Quick Fixes For A Spotless Home - Review

Oct 5, 2010
Kate Le Page

Household Chores Include Laundry And Cleaning - sherpa

The Little Book Of Quick Fixes For A Spotless Home is essential reading for anyone wishing to make cleaning less time-consuming.

These days, it is relatively easy to end up with a home worthy of being featured on 'How Clean is Your House?' if regular household tasks are left for too long. Thankfully, there is help available to make cleaning less of a chore and save time.

Quick Fixes For A Spotless Home - Overview

Author of Quick Fixes For A Spotless Home, Bridget Bodoano is a freelance writer and illustrator, who has written several books to help maintain the home, including The Little Book of Quick Fixes for the Home Handywoman. Anyone wishing to make cleaning less time-consuming will benefit from Bodoano's approach to household chores. Key aspects relating to home maintenance, covered in the book, include the following:

storecupboard cheats
tackling beasts, bugs and bacteria
laundry list
furniture polish
precious possessions
electrical equipment
pets' corner

Tackling Beasts, Bugs and Bacteria at Home

A particularly useful chapter in Quick Fixes For A Spotless Home, entitled beats, bugs and bacteria will likely prove very helpful for anyone suffering from allergies or unwelcome house guests. Bodoano explains common reaction to allergens, types of allergens and key actions required to reduce common sources in the home. Pest control advice is provided, including the potential health risks associated with having an infestation of flies, cockroaches, fleas, moths, mosquitoes, mice or rats.

The importance of effective hand-washing and learning how to prevent food poisoning is explored, with key tips on reducing disease transmission. Advice on how to get rid off bed bugs and prevent infestation is also given.

Grooming Pets, Preventing Worms and Treating Fleas

Another very helpful chapter in the book, entitled pets' corner, identifies how to keep homes with pets free from odours and other animal-related problems. Bodoano recommends starting with your pet and ensuring the animal receives worming tablets and is regularly groomed. Home treatments for fleas and worms are also explored, with tips on keeping furniture clean and hair-free. Vinegar is identified as a simple home remedy to help get rid of urine from carpets.

This chapter is especially important for families with young children or older relatives, who are more at risk of picking up infections spread by animals. First-time pet owners will also benefit from key tips to keep bedding and furniture free from bugs.

As highlighted above, Quick Fixes For A Spotless Home is essential reading for anyone wishing to make cleaning less time-consuming and identify the key chores required to keep the home looking good. Pet owners and allergy sufferers will find the advice provided very useful together with those in busy careers where cleaning is low on the list of priorities.