Deep Cleaning Your House? Here Are Some Fail-Proof Tips
By: John Garcia | Date Posted: July 5, 2022
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Deep cleaning of your house is important. There are likely areas in your house that have a lot of germs and bacteria building up there because they go ignored (such as under the sofa or behind a bookcase).
If you do not clean these parts of your house, then you can end up with bugs and vermin infesting your home.
At the very least, dust will accumulate, and itās not good to breathe in large amounts of dust.
Deep cleaning can seem like a challenge, but with this postās fail-proof advice, itās easier than ever
Fail-Proof Advice for Deep Cleaning Your House
Cleaning Textiles
Itās a good idea to clean any of your homeās decorative textiles at least once or twice a year, in addition to regular dusting and spot cleaning.
Itās especially important to clean woolen rugs, because if they arenāt cleaned and looked after, then they can deteriorate very quickly.
The rug cleaning team from Green Rug Cleaning in Westchester, NY says that by handing your rugs over to a professional to have them cleaned, the job gets done professionally.
Mishandling a woolen rug can result in it becoming damaged. Only ever entrust your rugs to professionals. The same is also true for any of your homeās other textiles.
Clean Ceilings
Another thing that you need to make sure that you do is to clean your homeās ceilings. A lot of people just clean their walls, floors, and furniture, completely overlooking their ceilings.
Your homeās ceilings will likely harbor a lust of dust and germs if you havenāt cleaned them before.
The best way to clean your ceilings is to use a duster. Once you have dusted them, you can then go over them with a cloth and wipe away any surface dust and germs.
If your ceilings are painted, bear in mind that wiping with a wet cloth could cause the paint to come off.
Window Washing
You need to make sure that you wash your windows inside and out. Unfortunately, a lot of people only wash the inside of their homeās windows.
Washing the outside of your windows is very easy, all you need is a hosepipe. You can select the jet wash function and then wash off any dirt from your windowās exterior surface.
If you have a professional window cleaning brush, then naturally you should use this because this will be a better option.
Under Floorboards
Be sure not to miss your homeās floorboards. Most people neglect underneath their floorboards, which causes germs and dust to accumulate in massive quantities.
The danger of not cleaning underneath your floorboards is that dirt and germs can attract rodents, like mice and rats. Food waste and debris left under floorboards are one of the main reasons that people get mouse infestations.
Cleaning under your floorboards can be very time-consuming and should be done at least once every few months. You might need a drill to unscrew your floorboards.
Steam Cleaning
Steam cleaning is another important thing that you need to do. Shockingly, people with carpets seldom steam clean them.
Steam cleaning lifts all of the dirt and germs out of your carpetās fibers. You donāt have to buy a steam cleaner, because you can lease one.
If you intend on leasing a steam cleaner, then ask the person from whom you are leasing it if you can also borrow some liquid solution.
Companies and individuals that lease steam cleaners will often allow you to use cleaner for an additional charge.
Steam cleaning should not be performed on any rugs or textiles, because it can damage them.
Disinfecting Countertops
Another thing that you need to make sure that you do is to disinfect your homeās countertops, in your bathroom, and kitchen. In the aforementioned rooms, germs and bacteria are often found on countertops because people neglect to disinfect them thoroughly.
When disinfecting countertops, you shouldnāt use harsh and abrasive chemicals, because this can damage them.
There are lots of natural solutions that you can use to clean your homeās countertops, like vinegar, for example.
When using vinegar to clean, make sure that you wear goggles and gloves, so that the vinegar doesnāt get into your eyes or touch your skin.
Patience
When cleaning your house, be patient. You must make sure that you clean one room at a time. A lot of people try to do several rooms at once. It is impossible to clean oneās house this way.
Make sure that you clean each room extensively before you move on to the next. If you live with your children or family, then you can ask them to clean one room, while you clean another.
Working with your family to clean your house is perhaps the easiest way of doing it. Donāt try to rush your houseās deep clean.
Remove Pets
When you are cleaning your house, make sure that you remove pets. The last thing that you want when you are cleaning is for your pets to follow you around and make a mess after youāve cleaned everything up.
If you have dogs, you can put them out in the backyard when you are cleaning. If you have cats then you should put them inside their cage or carrier while cleaning is being undertaken.
Make sure to thoroughly clean any areas that they frequent, to remove fur, germs, and any potential pests they could have introduced on their coat.
Vacuum Last
The last thing that you need to do when you are cleaning your house is to vacuum. You donāt need to vacuum until you have done everything else.
The reason that vacuuming should come last is that itās highly likely that while cleaning everything else, you will leave dust and dirt around.
Vacuuming will allow you to eliminate all of this leftover dust and dirt, without contaminating any other areas of your house.
Again, if you have family helping you, then you can delegate the task of vacuuming to one of them.
Deep cleaning of your house needs to be taken very seriously. If you donāt clean your house properly, then germs could be allowed to thrive and accumulate.
If you donāt like cleaning your house, then you can hire a cleaning company to come in and do it for you, although this can be very expensive.
Thank you for reading!
