When it comes to cleaning tasks, the vast majority of people hate to dust. It’s a dirty, time-consuming and often frustrating job. There are many surfaces that require your attention and it can be incredibly easy to overlook small items on shelves as you go.
Especially frustrating is when you think you’ve completed a particular section, only to discover that random bits of dust and dirt have settled there, having traveled haphazardly from other nearby surfaces.
However, having a plan to follow will help you keep you on track while minimizing the need to go back and dust a surface again.
Our team of professional cleaners follows a detailed plan at every customer location. They know that dusting from top to bottom is crucial because gravity causes dislodged particles and debris to fall downward. By starting the process at the highest point in the room, it ensures that falling dust lands on uncleaned lower surfaces or onto the floor, thus preventing areas that have already been wiped from once again becoming dirty.
Following this method provides several major benefits:
- It saves you valuable time and effort because it eliminates the need to re-clean surfaces and prevents the endless and frustrating cycle of chasing dirt around the home.
- The indoor air quality will improve tremendously. By guiding dust to the floor instead of letting it resettle on furniture, you’ll capture it effectively when you get to the vacuuming or sweeping stage.
- Your overall clean will be much more thorough because you’re being sure to include those areas that are all too easy to forget or bypass, such as easily missed high spots like ceiling fans, crown molding and tops of bookcases.
To get the best results from this method, it’s best to:
- When you begin your cleaning, always start at the highest points in the room: Begin with high shelves, ceiling fans, light fixtures, and the tops of cabinets.
- Next, think eye-level: move down to the middle sections of the room. Dust all of the furniture, countertops, and appliances within the space.
- Finally, finish with the floors: Thoroughly vacuum, sweep, or mop as the very last step to pick up all the accumulated debris. Be sure to get into all of the corners and clean the baseboards, as well.
Having a sparkling, pristine space requires a detailed plan of action, a keen eye for detail and a regular maintenance schedule. By staying on top of dusting throughout your home, you’ll enjoy your beautiful space even more. If you’d love to delegate this regular task to a team of hard-working experts, contact us today and leave it to us to give you a relaxing and welcoming place to come home to!