Summer House Cleaning Tips
Posted by Vicki Zerbee on Sun, May 29, 2011 @ 08:20 PM
It seems we're constantly changing seasons and within days, the summer season will be well upon us. Summer means more company, visitors, cookouts, parties, friends and family, and most importantly, time to freshen up our homes. We all want our homes clean, bright, and comfortable for this wonderful season.
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Hopefully, you've been keeping up with your house cleaning over the past months. If you've been negligent and failed to keep up, you will find the project to be quite overwhelming. This might be the time to consider getting a little bit of help from a house cleaning service before you undertake the majority of the summer cleaning chores on your own.
Today, we're going to talk about which projects need tackling within your home. You can decide if you wish to work at them yourself, or seek some help. Let's get started!
Summer House Cleaning
After the long winter and the house being closed up tight, you'll want to dust off the radiators, shelves, books, all the baseboards, and where ever else you have dust accumulating.
Windows and screens will need dusting (or vacuuming works just as well), and washing both inside and out. Some people find that they can attach a window cleaning mixture that they get from a hardware store to their outdoor hose. This makes it so much easier to clean the exterior windows (and shutters) if you have a lot of windows or a two-story house.
This is a great time to wash all machine washable window treatments and bedding. In addition, this is also when you should change out your heavier, winter-weight drapes, area rugs, throws, bedding and such for the warmer weather types.
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If you have area rugs that do not have proper backings on them, send those out to professional cleaners. In the meantime, all your wall-to-wall carpets and area rugs with backings can be shampooed or steam cleaned with a rug/carpet cleaner. Wood floors are best cleaned with a warm bucket of water and a clean mop. No chemical cleaners are necessary.
Cleaning Floors
Floors seem to be the biggest stressor for many people, but nonetheless, they need to be cared for regularly. As we've said, wood floors need only a warm, clean water wash. You can strip and re-wax your vinyl or linoleum floors, which will bring back their shine. You may also want to wax some wood floors, stone, brick, and unglazed tiles.
Want a little shine in your home? Don’t forget to polish the metal door and window hardware (the pretty, shiny brass pieces will thank you). Oil your door and window hinges to eliminate those annoying squeaks.
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Cleaning your home for summer or for any season is always an easier job if you've been diligent in keeping up with the cleaning needs. As we mentioned before, should you find yourself either short of time or energy, engaging the assistance of a house cleaning service in Boston can save you a lot of time. You'll have a cleaner house in far less time, and still get to enjoy that backyard barbeque with your friends.