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Regular Cleaning vs. Deep Cleaning: Why Deep Cleaning is Essential
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Regular Cleaning vs. Deep Cleaning: Why Deep Cleaning is Essential

While many homeowners hire a house cleaning service to keep things “tidy,” they neglect to ask for a comprehensive, in-depth cleansing. Yet deep cleaning is a critical component of home care because it ensures a property’s longevity and promotes all occupants’ health. Service providers will scrub, sanitize, and disinfect every crevice and appliance, including hard-to-reach […]

Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: What’s the Difference?
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Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: What’s the Difference?

Many homeowners might assume that cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting all serve the same purpose: to get rid of germs. However, each task requires different tools and amounts of time while serving distinct cleaning needs. For example, sanitizing and disinfecting target microscopic germs on surfaces where they tend to spread and accumulate—such as toilets and doorknobs—while […]

How to Protect Your Oriental Rugs
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How to Protect Your Oriental Rugs

Oriental and Persian carpets date back 2,500 years. Several design elements—including their luscious compositional materials, intricate patterning, and unique allure—ensure these rugs never fall out of style. Nevertheless, oriental rugs require special maintenance to retain their color, form, and texture. Moreover, homeowners should protect them from direct sunlight, store them carefully, and vacuum them routinely. […]

Celebrating National Clean Out Your Fridge Week
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Celebrating National Clean Out Your Fridge Week

Home kitchens endure significant use, which often creates messy refrigerators. Even if you clean it daily, your fridge may sport loose crumbs, mysterious gunk, or dried spills from leaky containers. Nevertheless, you can combat these effects by clearing out expired food, organizing the space, and contacting maid services for deep cleaning at least once a […]

Bathroom Cleaning Checklists & Tips

Bathroom Cleaning Checklists & Tips

Of all the rooms in a home, bathrooms require the most work to keep clean. The messes that accumulate therein involve much more than standard clutter: dirt, dust, hair, soap scum, grime, mold, and mildew can all appear. However, with a few steps beyond hanging towels, you can maintain a cleaner space and recognize when […]

Spring Cleaning Tips for Busy People
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Spring Cleaning Tips for Busy People

Most of us lack the necessary time to keep a spotless house. Between our professional and personal concerns, we struggle to find time for cleaning our homes properly. Nevertheless, you can turn to affordable and professional house cleaning services to save time, stay organized, and live in a tidy home. Cleaning takes a lot of work, but […]

Why You Should Hire Professional Cleaners for Water-Damaged Property
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Why You Should Hire Professional Cleaners for Water-Damaged Property

During the first week of August 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias swept through Northern Virginia. Along with widespread flooding and heavy rains, both the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River swelled with a storm surge of up to 2 feet. And while these conditions would be serious in any region, the Tidewater sees them on an annual […]

Keeping Your House Clean During The Summer
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Keeping Your House Clean During The Summer

Summer break has begun, which means more time with the kids at home. On the other hand, as Virginia shifts into phase 2 of the “Forward Virginia” plan, more and more businesses will be reopening, thus more parents will be going back to work. For most, this will likely mean a messier house as the […]

How to Effectively Disinfect Your Workplace
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How to Effectively Disinfect Your Workplace

During this time, it has become important to carefully consider how well we sanitize our workspaces. In order to ensure we and our co-workers remain safe from infection and illness, steps need to be taken to keep these spaces clean. This can involve regularly sanitizing your workspace or hiring a team of experts. Smart Choice […]

8 Tips To Clean Your Upholstery
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8 Tips To Clean Your Upholstery

Though we try to avoid them, spills and accidents are inevitable. The best way to handle stains is knowing how to remove them when they happen. Acting immediately and cleaning regularly will aid in maintaining your upholstery to a pristine condition. At Smart Choice Cleaning, we understand the importance of well-maintained furniture, which can be […]

Benefits Of Using A Cleaning Service After The Holidays
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Benefits Of Using A Cleaning Service After The Holidays

A new year brings about new opportunities, and with them, less time to spend on maintaining the cleanliness of your home, especially after family and friends have visited for the holidays. We, at Smart Choice Cleaning, understand the busy daily schedule that everyone has, but also wants you to be able to look around your […]

4 Tips To Keep Your Carpet Clean
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4 Tips To Keep Your Carpet Clean

Having your carpet professionally cleaned is like getting a new car. It has that new car smell and it’s refreshing. Yet, if you have little ones around, then that new sparkling carpet may not last long. At Smart Choice Cleaning, we understand how hard it is to keep your home clean. Our IICRC-certified technicians utilize […]

How To Prevent Mold & Mildew In The Bathroom
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How To Prevent Mold & Mildew In The Bathroom

Mold and mildew can build up in your home despite cleaning it often. Mold is harmless if it gets taken care of quickly, but if left for a long time in humid conditions, it’s likely to grow rapidly and cause issues for you and your family, as well as potential damage to areas of your […]

How To Avoid Spreading The Flu
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How To Avoid Spreading The Flu

With the incoming cold weather, the potential for getting the flu virus is steadily increasing. Nevertheless, there are ways that you are able to safeguard against it. Maintaining a clean and sanitary home will reduce the chances of your loved ones catching it. As easy as that sounds, nowadays time is fleeting and you may […]

The Sun is Shining: 5 Hacks to Keep Your House Shining Too
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The Sun is Shining: 5 Hacks to Keep Your House Shining Too

The summer is here, and chances are, everyone in your household—even the dog—is gunning to get outside as much as possible before the weather cools down again.  With all the coming and going this time of year, your floors can face a lot of damage and stains from mud, bugs, and grass being tracked into […]