Cleaning the apartment after repair doesn’t scare me at all, since I’ve faced this task several times. I am ready to share with you the accumulated knowledge, as well as give useful tips for you to quickly and efficiently cope with cleaning the apartment.
General rules for cleaning
I'll start small - I'll tell you how to clean the apartment correctly and quickly. It is useful to you in any situation:
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Rule 1. Get rid of construction waste.
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Rule 2. It is necessary to get rid of construction dust consistently - starting from the ceiling, ending with the floor, and from the windows to the doors.
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Rule 3. Stains on any surface can be removed with kerosene or solvent. |
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Rule 4 Start washing floors only when you have managed to get rid of the dust. You can do this with a vacuum cleaner. Until this point, think over how to cover the floor during repair and cleaning so as not to smudge the surface.
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Rule 5. For each surface use the appropriate detergent. |
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Rule 6. After cleaning - ventilate the room. |
Plan a competent cleaning
As with any business, cleaning the house after repairs will be more successful if you stick to the plan.
Stage 1. Training
To effectively carry out postconstruction cleaning, you need to prepare for it in advance. So, you will need:
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Work clothes The best protection against dust during repair and cleaning is a special form and a respirator. |
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Gloves My experience suggests that the longer the gloves, the better. |
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Garbage bags The main criterion is the density of the packages, but the variety of sizes will not hurt. |
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Sponges and rags The best option - microfiber cloths. |
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Bucketand mop What a wet cleaning without a bucket and mop! Choose a tank deeper and change the water more often. |
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Detergents Cleaning supplies must comply with their combat missions. |
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Solvent The solvent will help to remove stains of paint or glue - you can not do without chemicals
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Vacuum cleaner or broom |
Stage 2. Clean hard surfaces
To continue cleaning the apartments after throwing bags of garbage stands with removing dust from the ceilings and walls, and then the floors. The main problem of cleaning apartments after repair is construction dust, which is clogged up in all the cracks.
Just wiping the surface is not enough. I advise you to use a washing vacuum cleaner. After the dust is removed, you can proceed to basic cleaning.
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Ceiling Removing dust, in general, is not a difficult task, but requires stamina:
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Walls Remove dust from the walls - the next step:
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Floor It is easiest to wash the floor with your own hands if you know the features of some coatings:
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Stage 3. Putting in order the rest of the elements
The most difficult thing behind is to clean the parts. I recommend to clean glasses on doors and windows with special detergents. Cleaning after repair will be completed successfully, if you take care of all the little things - such as handles of cabinets, etc.
Remove the apartment after the repair you almost succeeded. The only difficulty is the washing of the glass. How to clean the windows, you will learn from the video in this article.
Professional cleaning
I revealed almost all the secrets. But I am sure there are among you those who are interested in additional services of cleaning companies. As a rule, the complex of their works includes:
- garbage collection and disposal;
- cleaning all surfaces;
- washing windows and doors;
- air cleaning from dust;
- protective treatment of parquet and varnished coatings;
- cleaning plumbing.
Prices for cleaning in such companies - 90-100 rubles per square meter. The price may vary plus / minus 20 rubles - it depends on the complexity of the work.
Summary
On this, perhaps, everything. I think you have seen that cleaning is not a tricky business, but laborious. If you know any tricks or have any difficult questions, please write in the comments, I will be happy to answer.