Holiday deep cleaning checklist
Pick your home and get the tasks for every room
Done by Dec 23 · 850 min in all, rough
Christmas Eve guests: 51 days · 17 min a day
At 30 min a day you finish Dec 1.
Today, 30 min
- Dust ceiling lights and fansLiving room15 min rough
- Wipe switches, remotes, door handlesLiving room10 min rough
- Test the smoke alarmLiving room5 min rough
The house under sheets
Checklist by room
Open a room to see its tasks. All minutes are rough.
Living room0%
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: vacuum carpets and furniture every week, with a HEPA filter if you have one. (Source: EPA)
- In most cases soap and water alone remove most germs. Save disinfectant for when you need it. (Source: CDC)
- Test smoke alarms every month. Replace 9-volt batteries at least once a year. (Source: U.S. Fire Administration)
Primary bedroom0%
- Wash bedding in hot water once a week and dry it completely. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: vacuum carpets and furniture every week, with a HEPA filter if you have one. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
Bedroom 20%
- Wash bedding in hot water once a week and dry it completely. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: vacuum carpets and furniture every week, with a HEPA filter if you have one. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
Bedroom 3 / office0%
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
Kitchen0%
Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas.
- In most cases soap and water alone remove most germs. Save disinfectant for when you need it. (Source: CDC)
- Read the product label before you use a cleaner. (Source: Washington State Department of Health, EPA)
- Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas. (Source: CDC, Washington State Department of Health, Seoul Metropolitan Government)
Bathroom0%
Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas.
Open windows and doors while you use bleach indoors.
- Scrub mold off hard surfaces with detergent and water, then dry completely. The EPA does not recommend bleach as a routine mold fix. (Source: EPA)
- Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas. (Source: CDC, Washington State Department of Health, Seoul Metropolitan Government)
- In most cases soap and water alone remove most germs. Save disinfectant for when you need it. (Source: CDC)
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
- Buying a cleaner? The EPA Safer Choice label marks products with safer chemical ingredients. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: dry wet areas within 24–48 hours to prevent mold. (Source: EPA)
Bathroom 20%
Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas.
Open windows and doors while you use bleach indoors.
- Scrub mold off hard surfaces with detergent and water, then dry completely. The EPA does not recommend bleach as a routine mold fix. (Source: EPA)
- Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas. (Source: CDC, Washington State Department of Health, Seoul Metropolitan Government)
- In most cases soap and water alone remove most germs. Save disinfectant for when you need it. (Source: CDC)
- No cleaner needed: dust often with a damp cloth. (Source: EPA)
- Buying a cleaner? The EPA Safer Choice label marks products with safer chemical ingredients. (Source: EPA)
- No cleaner needed: dry wet areas within 24–48 hours to prevent mold. (Source: EPA)
Entry0%
- In most cases soap and water alone remove most germs. Save disinfectant for when you need it. (Source: CDC)
Laundry room0%
- Empty the lint filter. Failure to clean was the leading factor in home dryer fires (31%, 2018–2020). (Source: U.S. Fire Administration)
- No cleaner needed: dry wet areas within 24–48 hours to prevent mold. (Source: EPA)
Times are our rough estimates. Follow each product's label. In an emergency call 911 or Poison Control.
Split with family
Add names and pick who takes each room. Everyone gets their minutes left and their own list for today.
How it's counted
Days left · minutes a day · today's list · the sheets
Days left counts today and your last day. On Dec 22 with guests on the 24th (done by the 23rd), that's 2 days. Once the date has passed, it's 0.
Minutes a day is the minutes left divided by the days left, rounded up. 850 minutes over 51 days is 17 minutes a day.
Today's list walks the checklist in order and takes every task that still fits in your minutes for the day. If none fits, it takes the first task alone.
The finish date is when you'd be done at the minutes a day you picked. If that's after your date, we also show the minutes a day it would take to make it.
Room percentages count finished minutes and round down, so 100% means every task in that room is done. The sheets in the picture lift by the same number.
The task list and the minutes are plusbeauxjours' rough estimates. There is no official standard for cleaning times, and every home is different.
The dates
Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov 26, 2026 and Christmas is Friday, Dec 25 (OPM federal holidays), so the presets end the day before: Nov 25, Dec 23 for Christmas Eve guests, and Dec 31 for New Year's. Any other date can be picked up to 120 days from today.
What's in the link
Your home size, date, minutes a day, checked tasks, names and rooms all live after the # in the address. Browsers never send that part to a server (RFC 3986 §3.5), so it never reaches ours. A copy stays in this browser's storage so the list is still here when you come back.
Cooking for Thanksgiving too? Thanksgiving turkey timeline
Illustration: AI-generated (Gemini), edited by plusbeauxjours
Sources
13 official pages · checked 2026-11-03
S1. 2027 calendar notice: Seollal holidays Feb 6–9, 2027
page dated 2026-06-29 · checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)S2. Calendar data 2027 (Seollal, substitute holiday)
page dated 2026-06-30 · checked 2026-11-03
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checkS3. Federal holidays 2026 (Thanksgiving Nov 26, Christmas Dec 25)
checked 2026-11-03
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (opens in a new tab)
Official (primary)S4. Cleaning and disinfecting with bleach
page dated 2024-04-24 · checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)S5. Dangers of mixing bleach with cleaners
checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)- Official (primary)
S7. A brief guide to mold, moisture and your home
page dated 2026-02-18 · checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)- Official (primary)
S9. Smoke alarms
page dated 2026-10-13 · checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)S10. Appliance and electrical fire safety (dryer fires: failure to clean 31%)
page dated 2023-05-04 · checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)S11. Cleaning and disinfection at home (Seoul)
checked 2026-11-03
Official (primary)- Official (primary)
- Official (primary)
Questions
- Where do I start?
Start with today's list, top to bottom. There's no single right order; the list goes room by room and fits short tasks into your minutes for the day.
- How long does a deep clean take?
Our rough estimates add up to about 400 minutes for a studio, 595 for a 2BR and 850 for a house. They're our own planning numbers, not a standard, and every home is different.
- Can I mix bleach and vinegar or toilet cleaner?
No. Never mix bleach with other cleaners. With acids such as vinegar, toilet bowl or drain cleaners it gives off chlorine gas (Washington State Department of Health, CDC). Open windows while you use bleach indoors.
- Should I use bleach on mold?
Scrub mold off hard surfaces with detergent and water, then dry completely. The EPA does not recommend bleach as a routine mold fix. Dry wet areas within 24–48 hours to prevent mold.
- What can I clean without products?
Dust with a damp cloth, vacuum carpets and fabric furniture, and dry wet areas (EPA). Tap ⓘ next to a task to see which ones need no cleaner.
- How do I split it with family?
In “Split with family”, add names, pick who takes each room, then tap “Send to family”. Whoever opens the link taps their name under “Who are you?” to see only their rooms.
- Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything, names included, lives after the # in the link, which browsers never send to a server (RFC 3986 §3.5). Analytics only sees the page address without that part.
Sources: OPM (opens in a new tab) · CDC (opens in a new tab) · Washington State DOH (opens in a new tab) · EPA (opens in a new tab) · U.S. Fire Administration (opens in a new tab) · Checked