Is Your Home As Clean As You Think?

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Your home may look clean, but when you run your fingers across a countertop and find dust or turn on the kitchen light late at night and see roaches, you may have different feelings about it. How clean are our homes, really? Many people may have an unrealistic notion about the cleanliness of their homes, and they might be due for a wakeup call.

Here are some indicators that your home is not as clean as you think, and we will of course provide you with some help for how to get it looking cleaner.

You Have Trouble Sleeping

There are lots of reasons why you might have some difficulty sleeping, but the reason could come down to an untidy home. The dust in your house could keep you from sleeping very well, because it can clog your sinuses and make you feel stuffy and unwell. It could cause you insomnia because you are up all night due to sinus issues caused by dust, insect feces, and other tiny debris in your home.

Your bedding might look clean, but at a microscopic level, there could be all sorts of particles there that will keep you from sleeping soundly. That’s a problem for a lot of people who have trouble sleeping well. They don’t understand that the culprit is dirty bed sheets and pillowcases. It helps to shake those linens off before you go to sleep, but you also want to clean them often, using hot water to kill germs and small pests.

You Are Constantly Ill

Your home can be a hotbed for sickness if you don’t keep it very clean. You might wash your hands frequently, but how often do you sanitize your home? Do you use antibacterial cleaners in the kitchen and on the touchable surfaces in your home like the door knobs.

Imagine how many times you touch the same handles in your home each day. The germs can accumulate there and create a very unsanitary surface that no one should be touching without gloves. Try shining a blacklight in your bathroom and see how much fecal bacteria is making its way onto the countertop, handles, doors, and other surfaces.

Many people will think their home is clean simply by what they see, but it is the invisible, microscopic bacteria that is far more dangerous than any dust and dirt that you can see with your own eyes. You will never be able to eyeball how much bacteria is in your home but if you make it a regular habit to spray down countertops, handles, door knobs and similar often-touched surfaces with antibacterial spray, you will save yourself a lot of trouble and many sick days. This is especially necessary if you have company visiting who may spread germs of their own.

There Is Excess Moisture

Anywhere in your home where there is water standing or moisture collecting is a dangerous spot. This indicates that there is a leak or other water issues that need to be resolved. You might wonder what the big deal is. After all, it is just a little water.

Water attracts pests, though, and if there is enough of it, the water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes, especially during the hot summer months. Water also erodes over time, causing decay and deterioration in your home building materials.

Water, even in small amounts can create mold and mildew. These fungi do more than just create unpleasant, musty odors. They also create an unhealthy environment, causing allergy-like symptoms because of the tiny mold spores that fill up the air invisibly. They can also deteriorate your home’s materials, particularly wood and carpeting.

Get rid of any water that you see that is where it does not belong. Also handle any leaks immediately and see if there might be further leaks in places that you cannot spot easily. For instance, if you see water on the floor of the bathroom, there may be water behind the wall as well, seeping through and causing issues there inside your home’s structure.

You Don’t Clean Under Your Bed

When was the last time you cleaned under your bed? The answer for most people is that they almost never do except when spring cleaning. You might not see the dust bunnies hiding there, but you can be sure they are there anyway.

When you don’t clean under your bed, dust can accumulate very quickly there. Dust comes primarily from dead skin cells, which will tend to accumulate most often by the bed where you spend 6-8 hours every night. All of that dust and the darkness of the area under your bed makes for a very comfortable living space for roaches, mice, and other vermin. It is also a good place for germs, pollen, dust mites, animal feces, and other stuff to accumulate.

All of that can lead to trouble sleeping and various other health problems, like allergy symptoms. You should clean out under your bed on a regular basis, at least a couple times a month. This will keep the dust to a minimum and make it harder or pests to find a comfortable place to live. If you happen to eat in your bed frequently, then it is even more important that you clean under your bed. You never know what could be attracted to food particles under there, and the food can go rancid as well, creating all sorts of nasty complications for you. Get a Houston professional to clean under there if it is too hard for you to clean effectively in that space.

In Conclusion

You may appear to have a clean house, but how clean is it really? Have you been cleaning under your bed, behind your appliances, and inside your fridge? Do you get rid of bacteria regularly or just hope that your home is fairly germ free? Do you have leaking water in the house and musty smells?

These are all indications that your home should get cleaned, and you will definitely benefit by giving it a good cleaning in these key areas, for your health and safety.