What is the hardest thing to clean in your house?

[Jason]

The Easter break is an opportunity for many of us to get stuck into jobs around the house that we've been putting off for a while. 

I suspect a tough cleaning job will be on many to-do lists, whether its diving head-first into the oven, tackling some stubborn bathroom mould, getting underneath the beds and couches, or carefully climbing a ladder to get those hard-to-reach crevices.  

What's the hardest thing to clean in your house?

Jason

[Kermit]

Given how tedious it is to wash the sheets (and apparently how filthy the average pillow is) this is genius.

[Andy_Mann]

@kaylah_rose

Totally agree about spray on oil, & your tip to spray it outside is what we'll do from now on. : )

I'm the one that does all of the elbow grease, & fiddly clean ups in our home, so a huge thank you from me.

[Andy_Mann]

@MartyH

That is brilliant, I use a stiff bristled brush for a lot of cleaning jobs, but that drill hack will cut down on scrubbing effort immensely.

Thanks for sharing. : )

[Andy_Mann]

@Kellie

Yep, those sticky suckers are a pain. You probably do what I do, I put them in the laundry trough, soak them in hot wter & dish washing detergent, then scrub away with either a stiffish nail brush, or a denture brush.

Maybe a dishwasher on an intense cycle could do the trick. I'd give it a shot & let you know how it goes, but we gave our dishwasher to a good neighbour. ; )

[Andy_Mann]

@Kermit

Yep, I bought a lime green pair for a stir, but my high instep means that only one of them fit.

Perhaps I can cut the smaller one up, & rubber band them onto our Shelties' paws. : )

[Andy_Mann]

@Kermit

I generally vacuum them, using either the crevice nozzle, or brush attachment.

Now that you've inspired me to think about it, I reckon I'll have a crack at it with our garden blower. We could be onto something. I'll get back to you on it. : )

[Andy_Mann]

@Jason

Good news on the oven cleaning, I put a bowl of boiling water in & close the door to soften the baked on grime. 

Better than that, in a previous discussion on oven cleaning, a couple of our fabulous Workshop ladies suggested adding the juice of half a lemon to the hot water, & also its rind.

Once the baked on grime has softened, scrub with a non-scratch (if the oven internals are stainless) scouring pad, or a squirly stainless steel pad (sorry, I can't remember what they're called, but they look like the coily swarf from a lathe), with the warm detergent left in the bowl. Then mop up with a micro-fibre cloth.

[Andy_Mann]

For anyone still persisting with 70s louvre doors, I clean them with a damp (no detergent) micro-fibre cloth, wrapped around a dinner/butter/blunt knife. Do an up & down motion of the cloth at one end, glide the cloth to the other side, an up & down motion at that end, then glide back to the starting side. Repeat until all are clean.

[SoMuch2Do]

Ha Ha, I remember when I was so much younger, tying dusters on my feet and going skating to polish the floor.

[SoMuch2Do]

Bathroom showers and tiles. That grout gets so 'mouldy'. Have to spray with a mild bleach cleaner and scrub with a thin brush that gets into the grout. I would love to find a brush that would get into the corners though.