Major Cleaning Tips
What time is it?
It’s Major Cleaning Time!
For many people, the tasks seem
daunting, perhaps even overwhelming.
Here are some tips that will help
make the job easier, from Ottawa's Oldest and
Largest home cleaning service with over
2,000,000 hours of experience:
STEP 1.
HAVE ALL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT READY
CHECKLIST
OF EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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GLASS
CLEANER
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TILE AND
PORCELAIN CLEANER
-
PAPER
TOWEL
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S.O.S. OR
SCRUBBIE PADS
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WOOD CARE
PRODUCTS (YOUR CHOICE)
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OVEN
CLEANER
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GARBAGE
BAGS
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WHITE
VINEGAR
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CHLORINE
BLEACH (JAVEX)
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SEVERAL 2
CUBIC FOOT PACKING BOXES
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CLOTHES
HAMPERS
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LARGE
“YARD” VINYL TRASH BAGS
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STEP 2.
TURN OFF FURNACE FANS
Major
cleaning will stir up dust. You do not want
the furnace moving it around the house. This
is a good time to replace / clean your
furnace filters.
STEP 3.
DO ONE ROOM / AREA AT A TIME
Start up high and work your way down through
the house. Dust and dirt falls. Don’t start
cleaning until you do step 4.
STEP 4.
PICK UP, SORT OUT, THROW AWAY
Once you have decided on the first room to
clean, follow this step carefully.
You cannot clean around clutter and extra
“stuff”.
Begin by removing everything from the room
except large furniture.
As
each item comes out, decide its fate:
Throw away items should be bagged or boxed
for garbage, recycling or charity and placed
to go out.
Items that are for
returning back into that room can be placed
into laundry hampers.
You will clean these items after the room is
cleaned – as you place them back in.
Items that you are not
sure what to do with, are to be placed in the 2
cube boxes. Seal the boxes, label the contents
on the side, and stack them for storage in an
appropriate area (garage; basement; storage
locker).
STEP 5.
FOLLOW A SYSTEM TO CLEAN THE ROOM
With all the stuff out, you are ready to
clean the room.
Start up high.
Move around the room in one direction.
Use the dusting tool on the vacuum to get at
cobwebs.
Always clean floors last.
These
tips are provided as a public service by
Canada’s Oldest and Ottawa’s Largest Residential
Cleaning Service.
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