Maintenance Tips For New Home Owners

Even though your main concerns at the time of purchasing a new home are projects such as picking out the perfect paint colour, decorating your home, etc. there are a few essential maintenance projects you should also add to the list.

Seal Up Your Windows

This first project can help save you heaps of money on your energy bill.

If you have noticed areas in your home near windows that seem to be a bit cooler then you most likely have an air leak.

Remove Stains From Walls and Wallpapers

Smudges, smears and fingerprints are just something that tends to appear on your wall, especially if you have small children.

No matter whether your walls are painted or have wallpaper we have some great homemade cleaning solutions you can try to help keep your walls clean.

Before you begin be sure to remove any furniture that may be up against the wall, cover the floor underneath any walls that you plan on cleaning with old sheets or canvas drop cloths in order to catch the soapy drips.

Also to protect your hands and to remind you where pictures belong, cover up all nails in the wall with a chunk of household sponge.

How To Clean The Grout In Between Your Tiles

The grout in between your tiles tends to get dirty, grimy and even build up a black, brown or grey colour mildew / mould which looks terrible.

It can also be quite a hassle to clean between the tiles properly as it is hard to get in between the small spaces to scrub them good.

Even if you use a standard bathroom and kitchen sprays they just don’t seem to do the job they should be doing.

So the next time you are trying to clean the grout in between your tiles, give our homemade cleaning solutions a try.

Easy Computer Cleaning Hacks

Even though most offices have a janitorial service hired to come in and clean the office there is some stuff that the janitor might not be able to clean at your workstation such as your computer and all of its add-ons such as the keyboard, mouse, etc.

Here are a few easy hacks you can use to keep it all nice and clean.

Removing Carpet Glue From Concrete Floors

After removing a carpet from your concrete floor you will find bits of flooring adhesive underneath which was originally used to hold the carpet in place.

If you plan on leaving the concrete floor bare then you will need to remove the glue as dirt tends to stick to it.

We will show you an eco-friendly solution you can use to remove the carpet glue.

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