Don't DIY: 3 Areas In Your Home That Should Be Professionally Cleaned
When it comes to the regular upkeep of your home, it's pretty easy to keep the place looking in good repair; washing windows, dusting, and vacuuming are often all that's needed to have a presentable living space. However, there are a few areas in your home that aren't so easy to keep looking spotless — and that can cause problems for you when you try to clean them.
You may wonder exactly what areas in your home just aren't worth the hassle and trouble that they take to clean and that you should probably call in a professional to handle for you — so if you're looking for a quick guide to tell you just that, then here's what you need to know.
Your Exterior
Sure, you could spend a few days lugging a ladder around the exterior of your home, passing buckets up onto the roof, and looking to rent a power washer from your local supply store in order to really get your home clean, but that takes so much time and money (not to mention an extraordinary amount of effort and agility) that, unless you have a whole week to yourself and enjoy the work, you should probably just call in the pros.
Not only do professional exterior cleaners have a whole crew to get the job done as efficiently as possible, they also have access to things like power washers and other tools that are cost-prohibitive to rent or purchase and that take time to learn how to use. Plus, hiring a crew means that you can actually get things done while your house is being cleaned.
Your Carpets
One of the dangers of cleaning your carpet yourself (besides possible stains from the chemicals) is that of timing; not only does this procedure take a lot of time without professional-grade equipment, it can also be easy to accidentally clean yourself into a corner with your own timing, leaving all of your carpet wet at once (and thus rendering much of your house unusable) and leaving you nowhere to go.
There are hundreds of do-it-yourself carpet cleaning kits, machines, and how-tos out there on the market, but if your home has more than just a room or two of carpet, you might want to consider calling a carpet cleaning company to really get that fabric clean with a fraction of the time and effort it would take you.
Your Chimney
Chimney sweeps still exist all over the world. While they don't come with their own large, black fan brushes and sing show tunes like in Mary Poppins, chimney cleaning is still a vibrant trade and a service used by many no matter what their economic station, mostly because of the problems that come with attempting to clean your own chimney.
Chimneys are difficult and dangerous to clean. Besides their obvious height, you could hurt yourself by inhaling soot and other material stuck in your chimney. For these reasons, it's probably best to hire a chimney cleaning service and leave the job to the professionals.