Is Your Dirty or Messy Home Making You Sick?

You try to keep your home clean but your work schedule, family needs and other daily activities get in the way of traditional household chores. Neglecting even smaller chores around the home can actually make your family ill.

Learn how and why your less-than-clean home might be making you sick and how hiring a professional cleaning service is beneficial. A home cleaning company will clean your home on a schedule that works best for you.

Vacuum up the Mess

Hire a home cleaning service to vacuum all your floors and furnishings to get rid of the dust and debris that can make your family sick. Vacuum your floors and stairs daily in between professional cleanings.

Your Bedding Hasn't Been Washed

Your home's bedding should be washed periodically to remove dust, hair and mite debris. The collection of debris in your bedding can make it hard to sleep and make allergy or asthma symptoms worse. Bedding should be washed in hot water once a week.

You might not think about washing bedding, including sheets, blankets, and pillowcases. However, when you hire a home cleaning service, they can take care of washing the bedding during your house cleaning appointment.

You Have Pets

Pets pose a health risk because they release hair and dander into the air. Pets that are allowed outside also track in pollen, dirt, pesticides and other home pollutants on their feet and fur. Pet hair embeds itself in carpet, sticks to walls and ceilings, gets stuck in your HVAC system's vents and travels through the air.

A cleaning service will work diligently to remove pet hair and other debris from rugs, upholstery, carpeting and walls.

You can help manage the pet hair in your home by having your pet professionally groomed or shaved during shedding seasons.

An indoor litter box poses a health hazard if the unit isn't emptied and cleaned regularly. Chemicals from cat urine collected in the box can spread in the air, making your family ill. A cat's litter box should be cleaned every day.

Your Refrigerator Is a Mess

Rotating the food items in your fridge helps you stay organized and use produce before it goes rotten. However, keeping your fridge's trays clean and free of germs and bacteria should be part of your refrigerator cleanliness as well. Salmonella, e-Coli and other bacteria in your fridge can make your family sick.

Your house cleaning company can remove and wipe down your refrigerator and throw out old or expired foods and beverages. Your fridge doors, trays and shelving units can be cleaned to restore your refrigerator to a clean and healthy condition. Your cleaning service can also clean underneath and behind your refrigerator.

You do your best to keep your home clean. A home cleaning service is designed to make home upkeep easier for you. Call us at NorthStar Cleaning & Property Services to design a custom cleaning plan and schedule that works best for your family. Our trusted services include full residential cleaning. We have over two decades of experience keeping homes pristine so you can rely on our experience.