| Procrastination is the biggest evil of maintaining a house. It begins with a single line of dust on your furniture until dust takes on an everyday appearance in your home. In maintaining the beauty and cleanliness of your home, the most important factors are discipline and regularity. If you spare a few minutes in cleaning the bathroom faucets and moping the floor before taking a shower you won’t invite a massive clean-up situation frequently. Similarly, if junk is removed regularly from the kitchen and containers kept back in their proper places chances are your kitchen will always bear a healthy look. The trick lies in averting alarming situations by maintaining a brief and simple clean-up routine everyday.
Clutter getting mounted, storage space shrinking due to the birth of a baby or a new member in the family, junk loitering around on the floor, a leaky faucet or a smelly cabinet are sure signs of alarm. You could land yourself in trouble if you have to clean up such a house, especially when someone’s coming for dinner. It is particularly embarrassing if a friend or colleague is coming along with from office.
An unclean and badly maintained home takes away the pleasure of living and affects mental and aesthetic harmony. If you shirk from entering your ‘dream home’, you know you are guilty of it.
All members of the family have to take on small roles to keep the house prim and proper. Children should be taught early on to throw candy wrappers and junk papers in the waste box and straighten up the bed sheet after playing on the bed. Such values go a long way in maintaining home hygiene.
Here are a few routine checks and tasks to be performed periodically:
• Drain water from water heater to remove sediment from the bottom of tank and clean it afterwards.
• Replace carbon cartridge of water filter.
• Test smoke alarms with a smoke source (lit cigarette or cotton cord) held 3 inches from unit. To reduce alarm time during test, blow into the unit to clear the smoke.
• Inspect fire extinguisher.
• During heating season inspect the chimney. Clean with chimney brushes or scrapers to remove the deposit.
• Vacuum-clean electric devices.
• Check for evidence of any leaks, especially around toilets and under sinks in bathrooms and kitchens.
• Clean hot-air heating and/or cooling system's air filter to prevent airborne dirt from circulating throughout house.
• Clean refrigerator.
• During summers, clean room air-conditioner filters.
• Check gas furnace and clean burners and heat-exchange areas with professional help. Check for cracks or any sign of dampness or leaks in basements or storerooms. Check for any evidence of termites or wood eating insects.
Some measures can also be taken to keep the exterior of the house in order:
Roof: Watch for missing shingles or broken pieces.
Gutters and Foundation: Check and remove any debris to assure unobstructed water flow away from foundation.
Windows and Doors: Check caulking around doors and windows, glazing around window panes.
Lawns and Gardens: Watch for accumulation of tree limbs, branches and debris.
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