Start Your Home Improvements By Cleaning With Products That Are Green-Based - 0 views
started by Shannon Campbell on 06 Mar 12
started by Shannon Campbell on 06 Mar 12
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When you think about doing home improvements, the list is usually long. The beginning of any home improvement should be a thorough cleaning, if you really want to raise its value. When you use "traditional" cleansers all you're really doing is pumping a bunch of chemicals into the structure and air of your home.
Because of that, changing to green cleaning methods, is one of the best home improvements you can make. If you are interested in raising the value of your home, this article will show you ways to do that by using green cleaning techniques.
Make your wardrobe clutter free. The difficulty is that clothing that is stacked in small spaces may attract bugs and mites that will live there. Mold may also develop as a result of this lack of organization. You may also get moths in your closet regardless of how many mothballs you have. Go through your closet and donate what has been gently used. Tear up the heavily used clothes and turn them into rags that you can use when you clean. Replace your mothballs with old socks that you have filled with cinnamon sticks, cloves and bay leaves. At the same time, you will make your home environmentally friendly by doing so. Your home will be virtually clutter free. You'll also reduce the chances of unwanted pests invading to nestle in amongst your favorite sweaters.
Environmentally friendly paint should be used in place of VOC paint that you may have on your existing walls. Volatile Organic Compounds is what the acronym VOC stands for. What happens is the compounds in the paint vaporize at room temperature causing your air to become polluted. Once the toxins are released, the pollution in your room will go outside making your neighborhood an even worse place to breathe air. Low VOC paint (most paint manufacturers are making it now) reduces that risk. Just make sure that the VOCs haven't been replaced with other toxic chemicals. Dutch-Boy, Bioshield Milk Paint and Benjamin Moore are paint manufacturers that you can trust.
Cleaning your house should never involve furniture polish. There are many unhealthy chemicals used in making furniture polish. These chemicals are bad for your health. You can also pollute the air with it. What you are cleaning, it might look better, but the structural integrity will be adversely impacted. You can make your own furniture polish by combining two parts olive oil and one part lemon juice. All you do is rub the mixture into your furniture like normal. The structure or item that you are cleaning, and the health of those in your home, will benefit from this natural green mixture. As a final note, it will smell much better than chemically-based furniture polish.
Once you get everything clean around your home, doing the home improvement projects will be easier to decide on. If harsh chemical cleaners cleaned better than environmentally friendly ones, or were a lot cheaper, you might understand why people would use them, but they aren't better or cheaper. There are lots of tips, as these have only been the beginning. There are many places you can look to find a lot more tips.
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