Did you know that the average family of 4 will vacuum their living spaces as many as 104 times a year!
Now, while the following tips won’t reduce the amount of times you need to vacuum your home, they will enable you to get the job done more efficiently:
- Prepare the space to be vacuumed
This small tip will help you whizz around a room with the vacuum, and save a lot of effort in the long run.
Begin by picking up any items from the floor that either shouldn’t be there (in which case, put them back where they belong) or which might impede your vacuuming, and then pull any movable furniture out from against the wall to enable you to get into every dusty zone effectively.
- Take care of your vacuum
Good vacuums are a sound investment, and as such, should be taken care of to ensure their longevity and optimum performance. Check the filters periodically, and if your vacuum sounds or looks as if it needs to be repaired, get this done at the earliest. In many instances, maintenance and repairs can prevent you from having to replace what could be a perfectly good vacuum, for many years to come.
- Consider buying a hand held vacuum
These can be invaluable when cleaning furniture, for example, and complement your regular vacuum wonderfully well. Just be sure to take care of it in the same way that you do your regular vacuum.
Dusting is pretty much an ongoing chore for most households, and while it might be boring and tiresome, it is necessary for a clean home, and one that’s free from allergens.
The following tips can help you minimize dust and eliminate it swiftly and effectively:
- Dust before vacuuming
Vacuuming, and then going on to dust your home, will simply mean that you need to vacuum twice, and who wants to waste their time doing that? Begin by dusting, and any debris or dirt that’s dislodged, can be picked up as you vacuum.
- Start at the top of the room
For much the same reason, you should always dust spaces starting at the top of a room, before making your way down to the floor. Vacuuming twice simply makes no sense.
- Use a microfiber cloth
To help you pick up dust instead of spreading it around your home, moisten a microfiber cloth before using it to dust all necessary surfaces. Take care not to get the cloth too wet, or it will leave streaks when cleaning.
Nobody wants to spend more time than necessary dusting and vacuuming, and with these helpful tips, you can keep cleaning time down to a bare minimum and still have a spotless home.
