Hints and Tips for Household Cleaning Reviews

Part of a Multi- Disciplinary Approach ... I am not an expert in general housework - cleaning, ironing and suchlike, but I have been forced to develop an expertise in cleaning showers. It is very interesting to read all the various opinions about using specific products for cleaning showers and baths. Unfortunately, in my ...  Read the complete review

Believe it or not but Coke is better used as a cleaning product than a thirst quencher. When it comes to removing rust, apply coke to a cloth and rub the item. For those hard to remove stains in the toilet bowl, pour one to two cans of coke into the toilet, let it sit for a few hours or overnight and then flush. I have some ageing ...  Read the complete review

Many women the world over have spent much of their lives scouring the supermarket shelves for a product that will actually make cleaning easier. Something that will stop the daily build up of grime which somehow always seems to fall to us girls to deal with. The obvious answer to this problem is get a cleaning lady. This is unfortunately ...  Read the complete review

After trying lots of things for cleaning my Laminate Flooring, I have come across a product called Klear by Johnsons. It is a waterproof coating, which is applied by using a dampcloth. Its stops staining from spillages, and creates a brilliant shine whist being non slippy. As I have been shouted at too many times for ...  Read the complete review

Many people find that when their husbands are in the bathroom shaving - running the hot water the condensation associated with this is quite considerable. I have found that the solution to this is within the bathroom cabinet and even better close to hand to the men themselves. The solution is in itself the shaving foam that they use to soften ...  Read the complete review

Now, how could I possibly clean a house with the use of a megaphone ?? Well, it's quite a long story but I must tell you. You see, I replaced a ceiling at my dad's house, which you may have read about, and the mess from this was incredible, so.. it had to be cleaned up didn't it ?? The whole house was covered from top to bottom in ...  Read the complete review

Okay, I wrote about baking soda and being new to the site I thought I could go back and write more under the same heading and see that I can't so I looked for another place to put this. Vinegar we all know removes those nasty buid up deposits in coffee makers and should be run through once a week, followed by several rinses of plain ...  Read the complete review

I have a number of little hints and tips which might be useful to other householders. Some may sound a bit daft, but they certainly work. I hope one or two might be useful to other people. 1; If you need to scour a pan or pot with baked on food and you don't have a brillo pad in the house, screw up a largish piece of ordinary tin foil ...  Read the complete review

Well, I do exaggerate a little on the hunk side.......he was not really my type but if you fancy a rather distinguished looking fifty-something year old true gent, then he could have been the hunk for you... he was certainly the best cleaner in all the world! Ron (not his true name) had moved into the town where I live from Devon having ...  Read the complete review

We are constantly being bombarded with the newest, spangliest cleaning products. However, none of them do the environment much good, they cost money, and research at the momment keeps suggsting that overly clean houses are causing allergies and asthma in children. Fresh air is a grea taid to keeping your house nice, and there are one or two other ...  Read the complete review

Instead of providing you with my limited knowledge of household cleaning tips, which to be honest would barely be enough to qualify for the Dooyoo 75 word minimum, I will instead point you in the direction of an invaluable web resource that may just change the way you clean your home forever - now how about that for a promise! Positioning ...  Read the complete review

I suppose there are many people like me that have put off that dreaded job, cleaning the oven. I used to hate doing the job so much that in the end it became a full days job. The hardest job was the inside of the oven.The oven shelves would be the dirtiest, full of drips from my faourite pastime of cooking fruit and savoury pies. ...  Read the complete review

UPDATE -------- I've added a new section called Household Money Saving Tips, hopefully these will be of use to you. I've also added a star tip, which is a tip thats so great everybody should know about it. --------------------------------------------- This opinion features a mammoth ...  Read the complete review

I'm going to show you my tips. But first, as standard practice, I want all of you girls to make sure that your man has put on his rubber gloves properly. I prefer mine to wear powder blue, but the choice of colour is optional. If you should be unlucky enough to have one of those awkward men, and I'm told there are one ...  Read the complete review

I discovered this trick by accident but will continue to do it and not spend so much money on individual products. I live in a very hard water area, and use 'Sanilav' toilet cleaner with descaler. It does a great job on the toilet bowl especially if left overnight. I accidently spilt some in the sink of our cloakroom ...  Read the complete review

Before calling a plumber try pouring a bucket of hot FLASH and water down the loo up to the brim . Leave alone for 10 mins or so, enough time for a cuppa, and when you return it should have slurped away. One final flush should clear the system. The temperature of the water should be tap hot, not out of a kettle or may cause problems with ...  Read the complete review

I learnt this trick from older relatives. To have a shiny window, use soapy water. With a sponge wash down the window or mirror. When you have washed all of the window or mirror with the soapy water, use a page from an old newspaper and wipe the whole surface that you have just washed. Using a newspaper instead of a cloth will ...  Read the complete review

This sounds so silly and I have no idea why it works but it does. Would you ever dream of using vinegar and newspapers to clean your windows? I certainly wouldn't but I have seen my mother do it so often I am now converted! The process is really quite simple. Wash your windows using a soap solution to get rid of really tough ...  Read the complete review

keep your mirrors clean by dampening a soft cloth, and rubbing it with alchol. Clean your blinds with a damp rag and fabric softner. Polish your ashtray with furniture polish and then it will wipe clean easy. Pour baking soda down your drain weekly and it will keep the pipes clean and fresh smelling. Deodorize ...  Read the complete review

I like to save money. But as well as that I hate to use chemicals. It is a bit of a fetish that I have. I hate to touch them. My top tips are 1)Bicarbonate of soda on a damp cloth removes tea stains. It is cheap and does not pollute the environment. Also is good for removing burnt on food on saucepans as well. ...  Read the complete review