Hello World! Welcome Friends! When you buy or rent a new place, the chances are you’ll need to clean it up thoroughly before you move in. It is not because the place would be all trashed up or something, but because there are chances that dust, pests, and mites would be lurking around.
It needs no mention that these could lead to several health issues for you and your family. On top of it, the pandemic is still not over. And this makes it all the more important to clean your new home inside out, with proper disinfectant treatments.
Worried about how to do it? Well, we’ve got you covered.
This article will give you all the answers to your doubts and questions for the same.
Begin with Decluttering Everything
Professional house cleaning experts would suggest that you clear the house of any debris or trash before anything else. And it makes sense too.
With all the debris and trash, it is not possible to clean each and every corner of the house. For instance, if there is any broken kitchenware or tableware lying around, it should be removed. Likewise, if you find broken pieces of window glass, you should remove them too. These broken pieces, although don’t pose any health hazard but could be endangering your safety when you’re cleaning.
Besides. you should also clean up high before you clean low. In other words, you need to clean the ceiling and other fittings installed in the ceiling. For example, if there are chandeliers, you must clean them before you clean the floors.
Organize the Place with Apt Inclusions
Once you’re done with the quick sweeping (decluttering) of your new place, the next thing you ought to be doing is organizing things back in place.
Organizing the place also includes repairing any broken or damaged fixtures. For instance, there could be damaged wiring, and plumbing systems. Or there can be broken window panes, as already mentioned.
The repair work for all these would also create more trash. And you wouldn’t definitely want to be spending hours to clean the trash from repairs, as soon as you move into your new house.
Scrub and Clean the Floors
Once everything is fixed and there are no more repairs that could create more debris, the next step should be to clean and scrub the floors.
Practically, the floor is the most used part of any home. And likewise, it is also the breeding ground for most pathogens, bacteria, and viruses. And not to forget the Covid-19 virus.
When cleaning and scrubbing the floor, you must ensure that you use gloves and wear a mask. Besides, the experts at Bello’s Cleaning Services suggest using a natural disinfectant, along with a bleaching solution, to clean the floors properly. It should ensure that every strain of the harmful bacteria and virus is removed.
Use Disinfectants in Common Areas
Apart from cleaning and scrubbing the floors, it is also crucial to have your home disinfected properly. Particularly, the places that are more commonly accessed than others.
To begin with, you should disinfect all the door handles. Then the slabs and shelves all around the house. And then the bathroom fixtures and other commonly touched installations.
While disinfecting your home, make sure that you also get the air conditioning system cleaned thoroughly. Besides, even if it is not needed, you should get the filters in your HVAC system replaced with new ones. It is very likely the old filters would be either clogged or, if not, they’ll be accumulating a lot of active bacteria and viruses.
Degrease the Kitchen Area
One of the most common areas that would surely be sustaining tons of bacterial colonies is the kitchen. Essentially, the soot and the fumes from cooking accumulates on kitchen walls, shelves, and ceiling.
And when a house is not in use for some time, these bacterial colonies are more likely to evolve and spread. Notably, the bacteria in the kitchen could make you and your family very sick.
Reports suggest that kitchen areas that are not cleaned and disinfected regularly have 62% more chances of spreading diseases. Evidently, you should degrease your kitchen area, with special attention. Try to remove any deposits and residue on the kitchen shelves and walls. It is also suggested to use a mild detergent to prevent damaging any soft surface from damaging.
Bathrooms also need Special Attention
Amid all the cleaning and disinfecting tasks, it is quite easy to neglect one or two places. And bathrooms are possibly the ones that may get neglected for the same.
Although you’ll be disinfecting all the fixtures like taps, basins, and showers, there are still places that can spread diseases. For example, the toilet and the bathtub are also a common breeding ground for disease-causing bacteria. Plus, there are hangers and cupboards that may get neglected.
Essentially, you should make a checklist of all the places within your bathroom that need to be cleaned up. Your bathroom is the place that requires top-notch maintenance, especially when hygiene is concerned. Use mild detergents and alcoholic disinfectant spray to clean your bathroom. You can also use vinegar solution diluted in water for disinfecting.
The Gist
When you’re moving into a new home, the excitement could be overwhelming. It’s a new location, new neighbors, and a new life. However, with a new home, comes new challenges. Notably, health care and hygiene are at the top of the challenge list.
It could be foolhardy to think of your new home as a disease-free zone, for weeks and months of inactivity brings in more challenges.
Perhaps, thinking of getting it thoroughly cleaned up could be the solution. Regardless of whether you try to clean up your home by yourself, or hire specialists to do it, the essence is to make it liveable once again. At the same time, professional services can save you a lot of time and effort, whereas, doing it on your own could also put you in danger of acquiring diseases. Professionals, no doubt, have specialized equipment and protective gear with them to handle all sorts of hazardous situations.
But, then again, the decision is yours. No matter what you choose, make sure you move in after it is pristinely cleaned and disinfected.
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