Who doesn’t love a clean home and the refreshing feeling of walking into a pristine living space? But getting there, not so much. And while some chores offer an oddly satisfying feeling, like vacuuming a trail of crumbs or dirt off shiny flooring, others can feel like a mind-numbing, backbreaking punishment. Every household has those, and the only way to fully avoid them is to let professional cleaning services in Denver do them for you.
In today’s post, we outline 6 tasks that people look to postpone, prefer to skip, or downright hate doing. The truth is that knowing which tasks are the most dreaded can help you plan smarter, outsource strategically, or simply tackle them with less stress. Let’s dig into the top cleaning chores that almost everyone hates.
What do people hate cleaning the most?
While some are an obvious pick, others may surprise you. Some are dreaded for their demanding nature, some because they are time-consuming, while others, let’s be honest, are just plain gross. Without further ado, let’s raise the curtain on cleaning tasks that make it to most lists of ‘Cleaning chores I’d rather avoid’:
1. Scrubbing toilets
Yes, no surprises here, tackling the toilet bowl was, and always will be, at the top of most lists of most hated cleaning assignments. From getting too close and personal with germs, odors, and mystery stains to hard scrubbing while on your knees, cleaning the toilet is hard and unpleasant work.
2. Scouring the oven
With baked-on grease, smoky residue, and a thick layer of gunk on the oven racks and door, it’s no wonder most of us prefer to postpone this task as much as possible. On top of it, you have to bend your back and scrub forcefully at awkward angles while using strong chemicals. For a more eco-friendly approach, you can try making a baking soda paste, letting it sit for a while, and you’ll need to use much less elbow grease to make it shine.
3. Cleaning showers & bathtubs
While definitely less unpleasant than the previous two, tackling the bathtub and shower is far harder than it may appear. Soap scum, mildew, and water stains are far less gross than grime and deposited grease, but they are also hard to clean. To make things worse, they tend to stick and harden on shiny surfaces, requiring a lot of effort to break down.
4. Dusting ceiling fans & light fixtures
Out of sight, out of mind—until you turn on the fan and the shower of dust starts raining down on everything underneath. This one is usually avoided for safety reasons. Climbing a ladder or a stool to reach overhead makes this a tricky and risky proposition, especially for the elderly. In addition, fans and lights are sensitive, and you can’t press hard while wiping them like you can an oven rack.
5. Tackling the bookshelves
Speaking of dusting, bookshelves are a true household dust magnet. While this is not a hard task in itself, it becomes annoying when you have to take everything off the shelves before you can tackle the dust. It’s a step-by-step task that takes a lot of time and concentration. First, you have to empty the shelves, then wipe everything with a damp microfiber cloth to pick up all the dust, and then do another wipe, this time with a dry rag to dry the shelves. Then, and only then, can you start putting everything back in its place. Nice and easy? Not really.
6. Wiping the refrigerator
Another task that is not so unpleasant as it is time-consuming. Similar to dusting the bookshelves, cleaning the fridge is a sequential task. First, you have to take everything out, inspect the best-by dates, and toss expired items in the trash. Then you have to take the shelves and drawers out and give them a proper wash with soapy lukewarm water. Next up is cleaning the insides and drying everything out to avoid excess moisture. To top it all off, you have to put your foodstuffs back in and arrange them accordingly.
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