We rounded up some of our favorite vacuuming tips, just for you. These include some pro techniques, as well as useful vacuuming hacks to make your life that much easier.
Vacuum Tips
Professional vacuum lines
First break the room up into sections, and work your way backwards out the door. Then make a “W” or “M” shape as you vacuum. This is how you get satisfying professional vacuum lines. Additionally, it’s a more efficient and thorough way of vacuuming. You will cover every square inch of carpet without having to backtrack.
Your new favorite crevice tool
Use a cardboard tube to get into hard to reach places. No wait, hear me out on this one! Unlike hard plastic tools, cardboard tubes (like, say, a toilet paper roll) are flexible (mold it into whatever shape you need!) and disposable. Seriously, give this one a shot, you won’t regret it.
For a better-smelling vacuum
A spoonful of cinnamon in your vacuum bag can cover up lingering pet smells from previous vacuumings. Similarly, scented dryer sheets in the vacuum bag provide a nice fresh scent as well.
Eliminating pet odors
To tackle pet odors in your carpet, sprinkle the are with baking soda. Then let it sit for 30 minutes to fully absorb all odors, and then run then vacuum. Afterwards you’ll have fresh-smelling carpets.
The pantyhose trick
Our final tip is a life saver. In case you need to find small items on the floors, use a vacuum hose with pantyhose rubberbanded over the opening. No more fumbling around for that tiny post earring you seem to drop every time you pick it up.
“Buyer Beware” – Not All House cleaners Will Save You Money
While it’s true that having someone else take over your cleaning tasks will save you time and money overall, you’ll want to be sure the house cleaning company you hire is actually going to save you money and not end up costing you more. What does that mean?
Well, in today’s social media culture, anyone can make a post stating that they are a housecleaner and start taking clients. This person could be fantastic— a knowledgeable cleaner with good ethics who just happens to not have insurance or licensing— or they could be an opportunist looking for easy access to your trust and your valuables. They could be a careful and consistent cleaner, or they could be accident-prone and sloppy.
If you’ve hired a cleaner without proper licensing, training, or insurance, any mishaps resulting in an injured worker, broken belongings, or missing items will be your responsibility. You’ll be responsible for providing medical care, repairing, or replacing belongings by filing a claim under your own homeowners’ insurance policy, where you will pay your full deductible.
If accidents do occur, a properly licensed and insured cleaning company will assume all responsibility and cover any damages caused by their employees. They’ll also provide worker’s compensation for any injuries that an employee may suffer while on the job.
Hiring a trustworthy, licensed and insured house cleaning company with great reviews that performs background checks and provides training for all of their cleaning technicians may be slightly more expensive than hiring Regina Random from Facebook, but in the long run, it is a money-saving choice. Training, trustworthy technicians with clear background checks offer you something truly valuable: Peace of mind. An insured and bonded company doing work in your house while you are away can save you thousands upon thousands of dollars.
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