5 Spots You Always Forget to Clean

Most homes look clean and still harbour a handful of spots that haven't been touched in months. None of them are hard to clean — they're just easy to forget.

1. Light switches and door handles

Touched dozens of times a day, cleaned almost never. A quick wipe with an antibacterial cloth takes seconds.

2. Under the bed

Dust gathers undisturbed here for months at a time. It's also a common spot for stray socks and forgotten clutter.

3. Remote controls and phones

Handled constantly, wiped almost never — and a genuine hotspot for bacteria in shared living rooms.

4. Behind the toilet

The spot most cleaning routines physically skip, simply because it's awkward to reach.

5. The kitchen bin lid

Touched with dirty hands multiple times a day, then forgotten entirely.

A professional deep clean covers exactly these spots as standard — the ones a quick tidy-up always misses.

Quick answers

Q: How often should skirting boards actually be cleaned?
A: Roughly once a month — they collect dust and, in households with kids or pets, scuff marks far faster than most people check for.

Q: Are overlooked spots actually a hygiene issue, or just cosmetic?
A: Both, depending on the spot. Light switches and remote controls are genuine bacteria hotspots; under the bed and skirting boards are mostly cosmetic, but all are easy to deal with once you know to look.