Quick Clean-up
When allergies start becoming a problem in your home, you should take a look at spaces in your home gathering dust. Dust is particularly prone to building up right in front of your windows. We all know, dusty spaces such as window tracks, window screens and window treatments tend to be the most tedious things to clean! Have no fear, Factory Direct Blinds is here!
Window tracks can be one of the dustiest places in your home that you never seem to notice! Cleaning window tracks may look intimidating and quite tricky but it's as simple as following a few easy steps!
Step #1:Gather all necessary supplies.You will need baking soda, Vinegar, and a wash cloth or paper towels.
Step#2: Sprinkle baking soda along window track, Pour a bit of vinegar on top of baking soda to allow the dirt to break up from the fizzle.
Let it sit for 5 minutes...
Step #3: Wipe clean with a cloth and, presto!
As you can see, after a quick chemistry lab and a few wipes with a towel, this method is the easiest way to get your window track looking as clean as the day you moved in!
Your window treatment can be the source of allergies as well! If are truly one who suffers from year around allergies, I know you bought routless blinds from Factory Direct Blinds! Routless blinds give you the most privacy that horizontal blinds can provide and the slats slide out with ease for quick cleaning! If you simply give the blind slats a wipe down with a cloth dampened by warm water, your grace period without sniffles and your window treatments life is sure to last longer!
Of course, last but not least, you should clean the dirt catcher of your home… The window screen! The window screen will take a little more caution and care to clean because you do not want to break or loosen the screen! To clean a window screen, you need to remove it from the window and vacuum the majority of the dirt off with a soft bristle brush to avoid scrubbing hard later on in the cleaning process. After you have vacuumed, then you will need to gently wipe down the screen with a sponge and an all purpose cleaner. Lastly, you will need to rinse off the all purpose cleaner and dirt with a low pressure water hose before you let the screen dry!