How clean is your home?
No matter how clean you may think your home is, there is always some hidden dirt that is invisible to the naked eye. There are many ways to ensure that your house is as clean as possible and here are a few ideas.
Contemporary cleaning implements make hygiene easy
Thankfully the days of scrubbing a flagstone kitchen floor on your hands and knees are long gone. Modern domestic appliances mean that it’s a simple matter of using a couple of minutes of your time to eradicate dirt. It’s vital to keep all surfaces in your kitchen in an impeccable condition. You could invest in a steam cleaner which will clean your cooker and your floor in order to preserve the sterility of the room. Also, you should regularly check your fridges and freezers for out of date and unwanted food. Good Housekeeping is always a good source if you need some good ideas about domestic cleanliness.
Check your floor surfaces
Dirt has a nasty habit of lurking behind cushions, and under sofas. If you have pets and children the fight to keep your home clean becomes even harder. One of the easiest ways to keep your house clean is to install a wooden floor. Carpets tend to conceal dust mites and allergens; animal stains are hard to remove. The dirt is more visible on a wooden or laminate floor, and therefore it will be easier to clean. A visit to www.easystepflooring.co.uk, among other flooring experts, will give you some ideas about the range of flooring materials available.
Curtains and cushions also need cleaning
Remember that curtains can become dusty and it’s easy to just run a vacuum or steam cleaner over them on a regular basis. If you’re considering washing them, check the instructions, some fabrics may shrink and you may be better off taking them to a professional laundry or dry cleaning service. If you are going to wash your curtains at home, use a cold cycle and only a minimal amount of detergent. You should also check that your cushion covers are kept clean.
De-cluttering is good for your soul, and your home
Dust and cobwebs love lurking behind all types of surfaces. If your house is full of unused pieces of furniture, old rugs or unwanted clothes, it might be time to have a good clearout. It’s much easier to keep a house clean if you can move furniture around effortlessly to reveal any hidden dust traps. Bookshelves should be regularly dusted. If you’ve outgrown certain items of literature, you can always take your surplus to a local charity shop.
Modern households claim they are too busy to clean
A shocking report in the The Daily Mail revealed that 70% of those polled maintain that they hide clutter under their sofas and 63% claim that their homes are not as tidy as they would like them to be. A further 39% of the population state that they simply don’t like cleaning at all. With the right gadgets, cleaning need not be a chore, and if you clean your house on a room-by-room basis, you’ll soon be on top of the problem.