Don’t Delay: Hop Into Spring With These Cleaning

A wonderful spring cleaning is often not a task that the majority of people enjoy, nevertheless it is a task that needs to be done irregardless. So what the heck is spring cleaning anyhow? Aren’t we going to be living outside the house more now that the weather is warming up? But that is just the point. After the family has been closed up inside during the winter months the house could use a thorough cleaning. By using the strategies here in this article you hopefully will find that you actually want to participate in spring cleaning because the results will be something that you and your family members will enjoy (when it’s all done of course). A tidy home is soothing to the mind, it has positive effects on your relationship with your better half and there are health benefits on top of that.


In case you didn’t realize, spring cleaning ain’t your ordinary dust/mop and vac sort of housecleaning that you may do on a daily basis. Rather, the emphasis of spring cleaning is to delve into the nether-regions of the house and work on sections that usually do not get cleaned each week. Things like the tile and grout, carpets, inside your kitchen and bath cabinets are generally all good candidates. How about lurking behind your chest of drawers in the bedroom, the blades of the ceiling fan (yikes!), under the mattress, the grungy window tracks? I think that you are able to see what we’re talking about. You are going to tackle your house and get it in shape, and we can tell you how.

The first thing to do is make sure that you have time for you to do a thorough job.. Develop a checklist of areas you want to focus on and make it sensible. The last thing you want to do is run out of time half way through and not have the time to finish.

Secondly, it’s time to get your employees! Work on the household as part of your clean team to make sure they are going to do their fair share by cleaning their rooms, taking down draperies and other sorts of jobs they are capable of doing. Why not make it fun? you can turn on some music, put on some funky attire and explain to your ‘crew’ that you will take them out to pizza when you are all done.

Thirdly, chart your course and arrange your method of ******. Check to be sure that you have enough housecleaning products and solutions present and check out each one of your tools to be sure everything is working appropriately. Find out if you need a new Swifter, a new pail and how about the fluorescent duster apparatus you bought on TV? If you happen to recall where you put it, get hold of it because we’re preparing to put it to good use. You know what I am talking about. Look at everything to make sure that you are able to make it through the task with few delays and prevent having to run to the store to purchase supplies or replacement gear. You will not return. I know you.

Come up with a list. If you have problem areas in your house that seriously irritate you, now is the time to address these. It may be the rubbish that winds up on the dinner table each day which in turn needs to be moved before supper is served. It may very well be the never ending lump of clothes in your bedroom. Do you really need a new clothes basket? Quickly go through the house and take a moment to document these necessities to make certain that while you’re working in a particular room you’ll be able to address the problem and think of a solution.

Next, allocate a 5×5 spot in your living room as the ‘donate’ spot, and a second as the ‘trash’ spot. Walk thru the home with your family accumulating things that you no longer want any longer and place them in one of the two piles. If there are things you don’t need, it is time to dump them. Why? Because you have not used it in a few months, so you most likely never will. Be ruthless, you will not regret it. Truly. And you’ll be assisting the local community by donating your possessions. Win win.

Now it is time to take a breath before starting the actual cleaning. With the home all tidy and ready for your deep cleaning you will be in a position to go through it room by room and do a great job. Now go deal with that house!

Darin Redding is a qualified property inspector offering home inspection services throughout San Diego. His business, Housecall Property Inspections is a top rated home inspection company in the region. For more tips about Rental Inspection San Diego, take a look at their web site.