I was rudely awoken last Thursday as lightening flickered across the sky and torrential rain tried to beat its way into our bedroom, in August I expected to have our windows open and sunscreen sitting next to the front door, but not this year. I came downstairs as the phone rang, ‘hi, its Lakeland in [...]
Read moreMove furniture easily by putting foil pie dishes under each leg, now the furniture will slide easily over the carpet. Furniture dents in your carpet? A cube of ice on the dent will lift the carpet pile. Whoops! a smashed glass will leave small shards on the floor, use a piece of white bread to [...]
Read moreHere is another collection of useful cleaning tips from yesteryear. Keep salt near you cooker to avoid a grease fire- After a spill, sprinkle your salt, when the oven cools simply brush off and wipe clean with a damp sponge. To rid appliances of yellowing – Mix a half a cup of bleach, one quarter [...]
Read moreThis is the first of a series of posts of useful household tips given by my Grandmother, when she was a girl in the twenties, quick ‘spray and wipe’ products were not available, try using some of these old fashioned cleaning tips around your home. Keep Moths Away! Place conkers or bay leaves in your [...]
Read moreDry compound carpet cleaning has been around for years and is infrequently used by many professional carpet cleaning companies. Many commercial customers will have carpet cleaned ‘when it looks dirty’, but more companies are realizing the importance of maintaining carpet and the financial benefits associated. Dry cleaning is an effective way of cleaning whether in [...]
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