Have you ever wondered why we chuck the pets in the garden, open all windows and completely bottom the house?

Back in the old days of coal fires and straw matresses it was standard precedure for the housewives to clean the house from top to bottom. The idea was to wait for the winter chill to dissappear and completely freshen the house up. The housewife would clean out the fireplaces and the soot in the house created by the fires, this included the floors. walls, ceilings and furniture in all rooms.

There was often a smell which built up over the winter period due to not being able to air sheets and blankets. Spring was a chance to be able to hang out the laundry after washing and feeding through a mangle. The matresses were normally emptied, washes and refilled with fresh hay.

Jews believed that bread was a forbidden food during ‘passover’ So spring was a chance to remove every last breadcrumb from the house before passover which is in April.

Persians believed in completely bottoming the house in which they called ‘khooneh takouni’. In English ’shaking the house’. A similar tradition is the Scottish “New Year’s cleaning” on Hogmanay.

I hope that you will appreciate this household domestic cleaning tip that offers you advice on sweeping your chimney to be beneficial. You will also find below a link to other household domestic cleaning tips that make up this series of small articles that I am currently publishing on a regular basis.

 Advice on chimney sweeping domestic cleaning tip No65

New domestic cleaning tips are always more than welcome. 

• Past domestic cleaning tips

Please note that I have produced these cleaning tips in good faith and has such will take no responsibility for any failure or damage that may be caused or attributed by the use of any of the tips given.

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A few years ago when Alan and I ran a carpet, upholstery and cleaning company, I went along to help him with the carpets (fill the carpet

shampooing machine up and move furniture etc)

It was a very big job and of course very tiring. We had obviously quoted an acceptable price and the gentleman was very pleased with our cleaning work. However when Alan had moved the carpet shampooing machine outside and went in for his money the ‘gentleman’ tried to barter him down by quite a lot.

It was pointed out that: -

a) He had agreed to the price and

b) He was satisfied with the work done.

But no he wouldn’t budge and after nearly half an hour we were getting nowhere and tempers were getting shall we say a little frayed round the edges.

Then Alan disappeared and I thought he was leaving me to it but no in he came from outside with the LARGE bucket still containing the dirty, sludgy water from his carpets.” Now sir” he said, “you have 2 choices, either pay the money agreed or the water goes back on your carpet” The look on his face was priceless and I have never seen a wallet opened so quickly in my life. Suffice to say we did get our money. As to whether Alan would have carried out his threat!

Post provided by Susan and Alan Marshall Dolly Char Bradford

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I am producing this list of domestic cleaning tips to help you in your ongoing battle to keep your homes sparkling clean! I am publishing these domestic cleaning tips over the coming days and weeks in a very easy to digest simple one at a time manner.

Cleaning tip No27 gives advice on removing tiny scratches from glass.

You can remove tiny scratches from glass by using toothpaste.

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• Cleaning tip No26 Pet hair on furniture
• Cleaning tip No25 Glass table tops
• Cleaning tip No24 Delegate
• Cleaning tip No23 Dusting in awkward corners
• Cleaning tip No22 Scorch marks on carpets
• Cleaning tip No21 Dirty oil paintings
• Cleaning tip No20 Paint brushes
• Cleaning tip No19 Chrome cleaning
• Cleaning tip No18 Heel marks on wooden floors
• Cleaning tip No17 Washing machines
• Cleaning tip No9  Grout cleaning

Please note that I have produced these cleaning tips in good faith and has such will take no responsibility for any failure or damage that may be caused or attributed by the use of any of the tips given.

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Pet hair on furniture cleaning tip No26

I am producing a list of useful domestic cleaning tips to help you the public in your ongoing battle to keep your home crystal clean! I am publishing my domestic cleaning tips over the coming days and weeks in a very easy to digest simple one at a time format.

A good way of removing pet hair from furniture is to wrap some sellotape around your hand leaving the sticky side out and then gently stroke over the furniture.

New cleaning tips are always more than welcome.

• Cleaning tip No25 Glass table tops
• Cleaning tip No24 Delegate
• Cleaning tip No23 Dusting in awkward corners
• Cleaning tip No22 Scorch marks on carpets
• Cleaning tip No21 Dirty oil paintings
• Cleaning tip No20 Paint brushes
• Cleaning tip No19 Chrome cleaning
• Cleaning tip No18 Heel marks on wooden floors
• Cleaning tip No17 Washing machines
• Cleaning tip No9  Grout cleaning

Please note that I have produced these cleaning tips in good faith and has such will take no responsibility for any failure or damage that may be caused or attributed by the use of any of the tips given.

Cleaning Franchise | Work From Home | Home Based Business | Franchise Business Opportunity | Management Franchise | Franchise Advice | Be Your Own Boss 

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