| One of the most annoying things about moving | | | | Scum stains, dried toothpaste and lime scale |
| house is the cleaning - and removing stubborn | | | | come off with liberal application of an oxy based |
| stains and marks is one of the hardest things to | | | | paste - you can get any 'oxy' based cleaner (one |
| do when prepping your house for a move. Its | | | | that fizzes and heats up the water slightly) in |
| always important, when using these tips to spot | | | | most supermarkets. |
| test and ensure that you won't be doing more | | | | You can remove moldy or damp smells just |
| damage than good. You should also always take | | | | about anywhere with bicarbonate of soda. Simply |
| your cleaning items with you - a box of your | | | | apply to the smelly area (or leave a tub open in a |
| most commonly used items or a checklist can | | | | cupboard or fridge) and the smell should be vastly |
| save you time and effort in the long run. | | | | diminished or gone within 24 hours. The same |
| Some of the most common stains and marks | | | | goes for activated charcoal, or a few drops of |
| can be removed with ease - with every day | | | | vanilla on a cloth. Baking soda is good for a whole |
| household items. | | | | month, so can be used continually, not just for |
| Scuffs and marks on woodwork can be removed | | | | cleaning for a move. If you're washing textured |
| with a pencil eraser - these marks, from shoes, | | | | walls, use a nylon sock to do so - it means you |
| wheels, or rubber bumping against things are hard | | | | won't leave fluff in your wake - and always wash |
| to remove any other way, but come off with | | | | walls from the bottom up to avoid streaking, |
| ease with a rubber. Toothpaste isn't just great for | | | | applying any cleaning solution you're using (once |
| cleaning teeth - you can use it to remove | | | | tested to ensure paint, or wallpaper fastness) in |
| stubborn ink, crayon, or scuff stains from any | | | | small patches whilst you're cleaning. |
| surface - be careful to test it on wallpaper first in | | | | You can remove wax from carpets, floors or |
| an inconspicuous place. You'll have to remove | | | | curtains simply by using an absorbent cloth and a |
| most of these stains from walls before painting | | | | hot iron - the wax should stick to the absorbent |
| as they can show through several layers of paint. | | | | cloth and peel away easily. |
| Toothpaste is also good for removing crayon | | | | Finally, don't mix cleaning products - most contain |
| from radiators, or glass - just rub lightly with a | | | | either ammonia or bleach and when combined the |
| non abrasive cloth, or for tough stains, leave to | | | | fumes are deadly. Care should be taken when |
| sit for up to one hour before scrubbing gently. | | | | cleaning any are that has been spot treated with |
| You can remove unwanted paint from most | | | | a different solution than you are mopping with, |
| woodwork by carefully scouring with a brass | | | | because not only are some mixes deadly, but |
| scourer - not too hard though, or you'll scratch | | | | others can react with one another and cause |
| the other paintwork. | | | | spotting, or ugly marks. |