Cleaning is often considered one of the least favourite household tasks. Whether it’s tackling a thorough bathroom scrub or wiping down kitchen counters, achieving that pristine home can seem elusive.
But the task doesn’t have to be so painful, thanks to advice from a professional cleaner at Peachy Clean LTD in Belfast. She has taken to TikTok to share her expert advice on how to get your house gleaming with minimal effort.
In her video, she begins with: “Here’s 4 dos and don’ts from a professional cleaner,” showcasing quick demonstrations for more efficient cleaning. Her first tip is: “Don’t use wet cloths to shine,” as she polishes a steel tap, suggesting instead to “use a dry cloth instead,” for a more lustrous finish.
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Moving on to kitchen surfaces, she offers a smart strategy for deciding the order of cleaning tasks. “Don’t work from the bottom to the top, work from top to bottom instead,” she recommends.
This approach helps avoid re-soiling areas you’ve already cleaned, as debris can fall onto surfaces below. When dealing with liquid spills, she provides a simple yet effective method to ensure proper clean-up.
She instructs: “Don’t smear spills, mop up in one motion instead,” demonstrating with a cloth in hand, folding it progressively as she wipes, which keeps the spill contained within the cloth and stops it from spreading, reports Devon Live.
When battling dust in your home, you may notice that a standard cloth or duster isn’t quite capturing all the particles. This professional cleaner’s top tip is to ditch dry dusting in favour of using a damp cloth, which proves far more effective in gripping onto dust.
Despite these useful pointers, there was a hint of scepticism among the response in the comments section, with some declaring these hints to be ‘common knowledge’. “Don’t have to be a professional to know that,” commented one user.
Another added: “you mean common sense? ” prompting a reply from the cleaning company: “You’d be shocked, some people haven’t been taught how to clean. Good on them for using videos like this to help!”