Month: September 2017

Five Reasons to Clean your Air Ducts This Fall

Post author By Home Maid Better
Post date September 30, 2017

As we notice the temperatures begin to drop and the heat of the sun dissipates more with each passing day, many of us are more than ready to get out our sweaters and fire up the fireplace to enjoy with a cup of hot cocoa. Cleaning the air ducts probably hasn’t crossed your mind, but there are five good reasons the staff here at Home Maid Better believes you should consider cleaning yours this fall.

Reduce Safety Hazards

It’s best to ensure your heating system is running properly long before freezing temperatures threaten you and your family. It’s critical that your duct system is free of dirt and debris. Not only does this reduce hazards in your home, but it also cuts down on dirt that’s continually circulated.

Reduce Pollen and Other Allergens

Oklahoma summers are hot, and your air conditioning unit is about to take a much-deserved break. However, there are more than likely allergens and pollen still present within your air ducts, causing you to suffer far past allergy season. Cleaning yours will eliminate their presence and create a more comfortable environment to enjoy.

Keep Air Safe for the Kids

If you have kids or pets in your home, you must remember they have smaller lungs than you, and they typically require more breaths per minute than adults. Any pollutants lingering in your air ducts are transferred into their respiratory systems. Cleaning the air ducts helps keep these pollutants low and your kids happier and healthier.

Reduce Illness

Kids aren’t the only ones susceptible to the dangers that are likely lingering in your air duct system. While it can be difficult to avoid illness completely during the fall and winter months, you can reduce occurrences when you ensure the air quality of your own home through a thorough cleaning of your air ducts. Furthermore, even if you do fall ill, you can expect a speedier recovery when dust and allergens are removed.

Keep Bills Low and Furnace in Proper Working Order

You want to get the best return-on-investment out of your furnace. It’s a machine that, much like your car, requires maintenance to get the most efficient use out of it. The last thing you want is for yours to quit working in the dead of winter.

Even a small millimeter of dirt in your air ducts decreases the efficiency of the unit as a whole. By taking the time to clean your air ducts, you can lengthen your furnace’s lifespan and keep your energy bills low.

Enjoy Your Home to the Fullest This Fall

As you prepare to face the cold season, we strongly encourage you to set aside a weekend to properly examine your air ducts and ensure they’re clean and free of allergens, pollen, and pollutants. The staff here at Home Maid Better has access to the tools and knowledge to guide you in the right direction. We can also help you get some other important fall cleaning tasks complete. Call today to see the many ways we can help.

– This post sponsored by Montpellier Cleaning Services.

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Purge Your Home and Cut Regular Cleaning in Half

Post author By Home Maid Better
Post date September 30, 2017

We’ve all been there. You spend a whole day out of your weekend to get the house looking great. However, after just a day or two, it seems things are right back where they started. While it’s impossible to completely avoid messes, you can cut down on house cleaning okc by a significant amount when you take the time to purge your home of unnecessary clutter. Let’s go through a step-by-step process that, when followed, can help you keep your home looking great with little time spent cleaning.

Books and Clothes

Books and clothes are a great category in which to start your purge. Have everyone in the home get together and spend as much time as necessary to honestly examine every article of clothing and all books in the home. Most books can be eliminated. If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll read it someday or have already finished it, it has served its purpose in your life. You can always find it at your local library if you want to revisit.

Files

This can get a little tricky, but much of the paperwork you have filed away doesn’t really serve much of a purpose. Take time to go through all your files. If you find you’re keeping paperwork that could be stored on your computer, take the time to reach out for a digital file or scan and save the information on your computer. If you ever need a hard copy, all you need to do is print.

Memorabilia

If you’re like me, you probably have a trunk, bag, or other types of a stockpile of memorabilia you’ve kept through the years. Although you tell yourself you’ll revisit this stuff in some future nostalgic moment, someday rarely comes. Your loved ones are then left to sort through it all when your time comes.

When it comes to large photo albums, consider scanning all the pictures and putting them on a digital picture frame. This way, you’ll have all of your pictures backed up on your computer, and you’ll get to see much more of your precious memories as they roll continuously on your picture frame.

Tip: You may want to have a trusted friend or family member help you go through memorabilia to help you take an honest inventory of the importance of these items. Brought to you by Utah Maid Service.

The Beauty of Having a Spot for Everything

When you’re done following these steps, something magical happens. Everything has a place where it belongs. Things that never really fit in or just don’t get used are eliminated, thus eliminating the need to keep them put up. I implemented this process in my own life, and I now have more space and peace-of-mind in my home after removing an astounding 21 trash bags of unnecessary items from my home. It can be difficult to part with things from the past, but, when they are no longer in sight, you’ll be surprised at how little you really miss them.

Some clutter buildup is larger than others. If you have quite a mess on your hands and aren’t quite sure how to get started on your purge, reach out and take advantage of our professional house cleaning okc services. Our staff can help you get started on getting the home clean so you can more effectively eliminate what’s not needed. You can also enjoy helpful tips to make the most of your clutter purge.

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Kids

Back to School Cleaning Tips

Post author By Home Maid Better
Post date September 30, 2017

It’s back to school time once again, a time many busy parents use to catch up on some much-needed cleaning that can be hard to accomplish in a full house. As a preferred maid service OKC, we have pinpointed some of the most common areas in which parents can get behind. Keep reading our back to school cleaning tips to see how you can get your home back in order after a long summer.

Go Through Outgrown Clothes

You’ve probably already gone school clothes shopping. Now, their closets and drawers contain both the new and the old. Sit down with the kids and examine every article of clothing they own. If it’s something they have outgrown or never wear, throw it out. It’s likely you could also cut back in your own closet. You’ll cut back on laundry and save storage space for clothes that actually get used regularly.

Establish a Shoe Station

As the season progresses, Oklahoma City residents can count on rain, ice, snow, and more. It’s inevitable that dirt, mud, and other residues will cling to the shoes of everyone in the home. Take 30 minutes to establish a shoe station on the front and/or back porch where shoes are to be removed. You can even get creative and place a sign at your shoe station(s). Mine says… “Lose the Shoes.”

Helpful Tip: If you have hardwood floors, lay a rug in your shoe station to catch dirt before it makes contact with the wood floor. Brought to you by 604 Maids.

Designate Chore-Time and Make It Fun

You’d be surprised at how willing the kids will be to join in at chore time when you make it fun. First, designate a time during which everyone will participate. This establishes a routine and gives everyone a better sense of overall organization and structure. Try making a list of everything that needs to be done. Write each chore on a piece of paper, slip it in a hat, and have participants draw chores. It’s always more fun when you play upbeat music in the background.

Soak After Dinner

Nobody wants to waste their time scraping dried cheese, sauce, and other residues as they clean up after dinner. You’re full, and you’re probably ready to sit down and relax! Before dinner is served, fill up the sink with hot, soapy water. Have everyone rinse their plate and put it in the sink to soak when they’re done eating. It’s a small step that only takes a minute or two that can save even more time and energy later.

Small Steps Go a Long Way

Most of the tips listed here don’t require much of your time or effort. However, they all make life easier and are simple to get the whole family involved in. With everyone working as one, you can enjoy a school year with a home that’s easy to keep in proper working order.

Schedules are busy though, and most of us could always use an occasional boost in keeping their home presentable. Using our maid service OKC, you can count on our skilled staff to take care of any loose ends throughout the week. Call us today to see the various service plans available.

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3 Rules to Achieve Better Cleaning Results

Post author By Home Maid Better
Post date September 30, 2017

When it comes to household cleaning, we all want one thing. To be rewarded with great cleaning results after the amount of time and energy we’ve invested in the job. Unfortunately, that seems to be the case rarely.

Achieving efficient cleaning results boils down to many things. Some include technique, product and some amount of knowledge on the job at hand.

Although, there are three important rules that every homeowner must know. Read on to find out what these are.

Move with the Times

In households across the globe, people still choose to use old clothes as dust cloths. Outdated cleaning appliances double the amount of time and effort needed to use them. It all gives poor cleaning results.

This may be all right for those who don’t care about anything more than average cleaning results. But you need to understand the importance of upgrading your cleaning appliances, tools, and products.

Why you’ve been struggling to achieve professional cleaning results? Blame it on your stubbornness in moving with times (as far as your cleaning ‘aids’ are concerned). Do some research. Take a look at what’s on the market. Update your cleaning supplies cabinet for more efficient cleaning results henceforth.

Don’t Clean in Haste

You should understand that the result of rushed efforts almost always ends badly. No matter how much cleaning shortcuts you can use to speed up cleaning tasks.

Like most things, cleaning requires a decent amount of invested time and effort. In fact, some cleaning tasks take longer than others. That’s because the cleaning product needs sitting time to work best. See? Even cleaning products know how to be patient.

Many homeowners choose to skip the ‘sitting’ time because they want to get the job over with. But you don’t have to waste your time doing anything while a cleaner sits. Instead, go ahead and finish up other cleaning tasks in the meantime.

Allowing a cleaning product to sit on a surface reduces the amount of time and effort you need in scrubbing. The dirt and stains break down and loosen up. And all you have to do is wait.

Make a Cleaning Schedule

Let’s be honest. Without a cleaning schedule, you’ll make every excuse not to clean. A plan helps you fit cleaning into your day-to-day routine. It also ensures that cleaning tasks/chores are carried out regularly.

Daily or regular cleaning means maintaining the cleanliness of your home. The hardest time to clean efficiently is when you’ve allowed certain areas of your home to reach a state of absolute filth.

So sticking to a cleaning schedule will ensure that you only need little time and effort to do daily cleaning tasks with our friends at Gleem in Bristol.

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