Cleaning Tips
There are many methods to go about cleaning and organizing your space and plenty of suggestions available online. Here is Reliable House Cleanings list of basic home cleaning tips to help you get started with some of your basic household cleaning.
Keeping a Clean Home
There are many reasons to keep a clean home besides just appearances. Accumulating dust, unclean surfaces, and unvaccumed carpets can cause allergic reactions and encourage mold growth. Properly sanitiziing kitchen surfaces as well as cleaning areas prone to accumulating high amounts of moisture or dust can help reduce the amount of germs, mold and other aiborn allergens. A clean home can also positively impact ones emotional and mental health. A cluttered and chaotic home environment can aggravate depression or anxiety. Taking control of your home environment and establishing an organized living space can be empowering!
Cleaning vs Disinfecting
While keeping your home neat and tidy contributes greatly to the overall appearance and maintenance of your home or office, disinfecting is equally if not more important.
Keeping your space disinfected is a good way to ensure that your family stays healthy. Using disinfecting wipes or disinfecting cleaning products will help reduce the amount of airborn viruses and harmful bacteria in your home. Toilet seats, sinks, chairs, computer keyboards and monitors, door handles, or any household item touched frequently should be kept in mind when disinfecting your home. Its best to discard of old and overused sponges that tend to carry millions of germs. Try to wipe down your entire kitchen, including cabinets down to baseboards, with a strong disinfectant. Be thorough when cleaning out the refrigerator, cleaning from the inside out.
The bathroom is where most germs thrive. Toilet bowls and sinks are the two leading areas where germs are transferred. Use strong disinfectants to clean these areas and discard of sponges used to clean the bathroom when you've finished cleaning.
Before cleaning any surface, be sure to read the product packaging to make sure you don't damage the surface of any precious materials. If you're not sure as to whether or not a solution will be harmful to you or your walls, paint, furniture, etc., read the packaging again carefully or locate a phone number on the package to ask a customer representative from that company.
Air Quality and Purification
Dust travels throughout your house by means of your home air duct system. Since your air conditioners filtering system filters out much of the dust and allergens floating around in your house, its best to keep your ducts clean and regularly change your filters. We don't recommend smoking indoors, but if you must try to smoke in a well ventilated area to help cut down on the indoor air pollution.
Try to keep a few windows open in your kitchen when cooking. When frying food, try to use grease and splatter screens and cook at medium levels to cut down on the amount of smoke being produced. Dusting regularly and changing your vacuum cleaner bags regularly to cut down on dust that might get blown back out into the air. We also recommend using a a dust mask for your own safety.
More Basic Cleaning Tips:
Pet Stain Removal
Grout Cleaning
Furniture Cleaning
Wall Cleaning
Window Cleaning
Clean Your Ceiling