved into my first apartmen. (with no mom to clean) Your videos have help so much. I'm going to go this one right now. Thank you thank you.

[marianb]

Have you ever tried putting an old rag/t-shirt on the bristle part of the broom, tie it down with a rubberband, then go around the ceiling and corners? You get a larger surface cleaned.

[saphyreXice]

Ok I am SO glad I found your channel! That high dusting trick is freaking BRILLIANT!!!

[shastaphilip]

Melissa! Thank you so much for this video (and the other bathroom cleaning series videos). Your wave system makes cleaning and tidying rooms so much more systematic and simple! Because of your videos, I enjoy cleaning my bathroom more than ever (I actually look forward to it) and when I do clean it, I'm so satisfied because the wave system makes me clean more thoroughly and have a much cleaner and pleasing-to-the-eye bathroom! :D You are such an inspiration!

[cadm]

Sigh, my new obsession. Not cleaning the bathroom but your channel. Thanks Melissa for all these tips!👍