September 15, 2021 by Buxton.Thomas
Spring cleaning day isn’t everyone’s favorite time of year. In reality, you can spend an entire day cleaning just to come home to a house that is only partially clean. When cleaning your home, always avoid these ten common cleaning mishaps.
- Cross-Contaminating
This can only spread germs from one place to another. Never use the same cleaning equipment for the entire house. Imagine using the cloth that was wiped in your bathroom to your kitchen. Always put a label or any indication on the different cleaning equipment used in every part of the house.
- Cleaning with the wrong equipment
It makes all the difference to use the right cleaning tools. If you’re still cleaning filthy surfaces with a feather duster, you’re not only billowing dust into the air, but you’re also putting yourself at danger of acquiring a cold. To properly clean your space, choose the right vacuum cleaner and cleaning detergents, such as bleach and soap.
- Cleaning and Drying Your Equipment Incorrectly
From time to time, we all forget to clean and dry our cleaning equipment. Wet sponges, brushes, and rags, for example, should be washed and hung to dry. Failure to do so just encourages germs and viruses to thrive.
- Ignoring Your Home’s Small Cracks and Spaces
It may be hard to clean small areas with cracks and spaces. These areas, however, become an ideal breeding ground for live organisms that could make your life difficult over time. These include mites, germs, fungi, cacti, and many more nasty critters.
- Ignoring the Need to Air out Your Beddings
I’m sure you’ve read dozens of articles encouraging you to make your bed every morning. However, we are constantly shedding dead skin, which provides an ideal habitat for dust mites. Simply allowing your bedsheets to dry in the sun causes dead skin to dry and die, along with dust mites. You could also leave your sheets tucked in but open your windows and expose them to as much sunlight as possible.
- Cleaning Your Windows First Thing in the Morning
Because sunlight has a negative effect on our vision, doing so makes it difficult for your eyes to detect dirt. Furthermore, the sun’s heat waves make it nearly impossible to clean the windows because water evaporates quickly. Choose a cloudy day to clean your windows.
- Using Furniture Polish to Clean
Furniture polish is intended to treat rather than clean the furniture. It will also make your furniture look shiny and glossy. Do not clean with furniture polish!
- Cleaning Your Home in the Wrong Sequence
It is easier to clean your house if you follow a specific cleaning routine. Begin at the farthest point away from the entrance and work your way to the house’s entrance. This prevents dust from being redistributed from the house interior.
- Failure to Read Directions
To get the most out of any cleaning tool or detergent, read the instructions on the label first. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a sloppy-looking house. Allow Maid in Louisiana to make your life easier! Please contact us so we can do the cleaning for you!