Cleaning your house – the best of house cleaning tips

If you are looking for advise on cleaning your house – here are the best of house cleaning tips for our readers. Want to keep your house sparkling cleans all the time? Its simple and easy to do. But before you embark on this journey to clean your house make sure that you have ample time on your side. If not, then take up one thing at a time. Don’t loose patience as this is easy and can be done regularly. In this way you don’t have to burden yourself with one time cleaning sessions.

How to clean Wood floors/furniture

• Use floor mats or small rugs to reduce the dirt and grime on your floor. You can wash these rugs every weekend or once in 2 weeks.
• Do not use acids on marble flooring as it may corrode the surface leaving it rough to touch to.
• Do not use water-soap solution or ammonia based product to clean wooden floors.
• You can simply brush the dirt off a wooden floor and polish it using a wooden floor polish later on.  This can be done by a professional too.

How to clean Glass

• Mix 1 part vinegar and 2 parts water to clean your windows and mirrors. To wipe you can use an old news paper.
• Glass areas in the kitchen normally are a bit greasier. Take a little tobacco from a cigarette and make it damp. Use this to wipe off the glass surfaces. Dust will not stick to the glass.
• For bathroom mirrors, door etc, use 2 parts soda and 1 part lemon juice. Leave the paste it for 5-10 mins and then wash it off.
• Glassware can be cleaned with a liquid soap preferably containing lemon/lime extracts. They clean better.

Best of house cleaning tips

How to keep your Kitchen clean

• To clean drains and pipes, pour 1/2 cup baking soda followed by 1/2 cup white vinegar and cover the drain. Let this mixture drop down the pipe, then pour 8 cups of boiling water down the drain in order to flush it. Do not use this combination after using any commercial drain opener or cleaner.
• Cut a lemon into half and sprinkle salt on it. Use this to clean copperware. You can also use the thick residue after extracting tamarind pulp
• To clean the insides of your microwave add 2 tbsp. of lemon juice or vinegar in 2 cups of water and fill in a container so that it fills half. Microwave on HIGH for two to three minutes. Carefully remove the bowl and wipe the microwave with paper towels.

Refrigerator Cleaning tips

• Wipe up the spills as soon as it happens. This will prevent the fridge from rusting and staining.
• Mix 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. Use this solution to clean the fridge.
• Wipe the insides of your fridge with pure white vinegar. It arrest growth of fungus and all sorts of odours.