PLAYING SAFE WHILE THE RAINY SEASON LAST

The rainy season is not over yet and germs are still on the rampart, hence we need to maintain a dry and clean environment to keep us and our loved ones safe from the risk of germs.

How Do We Play Safe In Rainy Season

• Keep homes and environs dry at all times
• Sweep more often especially if your neighborhood gathers muddy water and sand after down pour.
• Place a door mat at your doorsteps and ensure they are always clean
• Wash your mobs thoroughly before and after use
• Dry all wet cleaning tools after use 
• Do not just clean your house with regular soap, use antiseptic liquid soap
• Ensure all clothes are dry before putting them In their place
• Empty all trash cans daily
• Wash and dry all trash cans regularly. 

Remember Clean Environment = Healthy and Germ Free Environment

REASONS WHY YOUR CLEANING STAFFS NEED PROFESSIONAL BASIC TRAINING

Every home or office that hired janitors (cleaning staffs) did so because we all cherished clean and conducive environment as it helps us carryout our routine activities without any distraction, also, a buildiing not well managed in terms of cleaning becomes old and may need constant maintenance which may cost more.

Its one thing to hire these cleaning staffs and another to keep them informed on how to carryout their duties neatly and professionally  through training. When we constantly train our cleaning staffs, we are imparting knowledge that is useful and make cleaning fun.

Training Our Cleaning Staffs Helps Them

1. Carryout their duties professionally
2. Work smartly and creatively
3. Gain knowledge and save time on each task
4. Know their work tools and materials and how to use them
5. Play safe in discharging their duties by knowing the right tools for specific task
6. Saves money on damages or worn out due to incompetence
7. Also saves you time and stress

HOW TO GET RID OF TOILET/BATHROOM GERMS

Every home are exposed to germs but how you respond will determine how safe your home are from germs.

Our toilets / bathrooms are  the most open and direct places where germs can spread to other parts of the house if not properly taken care of.
We need to take note of every thing that happens in our toilets / bathrooms, I mean after every use and before the next use as germs spread in many ways so we have to be proactive in our actions.

How To Achieve This

• Ensure the floor of your toilet / bathroom is dry after every use.
• Make sure where the water pass through is flowing and not storing the dirty water.
• Make sure there is no leakages of water or any fluid within the bathroom.
• Also make sure the walls are not stained after every use.
• Make sure the toilet are properly flushed and left clean after every use.
• Always disinfectant your toilet for safety use.
• Make sure your toilet has good fragrance smell.
• Also make sure your toilet room floor are always dry and not wet

HOW TO REMOVE TOUGH STAINS FROM YOUR WC USING VIM AND SCRUB

Pour your vim on the affected area of your WC and ensure it settles well, scrub thoroughly using your WC brush (hard  sponge is preferable to get the result you want) and flush.
Incase of stuborn stains, contact a professional cleaning services provider near you for a special treatment that will get rid of the stains completely.

HOW TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE AND ENVIRONS CLEAN AND GERM FREE DURING THE RAINY SEASON

 
Hygiene does not only mean to keep yourself clean, wear clean cloths, and bathe every day, it means more than that. Kids often fall sick, especially in winters. They catch cold and we believe that this is all because of cold weather, but it is important to understand that the temperature outside has nothing to do with it. This may be the result of bad sanitary conditions. Home is the place where we spend most of our time, and we can easily get in contact with germs and may fall sick. It is also important to note that other season are not left out rather we are more prone to germ during wet season than the dry season.

In our busy schedule, we don’t have sufficient time to make any major adjustments in order to clean our house. However, there are some basic cleaning tips to consider if we want to reduce the risk of falling ill.
The following tips are useful in maintaining cleaninliness and germ free in our homes.

- Clean and pest-free house

It is important to make sure that your house is pest free during this season because dirty surroundings mean more germs and that can make you ill. Cleaning includes proper cleaning of walls, attics, carpets, furniture, and other things that absorb dirt and germs. It is also vital to make your home pest-free by doing your routine pest control / fumigation exercise.

- Clean ventilators to remove dampness

Ventilators play an important role to keep the room damp free in high humid areas. Therefore, it is vital to make proper arrangements to clean ventilators properly. It is important to ensure that there is enough cross-ventilation and fresh air that comes into the rooms / house during rainy season.

- Protection of wooden furniture and flooring
Rainwater can spoil your wooden furniture or flooring as it can spoil the shape and quality of wood articles in and outside the house, hence making the house / environment dampy which is also considered unhealthy. It is vital to wax or polish in order to protect them from moisture and damage.

We believe this few basic tips will help you maintain a healthy environment in your homes and offices as well. 

TAKE NOTE OF THIS TRASH CAN CLEANING TIPS

⦁ The easiest trash can cleaning tip I have is to not get it too dirty in the first place, and the easiest way to do this is to always use a trash bag.

⦁ You should consider a trash bag for every trash can in your house, but it really is a matter of convenience for trash cans in your home office, for example, where you only throw away paper (typically).
In any garbage can in your home in which you throw away food or other materials that can be wet, sticky, or stinky you need to use a garbage bag in the can.
⦁ All trash, both dry and wet, needs to be placed in trash bags when placing it in your outside garbage cans before collection by the garbage collectors.

TRASH CAN CLEANING TIPS 2

⦁ Do Not Overfill The Trash Cans Inside Or Outside Your Home
It is easy, when you are in a hurry, to smash the trash down and shove more in there. However, in the end this will cost you both time and convenience.

Convenience is sacrificed because it is a big pain to keep shoving down the trash in the trash can to put more in, and also you will absolutely not be able to fit something nasty and messy in, say while cooking dinner, at the most inconvenient time.
In addition, you sacrifice time because when you overfill the trash can it takes longer to empty, because you struggle with the bag, and maybe overflow garbage that must be placed in a new bag.
It also wastes time because you will have to clean your trash can more often, because of the overflow.

⦁ Make it a part of your daily cleaning schedule to take the trash out of the kitchen, and other high traffic areas.

⦁ Similarly, make it part of your weekly cleaning schedule to take out the trash to the curb each week for pick up, and at the same time take out trash from each can around the house.


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TIPS ON CLEANING HOUSE WINDOW SCREEN

Opening the windows to let the breeze waft through your house can bring a little of the outdoors inside. What it can also bring is the dust and grime, which can lodge in the window screens. Whether you want clean screens for your family’s enjoyment or for potential new owners, clean window screens allow even more light and fresh air to pass through.

⦁ Tools
You can save money by rummaging through household items and tools to give window screens new life. A vacuum with attachments, a child’s soft-bristle hair brush, nylon net scrubbers, a bucket, liquid dish soap and tarps or blankets will do a fine job on the screens – without breaking the bank account.

⦁ Intact Screen
It’s not always feasible to remove the screens to clean them. You may be pressed for time or are unable to remove screens from a second or third story. Simply assemble the brush attachment for your vacuum cleaner and vacuum the screens clean of dirt and grime. The suction acts as a powerful tool to remove even hard-to-see dirt. If you prefer to save on the electricity bill as well as your cleaning bill, brush the screens clean with a child’s hairbrush or soft bristle brush to loosen dirt and debris. A wet paper towel will acts as a sponge to remove the loosened dust.

⦁ Washing Removed Screens
When a free day or weekend presents itself, give the screens a good scrub with soap and water. Fill a bucket with water and about 1 tsp. of liquid dish detergent. Don't use harsh cleaning chemicals and you'll help to save your screens and avoid breathing in their fumes. After removing the screens, give them a good scrub with a nylon net scrubber or child’s hair brush that's been immersed in the soap solution. Don’t forget to wash the frames, taking care not to twist or bend the screens as you scrub. Rinse the screens until the water runs clear. Arrange a tarp or blanket on a patio or yard to give the screens a clean surface while they dry.

⦁ Double Duty
If you are a master of multi-tasking, take the screens into the shower with you. Allow the shampoo to run over the face of the screen, and use a nylon net scrubber to wash the screens, just as you would in the yard. Rinse the screens and yourself until the water runs clear and set the screens outside or in an empty bathtub to dry. Depending on the number of screens you have, it may take you a few showers to wash all the screens in your home.

THE STINK (WAYS TO GET RID OF YOUR HOME SMELLS)

Exhaust fans and open windows only go so far toward eliminating foul odors. Making your sniffer happy oftentimes requires something extra. For smells that make you run out of the room holding your nose, try these tricks:

⦁ IDENTIFY THE SOURCE AND REMOVE IT

"The key to odor removal is removing the source of the odor,". If mold, mildew and faulty plumbing is causing the smell, then spraying air fresheners and burning candles will only temporarily overpower the stench. You need to eliminate the source of the problem for a true fix.

⦁ WASH AWAY FOUL DISHWASHER SMELL

Fill a dishwasher-safe cup with white vinegar, place it on the top rack, and run it through a cycle without any dishes. If you don't have a safe cup, pour two cups of vinegar into the bottom of the dishwasher. Be prepared for the vinegar to smell for an hour or so, but then all smells will be gone.

⦁ ELIMINATES WASHING MACHINE MOLD SMELLS

The door on front-load washing machines seals so tight that air never circulates inside, allowing mold and mildew to grow-and stink up the laundry room. Wash away the mold and the smell by running a cycle with only two cups of bleach and warm or hot water. Whichever method you choose, leave your door open between washings.

⦁ KEEP YOUR GARBAGE DISPOSAL FROM SMELLING

Just because you stick waste in your disposal doesn't give it permission to foul up your kitchen. Cut a lemon, lime or orange into chunks and drop them into the running disposal. The citrus will get rid of most odors. If not, follow up with half a cup of white vinegar with cold water-if you can put up with a brief round of vinegar smell.

⦁ DEODORIZE THE FRIDGE

The age-old solution to tame fridge odors is to open a box of baking soda and stick it on a shelf or along the back. Change it annually and keep it away from vegetables since the sodium bicarbonate in the baking soda can cause wilt quickly. Sodium bicarbonate has a unique chemical property that attracts and absorbs odors fast.

⦁ RUB OUT BACTERIA SMELLS IN CARPET

Vinegar is highly acidic, which enables it to kill bacteria and also remove smells. Mix one part vinegar with three parts water and rub it on the carpet with a cloth. Then rinse the carpet with water and let it air dry. 

⦁ OVERPOWER FRIED FISH AND OTHER FOOD  SMELL

If you do a lot of spicy or fried cooking, the smells can become ingrained in your cabinets, which you'll need to wash with warm water and soap. But for immediate relief after cooking, boil a cup of vinegar on the stove. The vapors that release into the air cut the other smells, although the vinegar will cause the kitchen to smell bad for a bit.

⦁ BE PROACTIVE

To keep odors at bay, regularly use an air freshener is not only in the air, but also by lightly spraying, or misting, curtains or couches in a room. Be sure to read the label first.

HOW TO GET RID OF COMMON HOUSE GECKOS

Do you have tiny, unwanted, gecko guests in your home? One sign is their black/brown droppings with a white tip. An even clearer sign is if you see one crawling up your wall! Although an ally against insects and spiders, geckos can be a pest in their own right, so sometimes steps need to be taken to remind them that they're unwelcome in your home. 

Geckos can be good for bug control, but sometimes you just need them out of your home. You can use a variety of products you may already have to get rid of them:

i. If you have eggshells, you can place them around your home to scare off geckos .

ii. If you have mothballs, you can place them around to repel geckos.

iii. If you have coffee and tobacco, you can make a gecko poison.

iv. If you have garlic cloves, you can use them to repel geckos with the odor.

v. If you have onions, cut some up to keep geckos at bay .

vi.  homemade pepper spray .

vii. Fumigation (Call a Professional pest control to help fumigate your home)