Having renovations or re-decorations at your property is not only refreshing your property but usually is a reason for a complete mess at home. After the builders are our of the property, you can notice that there is dust piled all over the place, in every cupboard and in every corner. There might be also paint leftovers on the floors, latex, plaster, cement. For the majority of the property owners, it is clear that cleaning the mess after the builders could appear to be extremely time consuming and heavy task and this is the reason why they opt for the services of the professionals to help them with the cleaning.
However after the renovation is done, it might have appeared to be so money consuming that you would not have any budget left for hiring a professional company to deal with the cleaning. In such cases, all I can recommend you to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
At first place I would recommend you to draw a plan for the cleaning – where should you start form, what needs to be cleaned first, and what can be left for the end.
In my opinion, the best place to start form are the windows and the window sills. If you have plastered the ceiling it is quite possible that there is some latex drops on the windows and the sills and the latex is not always easy to remove. Even more unpleasant is the cleaning of the small gaps on the window sills and the corners. Once the windows are done, it is needed to continue with cleaning the floors. No matter whether it is about cleaning wooden or tiled floors, you would need to pay special attention to the cleaning. The reason for this is that when we are walking on the floor, different dirt may stick on our feet, which are getting spread around the property. Once this cleaning is done, it is needed to start cleaning up the walls and ceilings. Depending on the renovations, that took place it might appear not to be 100 percent obligatory to include this part of the clean. Last but not least, you would need to clean the paint drops, if you have painted at your property. The dried out latex might appear to be really difficult to remove, especially if it is an expensive one. Significant to know is that once the latex is dry, we cannot relay on a magic or on a great detergent to remove it. The only way to clean it is manually – for example with a sponge. Recommendable is the usage of a detergent, suitable for delicate surfaces, that would not leave any scratches on the windowsills and the other surfaces. For hard floors, like for example granite, you can use abrasive substance, that would help you remove the drops easier. We also recommend you to use a piece of cloth, soaked with an acid based detergent, in order to achieve quicker and better result.
The gypsum and latex are sometimes not that hardly removed with the above mentioned techniques, but then another problem occurs – everything gets smeared and white. This can be used with the usage of an acid based detergent and a clean piece of microfiber cloth. Another smart trick is to use a feather for window cleaning, that will remove the whole water and detergent, as well with the gypsum and latex leftovers, and will also leave the surface dry and there would not be any chance to smear the dirt.
Most important is once, the renovation is done, to collect all the building materials and to dispose those. And if cleaning is something that you may do yourself, avoiding the expenses for hiring a professional company, plaster disposal is something that usually you must hire a company to deal with. But despite of all the expenses, once it is all done – you could just play yourself your favourite CD, pour a glass of wine and enjoy your freshly renovated, beautiful home.