Non Toxic Cleaning Tips for Your Kitchen & Bathroom

July 31, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : News, Cleaning Advice, environment , add a comment

Avoid using chemicals in your cleaning, with these useful tips:

- For a toilet, use a glass cleaner made with vinegar, water, and Castile soap and scrub inside and out. For deeper stains, use a soft scrub made from baking soda and Castile soap. For good measure, I gave my toilet brush a spray of vinegar before placing back in its holder.

- To clean the bath tub an ethical way, start with vinegar spray to kill red and green molds and other germs, then rinse and move onto a baking soda soft scrub and get out your scrub brush.

- To clean chrome drain covers, tub chains, and mixer valves, use the glass cleaner and scrub with a toothbrush.

- Soak handheld plastic showerheads in baking soda and use your scrub brush or toothbrush in crevices. Soak metal showerheads in vinegar and scrub.

- For stainless steel and ceramic kitchen sinks, baking soda works as well as conventional bleach powders. Use the vinegar spray or tea tree spray for germs.

- On sink faucets and mirrors, use the vinegar-based glass cleaner.

Wood Floor Cleaning Tips!

July 23, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning Advice, Cleaning Tips , add a comment

Hardwood floors are one of the easiest types of floors to keep clean. Protect their warmth and character with simple these cleaning techniques.

- Dirt, grit and sand are your hardwood floor’s enemies.They act as sandpaper on the finish, causing scratches, dents and dulling. Place floor mats at entrances to trap dirt and prevent damage.

- Wipe up all spills as they happen, because standing water can warp a poorly finished hardwood floor and damage the finish.

- Lift the furniture to move it - avoid dragging and when vacuuming use a brush attachment, don’t use vacuums with beater bars. 

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Office Cleaning London

July 10, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : News , 1 comment so far

Whether your London offices are large or small, Total Clean understand how important it is for the moral of your staff and the expectations of your customers that high standards of cleanliness in your offices and washrooms are maintained, we can deliver a clean and tidy working environment at all times.

Our contract cleaners meet the highest standards you can expect from an experienced office cleaning company. All of our office cleaning staff are fully trained, insured and reliable; should any of our office cleaners fail to show, we will supply a replacement office cleaner immediately without any concern on your behalf. We are totally committed to offering excellent value for money contract cleaning for all your office cleaning requirements. To discuss your office cleaning requirements and a no obligation quote, please contact us or telephone 020 7935 5088

Ambulances Not Being Cleaned Could Result in the Spread of Superbugs

July 8, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : News , 1 comment so far

Reports today have revealed that patients could be exposed to potentially lethal superbugs, because ambulances aren’t being cleaned properly.

Paramedics’ leaders and those working on the frontline are claiming their requests to “deep clean” vehicles after patients have been sick or had diarrhoea have been refused.

They say they aren’t allowed to spend time cleaning ambulances in case they compromise response targets. From April 2009, paramedics will have to answer 75% of life-threatening emergencies within 8 minutes.

A paramedic from West Lothian said: ‘We just don’t have time to clean the vehicle – we’re struggling. It’s getting worse with the pressure of work and calls have gone through the roof.’

’In this day and age, with the amount of infection going about, an ambulance should be deep cleaned at least once a week but that isn’t happening.’

Cleaners on site routinely clean the fleet, work nights and carry out deep-cleans. They also re-stock ambulances with fresh kit so crews do not have to spend their time cleaning and re-stocking.

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service, said: ‘Standards of infection control are very important to us.’

’We require that vehicles should have both a daily and weekly clean, and that the interior of the vehicle is wiped down after each patient.’

Cleaning Tips for Keeping Your House-Market Friendly!

July 3, 2008 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning Advice , 1 comment so far

With the current slow housing market, it is now even more important to keep your house clean and tidy when trying to sell.

To give you a helping hand and perhaps some well needed motivation, here are some tips to keeping your house market-friendly:

- Wash windows inside and out, after all first impressions are important. A good tip is to dry the windows with crumpled newspaper and if you can, wash the windows on a cloudy rather than sunny day, because the sun can cause it to streak.

- Clean shower, sinks and bath tubs, to remove hard water spots and scum off showers use undiluted, heated white vinegar. Put in a spray bottle, spray on and leave to soak for 15 mins and then scrub.

- Clean all light fixtures and replace lightbulbs with a higher wattage, these little things are easy to forget, but can make all the difference.

- Put non-essential items in boxes to eliminate clutter, so that viewers can see the whole space, it will also make the rooms look bigger.

A clean house will help viewers see themselves living there and will show that you take pride in maintaining the house.