General cleaning in your home, how to save time?

Your time is the most precious thing you really have. The fast pace of life and constant busyness prevent you from taking time for yourself and your loved ones. But household chores are not going to disappear on their own and you have to make plans and schedules on how to manage everything. The average family in Kilkenny cleans their flat or house no more than twice a week, this is a statistic. The important question is: how do you keep your house clean and still have time to relax and go to pubs and other recreational activities?

Optimisation for easier cleaning of your flat

Today, we are surrounded by various "smart devices" that we call gadgets. One of these gadgets is a robot hoover. It has a programme and this little helper cleans your rooms when you are not there, so as not to disturb you. It may seem like a great solution. Such a robot hoover is inexpensive, and does not require frequent maintenance. But did you know that such a gadget can not be considered a full-fledged cleaner of your home? It removes dust from the floor or carpet to keep it out of your sight. At the same time, all the dust settles on sofas, chairs, furniture, walls. Your floor seems clean, which is great, but you're still breathing dust. That's why robot hoovers are the perfect solution to quickly clean dirt and keep your floor clean. But your flat needs a full-fledged cleaning service such as a general flat cleaning.

Your household cleaning tools are a mop and a hoover.

You're not satisfied with a dirty flat, you realise it's time to clean it yourself and for this you have two simple devices: a mop with a cloth and a hoover. You can also use a microfibre cloth to wipe down table surfaces, cupboard shelves and any items on the cupboard shelves. Self-cleaning is quite tedious, but you are determined to conquer the dirt and engage in a battle with dust, try to remove grease from the cooker, carefully run the hoover over the carpets. Fighting dirt inspires you, you are confident that you will win. But do you notice that you don't enjoy cleaning and you're working superficially? You want to finish cleaning faster, so you follow the usual plan and the main criterion for assessing quality is visual inspection. You will be very surprised, but  when you use a conventional hoover you make dust fly all over the flat. When you mop the floor with a mop, you leave streaks and detergent on your floor. As a result, with a hoover you don't remove all the dust and you leave dirty streaks and detergent residue on your floor, which is not good for your health.

What does professional general cleaning in Kilkenny look like?

To begin with, we will look at the main reason why people in Kilkenny and all of Ireland refuse to have a professional cleaning service. This is of course the financial issue. No one would refuse to have professional cleaners do the cleaning as a gift. But what if we say that paying for general cleaning you make a great gift to yourself? After all, the most valuable thing we have is our health. Huge efforts and finances are spent on treatment, and very often the cause of health problems is not always clear. The problem is that all your dust in the flat is mostly patched from the street. And as we know ecology and air purity are not getting better year by year. What is dust from the street? Anything and even small particles of harmful heavy metals, combustion products, oil distillation substances, pathogenic bacteria and many other potentially harmful substances. A general cleaning of the flat or house will help to remove all this.

Professional house cleaning companies usually take a systematic approach to ensure a thorough and effective cleaning. Here's how they can clean your home in stages:

Step 1: Assessment and planning

The cleaning team will first assess the size of your home and your specific cleaning requirements. They may ask you about any special instructions, problem areas or specific tasks you want to focus on, gathering information is important for future cleaning, but you can simply put your wishes in a spirit of words. Based on this assessment, they will make a cleaning plan including the order in which the rooms will be cleaned. Professional cleaners usually do not carry all their equipment with them, so gathering information beforehand will help you understand what exactly you need to take with you for a general cleaning.

Step 2: Collection of cleaning equipment

Before the cleaning begins, the team will gather all the necessary materials and equipment. This may include cleaning solutions, microfibre cloths, mops, hoovers, dust collectors and any specialised tools required for specific tasks. In any case, the cleaners have universal cleaning products and a "cleaning map" will be created for the client.

Step 3: Preparing your flat or house for cleaning

A team of professional cleaners will prepare the house for cleaning, removing any clutter or obstacles that could prevent a quality general cleaning. They can also take measures to protect delicate items or surfaces, such as covering furniture with protective sheets. In some cases where there is heavy soiling, measures will be taken to avoid dust getting outside and avoid displeasing the neighbours. An inspection of the premises by a professional will allow us to assess the scope of work and draw up a cleaning plan.

Step 4: General cleaning of your flat or house

Cleaning usually starts from the top and moves downwards, this avoids the situation when cleaning in the opposite direction raises dust in the air and cleaning becomes ineffective. Cleaning of ceilings and corners of the flat, wiping off dust from fixtures and corners, also removing cobwebs. Next, dust is cleaned from the walls, if there are stains or dirt they are gently removed. Cleaning of windows and mirrors is an important stage as well as cleaning of any glass surfaces. Wiping doors, door frames and handles, disinfecting them.

A basic list of general cleaning

1. Furniture cleaning: Dusting and polishing furniture surfaces using cleaning vacuums, cleaning brushes, polishing solutions.
2. Washing the floors: Sweeping, vacuuming or mopping floors with a mop depending on floor type, quality control removal of detergents to prevent odours.
3. Washing the skirting boards: Wiping skirting boards, panelling and other wooden parts.
4. Washing of switches and sockets: Cleaning of switches, sockets and breaker panels.

Step by step, any specific cleaning tasks for each room will be addressed.

After the general cleaning, they will focus on each room individually, tackling specific tasks:

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms and here it is important to pay attention to the cleaning of worktops, appliances, sinks, hobs, microwave and oven. The bathroom is equally important: Cleaning and disinfecting toilets, sinks, showers, baths and tiles. They can also clean and disinfect plumbing fixtures.

Bedrooms and living areas will require changing bed linen, dusting and tidying up. You'll need to vacuum upholstery, fluff pillows and tidy up. Once the cleaning is complete, the team will do a final check to make sure everything is up to standard. They may add a few finishing touches, such as using air fresheners or arranging decorative items as desired.

Step 5: Quality control, verification and customer feedback

After the cleaning is complete, the team can walk through the house with you to make sure you are happy with the results. You can make your suggestions or point out areas that may need extra attention. They will address any concerns and redo all areas if necessary. We are always happy to help and improve the quality of our services.

When the job is finished, professional cleaners will pack up their equipment and supplies. They may leave information about the cleaning, including care tips or advice on how to keep your home clean between professional cleanings. Call in professional cleaners at least twice a month to keep your home perfectly clean.