executive director of the Cleaning Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute. Whether you've got just five minutes for a quick spruce up or you're dedicating a whole weekend to a deep clean ...

To help you out, here's a simplified spring cleaning checklist to get the ball rolling ... Now that you've done most of the deep cleaning and disinfecting in the germiest parts of the house ...

In general, though, when it comes to regular cleaning versus deep cleaning, it may be helpful to think of a standard cleaning as tackling new dirt and a deep cleaning as tackling old dirt.

executive director of the Cleaning Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute. Whether you've got just five minutes for a quick spruce up or you're dedicating a whole weekend to a deep clean, these ...