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Cleaning a home that looks like it hasn't been touched in 50 yrs.
We are moving into a home that was abandoned for some time. We are having the entire thing remodeled. But prior to the remodel, it smells and looks like it hasn't been touched in 50 years. (ok slight exaggeration). There is nothing nasty in there besides the inches of dust and the smell of old home. How would you go about cleaning this after the remodel? Flooring will be new, paint new, basically everything. Can I tackle this myself? Windows need a deep cleaning. Should I call a service? I will clean prior to moving our contents in.
Re: Cleaning a home that looks like it hasn't been touched in 50 yrs.
OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS AND WEAR A MASK!!!!
other then that, like above, figure out what is staying and what needs to be cleaned, or what is being torn out and can get torn out dirty.
Have a shop vac, gloves!
DH and I are in the middle of renovating a 250 year old house that hasn't been touched since the mid-50's. There is a lot existing that is staying for the time being.. but any time we're replacing something, I do a thorough vacuuming with a shop vac first (for example, before we put down new flooring or put up new drywall).
After removing wallpaper and/or painting, I use TSP to clean the walls. It has worked really well getting stains and gunk off the walls. You do need to wear gloves and make sure to have the windows open though.
We have all wood floors and I use Murphy's floor cleaner on them and it has done a pretty good job. A couple floors I did multiple times before I was satisfied.
Definitely wear gloves and a mask when you're cleaning though.. and know that it may take a couple cleanings before it is "perfect".
Kilz is also wonderful. We've gone through multiple gallons of the stuff since we moved in.. it's great for covering up and protecting against stains, mildew, and just general dirtiness.