Selling your home has never been easier than with these cleaning tips

Pressure wash your home at least twice a year. Do not do this during the wet, cold months to avoid mould build-up.

• Add a little bleach to the water you will use to clean or one teaspoon of trisodium phosphate to three litres of water.
• When washing your house, proceed from top to bottom, one meter at a time. Pay attention to ledges, outcrops and porch roofs.

Your home will look beautiful and ten years younger.

Here’s how to remove grease stains from your driveway:

• Put sawdust on the stain and let stand for a few hours. Then sprinkle the stain with powdered detergent and pour boiling water over it.
• Use a hard bristle nylon brush to clean the stain and rinse generously. You may have to repeat all the steps.
• Clean with a pressure washer to remove dirt and mould.

This simple tip may change the minds of those who are reluctant to buy your home.

Not only is rust unattractive, it can also damage metal surfaces. Here’s how to remove rust:

• Cover rust with a cloth dipped in kerosene.
• You can also paint your metal surfaces with anti-rust paint.

If you succeed in removing rust from your home, you will absolutely beautify your exterior and give a youthful look to your home; an important selling point.

To keep windows clean, wash them with a pressure washer. Clean them with warm water, a little dishwashing liquid or ammonia. Dirty windows can discourage a buyer from purchasing a home. On the contrary, clean windows can give life and add shine to your home.

Every year, do a visual inspection of your roof. Check if any tiles are missing or if any tiles are broken. If this is the case, call a professional, otherwise, just clean your roof. All you have to do is take a product containing bleach and apply it to your roof with a wire brush. Make sure, of course, that you wear proper protective equipment. You can also spray your roof once a year with an anti-fungal and anti-moss product. A mixture of water, white vinegar and baking soda is also a good alternative to this type of product.  Buyers will be much more interested in your home if the roof is well maintained, that goes without saying.

Use a special cleaner for mortar joints, which tend to fade considerably over time. Moss, moreover, can gather in these spaces, especially if your home is most often in the shade. This simple task will radically change the look of your facade and restore it to its original brilliance.

Use a degreaser cleaner to remove debris and dirt from the outside of your home. Weather and the presence of many contaminants in the air eventually leave your home dirty. Use a telescopic brush to apply the degreaser, then rinse with large amounts of water.

Avoid using solutions such as bleach, as they can change the colour and finish of your flooring.

Gutters, like any other part of your home, require maintenance from time to time. These allow water to be evacuated, although this system has a small weakness. Indeed, external dirt accumulates there. It is, therefore, necessary to maintain them to avoid that they overflow and that they do not damage the walls of your building or, worse, that water does not infiltrate there. You don’t want to clean your gutters? So what do you do?

• Install a gutter protector!
• Then install a protective grid.
• Make sure it is cut to the correct length.
• Install it on the gutter and solidify it with hooks.
• This grid will prevent the accumulation of leaves while allowing water to drain.
• Of course, if your gutter is full, you will have no choice but to clean it.
• To do this, climb a ladder carefully.
• Start at the bottom. Clean with a water jet to remove mud. Then, clean the upper part of the gutter.

Sources :

• Pages Jaunes
• lesbonstuyaux-domeo.fr
• patrickmorin.com