Tips For Green Cleaning Your New Home
Tips For Green Cleaning Your New Home

Are DIY Home Projects Environmentally Friendly?

DIY home improvement ideas have gained popularity in recent years, but are they truly environmentally friendly? By embracing eco-friendly practices and using sustainable materials, easy home improvement ideas can be both beneficial for your space and the environment. Implementing energy-efficient upgrades, repurposing materials, and reducing waste are just a few ways to make your DIY projects environmentally conscious. So, go ahead, unleash your creativity and make a positive difference in your home while embracing these eco-friendly DIY home improvement ideas.

What Are Some Ways to Protect an Empty Home After Moving?

When protecting your vacant home after moving, there are a few effective ways to ensure its safety. Firstly, consider installing a security system with video surveillance and remote monitoring capabilities. Secondly, have a trusted neighbor or friend check on the property regularly. Additionally, ensure that all doors and windows are locked securely. Lastly, maintaining the appearance of an occupied home with lights on timers and holding mail delivery can deter potential intruders.

Tips For Green Cleaning Your New Home

  Cleaning your new home can be easy, cost effective and far healthier when using natural products.

Stock up on green products

You may in fact already have many of these ingredients. You can prepare and make simple cleaning products, which can be used throughout the whole house. They’ll provide natural air fresheners, and joy when cleaning. Vinegar – Distilled white vinegar is a sanitizer, can remove hard water stains, and disintegrate clogged toilets and sink drains. Baking soda – In addition to its many benefits, when being used as a cleaner, it can get rid of odors, especially in places such as a trash bin, or a fridge. Salt – For hard to remove stains, salt granules are great to use, due to their abrasive qualities. Lemon – Lemons not only have a fresh scent, they are also a natural bleach. They contain antiseptic and antibacterial elements. Borax – For decades borax has been used to whiten laundry. It’s also an anti-fungal, an antiseptic and antibacterial. Essential oils – Just the scent of essential oils adds that extra freshness to any space. In addition, they’re excellent as a disinfectant.

Tips for using your natural products

Windows – Vinegar and water, how simple can it get! Oven – Baking soda with sprinkled water. Leave overnight, then scrub. Toilet – Baking soda and vinegar as a toilet scrub Bath – Borax is great for scrubbing bath tiles. Moving green your new home
First Day Essentials

First Day Essentials

There’s a lot to plan when making a move, make sure to have some basic essential items packed for those first few days in your new home.

If you’ll be arriving at the same time as your belongings, make sure the essentials box is clearly marked. Once it’s unloaded from the truck, place it in a room where it cannot get lost among the other boxes. If you arrive prior to your belongings, consider mailing the box of essentials, or if driving, keep it with you in the car.

Some Essentials:

Bedding and linens – Sheets and towels. If there won’t be a bed when you arrive, consider packing an air mattress.

Toiletries – Your basic day-to-day toiletries. In addition to these, pack: Soap, bathroom tissue, shampoo & conditioner, and a medical kit.

Clothing – Pack enough clothing according to your daily schedule, include work attire if you need to go to work. Bare in mind, you might not have a working washing machine in the beginning.

Cleaning supplies –
Pack a few cleaning supplies until you’re able to make a trip to the local supermarket. Something’s going to need cleaning.

Kitchen items – Planning to cook, pack some basics: a pot, pan and some reusable plates and cutlery.

Children and pets - Don’t forget the essentials for your kids or pets, you know what they are!

Electronics – Many people work on mobile devices these days. Make sure you have all components needed to use your electronics.

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