How to Clean Your Bathroom (Basic, EKTiedoll style)?

Hi, guys! Welcome to another blog post! As the title suggests, I'll show you my way of cleaning the bathroom. Out of all of the house chores I do, this is probably what I consider my "greatest act". Don't worry, it's just basic; you don't need any high-tech gadgets or expensive cleaning agents. It's more of showing you what to do and where to start first. I'll assume that you have a bathroom identical to ours: lots of irregular surfaces, fixed/wall-mounted mirrors and/or glass holders, a wall-mounted sink, a bidet, a toilet paper rack, a shower rack for a shower curtain, and of course a showerhead and hose. Don't forget the toilet! I'll give additional notes after the instructions. Let's start!

The bathroom before cleaning. Sorry for the low-quality image; because of this, I didn't bother to take a post-cleaning picture of the whole bathroom.

Hi, guys! Welcome to another blog post! As the title suggests, I'll show you my way of cleaning the bathroom. I usually set up the table before the family eats then clean it up after then wash the dishes. I occasionally sweep the floors of our house. But of all of these chores, this is probably what I consider my "greatest act". Don't worry, it's just basic; you don't need any high-tech gadgets or expensive cleaning agents. It's more of showing you what to do and where to start first. I'll assume that you have a bathroom identical to ours: lots of irregular surfaces, fixed/wall-mounted mirrors and/or glass holders, a wall-mounted sink, a bidet, a toilet paper rack, a shower rack for a shower curtain, and of course a showerhead and hose. Don't forget the toilet! Don't worry, I'll provide some tips and tricks after for those bathroom things you have but we don't and other minor bathroom problems. Let's start!

1.) Preparation

1.1.)These are what you need:

• 1 pail
• 1 old toothbrush
• 2 old dishwashing sponges (better if they have scouring pads attached; more abrasive = more scrubbing power); two for sanitary purposes
• 1 scrub brush
• 1 toilet brush
• water
• laundry detergent (powdered or liquid)
• mop and/or rags

1.2.) Before cleaning the bathroom, remove anything that will just obstruct you from cleaning; remove the shower curtain, soap dishes (which you should also clean by removing soap residues), toiletries, bath sponges, etc.

1.3.) Fill a pail with water (I filled ours with 2.5 liters of water) then add 1 cup of laundry detergent. Stir slowly to dissolve the detergent while minimizing the formation of suds. This is what you'll use for the whole bathroom.

1.4.) Pre-rinse the floors and walls to remove and/or soften any small pieces of gunk and debris. I did this by spraying water on the walls and floor using the showerhead. Make sure to close the door first! Open it after so you can let air in.

2.) Scrubby, dubby, dub!

2.1.) Start with the sink. This might not be the cleanest part of the bathroom, but this is where we get water to wash our hands, face, and to gargle. You should start on this to avoid cross-contamination. Start on the faucet; use an old toothbrush, soaked with the soapy water you made earlier, to clean the grime and stains on the faucet.

#ToeTouched (Nope, our sink's not foot-level.)

2.2.) After the faucet, proceed to the sink itself. Use sponge #1; soak it with soapy water. Scrub the grime and mildew off from the surface of the sink (better if you use the scouring pad attached). Use an old toothbrush to scrub tiny spaces and crevices. Also, use the toothbrush to scrub the strainer and drainage pipe of the sink. If you're using a wall-mounted sink, you might want to scrub the underside of the sink and its pipe. Water usually leaks out of the pipe, leaving unwanted mineral stains.

After cleaning. Nearly-immaculate.

2.3.) Proceed on cleaning the walls, starting on where the sink is placed.  If you have any mirror/glass that you cannot remove from the wall (maybe its fixed or too heavy to be removed), use the soapy sponge #1 to clean it. NOTE: don't use the scouring pad as it might leave unwanted scratches; use the sponge side. After cleaning the mirror/glass, scrub the walls. Use a soapy, water-soaked scrub brush. It is best to scrub in a circular motion, starting on top going down. Apply more pressure on heavier stained areas. Again, use the toothbrush to reach hard-to-reach areas.

2.4.) Now the shower area. Clean the showerhead and shower hose. For this, you can use either the toothbrush, scrub brush, or sponge #1, or a combination of each (just consider the material used for making the showerhead and shower hose). Don't forget to clean the shower knobs and faucet!

The shower enclosure (feat. Pail with Soapy Water) before cleaning.

2.5.) Great! We're done with the wall and everything that's mounted on it. It's time to scrub the floors! Same as the walls; use a soapy scrub brush and toothbrush (for corners and other unreachable areas) on the floor. Start on one side only; because you're in the shower enclosure, you might as well start on its floor. Start on the elevated parts of the floor. After the floor in the enclosure, clean the floor under the sink. After the portion under the sink, proceed to the portion behind the door. Last will be the floor under the toilet.

2.6.) Last to be clean will be the water closet (a.k.a. flushing toilet). You probably know why we should clean the toilet last; we don't want to see pieces of history sticking on the wall, neither we want to start an infection party. For the job, well be needing the toilet brush and, finally, sponge #2. Using sponge #2, scrub the water tank. Then, scrub the toilet lid, followed by the upper side of the toilet seat. Then, scrub the outer side of the bowl.

2.7.) Now it's time for toilet brush; pour some soapy water in its holder (don't dip the toilet brush directly to the soapy water) or just pour some over the brush. Scrub the underside of the toilet seat, followed by the toilet bowl's rim. Pour some soapy water into the bowl. Scrub the inside of the bowl;  use the now-soapy toilet water to remove gunks and grime. Make sure to scrub thoroughly; some pieces of gunk are pretty tough. Make sure to scrub also the portion that leads to the drainage of the toilet.

2.8.) We're nearing our endgame. Using the remaining soapy water, wash the scrub brush, toothbrush, and sponge #1 first; then, wash toilet brush and sponge #2 after. Pour all of the used soapy water into the toilet bowl. Set aside the tools before sun-/air-drying them outside.

3.) Rinse

3.1.) We're done with everything! It's time to rinse off the soap. Using the shower, spray water on the walls, installations, and floors. Make sure the shower's set to release pressured water to remove soap easily. After rinsing the bathroom, wash the pail that you used. If it is grimy too, you can use the scrub brush to scrub it, rinsing both after.

3.2.) If you still see some dirt, scrub it with the appropriate tool; then rinse again.

3.3.) Let the puddle of water subside. Use a mop to dry the floor; rags for the walls and installations.

3.4.) Place your brushes, sponges, mop, and rags on a sunny place to dry.

3.5.) You can place back to the bathroom the things that you removed before cleaning it. Make sure though that their places are dry. Put the shower curtain back to the rack or better if you could hang a new one.

Additional notes:

• If you have a bathtub, clean it next after the sink. Use the same procedure as the sink.
• Use other chemical cleaning agents if you want, especially for tougher stains. Or, you could use safer substitutes.
• It will be good to pour cleaning agents into the toilet bowl water before cleaning. This hill help soften up dirt.

There you have it! Basic bathroom cleaning. I hope this can help you with your chores. If you have comments or suggestions, please comment down below and leave a reaction. Click the Subscribe button beside the site title to be updated. Or, do visit the Contact Me page and follow my social media accounts. You can also spread the word by sharing this blog post through other media platforms. That's all for now. See you in my next blog post!