If this season of coughing, sneezing and sick days has you looking for a primer on how to disinfect your home, we have answers.
A clean home can be one more weapon in your arsenal to fight sickness.
Faucets May Make Clean Hands but They Hold Germs, Too
While we want to wash our hands often during cold and flu season, what about those faucets that get touched by germy hands? Germs can stay around for the next person to pick up. A great idea has become a home for the germs you were trying to avoid.
Be sure to disinfect faucets to prevent germ sharing. Faucets can get especially icky in shared bathrooms when someone is sick. Blow your nose, wash your hands… repeat. This keeps germs lingering for everyone to share.
How to Disinfect Your Home by Cleaning Family Areas
Family areas, such as kitchens and living rooms, are germ hangouts. Sick family members are drinking lots of water, eating chicken soup, and resting on the couch cuddled under a throw with the TV remote in their hands. All of those places need to be disinfected.
It’s good practice year round to clean these shared surfaces, but it becomes even more important to fight illness. Wipe down surfaces frequently, including kitchen counters and fridge handles, microwave and oven. Clean off remote controls and game controllers, as well. Once the sickness passes, be sure to wash throws, pillows and slipcovers. If you have leather furniture, wipe those areas down, too.
Knobs and Switches Harbingers of Germs
Some places we overlook, even during routine cleaning, are doorknobs and light switches. Multiple times each day, someone is flipping lights on and off or going through a door—especially the bathroom and front door.
Toilets Hold Lots of Germs
When considering how to disinfect your home, consider all parts of the bathrooms. You already know about the faucets, but the toilets need to be cleaned, too. Clean the inside and outside of the bowl, as well as the seat, lid and handle.
Remember that germs actually spray out of the toilet bowl and land on surfaces when you flush. Train everyone to put the lid down first, and take precautions by cleaning all bathroom surfaces, including the floor.
Stay Ahead of Flu Seasons with a Clean Home
If you’re the primary housecleaner and you’re sick, much of these tips for disinfecting your home probably aren’t getting done. So, keep Carnation Home Cleaning in your back pocket. We will clean your home regularly, using only eco-friendly products safe for your family (including pets) and the environment.
For a free estimate, contact Carnation Home Cleaning at (480) 924-2096, or visit CarnationHomeCleaningInc.com.