To Dust a Room - Keeping Up With the Dust Bunnies By O Quinn
You don’t hear much talk about dusting these days. With vacuums and sealed in homes you would think there is no need to dust anymore.
But the opposite is true. We still need to dust. To ward off allergies and just for healthy living in general.
I won’t go into the particular details of the kind of the dirt we bring in from the outdoors, the fibers from clothing and carpeting, and other unmentionable dust sources but chances are if you haven’t dusted in a while you need to. Just trust me on this.
I had a customer call me to make a complaint about the Limestone floor we had restored and sealed for them. The building is a state of the art facility in the heart of Covent Garden, in London. The problem was as an up market serviced office block the tenants were complaining that the Limestone Floor was resoling very fast and looking extremely dirty even immediately after the contract cleaners had washed the floor.
If your business operates from a warehouse then you need to consider what impact the appearance of the structure will make on potential customers. Ensuring that your warehouse looks clean and fresh can have a positive impact on your business.
More and more companies seem to be operating from warehouse locations, often selling direct to consumers. Operating in this manner can be a great business move, reducing costs and allowing you to sell to the consumer at more competitive prices.
By removing the overheads that would be required in maintaining retail premises, there are some great cost advantages available.
My place was a wreck. Clothes were everywhere, the fridge was littered with old pizza boxes, each room looked like it was hit by a different tornado and an atomic bomb at the same time. I’d blame it on house-guests, but hadn’t had any. I’d have blamed it on Schultz, but he’s been wherever he goes to when he’s not bothering me. Truth is, its all me. I had been so busy lately, that I had let my apartment slip a little.
Habit #1. Don’t put it down, put it away.
So much time is spent just putting things awayor where they belong, that it makes sense to remind yourself to put things away, don’t put them down. Repeat the “don’t put it down, put it away” mantra every time you or one of your family members have something in your hands that you’re tempted to put down, rather than put away.
Habit #2. Clean as needed.
Why wait four more days to clean the toilet if it needs to be cleaned now? By cleaning on an as-needed basis, the house will stay cleaner longer, and this will help you reduce those marathon cleaning sessions.
Mold is a form of fungus that can easily grow on the walls of your home, if given the right conditions. Molds thrive on cellulose based material such as wooden on cupboards, wall paper, and other organic materials. Molds also require warm, dark conditions. It is imperative that you get rid of molds for the sake of your health.
An unbeaten carpet care program commences previous to installation and than keep on with the regular vacuuming, maintenance, clean-up and episodic renovation efforts. It calls for utmost care to shield it against wear and tear and the other hazards of every day use.
Here are some implications for upholding the carpets:
1. Vacuuming the carpet repeatedly with a strong suction, rotating brush and tight filter will reduce the soil buildup.
2. Examine the carpet before scrubbing, extracting or spotting for the fact that some carpets are very sensitive to acid type cleaners and lose their color in a great extent while other carpets are sensitive to harsh alkalis.
The saying “everything but the kitchen sink” might also mean that sinks are always the last item to get considered in the kitchen. Not only is it true when choosing your kitchen design and fixture, it also holds true in terms of cleaning and maintenance.
Keeping your kitchen sink clean is not a very interesting chore to do. It precludes washing dishes and pans, and it involves a lot of home spilled food, garbage deposits and possibly bacteria that leave marks if they are left lying there for a long time. Keeping a sink clean to make the kitchen look as good as new is indeed a challenge. And yes, even for the most devout of housekeepers.
According to the U.S. EPA, the level of pollutants in indoor air can range from two to over 100 times higher than outdoors. Indoor pollution is due, in large part, to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that evaporate from home decorating and cleaning products.
Walk around your home and try to identify possible indoor pollutants. From synthetic room fresheners to fragrant cleaning products, the majority of us use these products in abundance. Although convenient to use, non-green-products make indoor air unhealthy, cause respiratory reactions, skin and eye irritations, and are harmful to the environment.
