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Your home needs care and protection when the winter has bidden adieu!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by owner

It is spring and therefore it is time to be active once again! Gone are the winter blues but it has not taken away the damages that it has caused to the home. Winter must surely have left your home looking worn out and ugly. Weather beaten as the home and the surroundings should look, you would definitely want to do a spick and span home cleaning. The exterior of your home can look as having survived a meteor hit! So take up all your cleaning supplies and prepare yourself for the early spring cleaning.

First, clean the windows that must have gathered much dirt. The winter storm must have deposited moisture laden dirt as residue on the window glass making it look gross. The screens need to be cleaned first. Take them out and get them washed in the bath. You may use soap if required in case they have got sticky. The next task to enter the list of cleaning is clearing the gutter of leaves. The gutter must have received much of dead leaves. Remove them. Make sure to remove all the twigs and branches from the gutter too.

During winter you cannot be courageous enough to do a complete home cleaning including the exteriors. So, as spring is come, it is also time to look at the garden. Sweep away all the dead leaves and trim the grass. Check if the walkways, the rails and stairs. The roof must also undergo checking for damges, cracks and on encountering one, professional help is to be sought.

Effective Natural Tips on Home Cleaning

Posted on February 13, 2013 by owner

Natural Home Cleaning It is the desire of every person to have a home that is absolutely clean and clutter free. However, when it comes to home cleaning, most people dread the task as it involves huge amount of time as well as effort. If the house remains dirty, it can lead to the increase in number of harmful elements like dust mites and allergens that has serious effect on the health of the people living in the house. In order to maintain good and health and healthy lifestyle, hygiene within the house needs to be maintained without fail. Efforts should be made to minimize the exposure to toxins and allergens especially for small children. A house that is well maintained and kept clean, impacts the psychology of the people living within it, in a positive way. It is always better to take a natural approach towards the cleaning the house and provided below are some tips:

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Clean your home after hosting the Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2012 by owner

When you are done with hosting the Thanksgiving, after escorting the last guest out through the door, you are left with a world of untidy things to deal with. After the gathering has withdrawn, it is you who are left with the ultimate mess created of your home. You need to take a deep breath and start with the home cleaning. You are to clean the table and the plates that have piled up forming mountains, the sofa that has successfully managed to gather stains of various sizes, the carpet that is full of food particles, dust and what not! But this year it will not be much of a problem to deal with the task of cleanliness as you have remained organized from the very beginning.

Making use of disposable dishes is a convenient option, but that does not always sound good. When it is the more sophisticated way you choose in making use of the ceramic, traditional glass, and cutlery, you need to go for the huge plastic tub. The plastic tub must be deep so that it can hold few layers of plates along with the bowls and glasses and cutlery. The tub will help you to carry the dishes from the table to the sink. It is good if the tub fits into the sink and if it does not it can serve as a good transport system as well during the home cleaning.

Kitchen is another place that you need to deal with patience. It is the place where you spend most of your time and it needs to be made squeaky clean as soon as possible. The sight of piled up dishes, crumpled up tissues, food spilled all over could just be horrific, especially when it took you so long to get the kitchen ready for your guests! The cleaning of kitchen forms the most important part in an after Thanksgiving home cleaning. This is the place where you have to pretend to yourself that you are done with the task of washing. The most useful thing you could is to have the dishwasher ready when you are about to start the cooking, so that when it gets full, you can run it. When you are done with cleaning the dishes, wash the counter tops.

Bathroom is another place that needs thorough after Thanksgiving home cleaning. You need to start with wiping out the tiles and washing the floor. The towels need to be taken out for getting them thoroughly washed. The most important thing that should be done is to use a disinfectant to keep it hygienic as before. The complete process will not take much time as the cleaning was not done very long ago.

Finally, the living room enters the list of home cleaning. You are done with the hectic part of the task and this room will not take much time. You just need to dust the objects again and wipe the places where necessary, following a vacuum cleaning completes the task for you.

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Cleaning Up a Kitchen in Your Home

Posted on October 25, 2012 by owner

Home Inspection is an important part of home-selling process. Even if the offer has been made, a negative home inspection report might lead to cancellation of the deal. Home owners always feel a bit tensed when a home inspector goes through their house making particular note of the things that are wrong or faulty. However, there are ways through which negative comments can be reduced in a home inspection report. A kitchen is one of the most important places in the house and inspection of the kitchen includes electrical, built-in appliances and plumbing. A professional home inspector checks out everything like bottom of the sink, inside of the appliances like dishwater, stoves and even cupboards. Apart from that the electrical panels hiding behind the cupboards are also checked. A good home cleaning regime ensures that your house stays in a clean and tidy condition without the need to worry too much about home inspection.

Sometimes areas to be inspected in the house get blocked by certain items but the home inspector is neither advised nor required to move those items. Apart from that component or systems that are shut down because of certain reasons are not required to be operated. This is mainly done because of the fact that the home inspector is totally unaware of why certain systems or appliances are shut down and reactivating them might put the entire house at risk. On the other hand if the home inspector is not able to access certain areas it could lead to an incomplete report which might affect the deal. Thus, to make sure that the inspection takes place in smooth manner a thorough home cleaning is required.

Before getting the home inspected, the owner of the house should make sure that every utility in the house is powered on. The home cleaning task should include removal of garbage, cleaning of materials and supplies from the sink’s bottom. Items that are hanging or kept in front of electrical panels should be removed. Cleaning everything in the house is extremely important as a dirty house gives the impression of a house poorly maintained. In case of a fireplace or wood stove, professional cleaners should be hired to clean them thoroughly.

If there are any repairs to be made in the kitchen it should be carried out as soon as possible. The dirty dishes in the kitchen should be washed and put away. Every item from inside the stove should be removed and the countertop should be cleaned and de-cluttered. It is always advisable to include all these things in the list of home cleaning. This will make sure that the home inspector is able to provide a complete report that will lead to faster closing. Another important thing to consider is to provide a nice and safe place for every pet in the house. A sturdy kennel in the house or taking the pet to some relative’s place is both good options. Although this might not fall under home cleaning but surely carries a lot of importance.

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House cleaning to help you make you house lively

Posted on October 17, 2012 by owner

Cleanliness is a mark of how civilised a society or a person is. No other known creature requires cleaning everything related to it than human beings. As the cleaning techniques vary for different objects and rooms so they vary for different seasons too. However, the variation is in the details of cleaning techniques but the fundamental steps remain almost the same. Some techniques are mentioned here that may prove helpful for many in their cleaning responsibilities. These techniques cover cleaning of nearly all the common articles or rooms involved in home cleaning.

Bathroom is one of those places that cannot be missed during house cleaning. In fact, bathrooms require more cleaning than any other room in the house. Development of mould is the most common issue with bathrooms or toilets. It can be removed by using any good quality mildew solution. Simply spraying the solution on the grout and then scrubbing with a brush would be sufficient to clean bathroom walls and floor. The effort can be repeated after 15 minutes, if required. Wiping the floor, walls and glass with a squeegee after shower can be adopted as a preventive measure.

Windows, blinds and drapes require regular cleaning too as they remain in the open all the time. Window cleaning is done best on a cloudy day. Micro fibres are the best option for cleaning windows. Using a window cleaning on the panes and rinsing them with microfibers would surely remove all the dirt and stains. Afterwards, squeegee should be used to wipe the window pane. A regular drycleaner that is used for home cleaning can be used to clean drapes and blinds to. The only specification is that brush attachment is to be used for blinds while upholstery attachment for drapes. Simple dusting should be enough in case of moderately dusty drapes or blinds.

Vacuum cleaners are to be used to clean upholsteries and furniture too. Since home cleaning is most commonly done with vacuum cleaners, the instructions about what attachments are to be used for what kind of objects is generally found on the cleaners manuals.

Kitchen cupboard are another regularly used items and hence, get dirty quickly too. Cupboards simply have to be scrubbed or rinsed by microfiber cloth or scrubber sponge after getting slightly soaked in a furniture cleaning solutions. All these objects may get dirty quickly but to clean them does not require any extraordinary talent. However, these have to be cleaned regularly irrespective of whether entire house cleaning is carried out or not.

Computers and electronics, however, have to be cleaned with caution. It is important to switch off the appliance before cleaning. The computer or electronics attachment should be used to vacuum clean and blow off the dust. Then the parts that can be unscrewed such as mouse, cabinet, etc. have to unscrewed and wiped gently with cotton or soft cloth to remove sticky dusts. Once it is ensured that all the reachable dusts are off, the lids should be screwed again. And with it, most of the house cleaning is complete. For deeper cleaning, professionals’ assistance is strongly recommendable.

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Keeping your carpets clean with regular cleaning

Posted on August 28, 2012 by owner

With all elements of house cleaning in every room as you clean dirt, dust and grime will, despite your best efforts fall downwards eventually ending up on the floor. You may use a duster and try to collect all dust but some will inevitably drift away. Crumbs and bits of food from surfaces in your kitchen and dining room you may try to collect with a cloth or dustpan but again some mess will always end up on the floor. This is why when doing your house cleaning cleaning your floors is the most important job.

With tiles, wood and laminate floors cleaning them is relatively easy, though sometimes some scrubbing may be needed. With carpets trying to scrub can cause damage and it isn’t as simple as sweeping or vacuuming to get up all signs of dirt.

Vacuum cleaning is important though and it is important to do it regularly to save you work long term. If you are cleaning rooms including wiping sides and dinging tables make sure that when you finish you always vacuum. Leaving dirt on the carpet will simply allow it to drift down into the carpet and get walked in.

If any food is left on your carpet problems may well be worse and staining and odor may be difficult to remove once left.

What about when your carpet is getting very dirty though, it might look a little grubby or it could be that it smells far from fresh.

In either case a steam clean is going to be your first option, steam cleaning kills bacteria and loosens dirt, allowing small particles to then be vacuumed, steam can also get rid of general stains and tarnish, though may not always get up more stubborn stains. For house cleaning in general a steam cleaner is hugely useful and is an investment worth considering, though they are also available to hire or you may well have a friend who will lend one to you for your home cleaning.

If you drop something on your carpet it can be a nightmare, you of course should act quickly but this may not be enough, its also often at the worst times, such as when you have guests over for dinner, that stains occur and though you’d like to drop everything and get down on your hand s and knees an start scrubbing you can’t.

How to deal with a stain depends on the type of stain, for liquids such as wine and juice soaking up the moisture is important, if the moisture is soaked up before it can dry completely then there should be little staining. Use salt or soda crystals to soak up liquids but remove them and replace them several times in quick succession rather than letting the liquid dry within the slat crystals still on your carpet.

With oil and food stains where the substance is oily the problem is oil clings and holds the stain with it. Although soap or washing up liquid can help Swarfega or other degreasers generally used in garages and auto-shops are useful to have around the home for house cleaning and take the grease and the stain right out of a carpet, as well as clothes and table clothes, ideally used before the oil dries on but even if a stain has gone unnoticed and been left.

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Post School Holiday House Cleaning

Posted on August 15, 2012 by owner

In the summer it is tough to keep up with house cleaning if you have children at home that are constantly creating mess and taking up your time. When children come to go back to school though it is time to get your home back in order, however this can take time and can be as intensive as a spring clean as you get everything back where it belongs and try and get children’s rooms back to some semblance of organization.

If you try to get your house cleaning done just before the children go back to school you may think you’ll have it done and out of the way so when the children are in school again you can get back to your normal daily routine. You may even think that your children, bored as they can be towards the end of the holidays, may want to help you or be able to tidy their own rooms. One problem of course is that you get something tidy and it could easily be back to messy again as soon as you turn your back.

If you get your children to help tidy their rooms though it can sometimes be more effort than just waiting until they return to school and doing it yourself. Children have a tendency while tidying to want to play with everything they come across, they also often find toys and games they forgot they had and so start actually getting out things that were put away: and if not while your helping them tidy their rooms then they may decide to do this afterwards. Leave your children to it to tidy their rooms without your help and progress is often slow, how they put items away can often be inefficient and it can be advantageous for you to know where they are putting things, partly in case they forget.

Also it is good to clean as you tidy with children’s rooms, as with any part of your house cleaning, thereby not just putting things away but making sure they are put away clean. Items and surfaces can be dusted, and disinfected if needed, clothes can be organized and dirty washing taken away, you may also want to pack away some summer clothes.

Doing house cleaning jobs including children’s rooms yourself once they are out of the way can be less stressful if you are going to have the spare time during the day, though one disadvantage is that children coming home from school and finding their rooms tidied often seem to want the one thing you have put away in the wrong place and so proceed to tear the place apart looking for it.

Of course in some cases the toys, games or other possessions they are looking for can’t be found as they are gone, one very real advantage of doing post school holiday house cleaning with the children in school is you can throw old items away that you think they no longer need or use without them being able to object: just keep items stored away somewhere such as the loft for a while just in case they are more attached than you realize and do want something back, often though after a few months when they haven’t asked you where something is this is good enough proof that they won’t miss it.

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Outsourcing Cleaning and Janitorial to a Local Cleaning Company

Posted on August 5, 2012 by owner

If you do your cleaning internally, either with a dedicated member of staff or using your other staff you are almost certainly wasting resources when you could outsource your cleaning functions as well as other janitorial and maintenance work to a maid service or similar.

If you are having cleaning done by your other staff you are going to be taking up time when they could be focusing on their core jobs that are what create value for your business, so don’t just think of the cost of the wages of those staff, who may well be paid more than the hourly rate for a maid service anyway, it is also costing you the value of the work they would produce.

If you have a dedicated cleaner you are also probably wasting money though, it may seem on the face of it that the hourly rate you pay a cleaner is less than you would pay a maid service but there are extra costs. For a start how about the extra payroll costs, you may be paying for various benefits that you give to all employees even if they work a few hours each week including holiday pay and sick pay.

How to Enjoy your Summer Cleaning

Posted on July 17, 2012 by owner

Clean your bathroom: then use it before anyone else has a chance to make a mess

You can’t get away from the job of cleaning your bathroom, including scrubbing the sink and the bath itself; you also can’t get away from the fact that it won’t stay clean for long, especially if you are in a hard water area and a residue builds up fast.

Make sure that after your hard work then you are the one to enjoy the fruits of you house cleaning work and get to enjoy a nice relaxing bath in your nice clean bathtub: you deserve it and it should make your house cleaning a little easier with something to look forward to.

As you clean your house take entertainment with you

House cleaning can be very repetitive and very boring, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be entertained while you do it though. You may well watch TV while you iron but if you have a laptop or tablet computer you can do the same by taking them round the house with you and watching a DVD or just something online as you clean. If this sounds a little awkward for what you have in mind then try using a mp3 player and don’t limit yourself to music but consider an audio-book, which can make time fly.

Post July 4th Celaning

Posted on June 26, 2012 by owner

If the weather is good for July Fourth at least a lot of the mess should be outside; however mess indoors too, if you are hosting celebrations, family or even a party perhaps, is inevitable. If it pours down this July 4^th you are likely to have even more work of course as everyone comes inside but the celebrations continue unabated and the mess likewise.

As a housewife or househusband Independence Day and other holidays can be spoilt with the knowledge you’ll be tidying your home for days afterwards plus the actual damage and stains you may not be able to fix. Then of course if you work and don’t have anyone to clean up there is the very real possibility that it will be a couple of weekends until everything is back in order.

Should you consider getting in a professional cleaning service then? Some people see it as cheating but really it’s about saving time and making your life easier. A good cleaning service can leave your home cleaner than it started in fact and cut out a few jobs you’d have to have done without July 4^th so you have more spare time to do the things you love.

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