Need some ideas for keeping your home looking fresh and bright between professional cleanings? These are the best cleaning tools to make the job a little easier.
Microfiber Cloths
Sub in microfiber clothes for paper towels to do something good for the environment and for yourself. Microfiber fabric picks up worked in dirt, crumbs, and grime and is reusable. Microfiber can also be extremely absorbent and great for sopping up spills.
Use your dry microfiber cloths to dust delicate areas, like your blinds are fragile knickknacks. It is also useful for cleaning mirrors as it won’t leave lint behind like cotton rags.
Narrow Vacuum Attachment
Clean in between with the narrow vacuum attachment. From grout, floorboard seams, window sills, couch cushions, and more, the handiest tool in your arsenal is the narrow vacuum hose attachment.
Concentrating the force of the vacuum through its thin inlet, this attachment picks up more than your broad attachments. It might take a little longer to go over big spaces, but they will be spotless once you have them.
Handheld Vacuum
For quick pick-ups after cooking, crafts, meals, and Fido jumping on the couch, a handheld vacuum will be your best friend. These are lightweight, compact, and easy to store on their chargers. With surprising power compared to their size, whip these out when you have a quick mess to pick up.
Steam Mop
Who doesn’t love the look, feel, and smell of a freshly steamed kitchen floor? It’s the number one way to know the space is clean and sanitized.
If your kitchen and bathroom floors are grouted tile, a steam mop or cleaner is the only way to go. Without this mechanized product, you will likely be on your hands and knees trying to keep your grout looking bright.
Detachable Shower Spray Head
Not only are these great for cleaning you, but detachable shower spray heads are also great for keeping many things in your home clean.
Scrubbing your tub is absolutely easier with spray house in hand to wipe away cleanser residue. But don’t stop there. Use the shower spray head to clean other items that are just too big for the sink.
Give shoes a quick spray and wipe down when they get too muddy. Instantly treat your comforter when you spill red wine across it without trying to cram under the sink faucet. Wash the family dog with warm water, rather than hosing him down outside after a roll in the mud. The control of a spray hose makes cleaning unwieldy items in your shower simple.
These tools are great for keeping up everyday cleaning, but for your deep cleaning needs turn to HouseMaids. We offer systematized cleaning programs with schedules that are flexible for your needs to make sure your home is spotless. Give us a call today at (914) 953-4300.
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