castle-docs/content/getting-started/cleaning-party.md

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title: Sunday Cleaning Party
description: Weekly cleaning roles, instructions, and room assignments
tags:
  - chores
  - cleaning
  - community
---

# Sunday Cleaning Party

Every Sunday at **10:00 AM**, everyone pitches in to clean the shared spaces. Pick a role below and follow the checklist. Some roles can be done solo, others work best in pairs.

## Roles Overview

| Role                              | People needed |
| --------------------------------- | ------------- |
| 🚽 Toilets                        | 1             |
| 🪣 Mop Floors                     | 1-2           |
| 🍳 Kitchen                        | 1-2           |
| 🍽️ Utility Room                   | 1             |
| 🛋️ Clean Surfaces & Tidy Spaces  | 1-2           |
| 🧹 Sweep & Prepare Floors         | 1             |
| 🎧 Vacuum Clean                   | 1             |
| 📻 DJess                          | 1             |

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## 🚽 Toilets (1 person)

> [!important] Cloth color code
> **Red cloth** for the toilet only. **Green cloth** for surfaces (mirror, sink, etc.). Dry everything off with **grey cloths**.

> [!note]
> All-purpose cleaner and all cloths and towels needed are under the sink in the bathroom — if not, check the utility room.

1. Wipe the mirror, sink, door handles, and keys with **green cloth** and all-purpose cleaner, then dry with **grey cloth**
2. Clean inside of toilet with toilet brush and cleaning vinegar, then flush
3. Wipe the whole toilet seat and top with **red cloth** and all-purpose cleaner, then dry off with **grey cloth**
4. Refill toilet paper and soap if needed
5. Change hand towel and empty the trash
6. Put all dirty towels and cloths into the washing machine

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## 🪣 Mop Floors (1-2 people)

**Rooms:** sun hall, moon hall, entrance hall, dining hall, kitchen, utility room, and **last** the toilets.

1. Add one cap of vinegar and one cap of black soap to the hot water (both bottles are underneath the dish washing sink)
2. Mop all the rooms listed above; change water in between as needed (you may need to wait until after lunch or evening to clean the kitchen floor)
3. Open doors so the floor dries faster
4. Put the used mop to dry on the drying rack in the utility room

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## 🍳 Kitchen (1-2 people)

1. Bring all dirty dishes to the utility room
2. Put all chairs outside so the floor can be cleaned
3. Empty compost and chicken compost and clean both containers
4. Wipe all surfaces, window sill, and especially the cooking stove (and oven inside if needed) with a fresh **blue cloth** and all-purpose cleaner
5. Check and if needed clean the common food shelves
6. Clean fridge and throw away old/moldy food from the common Château shelf
7. Clean the little sink beside the door to the garden and refill soap
8. Tidy up the cupboards under the counter in the middle of the kitchen
9. Put all used cloths into the washing machine when done

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## 🍽️ Utility Room (1 person)

1. Empty all trash and recycling bins (glass, etc.) and bring to the recycling station in the right garage
2. Wash and dry all dishes and put them back in the kitchen (also empty and clean the little compost at the sink)
3. Wipe all surfaces with a fresh **blue cloth** and all-purpose cleaner (window sills, drying counter top, sinks, top of dishwasher)
4. Refill dish washing liquid and washing detergent if needed
5. Replace all blue cloths and towels (also in the kitchen) with fresh ones from on top of the blue hanging shelf — put all dirty ones in the washing machine, including dirty cloths from the drying rack behind the door and the little woven basket beside the washing machine
6. At the very end, start the washing machine: **1 hour cycle, 60 degrees** — then dry and fold afterwards
7. **Bin duty:** the person on Utility Room this week brings the bin outside the night before collection and takes it back in. Check the schedule for which bin and which day

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## 🛋️ Clean Surfaces & Tidy Spaces (1-2 people)

**Rooms:** dining hall, entrance hall, moon hall, sun hall, terrace in front of house.

1. Bring all dirty dishes you find to the utility room
2. Put all shoes into the big wooden shoe box
3. Put all personal belongings and clothes to the Lost & Found box at the bottom of the staircase
4. Bring instruments back to the moon hall (be gentle and careful)
5. Clean all surfaces (tables and counter tops) with a **blue cloth** and all-purpose cleaner
6. Put all chairs onto tables so the floors can be cleaned
7. Tidy up the couches and pillows
8. At the end, put used dirty cloth into the washing machine

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## 🧹 Sweep & Prepare Floors (1 person)

**Rooms:** dining hall, entrance hall, moon hall, sun hall, staircase, kitchen, utility room.

1. Take all small carpets from entrance halls, shake outside, and put them on the shoe box
2. Sweep all the floors with a broom
3. Put sitting cushions from the ground onto the couches, and empty the floors so the other person can vacuum and mop easily
4. *Take a break while the floor is being vacuumed and mopped*
5. Put all carpets, chairs, and things back on the floors (after the floor has been mopped and is dry again)

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## 🎧 Vacuum Clean (1 person)

**Rooms:** dining hall, entrance hall, moon hall, sun hall, kitchen, utility room, office, (big yoga room if needed).

1. Vacuum clean all the rooms listed above
2. After cleaning the carpets, fold the corners so the floor can be mopped more easily
3. Empty and clean the vacuum cleaner at the end, also clean the filter using the little brush attached at the side

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## 📻 DJess (1 person)

Set the mood for today's cleaning party! Pick the music and keep the energy going.

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## 🤝 Team Players

Some roles depend on each other. Coordinate with your team:

- 🍳 **Kitchen** + 🪣 **Mop Floors** — kitchen chairs need to be moved before mopping
- 🪣 **Mop Floors** + 🛋️ **Clean Surfaces & Tidy Spaces** — surfaces should be cleared before mopping