Fall cleanup
Any deep cleaning you didn't get to this spring should probably be done this fall, said Chris Miller of Household Help Inc.
She suggests doing tasks such as:
Any deep cleaning you didn't get to this spring should probably be done this fall, said Chris Miller of Household Help Inc.
She suggests doing tasks such as:
- Turning over your mattress and washing all of your bedding, including comforters and blankets.
- Getting your carpets professionally cleaned. Think of all the sand and grass clippings that have been walked in on your flip-flops this summer.
- Cleaning your windows, inside and out, including in between the sills. Miller said many new windows have UV filters and aren't supposed to be cleaned with glass cleaners. Instead, she suggests buying some microfiber towels. She gets them at the dollar store. "Take a microfiber cloth and get it damp with warm water," Miller said. "Wipe the window, then use a dry microfiber cloth to dry it. That's the way I clean all my windows.
- Cleaning your house from top to bottom, focusing on public rooms such as the living room, family room, entryway and guest bath.
- Get out the vacuum. Vacuum the drapes, window treatments, baseboards and in the corners. Move furniture and vacuum beneath and behind it. Vacuum upholstered furniture, or have professionally cleaned if needed. Pull the refrigerator away from the wall, and vacuum the condenser coils. For bottom-mounted coils, use a long, narrow brush to clean coils of dust and debris.
