Now that it’s officially fall, it’s time to do some cleaning, organizing, and maintenance in our house, especially before the holidays get here. Today, I’ve got an organized checklist to help you get through it, step by step. Today, we’re just focusing on the inside of our homes, and next time I’ll have another checklist for the outside of your home. So, put on some comfy clothes, a little music, and let’s get started on our fall maintenance checklist!
This checklist is divided up by rooms, however, the first section is a general list for the entire house. I may have missed some things that need to be done, but hopefully this will cover most things we need to do this fall.
ALL ROOMS
- Heating system inspected and serviced
- Change air filters
- Change direction of ceiling fans, so heat will be sent down instead of up
- Test and change batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
- Check fire extinguishers and expiration dates, especially before turkey-burning time
- Clean humidifiers
- Inspect hot water heaters
LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOMS
- Get gas fireplaces checked for gas leaks and wood-burning fireplaces, chimneys, and flues inspected and cleaned.
- Wash light fixtures and lamp shades
- Wash walls, if needed
- Clean and condition leather furniture
- Wash or dry-clean pillows
- Flip mattresses and vacuum
- Wash all bedding
- Wash windows
- Wash blinds
- Wash or dry-clean curtains
- Wash baseboards
- Clean carpet and rugs
KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY ROOM
- Wash light fixtures
- Wash walls, if needed
- Dust tops of cabinets
- Clean inside pantry and cabinets, and throw out expired food and spices
- Clean refrigerator and freezer, and throw out expired foods
- Vacuum behind refrigerator and coils
- Clean stove hood and filter
- Clean oven
- Clean lint out of clothes dryer vent and hose
- Wash baseboards
- Wash windows inside and outside
- Wash blinds
- Wash curtains
BATHROOMS
- Wash light fixtures
- Wash walls, if needed
- Clean inside cabinets
- Clean out medicine cabinets
- Get rid of expired medicines (ask your local pharmacist how to dispose safely)
- Get garden tubs and jacuzzis inspected, if needed, and clean jets
- Clean and re-caulk showers and tubs
- Wash windows
- Wash blinds
- Wash curtains
- Wash baseboards
I hope this covers most of the important maintenance we need to do each fall. If it seems too overwhelming, just print out the list and circle the most important things you need to do for your own house, and work on those first. You can always go back to the other things if you get time. If you go to my Printables page, you’ll find three Cleaning System Checklists for different rooms in your house, telling you what to clean and when. Feel free to print them out and use for daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal cleaning.
Next up will be my checklist for fall maintenance for outside your home. You might want to get your hubby to help out with this one. See you next time.
Have a wonderful fall day!