With the progress of the winter season, there is a big need of interference in the cleaning area. Even if you don’t think that the home can get cluttered or dirty when the most you have to deal with are mounds of snow, you have clearly never taken a dusting test at home in that season. Dirt and maintenance needs never sleep and you always have to be ready to handle them, even in the coldest of weather. And we are here to help, with some quick tips on the less encumbering than spring cleaning, but nevertheless tiresome winter cleaning.
Clearing to Start
Naturally, before you even start cleaning, you have to deal with some clearing up. Make sure you free enough space to spin that vacuum around and heap up all the things you wish to get rid of – by winter, especially after Christmas and New Year’s, you will have gathered quite a lot of new material to get rid of, in the forms of old Christmas tree, those dreaded Christmas lights, broken toys, needles, glitter, the old versions of whatever gifts you received and so on. Do some rubbish removal for all that and then the real process can begin.
Indoor Cleaning
It is important to note that you should heat up a room before cleaning it. You may be saving some electricity by isolating some rooms in which case those rooms will be quite cold. Put some heat in to save yourself from unnecessary colds, then, at the very least, you won’t have to wait for the dust to unstick from the surfaces. The rest is all standard cleaning – start from top to bottom, first vacuum, then deal with stains.
Also it is important to note that since you don’t open windows during winter it’s best to use eco-friendly cleaning supplies so that you don’t enclose yourself with toxic vapours. Even homemade products such as baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice will be more than enough to tackle the winter difficulties. Of course you can also always hire a professional end of tenancy cleaning company.
Outdoor Cleaning
If you have a patio, it is up to you whether to bother with it. If it is in a closed up environment where snow has no access, then pretty much the same rules remain – heat up the place a bit so as to avoid battling ice and then first do rubbish removal and then straight up clean the place. You can be more liberal with the products here as well. The shed is a trickier part if you have one. During the winter season all you could (and should) do there is a quick vacuuming to battle dust and spiderwebs.
Winter cleaning is never as bad as spring cleaning can get. The point is to keep up the appearance of the house and rid yourself of annoying dust so that you can enjoy the fresh air of the season.
