How often do you vacuum/clean floors with a shedding dog?
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Every day
Once a week
Every other week
I have a robot vacuum
Just before company comes
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Comments (10)I usually do a full window clean in the spring. I clean the outside, inside, screens and all the inside tracks and such. I use a special window "wooly" and squeegee with a rubber blade (this is important not plastic). Mine are similar to these from Lee Valley linked. I start by removing the screens - put them aside to be cleaned. I have a bucket ready to wash the glass. 1 capful dishwashing liquid & 1/2 cup of vinegar in a 1/2 bucket of water (approx 1 gal). I vacuum all the inside tracks (where the screens go) and then clean them all with a q tip. Spiders get in there and it's kinda' gross. I have casement windows so screens mount inside. I dip my wooly washer in the solution and scrub the window. Work the edges and corners well. For inside the window, I dip the wooly washer and then wring it out and clean the same. I place a towel on the floor inside to catch any stray water. After you've scrubbed the window clean - place the squeegee in the top left corner. Pull down applying light pressure. I wipe the blade after each pass. Keep moving across the window overlapping approx. 1" onto already cleaned glass. You can squeegee top to bottom or left to right - whichever works better for you. I wash my screen with mild detergent (I use Shaklee Basic H2 but I'm sure you could use a small amount of dish soap). I also add a little vinegar. Rinse them off good and allow to dry. I either rinse outside with the hose or in my walk in shower with the hand held shower head. That's my routine. I'd like to clean them in the Fall too but for now, once a year is what I do. Nothing nicer than clean windows :) Here is a link that might be useful: window washing tools...See MoreHow do you clean your hardwood kitchen floors? (X-posted on cleaning)
Comments (14)rebeccamomof123 your floors are lovely. If you like the way your floors look, I wouldn't have them refinished now. You know now that when the time comes you'll have to completely refinish them, but there's no reason you have to rush into it since they obviously are in good shape. I'd stop using the steam mop and Murphy's and start using the damp microfiber mop. We had oak floors refinished in our last house and I used Bona and the occasional steam mop. After 6 years, the satin poly was starting to wear thin in a few spots. Our new hardwood floors are waiting to be installed right now and I don't plan to ever use the steam mop on them!...See MoreDo you have a rototic vacuum cleaner and how do you like it
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Comments (30)Love chispa’s comment! So true! Similar to the conversation I was having with my BIL last week. He’s a medical director in a large hospital, bemoaning why, as flu season approaches, people entering won’t use the blasted hand foamers. I said it was because you are asking them to remove THEIR germs to help others. It is OTHER people’s germs we perceive as dangerous. So I said he should put out tubs of germ wipes instead, with a big sign that says, “Protect yourself during flu season! Wipe all knobs, chairs, and surfaces you touch!” He says compliance is going through the roof. LOL. Re cleaning, just to unhijack here, I clean mine every 6 months. But there’s never much dust, because, I’m guessing, we run HEPA cleaners 24/7 for my allergies to everything in the universe. Gonna try the newspaper thing, though, for sure....See MoreRelated Professionals
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