10 Ways To Maximize On Your Home Spring Cleaning.
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With the spring season finally upon us, the annual rite of passage that is spring cleaning has arrived as well. For homeowners that mean it's time to stop resting on their laurels and start-cleaning house.
But cleaning house doesn't only involve throwing away a season's worth of magazines and donating clothing that no longer fits.
Spring-cleaning also involves improving a home's overall environment. That's especially true for the health and environmentally conscious homeowner. Below are 10 simple tips to help you on your spring cleaning endeavor.
1 Work from the top down, inside to outside, to avoid getting what you just cleaned dirty again.
2 Do one room, even one area of one room, at a time to avoid unfinished jobs. The satisfaction of seeing one room sparkle will make the hard work feel like it's worth the effort.
3 When tidying, reduce trips around the house by temporarily depositing items in one spot en route to but not at their final destination.
4 Do two things at once. While laundry is going, scrub the shower stall.
5 Make small repairs. If you're not handy, hire someone.
6 Invest in good rubber or vinyl gloves to protect your skin and nails.
7 Dust before vacuuming or cleaning the floor. Try feather or lambs wool dusters, especially extendable ones for reaching above window and door casings and into corners. Household rags are invaluable for jobs requiring a damp cloth – natural fibers work best.
8 Buy mops with a squeeze mechanism (great for vinyl, linoleum or ceramic tile floors) and a decent-size heavy-duty pail – one with a measuring scale helps get soap-to-water ratios correct.
9 Don't stand your brooms on their bristles. It will destroy their shape and diminish their effectiveness. Instead, get a broom holder, like the Magic Holder 5-position broom organizer.
10 Use a Swiffer for light dusting, or your favorite broom or vacuum attachment to clean hardwood floors. Then damp-mop with a mild cleaner such as Murphy Oil Soap.
I recently discovered BonaKemi's MicroPlus Hardwood Floor Care System, which includes a mop with a removable washable microfibre pad and a nontoxic water-based spray cleaner. It makes the floors glow, and smell good, too.
If you feel overwhelmed or just don’t have the time to do your spring house cleaning yourself you can always give us a call @ 613 882 0606 were always here to help you keep your house clean and smelling fresh.