it is sodium hydroxide at pH 13.3, it needs hours rather than minutes, and the brown film on the door glass is not a chemical job at all. what the can’s own label says about where never to spray it, the bathtub trick for the racks, and the honest version of the self-clean argument.
Tag Archives: home maintenance
I Clean Houses For A Living. Half Of What You’re Embarrassed About Is Not Dirt.
three things in a house are damaged rather than dirty and no product fixes them. the staining that looks permanent and isn’t, the four cheap jobs that turn into invoices, and why the shame is aimed at the wrong list.
I Clean Houses For A Living. Your Bathroom Fan Is Not For The Smell.
it is a dehumidifier with a cheap motor in it, not an air freshener, and almost everybody runs it at the wrong time. what the spots on your ceiling actually are, the free timing fix, the two bottles that must never share a room, and the half of bathroom mold that is not alive.
I Own A Cleaning Company. Half The Things You Replaced Were Not Worn Out.
dirty, coated and worn out all look the same from four feet away, and they cost completely different money. here is the thirty-second test that tells you which one you have.
I Clean Houses For A Living. Your Garbage Disposal Does Not Have Blades.
it has impellers, not blades. once you know that, every disposal rule stops being a list to memorize and starts being obvious — and the october clog is already forming.
I Clean Houses For A Living. Streaks Are Not A Cleaner Problem. They’re A Drying Problem.
A streak is not dirt you missed, it is the pattern the water dried in. Why direct sun is the real enemy, the two-cloth order that fixes it, and the window frames nobody has ever cleaned on purpose.
I Clean Houses For A Living. Vinegar Is Not A Cleaner.
it is five percent acetic acid and it is good at exactly one thing: minerals. what the baking soda volcano actually leaves in the bowl, the three jobs vinegar cannot do at all, the two appliances it quietly costs you, and the one bottle it genuinely replaces.
I Own A Cleaning Company. Your Heating Bill Is A Cleaning Problem.
the mechanical stuff in a house does not usually break. it clogs, and it keeps running badly for months while you pay the difference. the filter nobody can size, the vent myth that costs money on purpose, and the free one nobody mentions.
I Clean Houses For A Living. Spraying And Wiping Is Not Cleaning.
the cleaner is not weak. it never got to work. what dwell time actually is, the five products where waiting IS the product, the two bottles that must never sit in the same bowl, and why a pro can do a whole house fast.
I Own A Cleaning Company And I Had A Baby This Year. Nesting Points You At The Wrong Jobs.
the nesting urge is real and it is a terrible project manager. it sends you at baseboards. the six jobs that actually matter before a baby comes all pass one test: you will not be able to do them for six weeks.
