Top 10 Spring Cleaning Tips

Spring cleaning time is here! But before you get started, Apex Carpet Cleaning has 10 great tips to help you de-clutter, freshen up and revitalise your home.



 1. De-clutter and donate to charity

Sort, organise and re-evaluate any clothes, books or furniture that you no longer need. Spring is a great time to start fresh with a more streamlined lifestyle. Donate your unwanted clothes and small items to charity shops, where they’ll get a second chance at life. Some local charities will also collect larger items like furniture.  Once all the clutter is gone, it will be much easier to start your spring cleaning.

 2. Pack away your winter wardrobe

Always wash your winter clothing and store in breathable cotton bags. Avoid placing in plastic bags, as it attracts condensation and dust particles. Place bags into a box and store on a high shelf in your wardrobe or on top of a cupboard. A great spring cleaning tip that will freshen things up is to fill an odd sock or unpaired pantyhose with cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and bay leaves, a much better alternative to those awful moth balls.

 3. Clean your oven

We all hate doing it but it has to be done. Let's face it, your oven is in desperate need of a decent clean after all those winter roasts. For a greener alternative to the old oven cleaner, here’s a spring cleaning tip that will make life much easier. Mix some bicarb soda with water into a thick paste, spread it inside your entire oven and leave overnight. The next morning you simply wipe it out with a damp cloth. Magic!

 4. Clean out the fridge

Organise and thoroughly clean out the fridge, discarding any items that are past their expiry date. Clean the entire fridge with bicarb and vinegar, using a toothbrush to get into all the nooks and crannies. A tip to remove unpleasant odours, fill a small divided dish with bicarb in one part and vanilla essence in the other. Place the dish in the fridge to absorb nasty smells and deodorise the fridge. Use a vacuum cleaner with an attachment hose to remove dust and lint from the condenser coils of your fridge to keep the system from overheating.

5. Prepare your air conditioning unit
While you have the vacuum cleaner out, carefully go over the unit with the brush attachment of your vacuum. Remove and wash the filter out, allow it to dry completely before you reinstall it.

6. Freshen up your curtains and pillows

Like carpets and rugs, curtains and pillows need to be cleaned throughout the year to help reduce allergens and dust mites and keep them looking as good as new. Release the pleats or gathered tops, when spring cleaning your curtains as these areas are real dust traps. Clean them according to the instructions, hang coloured curtains upside down to avoid the colour running and iron them top to bottom, while they're still slightly damp. Spring clean your pillows using woolwash or Eucofresh, place them on top of the clothesline to drip dry. Turn the pillows regularly to ensure the centre is completely dry.

7. Clean your blinds

Wipe wooden blinds with a few drops of gentle wood cleaner on a nearly dry sponge. Aluminium blinds can be washed outdoors. Place them on an old sheet on a slanted surface, and scrub with water and a noncorrosive cleaner. Using a hose, rinse well and then dry the blinds thoroughly with an old towel to prevent rust.

 8. Get rid of dust

Work with gravity! Spring clean each room from top to bottom. Start at the ceiling by dusting fans and light fixtures with a damp cloth and a vacuum with a soft nozzle attachment. Unscrew light bulbs and polish with a microfiber cloth. Work your way down the walls, over the furniture, all the way to the skirting boards and flooring. Whilst you’ve got the step ladder out for spring cleaning, it’s a great opportunity to check your smoke alarms.

 9. Wash your windows

Now that spring has arrived, it's time to get that natural light flooding through your windows. Clean your windows late in the day when direct sunlight no longer strikes the glass. Bright sunlight causes glass to dry quickly, which promotes streaking. Use squeegees, they are faster and more effective than cloth or paper towel. Dip into a bucket of warm water mixed together with 1tsp washing-up liquid and half a cup of vinegar. Use vertical strokes (with rainfall direction) on the outside of the glass and horizontal strokes on the inside. That way if you see any streaks after cleaning, you'll know which side they're on by the direction of the streak.

10. Steam clean your carpets, lounges
and rugs
Over the winter months your carpets, rugs and upholstery may accumulate a lot of dirt, dust and bacteria, all of which are unsightly, unhygienic and can cause health problems. You deserve a break after all that spring cleaning, so call in a professional carpet cleaner to give your home a thorough, deep steam cleaning.  Take the morning off and enjoy all that spring has to offer! Contact Apex Carpet Cleaning today or use our online booking service to schedule your spring carpet cleaning.       

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