May 2019

May 16 2019

Is Pine SOL Toxic to Cats?

Yes, pine sol is toxic to cats. Stick with us while we educated you more on why this is so. First and for most pine sol is a chemical. Most chemicals that are formulated are not ingestible to animals or humans. Chemicals are formulated with strong and harsh substances with enough power to peel paint from any surface. Just imagine for a second what a chemical such a pine sol would do to your cat’s digestive system. The chemical reaction will obliterate the stomach tissues and cause your cat to become very sick or unexpected death.

What will happen to your cat If it drinks pine sol?

If too much pine sol wasn’t ingested, the cat may survive, but always seek the professional advice of a veterinarian. While making an appointment to see the vet, give the cat water to drink to dilute or wash away any pine sol ingested. Monitor your cat while on your way to the vet to be sure your cat is still alive and well. If your cat begins to behave in a lazy manner, this is a bad sign for your pet.

I would highly recommend that you place your cat in a holding cage to keep a close eye on it to limit the chances of your cat vomiting on your furniture. Trust us, you don’t want cat vomit all over your home.

What are the ingredients in pine sol?

Pines sol is an oil based chemical with % 8-12 pine oil, alkyl alcohol ethoxylates, 1-5% sodium petroleum sulfonate and 1-5% isopropyl alcohol. If you read the text that are linked to the wikipedia pages, you’ll soon realize why your cat or pet can get really sick or possibly die from ingesting or even inhaling its contents. Well, we hope this article was informative enough for you. If you cat is behaving funny just take it to the vet as soon as possible.

May 9 2019

How to Clean Your House in 2 Hours Fast and Easy

Collin Cleaning

Gone are the days of cleaning half your day away feeling exhausted and hating your day off. We’re going to give you a game plan to cheat at cleaning and your guest will wonder how you keep it all together so well. This is your ultimate guide on how to speed clean a messy house in 2 hours.

Area 1 Spend 45 minutes here

Let’s get right to it and list the main things that need some attention. Your first order of business is to clean the first area that a guest will see when they walk through the front door. vacuum, mop, dust, and do a light declutter.

Wipe the TV to get rid of fingerprints, clean or dust the ceiling fan if applicable, put some furniture polish on the furniture to give it that extra sparkle.

Area 2 Spend 25 minutes here

Are you expecting a guest? Clean the guest area next. Make the bed, dust, mop, vacuum, clean the bathroom and be sure there is toilet paper, towels, and hand soap.

Area 3 Spend 25 minutes here

Next, get the kitchen cleaned. Wash the dishes or stick them in the dishwasher. put away the clean dishes if you haven’t done so already.

Area 4 Spend 30 minutes here

If you’re the owner of the home you want to give your area some attention. Clean the bathroom, dust, mop or vacuum. Do a light decluttering and go through those stack of mail that you promised yourself to go through a week ago.

Area 5 Spend 30 minutes here

If you have a child or children clean their room. Make the bed, mop, sweep or vacuum. Stick to the plan or else you’ll find yourself doing more than you wanted.

If your children are of age and can handle cleaning and organizing, then they should definitely do it on their own.

Area 6 Spend 45 minutes here

Get the laundry sorted and begin the wash while you complete the other areas of your home. We truly hope this was helpful. if you need more time cleaning the other areas, just subtract time from one task and add it to the other.

Stay on track with the time so you don’t get overwhelmed. Whatever isn’t done, if it’s not an eyesore just leave it alone for the next cleaning session.

May 8 2019

How Long Does It Take One Person to Clean a House?

Collin Cleaning

Wanna find out how much it will cost to clean your home? Please go here to use our house cleaning calculator.

1 Bedroom 1 bathroom

1 1/2 Hours a living space this size warrants this amount of time to be clean by one cleaner if only its been kept up with on a weekly basis. If this was a space that wasn’t maintained, based on our experience will take 2 1\2 hours or more.

2 Bedroom 1 bathroom

2 1\2 Hours Most cleaners use a systematic approach which allows them to not waste much time. Wasteful productivity is a top priority for many cleaners who usually have to stay on schedule for many of their other appointments.

3 Bedroom 2 bathroom

3 Hours It’s not uncommon for one person to clean a house of this size on their own while the industry standard is mostly 2 cleaners per home based on the size of the home.

4 Bedroom 3.5 bathroom

4 Hours a home of this size can be exhaustive for one person to clean and really isn’t recommended if a cleaner have multiple appointments in one day

5 Bedroom 4.5 bathroom

5 Hours a home of this size could easily extend to the 8 hour mark if it’s in complete disarray.

May 8 2019

How Long to Clean a 2000 Sq FT House?

Collin Cleaning

Cleaned and decluttered regularly

Any home that is 2000 square feet is probably going to be a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom. If this is the case, it will take 2.5-3 hours to clean a home of this size. This estimated time is for a home that is maintained on a regular basis. What we mean by a regular basis is the home is cleaned 1-2 times per week and not neglected.

Example: these list of things have already been cleaned, baseboards, doors, AC vents, cobwebs removed, couch moved and clean, the refrigerator inside and behind it cleaned, the oven cleaned, and the home has already had some light decluttering.

Cleaned and decluttered irregularly

If the home is neglected and has a lot of stains, clutter, dust, cobwebs, etc, it’s safe to say that home could take 4-5 hours to get it cleaned. Quick story: We have many stories of clients contacting us to get their home clean but before we head to their home we ask a few prerequisite questions so we can have a good idea of what we might encounter.

We’ve come to realize that most clients hold the truth back if their home is really really messy. when do we ask when was the home last cleaned? they tell us a more recent date and say 4 days ago but when we arrive it is a total lie because 1 they’re embarrassed how dirty the home is and 2 they don’t want to pay for the extra time that it takes to do a proper cleaning.

We had a cleaner tell us a customers shower was so dirty it took 1 1/2 hours just to clean the tub. It was so bad the cleaning took 3 days to get the home back in order. The customer wasn’t happy about the price but was very happy that they got it done.

looking at a bathroom wondering how long does it take to clean a bathroom?

May 7 2019

How Long Does It Take to Clean a Bathroom? We Cleaned 500 Bathrooms

Collin Bathroom, Cleaning

Cleaned on a regular basis

25 minutes should get you there. This is the only time that you can really clean a bathroom fast if your bathroom isn’t filthy with soap scum in the shower, tough toilet stains, and dust everywhere.

Not cleaned on a regular basis

45 minutes-1 hour. The obvious reason for this duration of cleaning time is that more dirt has the opportunity to build on top of each other creating layers that require more time and effort to clean. The most common areas that will give you a difficult time is the bathtub, sink, and the toilet.

Sneaky dirty areas that need attention

When most people clean a bathroom one of the places that are overlooked is the lower portion of the toilet area and behind the toilet. This area gets really dust, and smelly so be sure to give it some TLC every time you clean.

Another area that is overlooked is the corners of the ceiling where cobwebs like to formulate. Most people think that spiders don’t live there, but they do from time to time.

clock showing 2 hours and wondering what can a cleaner do in 2 hours?

May 6 2019

What Can a Cleaner Do in 2 Hours? [Complete Details]

Collin Cleaning, Cleaning tips

when hiring a house cleaner to clean and you just have a 2 hours window to get your home cleaned up, here’s a list of things you can have your cleaner complete within that 2-hour window. No matter how big the home is, follow this to get the most important task complete. You can try out our cleaning calculator to calculate your size home.

1 Bedroom

With this being a 1 bedroom you should focus on the bedroom which will take about 20-30 minutes if it isn’t too messy and dirty. Add the bathroom to the list which will take an additional 15-20 minutes. Next, cleaning the living room where a guest is most likely to visit which will take 30 minutes.

Dust, mop, light declutter. Last but not least, the kitchen is also another place guest may possible see and may take about 30-40 minutes to clean so get those dirty dishes watched, light declutter, mop, clean the microwave and pack out those clean dishes\cups in case your guest wants to eat.

2 Bedrooms

Turn your attention to the living room and give it 20- 30 minutes for the simple reason that you may get a guest. If you have a guest bathroom that should be next in line to be cleaned. Give it 15-20 minutes of cleaning. Kitchen is next in line to be cleaned which will probably take 30 minutes. Since to have the areas that may get guest, clean the master bedroom last by giving it 20-25 minutes of cleaning.

3 Bedrooms

So for the most part, with 3 bedroom homes, you probably may have a guest room for guest so clean this room and it shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes. Most likely the guest bathroom is not directly in the guest room so clean this room and don’t spend more than 20 minutes doing so.

The living room is next, so allocate 30 minutes to tidy up. For the living room, list small task like clean the baseboards, coffee table, mop, light dusting and straighten bookshelf if applicable. The kitchen, give 25 minutes. Wash the dishes, mop, and put away the already washed dishes plus pots and pans. and lastly, if there is a den, clean this area as well with the 15 minutes that’s leftover.

4 Bedrooms

Review what we wrote for a 3 bedrooms and add or subtract to it where it makes sense for your life.

5 Bedrooms

Review what we wrote in detail for a 3 bedrooms and add or subtract to it how you see fit.