House Cleaning - The best ways to clean your house

give me some tips on spotless cleaning my house fast in like two days?

Nov 19th, 2008 by admin

I am thinking you have someone coming in 2 days you have to impress?So do some cheating. Go round room by room. Get rid of ribbish, tidy clutter out of sight. Spray polish on feather duster, go round starting at ceiling and working down to skirtings. Hoover, then polish surfaces up with duster. Don't forget door handles and light switches, dead giveaway. Spray no vac carpet freshener and air freshener and shut door. Try not to use rooms you dont have to. Bathroom and toilet- use nice smelly cleaner for bath, sink, toilet and sills. Do floor, bleach toilet. Kitchen- sweep down all surfaces, getting rid of crumbs. Then use bleach spray. Particular attention to sink and bin and fridge door. Buy lillies and place in vase in hall and cook some parbaked baguettes and make coffee just before guests arrival. good luck

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I am looking for a home remedy to whiten stained fingernails?

Nov 19th, 2008 by admin

During this past week, I have been doing alot of house cleaning, and yard work, now my nails are stained. They look horrible, I don't want to paint over them in case that would seal the stain in or cut them off. So far I have tried plain soap and water with a nail brush, lemon juice and water soak….. If any one has any ideas or knows something that will work, please let me know.

My first recommendation is to wear gloves!! You can try a nail whitener that Sally Beauty Supply carries. Denture tablets also work. Second step is to use a 3 or 4 way nail buffer and "gently" buff away the yellow or stained surface. Be careful when doing this because you can also thin your nails. Also make sure to use a non-yellowing base-coat prior to nail polish. Finish off with a good top coat such as Seche Vite. Try to stay away from nail products that contain Tolulene and Formaldehyde which will also stain and dehydrate your nails and cause chipping and peeling. Pick up cuticle oil and put a dab on your nails each night before bed. This helps keep your nails moisturized and will prevent breakage.

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I need some help with my hamster! ?

Nov 19th, 2008 by admin

I think I’ve given my 10 month old Syrian hamster a bit too much lettuce and vegetables in the past few days and now I think she’s a little sick, i don’t know if its diarrhea but her poo is a bit green and smells quite bad! but she’s ok, she eats her food and cleans herself just like any other day, but a little moody. I prefer not to take her to the vet because my last hamster died because the vet accidentally gave her too much anesthesia, can anyone tell me some home remedies in order to make her better? thanks!

Make some camomile tea- they’re easy to find herbal tea bags, and a natural cure for diarrhea for most animals- and wait for it to cool, so it needs to be the same, safe temperature as their water, and then attach that in a bottle to the cage, BUT keep her normal water attached too.

Stop giving fruit and veg for now, and provide her dry food, plus some dry toast, which should help them.

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How much does a house cleaning maid cost these days?

Nov 19th, 2008 by admin

I live in tucson arizona on the 2nd floor of an apt building. I have two bedroom appartment and need a house cleaning maid to help me with my clutter and cleaning issues.

How much do they normally charge these days?

thanks for your help!
People who adhere to the "if you havent used it in 1 year throw it out" pertaining to clutter.
So I havent had an job interview and havent used my dress suit in a year i should throw it out?
I havent needed to use my power drill in over a year ..i need to throw it out?
I really dont understand this concept. But it overall needs to be stored properly rather than being thrown out.

Only you can decide what to toss and what to save. Once you have done this, then get a maid. Check with some of your friends or neighbors, they may be able to recommend someone that they use. The prices vary greatly and if you can find someone who is reliable and not with an agency they are much more reasonable.

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What is the best natural cleaner available in bulk quanties for a cleaning service?

Nov 19th, 2008 by admin

I'm looking for affordable natural cleaners that are available in bulk sizes/quantities. They must be pleasant smelling (vinegar is a good cleaner, but smells awful). This would be used for a house cleaning service. Thanks in advance for your help.

Simple Green. It is natural, I have seen it in gallon sizes even at grocery stores, and smells piney. Oh! It cleans EVERYTHING from the bathrooom to the floors to the car.

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Any tips for cleaning an old house?

Nov 19th, 2008 by admin

The house is almost 75 years old and i can never seem to keep it clean. Its very hard. It seems imposible. I would just like some tips from some nice people about how they clean their house. Thank you!! ( :

Ah, yes, I grew up in an old house. Fond memories of cleaning it! If you have wood floors, like many older houses do, be sure that you're cleaning them properly (with wood floor cleaner, not just pinesol and water or something). Usually, I hate to say, bugs are a bigger problem in old houses, so be sure to get the pesticide crew out to your house at the beginning of each season. It's true that old houses do seem to have more dust. If you have allergies or anything like that (asthma, etc.), you should consider replacing the carpet, because the decades of dust can just build up, even if you vacuum it. Older houses may also have "special needs," like an old fireplace or wood carvings. If you have an old wood fireplace, that has potential for both great memories and major mess because of the ashes you'll need to clean up if you use it. So weigh in your mind whether it's worth it to you: if it isn't, just remove the wood and whatever other stuff is inside the fireplace and decorate the inside with some nice pillar candles, or something like that.

As far as just staying up on the cleaning, that's always a challenge. If your house is very big (depending also on how much free time you have if you work, have kids, etc.), you might consider having a maid come in weekly, bi-weekly, monthly–anything helps, especially with an old house that needs extra cleaning. If you have kids that are old enough, have them pitch in. And remember, you don't have to hire a professional "maid." If you know a teen who needs extra cash, have him/her help you however often you want to. Just tell them exactly what you want them to do. (My mother used all of the above options to help keep our 6-bedroom house in order). Often, teens are looking for ways to raise money to go to summer camp, etc., and they're tired of babysitting and washing cars.

Apart from that, here's my cleaning method: pick your priorities (they're different for everybody). First priority: whatever weird pet peeves you have. Do you get irritable when your bedroom's not vacuumed? Do that first. Hate to see any trash in the bathroom trash can? Take it out as often as you need to. Do what you need to cut down on stress. After my pet peeves, I have a general hierarchy as to what gets done first. For me, first I keep the bathrooms sanitary. Not perfect, but sanitary. (Toilets clean, trash out, no weird stains anywhere). Next, I keep the carpet vacuumed. (If you have kids or pets, this may need to be done pretty often). Next, the kitchen basics. Keep the dishes moving, keep the counters wiped down, floor swept, etc. Those are my house priority basics, and after that I move on to things that aren't as important to me, like dusting and cleaning the oven. It gets done, but not before the other stuff does.

When to clean: depends on your schedule! I'm a college student, so my schedule is pretty busy, with weird and unreliable hours. So I often clean here and there, in the fifteen-minute windows that pop up throughout the day. I'll get the bigger cleaning projects done on the weekends, during longer spurts. For me, I clean most right before tests. I'll study for a while, until I'm tired of sitting and thinking, and then I'll get up and do whirlwind cleaning for an hour or so to blow off stress. (You're probably not a student if you have your own house, but maybe some of those ideas will fit with your life).

Most important cleaning principle: don't be a perfectionist! Do NOT compare your house to the clean freaks you know. Just do what you feel is important to make your house feel like a home. Good luck, and I hope some of this helps. And enjoy your house! I love old houses, even if they are a little extra work.

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your house can sell as FAST as this “Dollhouse” did.

Nov 17th, 2008 by admin

Sometimes I spot a house that just makes me drool as a real estate agent. If all of my listings looked like this one I’d go ahead and book a 9 month cruise. This home immediately caught my eye from a distance as I was driving through a cute little neighborhood this weekend. I knew I spotted a winner. The grass was trimmed, the landscaping looked manicured, the paint was light and bright and fresh and the driveway was so white and clean that I wouldn’t have dared to park on it. These are the simple but critical things that you need to do to the exterior of your home to get buyers inside. Did you know that a recent report revealed 98.3% of home buyers do their shopping on line? Makes sense that the OUTSIDE of your home better look PERFECT or they’ll eliminate you quickly and “click” right on to a home that DOES look great. Oh yeah……when I got a little closer to this home I spotted the “Under Contract” sign int he yard. Coincidence? I doubt it.