Sometimes it feels like household chores are never-ending, week after week and day after day! With that in mind, our cash for houses Fort Worth team thought we’d put together a great list of tasks you should do just once a year.
Clean Your Gutters
Gutters get clogged up with leaves, sticks and debris, causing rainwater to dam up inside. This can cause moisture damage to your eaves and roof, leading to leaks. Left long enough, it can also affect your home’s foundation, as your gutters aren’t able to direct water away from your home as they should. It’s best to clear your gutters in the fall once the trees are bare and, while it’s easy enough to do this job on a single-story home using a ladder, bucket, hose and a pair of gloves, you can always call in a service to do it for you if you have a two-story home or don’t feel confident high up on a ladder.
Wash Your Outdoor Furniture
If you spot-clean spills off your patio furniture as they happen and have any cushions upholstered in outdoor fabric, it should stay clean enough that it only needs to be washed once a year. The best time to do this is in the spring if you store your furniture away, but you can really choose any time of the year as long as I’s a nice, sunny day. If your furniture is wooden, rattan or plastic, you can simply wash it down with warm water with a little liquid dish detergent in it. Use a soft brush to scrub away any stains and finish off by rinsing it thoroughly with your hose.
Organize Your Linen
Start by removing all your linen from your linen cupboard and sorting it into piles of what to keep and what to donate. This is a great opportunity to get rid of unused items and mismatched items that someone else can still benefit from. Any heavy or musty items should be cleaned thoroughly or sent to the dry cleaner as needed.
Now, wipe out the cupboard with a cleaning spray, leave it to dry and repack, organizing by type of linen or by seasonal items and folding everything neatly in sets.
Cleaning Carpets and Upholstery
This is another job you can do just once a year (barring any major messes) on a hot and sunny day. A deep clean using a carpet and upholstery cleaner (these are available to hire from most home centers) delivers wonderful results, lifting out deep stains, dust, pet dander and pollen.
For your carpets, move all your furniture out of the room and pretreat any stains before you start cleaning. Once you’re done, move furniture back in and place it on plastic mats or kitchen towel to prevent marking. Keep windows and doors open to speed up the during time.
For upholstered furniture, this is an easier job to do outside. Pretreat any stains and then test the cleaning solution on a small piece of the fabric to be sure it is safe to use on it. Don’t oversaturate the fabric with the cleaning solution and keep moisture to a minimum to help it dry properly.
Clear the Kitchen Cabinets and Pantry
Start with one cabinet at a time and work your way through your kitchen. Empty the cabinet, sort out the items you want to keep from the ones you don’t (cutlery and kitchen items can go to charity, while expired foodstuffs, including spices and sauces, should be thrown out), then wipe down the inside of the cabinet with a cleaning solution and replace your goods once it’s dry.
While you’re cleaning and organizing, take note of any infestations, mold or odd smells. If you notice anything worrying, keep that cabinet clear and call in professionals to deal with the issue.
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