When you buy a new home, cleaning will give you a good start. Nothing is better than a fresh environment to start a new phase of your life. So endeavouring to deep clean your house before moving in will help you to feel settled before you’re settled.
In this article, we cover the essential equipment you need for cleaning a new house and provide a downloadable checklist so you can keep on track!
What do you Need for Cleaning a new House?
When cleaning a new house, you don’t need a million branded pieces of equipment to make an impact. Although it may seem like there are many things you need to buy from the get-go, these are things you will reuse after you’ve moved in to keep your house sparkling.
So, where do you start?
Vacuum
A good-quality vacuum will make your new home cleaning much faster and more effective. Older models will struggle to pick up dust and crumbs and may even spit dirt back out while the brushes are spinning.
Purchasing a new vacuum cleaner will guarantee full coverage to keep your laminate, carpet, and wood clean.
Duster
Unless you can see it, you may not think about it. But the sheer amount of dust in the home can run away from you fast. An extendable duster will help you access those hard-to-reach places, and make thorough new home cleaning easier.
One-size dusters can encourage you to stretch uncomfortably, and you may miss a spot. But an extendable alternative will guarantee efficiency!
Broom
Vacuum cleaners are incredibly effective but can struggle to get into small corners due to their size.
Using a broom before getting the vacuum out can help you dislodge all those tightly cornered piles of dust and dirt and move them to a more accessible location for your vacuum to suck up.
Low-quality brooms can drop bristles, and softer brooms aren’t as effective in dislodging dirt. So invest in a high-quality firm-bristled brush!
Spray Bottle
When cleaning a new apartment or house, it’s tempting to douse your surfaces in water and cleaning solutions. But more is not always better.
Saturating your surfaces with cleaning solutions can damage the surface and the sealant. So employing a spray bottle to lightly coat your surfaces is the far better option.
A spray bottle will evenly disperse your cleaning solutions, reduce pooling, and make it easier to wipe grime away.
Toilet Brush
When you deep clean a house before moving in, the toilet should be one of the first things you cover.
Thoroughly cleaning and sanitising a toilet requires effort and patience, as there are so many nooks and crannies to cover before you can say: done. So why not make it easier with a toilet brush?
Toilet brushes will dislodge any dirt, help you scrub cleaning solutions into the crevices, and dispense the need for reaching in with your hands.
Toothbrushes
Toothbrushes are useful for more than cleaning your teeth! They’re also incredibly effective for getting into grout and scrubbing dirt from tight spaces.
You don’t need anything fancy. A simple £1 pack of four will do. Sometimes the best tools for cleaning a new house are the things you’d least expect.
The compact bristles of a toothbrush quickly accumulate suds. Making toothbrushes very helpful for lifting dirt!
Baking Soda
This commonly used culinary ingredient is effective at lifting dirt from surfaces and shouldn’t be overlooked. It dissolves grime and caked-on stains with ease and is very helpful for difficult areas like the oven, microwave, and between floor tiles.
Baking soda also neutralises odour, which can be very useful when it comes to getting rid of fridge smell.
Trust us when we say that baking soda will clean your surfaces like no other! With such an affordable price tag, it’s surely worth giving it a go.
Specialised Cleaners
Some cleaning solutions are incredibly effective for particular surfaces but are damaging to others. So it’s important to invest in an array of specially designed cleaners to safely sanitise your space.
There’s a specialised cleaner for almost everything. Wooden and natural stone countertops, glass, and tile, you’re sure to find what you need without digging too deep.
Bleach can be helpful and harmful when you deep clean a new house. So be careful to only use it in areas where colour won’t fade, and sealants won’t be wiped away.
Rubber Gloves
Have you noticed after doing the washing up that your hands feel very dry? This is because you wash and wipe your hands clean of the natural oils that help to keep them moisturised. And if you’re embarking on the adventure of new home cleaning, which will be time-consuming and get your hands dirty constantly, you’ll be washing them a lot.
Rubber gloves help to protect your hands from harmful cleaning solutions, dirt, and overexposure to water and help to keep them moisturised and fresh. So invest in a pair and notice the difference!
Microfibre Cloths
A simple sponge won’t leave your glass surfaces, windows and shiny appliances with a streak-free finish. This is where the microfibre cloth comes in handy when cleaning a new house.
Microfibre cloths can be used on wet and dry surfaces to pick up dirt with the help of hundreds of thousands of tiny fibres. These fibres create a large surface area, which makes cleaning more effective.
Cheap microfibre cloths may leave small fibres on your surfaces. So we recommend investing in a more high-quality option to achieve truly flawless new home cleaning.
Carpet Cleaner
When you deep clean your house before moving in, you should start at the top and work your way to the bottom, which includes your carpets.
Although they may look fresh and new, soaking a paper towel in hot water, pushing it into the carpet, and watching it come out brown will tell you differently.
Carpet cleaning solutions and machines are available for purchase or hire at many supermarkets. So set aside a little cash to thoroughly clean your carpets.
How can Galleon Supplies Help With New Home Cleaning?
Here at Galleon Supplies, we stock many of the products you’ll need for thoroughly cleaning a new house for low prices! We know how expensive moving house can be, so we try to do our bit to alleviate the cost.
Browse our range of products at Galleon Supplies, and good luck with your new home cleaning!
