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7 House Chores to Assign to Dad

7 House Chores to Assign to Dad

Father’s Day is just a week away and we love celebrating dads, especially those who take active participation in family life. Including house chores. For centuries housework has been attached to women, but in recent decades this is progressively changing. As more women join the workforce, more men step in to cover part of the household duties. It’s brilliant teamwork, isn’t it? And while mom will always be mom, here are some of the most preferred or suitable house chores to assign to dad.

 

1.  Taking the Rubbish Out

 

The most common task dads get is taking the rubbish out. It could involve some heavy lifting but it’s generally fairly easy and it takes just a couple of minutes. The chore should also include wiping the bin and replacing the bin liner for both the general waste and the recycling.

 

2.  Mowing the Lawn

 

Another household errand normally associated with men is maintaining the lawn in a nice and neat condition. Sometimes that’s just mowing, but in other cases will also include tidying up and disposing of garden waste. Some gentlemen are keen gardeners and have developed impressive vegetable or flower patches. That’s also a great activity to take up with the children for quality bonding time.

 

3.  Cleaning the Exterior

 

Your home exterior and driveway don’t need regular cleaning, yet should be paid attention to every once in a while. Most people will hire professional external cleaners to do the job, but if you insist on keeping it within the household, that task is probably more suited to go on dad’s list.

 

4.  Take care of the Pets

 

This chore is normally shared by half between moms and dads, but there’s no reason why a man can’t take full ownership of walking, washing, taking to vet appointments and cleaning after the pet. A lot of single men take fantastic care of their furry companions. And in the case of dads, it is a brilliant opportunity to show children a caring and inspiring attitude towards animals.

 

5.  Cleaning the Appliances

 

The dishwasher, microwave, oven, washing machine and dryer all need to be cleaned every other month. It extends their life and increases efficiency. Those tasks are often included in professional deep cleaning, but if your family does all the cleaning on your own, this is a good chore to assign to dad.

 

6.  Vacuuming

 

In a recent survey, only 30% of men in opposite-sex families indicated that they take care of the vacuuming. We believe that percentage can and should increase. It is a relatively light task and perhaps for that reason has been tied to women since the vacuum cleaner was invented. As ladies take tougher roles inside and outside of family life, gentlemen could also adapt and vacuum more often.

 

7.  Organising the Garage, Shed or Storage Space

 

They say women are better at organising, but that’s just a gender-biased misconception. In fact, men can do a great job at organising a variety of spaces. Some of the best interior designers are men! We mentioned the garage, shed and storage only because that’s where they keep most of the tools, items and hobby equipment they enjoy. It makes perfect sense that dad would be the best man to organise those areas, safely storing his precious possessions.

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How to Keep Your Home Clean During the Holidays

Christmas is 2 months away, yes, we know. But it will eventually get here and with it comes big family celebrations. We know how much effort you put into making your home look clean, welcoming and cosy, so we wouldn’t want that to go to waste after the holidays.  So, we put together some good tips on how to keep your home clean during the holidays.

Clean as you Decorate

Decorating your home for Christmas is the perfect opportunity to get rid of old stuff you don’t need. You can move the furniture, wipe all surfaces, remove all dust and cobwebs on the ceiling. Many people use fake snow spray on their windows. That’s very pretty but don’t forget to wash your windows before that. Now you have a clean and lovely house, ready to be transformed into a magical Winter Wonderland space. You practically performed deep cleaning, which means between the holidays your cleaning workload is minimised and you may only need to vacuum a couple of times.

Focus on the Living Room and Common spaces

Your cleaning priority will be the living room, kitchen and bathrooms. Those will be the most used areas in your home during the holidays and your guests will have access to all of them. Maintain them always in good condition. Your own bedroom can wait until after the holiday madness.

Use Sofa Covers

You love your sofa, right? Cover it with disposable sofa covers. You can even choose festive patterns and add to the Christmas spirit in your home. Best part is, none of the festive menu items will leave a mark on your favourite and precious family sofa!

Use the Advent Calendar Trick

If you have children, you have a great advantage! Use the Advent Calendar to make them help you with some domestic cleaning chores. Tell them they can have the prize for each day only if they complete a certain task, for example, dust the furniture, clean up their rooms or vacuum the living room. If they do that for 24 days, it could easily become a habit and they would continue doing it even after Santa’s brought the gifts.

Keep the Cleaning Products Close

With all the festive family dinners and parties on the calendar, frequent messes are inevitable. Keep your home clean at that period is having your essential cleaning products within safe reach. Wine on the sofa? Quickly spray it and clean up the stain. Sorted! The minced pie got smashed on the floor? Fix that fast too.

Use the Dishwasher More Often

Christmas = a lot of food, a lot of food = a lot of dirty dishes. Load the dishwasher every night before bed so you have clean plates and cutleries every morning. That way you can peacefully enjoy your morning coffee, watching TV, instead of standing in front of the sink.

Do you have other ideas on how to keep your home clean over the holidays? Please share them with us, we are genuinely interested to learn how you do it.

Ah! One last thing… if you just want to relax for that one most peaceful (and lazy) week of the year, we can take the cleaning off your plate. Make sure you book an appointment quickly before our capacity is full!

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Essential Spring Cleaning Areas and Tasks

I know it doesn’t feel like it, considering the recent storms and extreme weather conditions, but spring will eventually get here. And with it, our natural urge to make our homes a more welcoming, pleasant and fresh place to relax and spend time at, increases. In the past, spring was the traditional time when most of the heavy cleaning was done. And although today, we are not confined by the season changes to deep clean our homes, the revival of nature still feels like the perfect time to revive our living environment.

So, what are the essential spring cleaning areas and tasks you shouldn’t skip?

The Bathroom

I am sure you take weekly care of your bathroom as one of the most important areas in your home to keep sanitised at all times. But every once in a while, the bathroom needs more than just a few scrubs. Your shower head might need a bit of pampering to remove limescale. Also, your toilet bowl may need a deep sanitising. Don’t forget to clean the inside and behind the vanity.

The Kitchen

There are a lot of things you need to consider for spring cleaning in the kitchen. Starting from the reorganisation of the cupboards. You will need to clean them from the inside too. Move on to the pantry - make sure you throw away everything with past use by due date and dust and polish the shelves. Finding cobwebs in there isn’t that uncommon, especially if you didn’t perform deep cleaning in the autumn, so make sure you get rid of them.

The Oven

There’s no need to clean your oven weekly, but this is certainly one of the essential items on your spring cleaning checklist. It’s not an easy task, so allow a couple of hours or more just for the oven cleaning. Alternatively, you can book a professional oven cleaning service and let them do the unpleasant work, while you move on to lighter cleaning tasks around the house.

The Fridge

Still in the kitchen, don’t skip a deep clean of your fridge. It is a perfect opportunity to take all food out and clean the shelves and racks. Once you are done, try to clean also behind the fridge. It needs space to “breathe” and you should make sure there isn’t large dust built-up at the back.

The Washing Machine and Dishwasher

Those two appliances are in charge of doing some of your house chores, but after all that cleaning, they need to be cleaned as well. Follow the manuals if you have never cleaned your washing machine or dishwasher before. It’s not so hard, but be prepared for a not so pleasant view.

The Windows

It may be a bit pointless to clean your windows from the outside, considering the heavy amount of rain falling during the spring months, yet the inside should not be missed! Polish your windows along with the frames to bring more light in the rooms and boost the general positive atmosphere in your home.

Spring cleaning also involves a deep clean under and behind all heavy furniture and appliances. We wouldn’t recommend you doing it all on your own. Ask a friend or a family member to help. If that’s not an option, then book a professional spring cleaning service from a reliable local company. Bredon Hill Cleaning Services would love to be your partner on your spring cleaning project. Let’s invite light, goodness and cosiness in your home together!

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Spring Home Organisation Ideas

You need to start thinking of reorganising your home. Why? Because a positive change in scenery often leads to higher productivity and boosted mood. Also, after the long winter months, there’s a lot of clutter that might be sitting in all areas of your home. Perfect opportunity to get rid of it! Here are a few spring home organisation ideas.

Make Sure Everything Has Its Place

The first step towards organising your home for spring is finding a place for all your items. If you can’t find a place for it and you don’t use it often enough, you don’t need it. Throw it away, sell it or give it to charity. The rest of your items should have a clearly allocated space in your home minimising the opportunity for creating more clutter. If it helps, create a chart with the different areas and the items that belong there.

Make the Most of Your Vertical Space

If you don’t have much space in your property, try to utilise as much of the doors and walls as possible. You can install wall mounted shelves and cupboards or Door System hangers. The former you can use to store books and magazines, as well as some sentimental gifts and family pictures. The latter is perfect for hanging your jackets and coats, scarves, bags and so on. You can even install a vertical shoe holder on your bedroom or closet door. These, however, would work mainly for flat shoes. Heels would be a challenge.

Give Special Attention to Your Closet

The general rule of closet organisation is that if you add one you need to take one out. So, if there’re items you haven’t worn for over a year they need to go. Same applies to clothes with some defects due to excessive wearing and pieces you simply stopped liking for some reason. It’s your choice what you want to do with these items. You can safely dispose of them as per waste collection guidelines of your council. If your clothes are in a condition, you may choose to sell them or give them to charity.

There are a lot of ways in which to organise your closet. Firstly, put the winter clothes to the back and bring the lighter, more colourful clothes to the front. Utilise the vertical space in your closet to store scarves, belts, shoes, jewellery and other accessories. Drawer dividers are also a good idea to maximise and organise the space for your lingerie and socks.

Don’t forget your Garden, Shed and Garage

Nice weather means you will be spending more time outside. So, if you have a garden, you need to make it look more welcoming. If you love flowers, now is the right time to plant some, trim the grass and fix any damage caused by the recent storms.

Your shed probably needs a touch or two. It may be full of clutter you were trying to not store in the house over the winter. That clutter shouldn’t be sitting in your garden shed either!

The situation with the garage is maybe very similar to the one in the shed. Allocate a space for every tool and item you have in the garage, perform a deep clean and enjoy a clean space where you can find anything you need with no more than two looks.

If you need help with your home organisation, spring cleaning or simply the maintenance of a clean and healthy living environment, call us! Our friendly cleaners would love to bring their expert skills and knowledge to your place and transform it into a fortress of relaxation.

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