Why, How, and When to Clean Your Dryer Vent
Dryer vents are the definition of something being “out of sight, out of mind”. Your dryer can run for years and years without you paying any attention to the vent, and you might never notice any problems. Sadly, though, neglecting your dryer vent can have big repercussions for the lifespan of your dryer, your energy bill, and the safety of your house. So let’s get into the nitty gritty (or maybe we should say “linty flinty”) of dryer vent maintenance.
How to Safely Remove and Store Your Christmas Lights
I feel like there are three priorities when taking down Christmas lights:
Don’t fall off the ladder or the roof.
Somehow keep them from becoming a giant knot in the box.
Keep all the decorations from getting broken.
This may seem like a manageable list, but a lot of the time this chore can turn into a nightmare. Either something goes wrong this year, or you get the box out next year and realize that something went wrong in storage and now you need to re-buy perfectly good decorations because they won’t light up anymore. So here are some simple, manageable tips from your friendly neighborhood exterior cleaners who routinely remove and store lights for hundreds of houses a year.
What Does it Take to Get Your Windows Really Clean?
Have you ever done the thing where you attack your greasy, dusty windows with a paper towel and a bottle of windex, and then they look all streaky afterwards and seem to almost immediately go back to being dirty again? Maybe you’ve bought into one of those “tips and tricks”, like using newspaper to clean windows, or buying super fancy cleaning liquids to try to get a streak-free finish. Or maybe you just let your windows be dirty because you can’t reach them. It can be surprisingly tricky to get your windows to really be fully clean inside and out, so here are some dos and don’ts for getting crystal clear windows to let in all the winter sunshine you can get!