Cleaning
Tips for a Cleaner, Healthier Home
(NewsUSA) – How clean is clean? Understanding the difference between a home that looks clean and a home that is properly disinfected is especially important. A room may appear immaculate, but millions of germs and bacteria are lurking where you least expect them.
To protect your family from illness, you must [...]
Cleaning Carpets
General
Using club soda in the carpet shampooing machine cleans as well as if not better than carpet shampoo and does not leave the soapy residue behind. Plus, it will get out most spots.
Throw Rugs
Rugs that are just taken out of the dryer still have warm rubber. Don’t place the rugs on your tile floors rubber [...]
Cleaning Floors
Wax Build-Up Removal from Linoleum Floor
The most effective way to remove a wax build-up on linoleum is to use ammonia. This is pretty strong smelling stuff- so have plenty of ventilation- also DO NOT mix ammonia with bleach – it creates a dangerous gas. Mix approximately 1/2 cup of ammonia in a bucket of warm [...]
Cleaning Chrome Fixtures
If not properly maintained, chrome fixtures can become dull and cloudy. After cleaning a bathroom, you want your chrome fixtures to sparkle! For blinding brilliance, make a paste of baking soda and dishwashing liquid. Apply this to your chrome fixtures and rub clean with a cloth. Warm vinegar will also make your bathroom shine. Here’s [...]
Cleaning Windows and Mirrors
Mirrors
A simple cleaner is baking soda and water.
For streak free mirrors, clean them with clear rubbing alcohol. Use an old cotton tee shirt to wipe the mirror clean.
Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
Mirrors can be streaklessly cleaned by using denatured alcohol [...]
General Cleaning Tips
Baby wipes are miracle workers. They can be used for dusting, polishing shoes, and cleaning car dashboards. They will even remove stains from carpet! They will even remove hard to get out things like motor oil and blood.
Use baking soda on just about any cleaning job when you need some extra help but don’t want [...]
Protect Your Pantry From Ants
(NewsUSA) – As the weather warms, many homeowners face the same problem — ants swarming into their kitchens and invading their pantries. The same sweet flavors that appeal to humans, like sugar and syrup, also appeal to ant colonies. And while we are planning picnics and firing up the backyard barbecue, ants are moving inside [...]
Keep Your Driveway Spot Free
(NewsUSA) – Concrete driveways and sidewalks take a lot of abuse. Look down and you’re likely to find dirt, oil and even rust stains. But some simple tips can keep all the concrete around your home looking clean and new.
Most dirt and grime stains can be cleaned away with a power washer. Power washers are [...]
How To Clean A Braided Rug
So you are the proud owner of braided rugs and you really feel to display those to your friends and guests who frequent your house. In fact even when nobody is due to come in the evening for a sumptuous dinner, you still spread those out because you really love them. Actually you are so [...]
Spots, Spills & Stains
General
To remove stains from counter tops, use a paper towel soaked in a little rubbing alcohol and it will come right off.
To remove tough toilet stains, use a pumice stone. Empty the toilet bowl of water. Then soak the pumice stone in water. Rub the stains/areas but don’t scrub too hard.
Lighter fluid will remove most [...]
