Top 10 Cleaning Tools Every Household Must Have

By Rober Green—

While you might try to keep gadget or tools to a minimum in your home, having certain cleaning tools will make your life a whole lot easier when it comes to maintaining your home. What might seem like an obvious must-have tool to someone with a carpet might not be necessary for someone with hard floors. Additionally, different cleaning tools offer different features to get the job done right.

The following are the top 10 must-have cleaning tools for your home:

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1.      Microfiber Cloths

Damp microfiber cloths are great for eliminating dust in your home. Unlike disposable cloths or feather dusters, damp microfibers are ideal for keeping the dust on the clothe versus in the air. All you need to do is wipe your surfaces clean and then rinse the cloth. Microfiber cloths are also effective at cleaning appliances and counters, polishing glass or tiles and even eliminating hair off clothing.

2.      Hand Vacuum Or Double-Duty Stick

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While your house might have hard flooring, some situations call for a vacuum. For certain jobs, a combination hand/stick vacuum is lighter and much easier to get to versus using a standard floor vacuum. The tool gets pet hair and crumbs off your upholstery. Additionally, it’s great for freshening your mattress as well as keeping your car’s interior looking good.

3.      Extension Dusting Kit

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By frequently dusting your walls and ceilings, you can improve the air quality and indoor allergies, especially in the colder winter months when you keep your home closed up more. An extension dusting kit makes it easy to handle such tasks such as cleaning chandeliers and hard to reach light fixtures. Extension dusting tools can also be used to clean the top of your refrigerator and kitchen cupboards. After you’re done using it, shake it outdoors or just rinse it inside the sink and let them dry thoroughly before using again.

4.      Spin Mop

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First of all, to get the right spin mop, check out these spin mop reviews. Spin Mops with washable pads allow you to wash them and use them again and again. You can use them on laminate floors, vinyl, tiles, marble or even wood.

5.      Squeegee

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A squeegee, which attaches to an extension pole, is incredible at ensuring your windows are streak-free and clean. It’s also handy when it comes to cleaning tall mirrors. In between tasks, you can hang it in the shower from a suction-cup hook to keep your glass doors free of any spots.

6.      Lint Roller

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Lint roller is amazing at getting rid of pet hair from your clothing. They’re also great for cleaning upholstery and whisking dust off throw pillows and curtains and even lampshades. Do you have broken glass on the floor? If so, just pick the big pieces up and run your lint roller to grab the tiny ones that might be hard to see. The roller will clean up glitter and random items that fall to the floor.

7.      Scrub Brush

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Scrub brushes with firm grip handles are a worthy investment. The last thing you want is to buy scrub brushes without a grip handle that are easy to hold while cleaning. This is especially true if your hands are wet.  You can use scrub brushes for cleaning walls, floors, sink, shower or bathtub as well as grout on your tile floors.

8.      Hand Duster
hand dusterIn between polishing your furniture you can use a duster to eliminate dust build-up and germs from resting on your furniture. A easy to hold hand duster is a great tool for cleaning hard to reach places and that might be out-of-reach, such as a fan or light fixtures.

9.      White Vinegar

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The fact that vinegar is an efficient multi-purpose cleaning powerhouse and helps keep surfaces sparkling clean. You can use vinegar in your beauty, laundry, cleaning and cooking routines. In fact, most of the do it yourself natural cleaning recipes include vinegar. And it’s environmentally friendly.

10. Baking Soda

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Baking soda is a staple that everyone should have in their home. It’s an effective, powerful, and multi-tasking baking agent, cleaning agent, scrubber, and odor neutralizer. And it has a long shelf life and is very inexpensive.

Conclusion

Having the right tools will make spring cleaning a breeze!

 

Written by Rober Green from Green House Center, where offers help, information, advice and tips to make your house green.

1 thought on “Top 10 Cleaning Tools Every Household Must Have”

  1. Thanks for updating the useful cleaning tools, but you didn’t mention some tools like a good Cloth rags, Paper towels, Toilet brush, Toilet bowl cleaner, Broom, Dustpan & brush, Dry mop, Wet mop & bucket, Window cleaner, Disinfectant cleaner, Bathroom cleaner, Furniture polish, and High duster.

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