Do you know any other helpful cleaning tips?
1. Keep up with chores regularly;
2. Use a cleaning schedule;
3. Keep your cleaning supplies where you need them;
4. Include the family (divide responsibilities);
5. Consider timesaving gadgets;
6. Hire a professional housekeeping service! :)
Best Tips for Anyone Who Wants to Spend Less Time Cleaning
cleaning the oven
scrubbing baseboards
cleaning the blinds
dusting lighting fixtures & ceiling fans
Daily or weekly tasks (cleaning toilets and sinks, dusting fixtures, doing laundry, vacuuming, etc.)
Occasional/monthly cleaning tasks (washing draperies, cleaning windows, etc.)
Infrequent or emergency-based tasks (cleaning mold, cleaning the oven, etc.)
3 classifications of cleaning tasks
2:42
2:12
cleaning the bathrooms
The average amount of time per day Americans reported spending on 12 common household chores
| Rank | Chore | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interior maintenance, repair, and decoration | 136 |
| 2 | Childcare | 125 |
| 3 | Lawn and garden care | 121 |
| 4 | Exterior maintenance, repair, and decoration | 119 |
| 5 | Interior cleaning | 89 |
| 6 | Laundry | 67 |
| 7 | Food preparation and cleanup | 62 |
| 8 | Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail | 61 |
| 9 | Helping children with homework | 57 |
| 10 | Grocery shopping | 48 |
| 11 | Household management | 47 |
| 12 | Caring for animals and pets | 46 |
On an average chore day, women spent two hours and 42 minutes on household tasks, while men spent two hours and 12 minutes.
86% of women and 71% of men spend time completing household chores daily.
*Based on the results of the annual American Time Use Survey (2021)
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The Most Dreaded Cleaning Tasks
