How to Clean Your House Like a Professional House Cleaner
Do you cringe every time the doorbell rings because of how your house looks? Here are some simple, easy, and complimentary cleaning tips that will help you keep your home clean and tidy no matter how little time you have to dedicate to it. The key is to use your creativity and imagination to create small moments of time for you to pick up and clean your home. You do not have to have two hours a day to keep your home clean. With a few minutes and a family "team," you can keep your home guest-ready all the time! If you have any questions or need some help cleaning your home, contact our professional team. Since 1981, we have been cleaning
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Keeping Your Home Clean and Visitor Ready
The best free advice that I have ever heard is taking a timer and spending five minutes in each room. This means that you and your family work together in that room for five minutes. When the timer goes off, then you move to another room. The space will not be clean the first time, but after two or three days, you will find that it is clean and tidy after five minutes. The great thing is that if you do this daily, there will not be an opportunity for days and days of clutter to pile up, which makes your home dirty and messy. Take your cleaning products with you to each room, so you do not have to waste time hunting for them. Make a basket or bucket of cleaning supplies to carry around the house. In this way, you do not have to look all over the house for that elusive cleaning tool that you need. All of your cleaning supplies will be in one place, and they will be right with you. No more wasting time! Gather up your favorite cleaning supplies and tools, put them in a basket or bucket, and start your five-minute trip through the house!
Cleaning Stop One: Kitchen
This is not the time to be washing dishes. There is no way you can clean and wash dishes in five minutes. If you have dirty dishes, they should be washed at least daily, if not more often. Before starting your five-minute cleaning sweep, you need to wash the dishes or put them in the dishwasher. Then start your timer. Clean the countertops of things that don't belong. Wipe your countertops. Sweep the floor. Dust, mop, or use a swifter on the floor. Now, the first time that you try this, you may not be able to get all of this done in five minutes, but after a few sweeps through the kitchen, then you should be able to.
Cleaning Stop Two: Bathroom
Do not forget to bring your cleaning bucket in here! Spray the shower/tub with a cleaning solution. Swish the toilet. Wipe down the countertops, the sink, and the top of the toilet. Turn on the shower/tub water to rinse out the cleaning solution. Take dirty clothes to the laundry room. Sweep the bathroom. Dust, mop, or use a swifter to clean the floor. This room will get easier and easier if you do it every day. You may not have to do all of the steps on some days, depending upon how messy your family is and how much time you need to free up. The key is to train them to pick up after themselves (easier said than done).
Window Screen Cleaning Tips
Most people no longer bother to remove window screens in the fall and store them all winter. Consequently, breezy fall and spring winds and rain deposit lots of dirt that plug the screens and make them unattractive to look through. Cleaning them is not the hassle you may think! Probably the worst part is removing the screens from the window frame; that's why people leave them up year-round! Organize the screens by size – if they are small enough, they will fit easily in the tub or shower. Larger screens may be left outside, leaning against a sawhorse or exterior wall close to a garden hose for rinsing. Mix a simple cleaning solution of three parts water to one part ammonia.
Before applying the cleaning solution, wet the screen thoroughly with water. Then dip a scrub brush into the solution and apply it to the screen using a very light scrubbing motion. Be sure you don't scrub too hard or push the fabric, which can stretch or cause damage to the screen. Lightly brush the solution over the entire screen using overlapping, rotating strokes. You may want to rinse the screen then, looking for missed or stubborn spots. Re-treat those areas and then rinse thoroughly again with the hose or showerhead, ensuring all cleaning solutions are removed.
Shaking the screen and giving them a light tap against the ground or wall should remove most excess water. You may also give a quick wipe with an absorbent towel to speed up the drying process. Replacing the screens as soon as they are dry makes short work of what could be a time-consuming chore. Looking through clean screens is an absolute pleasure!