How to clean a college dorm room before moving in?

Moving into your college room is a big day, regardless of the year of your studies. Going to the campus for the first time or returning after a summer of traveling is always a great feeling, but it is also a time of slight doubt. Was my college room cleaned properly? Was it sanitized? Let’s see what you can do before the semester starts to move into a super-clean and super-safe dorm room.

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Why Should You Clean Your Dorm Room Before Moving In?

Even before you leave the dorm room at the end of the semester, you should do some cleaning. However, after finals and with a sudden sense of freedom, many students do a lousy job at cleaning their dorm rooms. The college cleaning staff will do a better job, right? Not necessarily, as this staff has hundreds of rooms to clean in a limited time period. Although they will clean for sure, you should pay attention to the details and redo the thing before moving in.

How to Clean the Dorm Room?

Cleaning the dorm room is not difficult, and it does not take the entire day – two to three hours should be all you need. Cleaning it is certainly more than taking trash to the waste disposal and forgetting about it. It should include deep cleaning, detailing, and finishing touches, all of which should be done in a particular order. Let’s have a look:

Deep Cleaning

Deep cleaning of your dorm room means:

• Moving all the furniture,
• Vacuuming behind the furniture and the furniture itself,
• Moving the carpet (if you have any) and vacuuming under it,
• Dry and wet moping all the floors, and
• Sanitizing all surfaces, including the entire bathroom, kitchen, and floors.

The Order of Cleaning

The order of cleaning is equally as important. You should always start at the top level and work your way downward. You do this to prevent any dust and debris from upper shelves or the top of the wardrobes from falling onto the work desk and the floors once they’ve been cleaned. Start off with the furniture that is the highest, continue with the eye level and keep going down.

Always make sure to remove dry bits and debris first. This way, they will not be flying around as you start spraying and disinfecting. Remove all the dust as well. A super helpful tip is to use a vacuum cleaner, even on surfaces. Once that is done, use any wet cleaning agents you may need to get the last bits of dirt out of your furniture.

Detailing

Once that is done, it is time for detailing. With a nice, wet cloth and a bit of cleaning agents, such as a degreaser or scale remover, get into all the nooks and crannies or your furniture. Do the same with windows and doors and in between the bathroom and kitchen tiles. Use a disinfectant solution, such as bleach, and be careful to avoid painted surfaces and wood – as they can get damaged.

Final Touches

Finally, vacuum and wet op the floors with the same disinfectant solution, leave them to dry, and go around to polish any metal surfaces. Do the same with all the glass in the room, the windows, and door knobs. The beauty of this approach is that you can do it in the middle of the semester as well. Just pay for term paper and use the extra afternoon or two to leave your dorm room spotless. You should also open all cupboards and wardrobes, disinfect the inside and place air fresheners there. This way, your room will smell nice and fresh all semester long.

Final Considerations

Dorm room cleaning before the semester is a great way to ensure that your room is always clean, safe, and smells nice. You would be amazed at how quickly the room can get dirty and start smelling bad once you’ve neglected it for a week or two. With our tips, your room will be the cleanest on campus.

Michael Carr

Michael Carr loves speaking with people in both his languages. A lover of books and reading, he loves spending his free time reading New York Times bestsellers. He is bilingual and loves traveling to stay in touch with his second language.