A house with no smell is a good sign and means you are cleaning it adequately. However, no home is completely odour-free and your aim should be to have a house that smells good all year round. Achieving this aim is hard as multiple surfaces and fixtures in your home can accumulate spoilage or other odour-causing bacteria.Moreover, household areas can develop mould and mildew which emits a musty smell. Other common causes of bad smells in your home include low water levels in the drain traps, strong cleaners, dirty cooking equipment, soiled carpets, pets, etc. Living in a house that smells unpleasant can upset your mood and also impact your health. If you live in a rental property, you can lose the bond money partially or entirely depending on the severity of the issue.
You can hire a daily or weekly house cleaning service when you don’t have the time, energy or expertise to sanitise your abode. Additionally, you can book
budget end of lease cleaning Canberra at the end of your tenancy to leave the rental property reasonably sanitary and get your bond back.
Alternatively, perform routine house cleaning to tackle root causes for bad smells and take necessary measures to keep them at bay. To know how to get rid of bad smells in your house, here are some expert tips.
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Keep Your House Cool
Bad smells become pronounced during summer and spring seasons because heat generates more vapours which are escapes for odour-holding molecules. They can linger in
your home’s indoor air longer. What’s more, temperature rise is linked to generation of smelly bacteria, mould and microorganisms. Therefore, keep your home’s temperature between 22-24℃ and it will help keep odour-causing pathogens from growing.
Vacuum Carpets Daily
Carpets absorb moisture, dirt, grime and dust from the air and messes created by household members and pets. They also have mould spores which can aid in mould development. Carpets in your home can smell musty and pungent without routine cleaning. Therefore, get into the habit of vacuuming the fixtures every day during
domestic cleaning to keep them sanitary.
Additionally, sprinkle a mixture of baking soda and lavender oil onto the flooring every week before vacuuming to refresh them better. This trick also comes in handy while bond cleaning in Canberra to ensure the carpets smell good on the day of the final inspection.
Remove Trash Daily
Organic waste like peels and spoiled food can make your kitchen smell whereas plastic waste, dust, and other trash causes odours in the remaining house. Therefore, it is essential to collect and
dispose of garbage in your house every day especially during hot and humid seasons.
Therefore, you can remove the trash yourself, or hire a rubbish removal service to do the task for you. This activity will also keep pests away from your house that are usually attracted by trash.
Sanitise Drains With Bleach
When drains become extremely dirty, they get biofilms on which bacteria, viruses and fungi stick and thrive. These microorganisms cause viral and
bacterial infections. These biofilms along with other gunk in drains gives rise to sewage smells that permeate the air in your kitchen, bathroom and laundry room.
To sanitise the drains like an expert and keep them from smelling bad, pour boiling water in to the fixtures then a cup of bleach. Cover the drain with its lid and wait 30 minutes then wash everything down with boiling water again. Bleach can dissolve most grime and gunk. What’s more, its smells also keep pests away from the drains.
Add Essential Oils to Homemade Cleaning Solutions
There are many essential oils that are anti-microbial, meaning they can kill germs. These oils include tea tree, lemon, peppermint, eucalyptus and more. You can add them to
homemade cleaning solutions to increase their efficacy and also ensure your home smells good at all times. For example, if you make a white vinegar, water and soap, add 10-15 drops of an oil of your choice.
This measure helps reduce usage of commercial cleaner that contain volatile organic compounds which also pollutes indoor air and causes serious respiratory diseases.
Groom Your Pet
Homes with pets often smell bad due to pets shedding hair and dander. Pets also make messes and leave pet stains which are odorous and make your home unwelcoming. Therefore, it is essential your pet is clean and sanitary to reduce smells in your home. Give them a bath routinely or take them to a groomer. Additionally, brush them every day to keep pet hair at bay and have a sanitary home.
Sanitise Your Carpets
Keeping carpets in the home clean and sanitary is challenging, especially when you have small children or pets. But, you should prevent these fixtures from getting extremely dirty, as stains, grime and spots become breeding grounds for illness-causing germs. Bacteria grow in the fibres of the carpet and cause a bad odour. To refresh carpets, sprinkle baking soda on them before vacuuming, and the powder will absorb any nasty smells permeating the fixtures.
Clean the sink and dishwasher
Since both the fixtures accumulate dirt, food bits, grime and grease, they develop a biofilm to which smell causing bacteria, viruses, mould spores, and other pathogens stick & multiple. You can wash these fixtures with a cleaning solution of 50% water, 50% white vinegar and one-two teaspoons of dishwashing liquid. Make a paste of baking soda, dishwashing liquid and water for stubborn stains, food carbons or build-up. Apply the paste generously on the affected areas and scrub it after 30 minutes to clean the fixtures without any hassle.
Wrapping Up
Maintaining sanitation in your home is not only necessary to keep it healthy but also to prevent bad smells. Thus, use the tips shared above to ensure your home is fresh all year round. This way, you can keep your home smelling great during general house cleaning or bond cleaning as required.
