Cleaning a dorm room can be challenging. After all, small spaces tend to pick up dirt, dust, and grime far more easily than larger ones. As a college student, life also gets super busy and it takes a surprisingly long time to fully clean a small bedroom — no matter how tiny.

However, if roommates can make a plan to clean their space together and divide the labor, it can make the whole chore so much easier, according to Rochelle Wilkinson, owner of Dirt Detective Cleaning in Phoenix, Maryland. “Between long days in class and nights and weekends socializing, make a plan with your roommate to carve out a day every two months to deep clean your dorm room,” she says.

Plan in place with your roomies but unsure where to start? Here’s her advice on how to deep clean a dorm room.