House Cleaning
Tips
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Toss the dust mop and wet mop into the washer with cleaning rags at least once
a month.
Leave bowl cleaner in the brush, tap to remove excess, to prevent bacteria
buildup.
Bathroom personal care products should be put into cabinets and drawers leaving
a minimum to move when cleaning.
Keep the bathmat clean longer, and provide quicker drying, drape it over the
edge of tub or top of shower door.
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House Cleaning
Tools & Supplies
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House Cleaning Supplies
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House Cleaning Tools
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Full Houseclean
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Deep Clean Bathrooms
Deep Kitchen Cleaning
Deep Bedroom Cleaning
Dusting
Floors
Laundry
Tools
Walls
Woodwork
Windows
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Quick House Cleaning
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Quick Clean Bathrooms
Quick Clean Kitchens
Quick Clean Bedrooms
Dusting
Floors
Laundry
Tools
Walls
Woodwork
Windows
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House Cleaning Tools
Tools for Cleaning a House
© Housecleaning-Made-Easy.com
A house simply cannot be cleaned properly without good housecleaning tools;
cleaning tools specifically designed for each stage of the housecleaning
process. House Cleaning tools that are simple, both in design and use, and do
not require constant purchase of disposal products to keep the tools working.
House Cleaning tools must accomplish cleaning tasks quickly and easily. Having
to many housecleaning tools can be just as self-defeating as having too few!
Both conditions create what can easily become an insurmountable stalemate. Too
few tools mean a needed cleaning task gets put off because there is no adequate
tool to accomplish the cleaning task. An over-abundance of cleaning tools mean
the homemaker ends up trying first cleaning tools, then another, then yet
another until they give up in defeat.
Manufacturers are bombarding the market with cleaning equipment they claim will
save time. The reality is 95+% of all the new cleaning equipment being rushed
to market is not designed with reducing your housecleaning time as the goal. It
is designed and introduced with one goal, creating an ongoing source of income
for the manufacter as you use up and must replace disposable elements of the
tool. Face the fact, manufacturer's are in the business of selling their
housecleaning products and they accomplish that quite well whether the cleaning
product is deserving of the hype given it or not.
Woman make the decision to use specific housecleaning equipment based on all
those televised ads proclaiming how much easier housecleaning will be if only
they are using the cleaning tool the ad is promoting. In their quest to make
their housecleaning easier American women are falling prey to advertising
claims that only rarely live up to claimed performance!
House cleaning toolss need to do the job you expect them to do and do it
efficiently. The main purpose of all cleaning products and tools should be to
help you by making your housecleaning quick and easy requiring minimal effort,
with no additional purchases needed to keep it working.
Over the years I have developed a standard list of tools I give to each new
customer. Today, the cleaning tools I use, in every home I clean, has varied
little from what I started out using many years ago. Differences are mostly
re-designs creating a more useful tool then the original version. e.g. Dust
mops are now 20" wide not 10-12". One newer item that is a definite back saver
is the extendable handle Scrubber by 3M®.
Cleaning Tools
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3M®, Scotch-Brite Scrubber - white, fine scrubber for cleaning bathroom
tubs and shower stalls, tough enough to clean soap scum and grime from shower
walls and bathtub inner surfaces, soft enough to use on the metal surfaces.
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3M®, Scotch-Brite
Shower & Bath Scrubber with extending handle - blue, replacements
scrubbers are available. This scrubber is ideal for reaching those hard to get
to areas of the shower and ideal for reaching across the expanses in today's
jacuzzi's and whirlpool tubs.
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Synthetic Cut End Wet Mop - Rayon is great for wet mops as it does not rot or
mildew and is my preference for washable floors. Double check to insure it is
cut end, NOT looped end. Rayon wet mops come in various styles and sizes, 12-24
oz. I recommend one that allows the mop head to be replaced for ease in washing
regularly. One style will have a snap lock that holds a flat style binding,
mostly available for commercial cleaning. An alternate style, and usually the
easiest to find is round and the mop head simply screws on the stand handle.
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Libman Wonder Mop - The Wonder Mop® by Libman consists of wide, non-woven
absorbent strips that hold as much or as little moisture as you want. The
Libman is a good selection for homes with only a few smaller floors. Need to
mop? Use the built-in wringer for the exact amount of dampness needed. Need to
mop up a spill? Wring out by hand to remove as much moisture as possible and it
becomes highly absorbant for quick mop-ups.
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Libman® Precision Angle Broom - 2 color bands of polymer fibers, 74 tufts,
and a 11" wide sweeping surface. Gets into all those corners and crevices
quickly and easily.
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O'Cedar® Dust Mop - 20" wide for quick removal of debris the head swivels
360 degrees. Made of nylon it quickly grabs dust, especially cat and dog fur.
This mop is machine washable insuring you can quickly and easily clean it when
needed.
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Feather Duster with 18-20" wooden handle. Dust not only surfaces but all your
valuable curios and collectibles.
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Squeegee's are the best piece of equipment for cleaning windows. Purchase one separate from the handle and has a replaceable blade. This will allow you to purchase the specific handle that you require whether it be 18" or 48".
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Webster Brush Duster - Electrostatically attract with this tool's plastic
fibers and round head. Easily clean corners, baseboards and remove cobwebs then
carry it all outside and tap gently to release.
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Oval ceiling fan duster brush quickly and easily slips over ceiling fan blades
removing dust from edges as well as hard to reach blade tops.
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A Cleaning Caddy is one of the essential tools in making housecleaning quick
and easy. Keeping one of all cleaning supplies stored in a cleaning caddy means
everything is always close at hand when cleaning needs to be done.
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Rags: My favorite rags always are bably diapers but when the price of a dozen diapers exceeded what I was willing to pay and the supply at garage sales vanished I changed to terry cloth rags. They are suitable for all surfaces, easily torn or ripped into smaller rags, and are troopers at gathering dust. Unlike microfiber cloths which cannot be used on all surfaces terry cloth is safe to use on everything.
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