Even if you’re moving into a home that has just been built, there will be a huge amount of cleaning work to do before the property is in a hygienically clean, liveable condition. And if you’re moving into a pre lived-in home, even if the previous owners did some cleaning, you’ll likely want to do your own cleaning to guarantee hygiene for you and your family. But is cleaning a new home really the thing you want to be doing before you move in? Wouldn’t you rather start moving your furniture and belongings in confident in the knowledge that every corner, every nook, and every cranny is 100% clea ..read more

Large household items such as refrigerators and mattresses will inevitably reach a point in time when they’re no longer functioning as they should, and need to be replaced. While some repairs may be possible for electrical items, once a mattress isn’t fit for purpose, even deep cleaning won’t make any difference, and there’s not a lot else you can do but replace it. There are other items in the home, however, that may no longer be working as they should, but that aren’t quite so easy to determine whether they should be cleaned up or replaced. Check your home for the following 6 items and give ..read more

Ovens in the average household go through a lot, and while they often help us cook delicious foods, they also get pretty dirty. Cleaning an oven that has gotten a lot of use over the months and years, can be a time consuming job, particularly when there is stubborn stuck-on food debris to contend with, and all manner of crusty spillages to try and eradicate. In fact, even if you clean your oven every month, depending on the use it gets, this can still be a challenge. Many people choose to hand the oven-cleaning reins over to professional cleaning companies, and why not? But whether you clean y ..read more

It can be challenging to keep your home clean and tidy all of the time, especially if you share it with small children, teenagers or pets, and your schedule is a particularly busy one. But despite knowing this, it can still make you feel guilty and embarrassed when others around you seem to be able to keep a perfectly clean home, and you can’t. Fortunately, there is a very simple solution to this, and it’s a lot more affordable than you might think. Hiring a cleaning service. Not sure whether you can justify hiring a cleaning service, or whether you even really need one? Check out the list bel ..read more

While you might imagine that a small bathroom is easier to keep clean and tidy than a big bathroom, in the majority of instances, the opposite is actually true. Generally, when space is at a premium, small spaces get cluttered and crowded pretty quickly, and that’s often due to a lack of storage. Without enough square footage to fit many cabinets in, or without a towel rail for example, those using a small bathroom tend to leave their bottles, accessories, towels and even clothes, lying around on the floor or on any available surface, where dust and grime soon settles on them. However, there’s ..read more

Feeling good is so much easier to achieve when you start with a clean home. Disorganized thought patterns, brain fog, anxiety, depression and aggravated allergy symptoms are just some of the many health and wellbeing issues people can experience when their homes are dirty, cluttered, or both. Below are 8 of the most common ways in which keeping a clean home can be of benefit to your overall health and wellbeing: Enhanced air quality When you keep your home clean, dust, allergens and pollutants aren’t given a chance to build up, and therefore aren’t able to have a negative impact on indoor ai ..read more

Whether you’re moving home to accommodate a growing family, relocating due to a new job or promotion, or simply fancy a change, you might be so caught up in planning the event that you haven’t given any thought to getting the place clean before you start moving your belongings in. Just imagine how much simpler and less stressful the whole experience would be if your new home was spotlessly clean before you even set foot in it, let alone start putting your furniture inside it. Having your new home professionally cleaned is a great way to kick off a new chapter of your life and ensure that all t ..read more

When you step inside someone else’s home, what is one of the first things you notice, if not the only thing you notice? How it smells. A home that doesn’t smell inviting for any reason – whether they have a lot of unwashed pets or haven’t taken out their trash for days on end – gives a terrible first impression, and most homeowners hate the thought of their home smelling anything other than fresh and clean. But, there are some smells that all homeowners have had to face at some stage, and which affect all homes in the same way, even luxury mansions and ocean-facing villas! Fortunately, there a ..read more

It’s a given that the cleaning service you hire should make your life easier, and help keep your home nice and clean. But what if your cleaning team don’t seem to be as focused on cleanliness as you’d like? Or perhaps they don’t arrive on time? Whatever problem your cleaning service is giving you, it’s a problem you shouldn’t have to be dealing with. Below are 5 signs that you should begin the search for a new cleaning service: They are poor timekeepers The whole point of a cleaning service is that they come and clean your home when it’s convenient for you, and as often as you require them t ..read more

While they may not necessarily be a health hazard in and of themselves, fruit flies are undoubtedly annoying, and sometimes, we simply can’t seem to get rid of them. Common but pesky, fruit flies are small and often found hovering over fruit, drains and garbage disposals. Light or dark brown in color, their eyes are red and the female of the species can lay many hundreds of eggs in just a few hours! What’s even more alarming is that once they’re born, fruit flies start reproducing within a matter of days, making it even more difficult to eradicate them once found in your home. Fortunately, the ..read more