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Moving into a new house
Hey ladies,
We are moving into our new house next week and would like to scurb the place from top to bottom. Were not moving any furniture just wanted to clean first. I want to scurb the cabinets with Murphys oil soap, scrub the walls every nook and cranny I want to make sure its spotless. I was thinking of using vinegar, water and some mild detergent to wash down the walls, Is this o.k? Any good cleaning solutions, ideas or pointers a first time home buyer migh miss when cleaning? Thanks!!!
Re: Moving into a new house
We just finished with that process. H used vinegar and water to clean the floors (he could be for hire for the right price lol) and then I used Murphys oil soap on the cupboards and walls before painting (the walls).
Yes, that will be fine! The vinegar solution will really help to clean everything and if you want, you can squeeze some lemon into it to make it smell really fresh and bright in there! As for other cleaning....baking soda does wonders on things as well, especially tubs, sinks, etc. I like to use a little bleach in my tubs/showers because I like to know that whatever was in them before is definitely gone!
Some people like to change out the toilet seats when they move into a new home, so that may be something to consider. I love those little swiffer duster things for getting cobwebs out of the corners, on the fixtures, etc. I get the cheap ones from the Dollar Store and they work just as good as the expensive Swiffer ones!
If there's a dishwasher in there, I like to run a cycle with nothing in it but bleach and then vinegar just to get it clean and sanitized.
I'm usually a lurker but seeing how I recently went through this I wanted to chime in. I agree with using bleach for the first time!
I am not much of a bleach user , I believe in vinegar and water, but since its your first official clean I would bleach.
A tip is to use a sponge mop to clean the walls and the ceiling, I found it to be way faster. I used a mop that had never been used on floors and wiped the wall, closest ,ceilings and then the floors. I by no means am a neat freak, at all ,but it really made me feel better about moving in. I also did change the toilet seat. Also don't forget to disinfect doors too, including knobs.
When a house goes on sale so many ppl visit, I was careful to disinfect everythign at first.
whatever sponges or rags i used to clean for the first time were disposed immediately.
Wow I sound like a germa-phobe ..lol but it was my first home
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