It's that time again. Spring is almost here, and it presents the perfect opportunity to get our homes in Berks County clean and in order.

Deep cleaning your home each year will help keep your home and family healthy, organized and happy. This is especially important in these times.

To make your spring cleaning easier, try out this checklist.

All Room Spring Cleaning List

Start with tasks that apply to all rooms, then hit each room one-by-one for more specific cleaning.

  • Dust ceiling fans and light fixtures
  • Clean windowsills and window tracks
  • Vacuum curtains and window blinds
  • Wipe down baseboards and shoe molding and dust corners for cobwebs
  • Test batteries in all your smoke detectors
  • Disinfect doorknobs, cabinet handles and light switches

Kitchen

Clean all large appliances, small appliances and surfaces in your kitchen:

  • Wipe down your microwave, coffeemaker and other small appliances
  • Empty the crumb tray in your toaster and toaster oven
  • Empty the refrigerator and defrost the freezer
  • Clean refrigerator shelves (they may fit in the dishwasher)
  • Clean behind and beneath the refrigerator (those coils get dusty)
  • Clean your oven and scrub the stovetop
  • Clear out cabinets and wash the shelves
  • Sanitize the sink and clean the inner rim of your sink guard

Bedrooms

  • Organize drawers and closets (donate any clothes that you didn’t wear)
  • Wash bedding and pillows
  • Rotate your mattresses
  • Disinfect kids’ toys (throw plastic toys in the dishwasher)

Bathroom

  • Organize cabinets and drawers
  • Properly dispose of old medicine and toiletries
  • Scrub the shower and bathtub
  • Wash the shower curtain and floormat (some can go in the washing machine)
  • Scrub the toilet and tile around the toilet

Home Office

  • Clean your keyboard with canned air
  • Disinfect your computer mouse and phone

Living Room

  • Remove furniture cushions and vacuum crevasses

Laundry Room

  • Clean behind the washer and dryer
  • Thoroughly clean the lint traps in your dryer AND washer

Outdoors

  • Remove everything from your garage reorganize (is it time for a sale?)
  • Pressure wash your deck and outdoor furniture
  • Hose-out your garbage can and recycling bins
  • Remove window screens and wash them with a soapy sponge and water
  • Wash the outside of your windows before replacing your window screens

Make sure to visit to our blog every week for more real estate advice, along with local Berks County articles. Need help finding the perfect home for sale in Berks County? Our powerful home search tool will help you find the home of your dreams.