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Clean Shower, Clean You!

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How can one be clean washing in a dirty shower? Does the water from your showerhead shoot out in all directions? Or are your showers not as comfortable as they used to be, due to an almost non-existent flow of water? You may smell and feel clean, but are you really?

Here’s our guide:

Showerhead:

Let’s hope you’re one to clean your shower! That innocent looking showerhead sitting in your bathroom is probably one of the dirtiest things in your home. Showers are designed to remove chemicals, not harmful microbes. An average showerhead is likely to be contaminated with more pathogenic bacteria than a toilet!   

How to clean: Starting off with the obvious, wipe off the dirt from the holes with a scrubber sponge. If your showerhead has seen better days, pour a solution of water and white vinegar (1 cup) and pour into a plastic bag. Put the plastic bag around the showerhead and secure the 

bag to the shaft with a twist tie, making sure the showerhead holes are immersed in the liquid.   

How Often: Experts recommend you to clean your showerhead once every month A regular weekly clean is a key to prevent a serious build up.

How to Maintain Your Shower:

Clean shower, clean you! All you have to do now is maintain it, and not just your showerhead. Here are some tips and tricks on how to tackle other areas in your bathroom.   

Dirty Surfaces:

Dirty surfaces, meaning mildew surfaces. Furthermore, a bathroom isn’t a bathroom unless it’s clean! If you have fungi or mould lying around in your bathroom, it’s time to get out your spring cleaning gloves and feel fresh again!

How to clean: Before you begin to remove the horrible mildew surfaces, it’s recommended to open a window or door. Using one of your favourite bathroom cleaners, spray your tiles and bath, leaving the anti-bacterial spray to settle for a few minutes.

Now it’s time to get your hands dirty! First of all, wipe the affected areas with a wet sponge and rinse your sponge till there are no or little fungi or mould. For any remaining stains, mix up a solution of bleach and water (using much water than bleach) and spray the stubborn stains away! Leaving the solution to soak for a few minutes, fill up a cup of water ready to rinse the area after the time is up!

How Often: Every day, don’t worry, you don’t have to do the whole routine every day, just a gentle wipe will do. Remember, clean shower, clean you!

Clogged Drain:

The worst part of cleaning a shower, the grimy drain, do you agree? Have you noticed standing water in your bath or shower? The answer to that, a clogged drain. 

How to clean: Wearing a pair of gloves, start off by removing the hair; you could even use the cardboard from an empty roll of tissue. Mix a solution of white vinegar and baking soda and pour the mixture into the drain. Place your plug in the drain and leave the solution

 to settle. Plunge the drain and use a metal hanger to pull out the clog.    

How often: It’s recommended to buy a bath and shower hair sieve to prevent a clogged drain. Even so, hair may still find its way into the drain. Keep an eye on your drain and clear your drain when you feel it’s necessary.

If you require further cleaning help or enquires regarding our services, don’t hesitate to contact St.Annes HouseKeeping on:

Email- contact@stanneshousekeeping.com

Telephone- 020 3397 7495 | 0800 999 3397

 

We will be happy to answer any questions you may have!

 

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Don’t Be Controlled By the Mould

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Don’t be controlled by the mould. We’ve all been a victim of mould, which is usually the result of condensation. Enough is enough! St Anne’s Housekeeping believes that everyone deserves to feel at home. Here are our top tips to help you.

Dry Your Washing Outside

As you may already know, condensation is probably the most common cause of mould. Mould grows in warm and damp conditions, where there isn’t much airflow. Drying your laundry indoors will produce condensation. This will have a negative impact on your central heating. If drying your clothes outside isn’t possible, we would recommend you dedicate a room to dry them, leaving a minimum of one window open. This will help reduce condensation. You can prevent mould by drying the affected area.

 

Open a Window and Shut the Door

Whilst carrying out your usual duties in the bathroom or kitchen, it’s recommended that you close the door and open the window after use. This will prevent condensation from settling on walls, windows and ceilings. This will allow any excess moisture to disperse naturally without affecting the temperature of the air in the house. To make like easier, you could buy an extractor fan to help reduce condensation.

Ban the Smoke

Smoking cigarettes indoors highly reduce the quality of the air in your home. Take great care in maintaining the hygiene on your fireplace, if you own one. Removing the harmful dust, prevent soot and smoke from contaminating the air. Your home environment might be more polluted than outdoors. Chemicals from household cleaners, spray-on-deodorants, hair sprays and other chemicals affect the quality of air. A wise idea would be to open a window every so often.

Destroy the Dust Mites

Dust Mites enjoy damp and mouldy conditions. You’ll find dust mites in bedding, carpets and other soft furniture. If you’ve had your pillow or duvet for more than two years, approximately 10% of the weight is made up of dust mites and their droppings. Beddings, cushions and carpets should be cleaned or hovered on a regular basis.

Don’t Overload

Overfilling your bedroom wardrobe and kitchen cupboards limit the air from circulating inside. Make sure your furniture is at least 50mm away from the walls so that the air can move around freely. Also, it will make conditions warmer if you place furniture against internal walls inside the house.

Clean Carpets Regularly

Having carpets inside your house can come with dust mites, dirt, hair and fungus if it’s not maintained correctly. This can potentially cause asthma and bronchial attacks, which can cause bad smells and decrease the air quality inside your home. Have you got carpet fitted in your kitchen and bathroom? It may be a good idea to change the flooring to tiles or laminate. This can prevent mould, fungi and dust mites. If you enjoy having carpet in your bathroom and kitchen, rooms need to be well ventilated and carpets need to be cleaned on a regular basis.

 Remove the Mould

Prevent the condition from escalating by removing the mould. Furthermore, it’s recommended you don’t remove any mould yourself, knowing condensation is NOT the culprit. Also, if the mould covers an area more than one metre squared. Protect yourself from the mould by wearing goggles, long rubber gloves and a mask which covers your mouth and nose. Keep your doors closed and windows open whilst cleaning to prevent spores spreading to other areas in the house.

What you will Need:

·         Wet Cloth – Cloth – Use a cloth dipped in soapy water to carefully wipe the mould off the wall

·         Dry Cloth – Once the mould is removed, use a dry cloth to remove the moisture from the wall

·         Plastic Bag – To take away any clothes and soft toys that are mouldy. Put the rags in a plastic bag and throw them away

According to NHS Choices, damp and mould may cause respiratory problems, infections, allergies and asthma, and can also affect the immune system. 

If you require further cleaning help or enquires regarding our services, don’t hesitate to contact St.Annes HouseKeeping on:

Email- contact@stanneshousekeeping.com

Telephone- 020 3397 7495 | 0800 999 3397

 

We will be happy to answer any questions you may have!

 

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5 Post-Christmas Cleaning Tips from a Housekeeping Agency in London

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How do cleaning agencies work their magic after the manic holiday season? Here’s everything you need to know to execute a thorough post-Christmas clean.

Christmas and New Year are exciting and busy times. The festive feeling can quickly fade away when you’re left with the ugly aftermath: a house to clean up once all of the celebrations are over. Getting your home back into shape before you back to work and into a daily routine can be a daunting task, which is why we’ve shared a few cleaning tips from our domestic cleaning agency to get you going.

1. Plan Your Time and What Needs to be Done

Firstly, don’t stress yourself out by trying to get everything done in one day. Plan and prioritise what needs to be cleaned and organised first. The guest bedroom you made up can be a lower priority, but cleaning the oven after Christmas can be higher.

Sometimes, the sheer scale of the cleaning job at hand feels like just too much for you to do on your own — and that’s fine. Hiring an expert housekeeping agency can take the weight off of your shoulders and get your home looking spick and span once again.

2. Clean Under All the Furniture

Whenever you move your furniture, it’s pretty incredible what you find underneath them! After Christmas and New Year, you can find anything: wrapping paper, nuts, Christmas cracker toys; the list is endless. It’s important to move furniture around in your post-Christmas and New Year tidy-up for this very reason.

Runaway chocolate or nuts will start to create an odour; they can also attract unwanted visitors, like mice. It’ll bug you if you can’t find that special Christmas card from your friend, and it’s common for things to disappear over Christmas, especially if you have a lot of people in your house. The sooner you find them, the better. They may well be hiding under that armchair…

3. Recycling and Present Donations

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to be more environmentally friendly? Recycling in London can be easy, and you can do your bit by efficiently chucking out items gathered over the festive period. Check with your local borough council about what you can recycle and where to put it. Wrapping paper and food packaging are often excessive at Christmas, but a lot of these things can be recycled.

Take time to go through all of your presents and decide if you really need them. Keeping presents that you don’t have a use for can lead to a cluttered home. Although they may have sentimental value, decluttering your home of the gifts you won’t use is important. Local charity shops are always happy to receive unwanted gifts after Christmas.

4. Getting Out The Tough Christmas Stains

Mulled wine, chocolate, candle wax; these delights we love at Christmas can turn into nightmares in the New Year. Stains such as wine need to be addressed immediately; if you’re having problems, consult with a domestic cleaning agency.

Removing candle wax can be easy with a hairdryer. You’ll need to melt the wax and wipe it away with an old cloth or paper towel. Scrub away any excess, but you may have to be careful and gentle, depending on the surface.

For chocolate and other food stains on tablecloths, cushions or clothes, be sure to put them in the washing machine and check the stain is removed before drying them, as once they’ve dried, the stain may be harder to remove. Different food and drink requires different attention, so take 30 seconds to look up the best way to remove the stain.

5. Hire a Cleaning Agency in London

Has it all been too much? Are you now back at work without having even put away the Christmas decorations? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. Hiring a cleaning agency in London to take care of the post-Christmas chaos is common. Leaving the work to somebody else can take a load off of your plate and you’ll know that your house will be looking great in no time.

St Anne’s Housekeeping is a cleaning agency in London that can give your home that much-needed clean after Christmas and New Year. Get your free quote by calling 02033977495.