Home Cleaning Tips and Tricks!

There are many ways we can end up bringing filth into our homes, whether it is by not taking off our shoes when we enter it or when we have pets and guests in. There are many ways you can get around it, especially when it comes to cleaning, so you would do well to focus on dealing with the issues as soon as possible. MaidThis! put together the following tips for the Los Angeles cleaning community that will give you ideas you can use in your cleaning efforts:

Blood stain removal cleaning

We’ve all had accidents cutting ourselves and we ended up having droplets of blood on our clothes or the floors and carpets. There are ways you can do this without too much issues involved, using a few things in the process.

• • Make a paste using cornstarch or talcum powder and water. You can use it to blot out the spots of blood until its dry, then using a brush you can simply clean the area, vacuuming when you’re done. This will work only on non-porous surfaces, so you would do well to keep this in mind before using it.

• • You can also do the same thing by using meat tenderizing powder and water. It would take about 20 minutes or so, but you will have the chance to clean the same way.

• • You can also clean leather form blood with the help of hydrogen peroxide. It will react with the natural enzyme catalase, which in turn will break it down so you can wipe it off.

• • If you have drops of blood falling on fabric, then you can do the peroxide trick again, but it will take more than a few applications to ensure you have it cleaned out with no issues.

Cleaning crayon marks

Having a child with an artistic bend means you will need to deal with their propensity for drawing everywhere in some extreme cases, but you don’t need to worry about it too much. You can use a simple toothbrush and toothpaste to get the crayons out of a cloth or you can use an ammonia-soaked cloth to do the same thing. It will work best on painted walls, so you will need to remember to wear gloves while you work with it. You can rinse each spot with a wet cloth once you’re done, letting it dry of when you do.

Window Cleaning

Windows tend to be a real bother if the streets are dusty or you live in an area that requires you to clean them on a regular basis. Thankfully, there are ways you can do this easily, mainly through the use of water and vinegar as a cheap and useful combination for cleaning glass without streaking. You can also dust the windows by using a simple paintbrush or a dust mop before you actually wash them to avoid mud spots.

We hope that these house cleaning tips help!