How do you keep baseboards and molding clean?

[Anonymous]

Are you really wiping all your baseboards and molding down every single week?! Am I the only one who isn't on hands and knees every week? If I'm being honest, I do this maybe once every 2 months... I vacuum otherwise, but it doesn't get all the dust off the baseboards.

[Anonymous]

This is why my SIL had kids. They're the perfect size to clean the baseboards, and they're always doing something stupid to earn the privilege of cleaning them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why my SIL had kids. They're the perfect size to clean the baseboards, and they're always doing something stupid to earn the privilege of cleaning them.

Haha - I'm pregnant with my first. Something to look forward to while I'm trying to rock a crying baby back to sleep at 2am, I suppose.

[Anonymous]

I do mine about monthly or every other month. They really don't get that dirty. It's a pretty easy job though, especially if the paint is new and semi gloss.

[Anonymous]

Hot water, soap, and a schmattala, once a month.

[Anonymous]

There is this round brush thing on a stick that my cleaners use. They sell it at home fepot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is this round brush thing on a stick that my cleaners use. They sell it at home fepot.

A mop? This would inevitably get mop water on my painted wall.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, they are the worst. A swiffer (on the long handle, like for fans) is my regular item but every couple months I get out rags and wipe them down. There just is no substitute for the pressure you can put into it with your arm and ability to get in the nooks of the trim. No need to do that weekly though, the swiffer does a decent job for weekly cleaning.

[Anonymous]

I vacuum my baseboards with a dyson handheld vacuum with the soft brush.

If needed, I take a Mr Clean Magic Eraser to quickly clean dirt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is this round brush thing on a stick that my cleaners use. They sell it at home fepot.

A mop? This would inevitably get mop water on my painted wall.

No it's like this, but round and on a stick. You do it dry.

https://www.zoro.com/tough-guy-baseboard-brush-1-58-l-trim-1vaf2/i/G1884303/?gclid=CKKQ9qbZqM4CFQNZhgodA2wHlA&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is this round brush thing on a stick that my cleaners use. They sell it at home fepot.

A mop? This would inevitably get mop water on my painted wall.

No it's like this, but round and on a stick. You do it dry.

https://www.zoro.com/tough-guy-baseboard-brush-1-58-l-trim-1vaf2/i/G1884303/?gclid=CKKQ9qbZqM4CFQNZhgodA2wHlA&gclsrc=aw.ds

Ah ok, thanks. I thought that was a snark post.

[Anonymous]

honestly, i hardly ever do it!

[Anonymous]

For a quick clean I use a dryer sheet to wipe the baseboards. I use clorox wipes every other week.

[Anonymous]

I found that idiotic brush attachment on the vacuum does an acceptable job. I still see it building up in the corners, though. When I had a cleaning service, they used a damp rag to wipe the baseboards down every time they came. I loved those ladies. I had to drop them for budget reasons.

[Anonymous]

Haha. Good one, OP