My boyfriends house is a complete mess?
Question:What is the best cleaning solution that is also cheap that does the job? I need something that will clean really well. His house is by far the nastiest house ever. What is an affordable cleaner that can take off years of grime, dirt, and stuff? Also, his toilet is so gross that it's solid black in the bowl. What is a cheap way to clean that. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
Answers:
1. Personal Safety: Wear goggles and a gas mask to prevent dirt, dust and biologically hazardous fumes from coating your eyes, mouth and lungs. When you start cleaning a place like that, many different cruddy things get stirred up into the air that you're trying breathe and see through. I wouldn't want you to get an eye or respiratory infection.
2. Take a broom and sweep all the cobwebs, dust and hair from the ceilings, walls and baseboards. If he has central air, turn the fan to the [on] position rather than leaving it on [auto]. Apply this setting temporarily until you have all this airborn solid crud matter filtered through the furnace filter. Then you can simply dispose the filter into a solid waste container rather than polluting the neighborhood with his crud as a result of opening all the windows. Plus it's a hassle to have to remove window screens to spray them down from all that grime collecting on them and then having to wrestle with putting them back in place. If he doesn't have central air, just let the dust settle for about an hour after you're done sweeping down the ceilings, walls and baseboards.
3. Vacuum all rugs and carpeting, then use an electric vacuum sweeper on hard floor surfaces to prevent the crud from being stirred back up into the air. Then turn the furnace fan back to the [auto] position if applicable.
4. Wash all of the walls and ceilings down with a premixed, no rinse formula of TSP (trisodium phosphate). This is an inexpensive chemical cleaner that you can find in the paint department at your local hardware store. It's what the pros use to prepare surfaces to be painted. And it's a heavy duty cleaner that works better than anything else you can find on the market.
5. Use a spray-on bleach cleaner such as Clorox® Cleanup® to clean, disinfect and deodorize his kitchen and bathroom.
http://www.clorox.com/solutions_cleaners...
6. Take a shower to remove all that cheesy goo that will be coated all over your skin and hair.
If none of these procedures work, call your local EPA to have his dwelling evaluated for the consideration of being condemned for health safety risk violations.
Ammonia it will clean years of grime off things
Okay first I wouldn't be cleaning I would be leaving, Just think if you married this slob! Gross!
If you live in the US, there is an all purpose cleaner called "Awsome" that is available at most dollar stores and it really is awsome for anything. As far as the toilet, try pouring full strength bleach and letting it sit before you scrub with a toilet brush. DO NOT add anything to the bleach, it will create dangerous chlorine gas. If the bleach doesn't remove it, flush two or three times and use cleanser to remove the rest. Good luck to you, sounds like a lot of work.
Don't clean his house.
That is his job.
He will begin to expect it.
Tell him you cannot visit at his home till it has been cleaned and sanitized.
That should catch his attention.
Comet! and Mr Clean..Bleach the toilet bowl
A product called The Works is great for toilets, you can get it at the dollar store or walmart. Be sure to wear gloves and have a window open because it's strong.
Get out! While you can. If he can't be bothered to swipe the toilet once and a while, he probably doesn't "swipe" parts of his body either. Disgusting! I can't believe anyone "normal " would even consider staying with such a pig!
If you have a Home Depot nearby, get this product called Krud Kutter, it does a good job, esp. in corners and also on sliding glass door frames. It is originally meant to remove paint splatters, but it works on lots of things. I would just have him pay for a one time cleaning service to clean up the place and then you can teach HIM how to clean after that.
First, call his mother, ask why she didn't teach him house-keeping skills.
Second, get out of there, FAST.
Tell him ADIOS. I agree 110% with gale.
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