If guests are coming over the bathroom is the first room I head to with cleaning supplies. It definitely helps to give it some attention weekly, and once I met a woman that wiped hers down daily so she never had heavy cleaning in the bathroom. Whatever your choice is – or if it’s a bit more of a random thing like my bathroom – these articles have lots of good bathroom cleaning advice for you. Click on the title to read the complete post.
Bathroom Cleaning 101
Thursdays mean clean bathrooms here on Home-Ec 101. Don’t be ashamed, we all start somewhere and not everyone’s parental units taught them basic life skills like cleaning toilets.
Hard Water Spots in the Shower
I’ve always hated cleaning shower walls – they just seem so impossible to clean. And now we have a shower stall with clear doors that shows sports from our hard water in DAYS (even with squeegee-ing after every shower).
Hard Water Deposits in the Toilet Bowl
After we moved in, to our horror, two of our toilets were gross! I have been able to remove what I can see after repeatedly cleaning. But there is still a smell. Second toilet, the bowl is black.
How To Choose Absorbent Towels
Is there any way to tell when you buy a bath towel (or any towel for that matter) if it will be absorbent? I’ve purchased many 100% cotton towels over the years.
How To Clean A Grimy Bathtub and Surround
I have a 25 year white tub surround that has accumulated a darkened tint due to left over scum even after cleaning it often enough for this very busy mom and full time art teacher.
How to Clean Up After a Toilet Overflow
So I have all the towels to mop up the water and um mess, from the toilet overflow itself. Then I have to wash the towels, floor, and toilet. And then I feel the need to run a bleach cycle in the washing machine, just in case…
How to Clean the Bathtub
The phenomenon of which you speak is the dreaded bathtub ring. Every time someone takes a bath, all of the dead skin cells, grease, and oils wash off their body and float in a layer on top of the water. Add soap to the mix and theses lovely little particles are trapped in a sticky residue that clings to the side of the tub.
How to Clean a Very Dirty Bathtub
My bathtub is so funky, it makes James Brown look stodgy. Especially since he’s dead. But I digress. The yuck in my tub is so nasty, I’m afraid to take a shower, and my co-workers are starting to complain. Help me, Luke Skywalker Home-Ec 101, you’re my only hope!
How to Clean Tile
We just moved into a home with white mosaic tile in the bathroom. The grout is sealed. How do I clean it and what was I thinking?
How to Clean a Toilet
…how a toilet cleaning is done. Besides the obvious- Outside first: top, sides, bottom then Inside: scrub. I have read you can use toilet bowl cleaner, diluted to clean the whole toilet. One must wear gloves of course. Please advise.
Toilet Cleaning Tips
Cleaning toilets is one of those adulthood sucks kind of things. It’s not fun and there’s no big reward for having a clean toilet. Most of you know that I rarely recommend convenience products. This is one of those rare exceptions.
How to Clean the Bathroom
Getting your house back in shape absolutely requires that you clean the bathroom. Let me tell you, you could have mounds of laundry piled everywhere and a spotless bathroom and I totally wouldn’t think you’re gross. But make me use a dirty bathroom and I’ll take pictures and post them here on Home Ec 101 with the Home Ec 101 Seal of Disapproval. Just kidding.
How to Clean Cultured Marble
First, we have a relatively new shower whose walls are cultured marble. What is the best way to give them the occasional clean to remove soap scum, etc? Second, in the same shower, we have sliding glass doors. While doing a deep clean yesterday, I discovered that there is a fairly well established colony of mold under the railing…..
How to Clean a Jetted Tub
Help! I’ve got funky stuff coming out of my jetted tub. I turned it on the other night and bits of black sludge ruined my bath. How do I clean out the jets?
How To Fix Stained Acrylic Tubs And Shower Pans
How do I get rid of the dirt and grime stains on the bottom of acrylic bathtubs? Same for the acrylic floors of most stand-up showers? I have tried cleaners and bleach to no avail. Thanks!
How to Get Rid of Hairspray Residue
How do you get stuck on hairspray off walls and a cheap linoleum bathroom floor?
How to Get Rid of Pink Shower Mold
We keep getting these pale pinkish stains on the shower curtains and at the base of the tub… Could it be mold?
How to Clean Moldy Shower Tile
What is the best way to clean that black yuk that tends to grow in the corners of the shower? I have a ceramic tile shower and I have used every mixture I can think of to rid the shower of the black stuff from straight Clorox to the gimmicks from “As Seen On TV” and nothing seems to work. Help!
How To Remove Hard Water Spots From Glass
…the previous owner clearly had never heard of cleaning the shower. I tried using “Kaboom” on the tiles and glass doors, but it seemed to have no effect. The scum on the doors is truly gross.
How to Repair Stained Grout
Yes, you can make permanently stained grout look white again! I want to warn you the solution is a little labor intensive -especially in a large room like a kitchen, but the payoff is high.
Micro Fiber Miracle Cloth: Review
It comes with 4 cloths, one big one, 2 medium ones, and one small one for optical stuff. The box claims you will “breeze through everyday cleaning chores without chemicals.”
The Great Debate: Where To Store The Towels
Help me solve my great marital debate. Ever since we moved to a house with a linen closet, we’ve been having this debate a few times a year.
Why Do Hard Water Spots Come Back?
No matter what I do, the hard water spots on my shower and tub keep coming back? What am I doing wrong?
Have a questions about cleaning your bathroom that hasn’t been answered? Send your questions to helpme@home-ec101.com.
Don’t forget “lefty loosey righty tighty” to turn off water to the toilet or any other water issue.