Wet house cleaning: how, what and when
From time to time, it is necessary to do wet cleaning in each room. Only such cleaning will allow at least for a while rid the apartment of dust... This type of cleaning is especially important if children or people with allergies live in the apartment.
What you need for wet cleaning
For any mother, there is no need to explain that it is harmful for a child to breathe dust. And just walking around the apartment with a broom, you can't get rid of it. Wet cleaning should be carried out in an apartment with young children, if not every day, then twice a week - that's for sure. In addition, it is advisable to wipe the dust with damp cloths daily.
In order for the wet cleaning process did not take long, you need to prepare everything you need in advance:
- Napkins of different sizes, preferably microfiber.
- A mop so that you can wipe the floor in hard-to-reach places.
- Cleaning products.
- Large bucket for cleaning the floor.
- Small basin for cleaning different surfaces.
- Rubber gloves to protect your hands from harsh cleaning products.
Prepare everything you need in advance so that later you will not be distracted by looking for some remedy.
How to do wet cleaning
Before doing wet cleaning, you need to clean carpets and upholstered furniture. It is most convenient to do this with a vacuum cleaner. After completing the dry cleaning process, you can proceed directly to wet cleaning. To do this, draw water, preferably lukewarm water, into a small basin and add furniture cleaner to it. Such preparations are convenient in that they have an antistatic effect and do not allow dust to settle on the surface. Soak a cleaning cloth in this solution and use it to wipe down all surfaces in the room, including furniture and windowsills.
If you are cleaning the kitchen, then wash all the dirty dishes and put them in their places before that. Then you need to clean and wash the work surfaces and the stove. The best way to clean the stove is to use a special cleaning agent. They will make the cleaning process quick and easy. Work surfaces such as countertops and backsplash are washed with a specially formulated product. It can easily cope with fatty spots and other contaminants that are often found in the kitchen.
Cleaning in the bathroom and toilet rooms begins with washing the plumbing. To do this, use toilet cleaners, bath and ceramic cleaners.
After washing all surfaces in the apartment, you can start cleaning the floors. It is more convenient to do this with a mop - this way you can clean the floor in hard-to-reach places, for example, under a bed or behind a sofa. A special agent can be added to the water used for cleaning floors to reduce contamination. If such a product is not at hand, then you can add a little washing powder to the water. But keep in mind that in this case you will have to rinse off the remaining cleaning agent with clean water so that there are no streaks on the floor.
If you can, use a vacuum cleaner to mop the floors. Such a unit will allow you to solve several problems at once - it will wash the floor, humidify the air and get rid of dust. In addition, modern washing vacuum cleaners are able to solve the problem of washing carpets and damp cleaning of upholstered furniture, as well as other textile surfaces that accumulate dust.
How often to do wet cleaning
The frequency of wet cleaning depends only on your capabilities and desires, as well as on the individual conditions in each apartment. It is recommended, under normal circumstances, to do wet mopping on a weekly basis. On other days, you can limit yourself to dry cleaning. But there are cases when wet cleaning is done daily.
Such cases include:
- The presence of an allergic disease, especially in its acute phase, in one of the family members.
- If there is a patient in the house, then wet cleaning and getting rid of dust will help to cope with the disease faster.
- Neighborhood with apartment a busy highway, when all the dust and exhaust gases of cars fly into the room.
- If you have small children.
Either way, extra wet cleaning never hurts. After all, it is always pleasant to be in cleanliness and in the fresh air.
