How to Remove Cobwebs & Ceiling Dust

Cobweb removal is one of those tasks at home that easily gets missed. One day you’re laying on the couch flat on your back, only to look straight up at the ceiling to find a little spidey friend staring right back at you, hangin’ out in the web they’ve spun.

Or, the bathroom vent on the ceiling has accumulated dust. And it’s one of those tasks that’s lingering in the back of your mind every time you clean. You either don’t have a tool to properly clean these areas, or you simply forget. Either way, implementing a routine and having the right tools in place to get the job done will give you peace of mind.

Maintaining areas that are out of arms reach are important. This will help improve your air quality and minimize the amount of potential bug infestations. It’s often forgotten because this is an area that is untouched — you often wouldn’t think that untouched areas would get dirty…but they do. It’s just less often. The more time you allow this to sit on these surface, the more maintenance it will require later. Generally cobweb and ceiling dust on fans and vents are “loose dust” — meaning it’s not sticky and doesn’t require more than just a dry dusting with a tool. However, if you let it sit for too long, exposure to moisture, smoke, and other chemicals in the home might saturate into the ceiling debris. Which will make it harder to remove.

Make this task part of a once per quarter (or every 3 months) routine that you have recurring in your cleaning calendar. Here’s some different tools that I recommend to get the job done: