Most people don’t hire a cleaning company to attend their home every day, and even though having them visit once or twice a week can help keep the entire home cleaner for longer, there will always be a certain amount of minor cleaning for households to carry out in between their visits, such as dusting.
But while preventing dust from ever being in your home is pretty much impossible, no matter how often the cleaners come in, there are plenty of effective things you can do to reduce it:
1. Shut the doors and windows
Fresh air is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately, it brings with it a lot of dust. Only open doors and windows when necessary to stop dust from coming in and settling on every available surface.
2. Have a shoe removal policy
Doormats at every entrance and a strict no-outdoor-shoes-inside-the-home policy, will help prevent dust from being tracked into your home.
3. Keep floor coverings clean
Vacuum carpets and other floor coverings regularly, along with mopping hard floors, to keep dust levels to a minimum.
4. Change bedding and towels often
Dust mites thrive on dead skin cells, so it’s little surprise that they frequent bedrooms and bathrooms. With this in mind, wash and change your bedding and towels on a weekly basis to keep them fresh and dust-mite free.
5. De-clutter
Items left out on surfaces will automatically attract dust, and cleaning them can be tricky without spreading that dust throughout your home. get rid of anything you don’t want or need, and put as much as you can away in closets and drawers.
6. Identify dust traps
Once you’ve found dusty hotspots in your home, such as upholstery or fake plants, do your best to clean them more often or get rid of them where appropriate.
7. Use the right tools for the job
A vacuum cleaner that has been fitted with a HEPA filter will limit the amount of dust that is allowed to escape back into the air when vacuuming. Microfiber cloths are also a good choice, and for tools that can be cleaned, make sure to do so on a regular basis to avoid simply spreading dust around each time you clean.
8. Groom your pets regularly
Dander makes up a significant portion of the debris found in many homes, but by bathing your pets as often as recommended by a vet, and grooming them frequently (outside, ideally), you can keep dander to a minimum inside your home.
9. Change the air filters
Air filters in HVAC systems or even central heating, should be changed often and inspected annually. With the circulation of air that takes place, any dust that has become trapped in the filters will simply be spread throughout your home, undoing all of your hard work to eliminate dust.
10. Invest in an air purifier
In purifying the air, these bits of kit also capture dust, ensuring that the air recirculated, is cleaner.
Don’t forget that if your home has less dust each time the cleaning company arrives, they’ll be able to focus their efforts on other areas of the home that may have been neglected.
