Deep Cleaning the House? Favorite Tools or Solutions?

Updated on January 04, 2012
J.T. asks from Mesa, AZ
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Im trying to deep clean my house...I just got an awsome steam mop for xmas and we have a carpet cleaner...was wondering what other tools you use or have found very helpful? Any special amonia/bleach creations that work wonders?

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B.C.

answers from Dallas on

For baseboards and that grout that the mop never reaches, I use baking soda and water with a toothbrush. For dirty walls, you can't go wrong with vinegar water and a damp cloth.

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☆.A.

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I'm with Tracy K on the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. I don't know what's in those things but they clean EVERYTHING!

Do O. room at a time, in order from top-to-bottom--that's how I usually do it.

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C.O.

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Vinegar or lemon juice with baking powder (for the organic)...wonderful cleaning ability!! Nice lemony smell!

I use bleach on my bath mats/runners - that's it. don't like using it on floors or anywhere else.

I stay away from ammonia as well. I used it when the kids were small in the bathtub and soaked their bath toys in it. kept the mold from growing inside them.

I love the swiffer extended arm duster - I can get the cob webs in the corners as well as the dust at the top of ceiling fans.

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T.K.

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I love the magic eraser and Oxyclean. Most of those wonder products don't deliver on promises. These 2 products really do!

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N.W.

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Baking Soda. I found it worked better than the expensive super degreaser to get the gunk off around my stove.

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J.S.

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Vinegar and Baking Soda are my two favorites. I use them for almost everything.

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J.W.

answers from St. Louis on

It depends on the surfaces. For my tile I scrub twice a year on my hands and knees. My knees don't like that much.

I don't have carpet anymore, in part allergies, in part I just don't feel like it is ever clean.

My laminate I steam mop.

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M.J.

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There is this stuff called quick job. You have to order it ____@____.com husband bought me four bottles of the concentrate. You can use it on almost everything. It is amazing stuff. Plus you can delute it to the strength you like. I do grout, tubs, toilets, sinks, counters, mirrors and windows. If I ever run out I will be sure to stock up on more.

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J.P.

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I have found that mops, either the original type or the Swiffer type, never seem to clean that well. It's either dealing with dirty water or the others that I can never get enough weight behind to scrub the tiles. The old hands and knees work best for me, but I have to use a soft foam pad (I got mine at Menards in the gardening section) for my knees if I ever want to be able to get up again!

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