If you were permitted to smoke inside your rented home, it’s not a given that whomever will move in after you will also be a smoker. Even if they are, chances are that they wouldn’t be overjoyed to know that the previous tenant was a smoker. But nobody will ever know if you remove all traces of the fact that smoking was permitted inside the property. Getting your bond back can potentially be more difficult when vacating such a property, due to the lingering effects of smoking indoors.…
If your home desperately needs to be deep-cleaned and de-cluttered, but you don’t have a lot of spare time, here are a few tips which should help to speed up this process.
Rent a skip bin
One of the most time-consuming elements of de-cluttering is having to drop off all of your unwanted items at a rubbish dump.
If you have a large number of goods that need to be disposed of, you may need to make multiple trips and thus may end up wasting a lot of your precious free time driving back and forth from a landfill, instead of using it to complete your (probably very long) cleaning and de-cluttering ‘to do’ list.…
Many factors come into play when determining how and when your office should be cleaned. Your business probably has various departments, and their rooms may have different cleaning needs. How do you determine when and how to schedule the cleaning without compromising on cleanliness or disrupting business affairs? Here are some useful and actionable tips on how you can allocate the various types of cleanings while being conscious of the costs as well.…
Owning or managing a building means that you’re responsible for keeping the property itself neat and tidy, and free of rubbish. An unkempt property can increase the risk of pest infestation and also lower the property’s value; for an apartment or retail complex, it can also mean the risk of losing potential tenants. Note a few tips for managing your property’s rubbish, so the exterior area always looks clean and is free of debris.…
If your home’s carpets need a good cleaning, you can certainly rent a carpet shampooer and buy some detergent, and tackle this job yourself. It might save you some money on the cost of professional cleaning, but there are some important reasons to consider always leaving this job to a residential carpet cleaning company. Note a few of those reasons here, and why hiring a professional carpet cleaner is typically the better option for your home’s flooring.…
Many people choose to extend their homes these days and the reasons to do so are widespread. You might want to reinvest in the property market without moving to a larger property, for example, or perhaps you simply need more space in your current home. Whatever your reason for choosing to extend there are some steps you should put in place immediately afterwards to integrate the new part of the home with the pre-existing section.…
Crawl spaces make ideal living quarters for unwanted house guests, especially because these spaces are not often accessed. This means that pests can live and proliferate undisturbed, but not without affecting your house and even your health. Pests like insects, mice, rats, snakes and other small animals love the dark, undisturbed, high-humidity conditions of most crawl spaces. This article discusses the dangers of having pests in your crawl space and other parts of your house.…
When your tenancy comes to an end, there are many things you need to think about besides just how you will move out of the house. One significant aspect that many tenants tend to overlook is cleaning the house at the end of the lease period. This is very important because if you found a clean house at the time you moved in, it only makes sense that you should do the same for the next tenant.…
An assumption that small to medium sized business owners have is that commercial cleaning services would be an unnecessary expense for their business, especially if they do not own large premises. As such, these business owners tend to delegate cleaning tasks to their staff members to ensure that the premises stay tidy. However, what these business owners do not realise is that the delegation of cleaning ends up being more expensive than just hiring a professional company to provide you with these services.…
While those who suffer from allergies find they’re sensitive to allergens for life, there are ways to manage the problem at home. Two common causes of asthma attacks and allergic rhinitis in those who are susceptible are dust and dust mites. Using upholstery cleaning, managing your allergy at home could become easier.
How do you know if dust is triggering your allergies?
Dust is difficult to see and is present even in homes that are cleaned regularly.…