Five Terrific Home Cleaning Tips and Hints
Marble, granite and similar materials are porous and will therefore absorb water and cleaning solutions. Marble, granite and similar should only be cleaned with water and, if necessary, a neutral cleaning fluid. The pH-value should be 7 or close to 7. Scratched and dull parts of the floor can be treated with marble restorer. You can purchase marble restorer in janitor supply shops. Never use powdered cleansers on marble and granite since it will damage the surface. The same thing is true for metal scrapers, steel wool, scrub pads and similar.
Two: Toilet bowl rings are a nightmare so start combating them right away. In a toilet that is well maintained, a toilet brush with some ordinary acidic cleaner will normally suffice - combined with a lot of water. If a toilet ring has already appeared, you may need to use a green scrub sponge (of the nylon backed variety) to scrub away the ring. Always use plenty of water, since scrubbing on a dry surface can cause injury to the surface. Pumice stones can cause severe damage if used on the wrong surface. They are for vitreous china only. Enamel bowls, plastic bowls and colored china bowls will be destroyed by pumice stone cleaning.
Three: Sometimes the best course of action is to let a professional cleaning service handle it. If you for instance is moving to a new home and is already exhausted from juggling work and family, a good house cleaning service can be worth their weight in gold. If you hare changing house abroad, a local cleaning service will make sure that you follow the local regulations for final cleaning. Instead of having to worry about whether you should have cleaned out the kitchen fan filter, contact a local company that knows all the applicable rules. If you fail to clean properly when leaving your home to a new owner or tenant, many jurisdictions will make you liable for the cost of professional cleaning anyway. Do an online search to find suitable local cleaning companies. You can use Yahoo Babelfish and similar translation services online for free to find a proper search string. If you for instance is living in Sweden, in the town of Uppsala, the phrase to search for is “flyttstädning uppsala” .
Four: Indoor smoking can leave a so called “smoke film” on exposed surfaces in your home. You can make your own ideal cleaning product by adding water-soluble deodorizer to a heavy-duty cleaner with degrease capacity. Add some isopropyl alcohol to your window cleaning solutions to get the film off glass surfaces. Cleaning porous surfaces such as fabric or acoustic ceiling tiles is much harder. You may have to purchase a special ceiling cleanser to fix the tiles. In some situations where smoking has been going on for several years without a proper cleaning, the house will need to be repainted.
Five: Always reward yourself throughout the day to boost moral!