Things we would never want in our house as professional house cleaners | Learn how to clean
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- These are just a few items we (Cody and Emily) would never choose to have in our house because they are hard to keep clean
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YES!!! I have a friend who owns a business for manufactured homes. He said no matter how much designers push those kitchen flat square sinks, dont get them! Also, when i tried to clean my kids fluffy rug, i found trapped toys in the fluff. Legos, dinos and even a hot wheell car! We thought it was a bump from the fluff inside. Not a car!
As a former cleaner I have one more for you: Dyson vacuum cleaner. I used to clean in high end households and had the opportunity to vacuum with all models of this Brand and I have to say: I hate them all. I recommend Miele.
I only use a Dyson once when cleaning someone's, and I was blown away at how useless it was and for the expensive price it's a piece of 💩. I own a miele, have had it for over ten years and it still works great.
Dysons are sh*te on American carpets - but then American carpets are also sh*te, so ...
They are excellent vacuums for pretty much all other uses. Fine on British carpets, hard floors, furniture, etc.
@@KrisHughes I used to clean in Switzerland on the Goldcoast, it's mostly hard floors in these households. Dysons are a really bad choice if you're looking for a vacuum cleaner. If you don't have the budget for a Miele, try Phillips.
Give me the 40yr old Kirby! Still work like a charm
Dyson vacuum void the warranties are newly installed carpet. They literally tear the fiber out from the backing.
thank you for a short to the point video! :)
Thank you! This was quite interesting. Also, there was no tiresome and boring introduction! This video was short and sweet. Sometimes when I'm watching a video and am forced to sit through a boring unnecessary intro., I get bored before the actual content even begins and I go look for another video to watch.
I agree with you. I guess they’re trying to increase the amount of time on the video for some reason.
Agree. Hate long intros, especially on videos where in looking for specific information.
House cleaner here 👋 I have some more for you:
- glass shower doors (especially if they are framed)
- recessed sink aerators. Impossible to remove for cleaning, and once hard water has adhered to them, good luck buddy
- oiled bronze & these new brushed gold fixtures (the gold shows every single dang finger print)
- tiled shower floors
- plastic shower heads & sink sprayers (again, hard water will not come off of these without a massive fight)
yes, yes, yes. am i the only person that dries their sink and shower after every use? i give customers a $5 discount if they have a shower sprayer.
Tile shower floors? My parents are considering changing the plastic pan because it doesn't clean well. Why is tile bad? Thx
is there any gold finish for fixtures that doesn't have the fingerprint issue?
Great comment, do you have recommendations for:
-What is a good replacement for glass shower doors, is the only option a shower curtain?
-What is the best color/type of fixture in the bathroom and kitchen that won't always look dull and won't show all the dang fingerprints and watermarks?
-What type of flooring is best in a shower and in the bathroom?
@@jnova3328 just a curtain with a heavy duty plastic liner that you can wash. if you want glass get the kind that is opaque and has a wavy design in it. the best fixture color that is the most durable is regular shiny chrome. the bronzy stuff flakes off almost immediately and hard water shows right away. i haven't dealt with gold yet but i would think it the same as the bronzy stuff.
I agree on all especially the sinks. The other thing I would is blinds. No matter what type such a pain. They collect so much dust. I prefer a sheer curtain that I can throw in the wash.
i have a customer with 33 sets i have to clean every two weeks.
I don’t like blinds because they remind me of hospitals and industrial buildings. But shears? What do you do when you need to take your clothes off? Aren’t you concerned about the neighbors seeing you nakey?
@@michelemaliano7860 with the sheers I have you cannot see thru them. They have like a crinkle pattern and are thicker.
Sheers
@@paulaolson8956 you are correct. I did not notice that iPad changed it. Thanks for the correction 😎
Totally agree with you about the flat bottom sinks. The one in our bathroom is impossible to keep clean.
Ditto! Love the look of mine but water sits on bottom
I never thought about sinks like this before. I am preparing to buy a place so please keep sharing, this helps make my list of what I want to don't want. Of course things can be replaced, bit if I can find the perfect (or closer too perfect) home all the better
I have two hand towels hanging at my master bathroom sink. One for me face, hands, making a second pass drying armpits before deodorant, and a second towel for drying the mirror, countertop, faucet hardware, and basin (in that order) when I’m finished. It takes 10 seconds, looks hotel clean (a misnomer) and never needs a deep cleaning.
I've read some comments and have one more item to add: large, jacuzzi tubs. Nobody ever uses them and then, you still have to at least dust them so the homeowner has a sparkly clean tub. As a short woman, I need to nearly climb into the thing to "clean" it!
Yes. I have to get into the bathtub, wash the sides, and then my way out so I can hang over the side to wipe the rest if the bottom.
OMG I have all of that.
My kitchen sink is restaurant 72”. No changing that, but you are absolutely correct. It is so hard to rinse out. I must give credit, when my cleaning lady finishes it looks brand new.
I will not buy more of the fluffy rugs! I told her to not struggle with them. I take them to a commercial laundry.
I agree with all and would add that a hand held steam cleaner can blast grime out of sink corners, and from between close-set faucets. I am surprised more people don’t use steam .
High PIA factor. 🤷
And toilet seat screws but now I have the ones that remove completely.
I have never thought those sinks were a good idea.
Our fluffy rugs went in the trash. We even bought a new vacuum just to get them clean, didn't matter. It was a workout trying to force a vacuum across those things. They were a huge source of dust. They looked clean but as someone with a severe dust allergy, I am a dust detector. I can immediately feel it. Huge mistake buying them for our kids.
so glad I stopped by here first before choosing these items!
We have every single one of the items you mentioned and I would never pick them again except the undermounted sink. I don't really have an issue it but would 100% agree with you on the rest. I wish I had watched this before we built!
Thanks. I won’t be getting that bottom mounted sink in my bathroom and I won’t be getting the glass shower doors either for my bathroom remodel. Just a shower curtain I can throw in the washer!
I have one person who has shower doors and they put a shower curtain inside for that reason.
Lol, I came to say I hate shower curtains! I used to throw them in the washer but now I’ve eliminated that chore too! 😅
I agree 100% with the flat bottomed sinks. As a cleaner, I find them very time consuming and difficult to clean.😠
Just going kitchen sink shopping this weekend. Thank you for the tip about squared edged sinks. Good point!
You forgot "children"...
That is funny. Cody is always making jokes about things, being messy. It giving him more reasons to never have any.
And pets❤❤
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In fact, it’s better to have no people or pets at all. So easy to keep clean then, you just have to dust from time to time.
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I have an under mount bathroom sink and HATE it but I liked the cabinet and it was all one set and couldn’t choose a different top. The worst thing about it is the red funk gets stuck up under the rim and I have to use a toothbrush to clean it but yet you can’t get into the corners with a regular toothbrush. I’ve had to order small bottle brushes to get in those corners and same thing with the stupid spa tub that my husband just had to have. I knew I would be the one to clean the damn thing. It’s a female fungal infection waiting to happen.
i'd add anything marble, especially in the shower or kitchen counters. it is so easy to stain or etch and you can only use neutral cleaners.
We have "marble" in our kitchen and one bath. It is actually quartz. 3 years, No problems.
@@gimpygardner3377 quartz is great; i have it my kitchen too, quartz is not marble though; it can have a marble design.
Honorable mention: glass tables - a pain to keep clean 😫
I love undermount sinks. If you spill anything on the counter you can easily wipe it into the sink. It never occurred to me that anyone would wipe a sink like that.
I have been a professional cleaner for over 25 years. Before I even saw your first household worst item to clean - ‘the dreaded sink’ that has also been on the top of my list of difficult cleaning experiences. Might I also add to the house hard-to-clean items - brushed stainless steel sinks and brushed stainless steel and black polished plastic kitchen stoves. Thin grout lines between showers are not a favourite either.
Yes! I used to clean houses, these are all a pain.
For me personally I would also add glass shower doors, and gas stoves, and white cabinets that have a weird finish to them because the finger prints never cease to exist.
I also keep all clutter off my counter spaces.
What a surprise! I thought you were going to talk about cleaning products!😂🤣 But your tips were still great!
When i remodeled my bathroom i bought a sloped, under-mount sink but had it mounted top side because it looked better and wasn’t a deep edge crevice i foresaw as gross when dirty. Contractor was so confused.
I will gladly throw out my furry bedroom rug to keep our cleaner happy. I know she’s in these comments somewhere! 😂
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I have a flat bottom kitchen sink. The sharp angles require a bit of extra attention when cleaning, but it's not that bad. I don't see what's bad about bathroom under mount sinks. Any difficulty you have getting things out would be offset by the inability to wipe thinds on the counter into the sink. If it's the counter overhanging the sink that's the problem, cut the countertop so it's flush with the sink.
Great tips from someone who knows. Thank you!
I've also cleaned homes and businesses, and one for me is glass tables. They always look dirty, and frankly, them being see-through makes the room look more cluttered instead of lighter and airier, as people seem to think. You can usually see its frame, legs, every one of the chairs' legs, and everything through it, so that plus the dust and prints, it looks bad.
Thanks for the short video on problematic items.
I have the baseboards throughout the house and flat bottom sink in the kitchen. I keep a 4 inch squeegee to get water to go toward and into drain. I was considering a steam cleaning gun to get corners in baseboards. Brushes still do not get all dirt out. I have used q tips, and even thought of putting a drop of paint in the corners, but I don’t think I could pull it off.
Wax the sink with auto wax. It works on cars bathrooms kitchens electronics phone screens. Don't put it where slipping would be an issue.
My bff cleans houses. And she uses newspaper to clean baseboards. She wads up the newspaper and then drags it along the baseboards, while crawling along. Crushed up newspaper might just be the thing to get into those corners. Good luck!
@@dlbstluntil the ink rubs off on the wood and paint… been there, done that.
Thanks, this was helpful. I'm renting an apartment right now with the exact flat bottom sink that you show first, the bathroom sink, and everything you say here is true. It clogged within 2 months of moving in and I don't like the edges or walls either.
Trough style shower grates, yes square edges .
Whoever designed my apartment has clearly never cleaned their own house as a lot these things are currently driving me mad. I feel like the square baseboards are also extra fun when cheap sticky paint is used.
I like this throw rugs give me trouble. I only put them where the entry way and where people walk the most so they don't ware out a path in carpet.
I totally agree you! I wouldn't have any of those things in my house if I could help it. I do have the bottom mounted sink and I don't really like it, but I don't hate it either.
I too clean and there are so many things I dread cleaning in peoples homes , bathroom lavatories that the hot and cold faucets have no room to clean in between the handles and the spout , jacuzzi bathtubs are horrible because you have to get in them to clean them and around them , tubs inside a shower room , claw foot tubs , the shower drain that is a long piece of metal you have to pull up to clean hair out of . If people had to clean them they wouldn't have any of them. I agree on all the things you mentioned. 😊oh one more thing farm house sinks , they limit what you can do because if you are washing dishes but then need to drain pasta you have to let your dishwater out.
I love my large single sink,I use a dishpan for washing dishes but to be able to wash large roasting pans and cookie sheets without getting soaked is a game changer!
@@lauramitchell6725 to each his own 😊
I live alone and I have the squared kitchen sink, it's beauty is worth the extra effort. But, buy the best gauge stainless steel, like .16 or .18, brushed finished. I've lived with it for just over a year. I have a detachable sprayer hose faucet to help with moving schmutz.
I completely agree with this video about square cornered, flat bottomed sinks, but think it’s wrong about the under mount sink, and I’ll tell you why: People tend to splash water on the counter when washing their face. The easiest way to remove it is when you have an under-mount sink: you can simply sweep the water right off the counter into the sink - which you cannot do with a rimmed sink.
So unless you’re exceptionally neat - or are fine keeping a sponge nearby or getting your towels soaking wet, I think the under-mount is by far the better choice.
I have an undermount bathroom sink that I love, for the reasons you mention, BUT the sink really doesn't overlap the edge by much and there's caulking around that edge so there isn't any icky hidden groove under there (maybe those bad undermounts weren't fit correctly?)
@@Jen.O l agree with you both. If l knew more about sinks (pre-UA-cam era), l would have absolutely chosen an undermount sink for my not-fancy kitchen, as the bits and bobs from the countertop gets lodged under the edges and a fuss to remove.
Love it, very useful tips! Please make more of these videos!
fake fur rugs are just tacky!
Good tips! Thank you!
I’ve always wanted an undermount sink. Not anymore!! Thanks for these awesome tips. 😊
I have always had undermount sinks and love them. But I clean religiously and not a big rim.
I love under mounted sinks as well. I find they are easier to clean
my sink is made of the same material as my countertop so there is no edge at all; it is not a separate thing thats installed. its the best.
Add more! I will listen
And under counter mounted sinks start to get mold and mildew build-up. Yech.
Agree on all these
Well said!
Had real sheepskin rugs you beat them over a clothesline with a broom and brush the wool .
I absolutely HATE my undermount sinks and would NEVER willingly install them again. They are a nightmare to keep free of water issues on the granite and as indicated get nasty under the edges. In the kitchen the granite has a ton of chips around the inner sink edges ( could be my soft granite which the sales people failed to inform me was soft thus easily chipped) but bottom line, I very much regret this type of sink.
That's why I refuse undermount sinks!
Lint free towels are the way.
I hate my undermounted sink. I knew when we got it that it would be a nightmare to clean. It was the only one the store had that fit the counter.
I love my huge flat bottom sink but it is a pain 😢😂
I liked your very helpful information and am now a new subscriber. I have a few questions:
-What type of glass shower doors are easy or reasonable to clean, don't show all the watermarks, and don't look dull or filmy all the time? Is a glass shower door with a metal frame a good or bad option? Are frameless glass shower enclosures a good option and if so is there a particular type of glass that's better?
-What is the best color/type of fixture in the bathroom and kitchen that won't always look dull and won't show all the fingerprints and watermarks?
-What type of material is best for a sink in the bathroom, regarding durability, less likely to get scratched or chipped, and best material to clean?
-What type of flooring is best in a shower and in the bathroom and the kitchen?
The key to a glass shower is to use a squeegee after each use. Or to wipe down with a dry towel. As far as the metal frame vs the seamless glass, there is not much difference other than the metal frame that does have a lip that at times requires a scrub with a brush. As far as a cleaner, we would recommend most all-purpose cleaners. Some you can get at a grocery store we like are Lysol and Mr Clean. As far as a shower, if we had it our way, we would go with a sold sheet of something like faux marble. Floor in a kitchen, we don't have issues with many floors other than the color of grout used. Stay away from whites and blacks.
@@CleaningtheECway Thank you!
Guess I have to move. I've got three of the four.
Agree. Never had any of them, but can tell from the design they would be horrible to clean
Very well done video. Would like a vidoe on things to have for easy to clean. In Korea they have the best sinks, with 12 cm deep metal strainer baskets, they continue to drain even with a lot of junk in them. that can be lifted out and dumped easily. Please add to the list of hard to clean Under mount Kitchen sink with wood counter tops. Hanging openshelving in a kitchen, especially when they shelves have to be used for storage.
Great suggestion!
I'm not sure I understand what an "Under mount bathroom sink" is...how does it differ from a normal bathroom sink? I have noticed how awful the square/flat sinks are (I house-sit at a lot of different places) and already had that on my "nope" list.
I like the bathroom sinks that look like a giant bowl sitting on top of the counter. My mum has one in her bathroom and it's easy to clean all around and looks so stylish and elegant.
The rugs have to be shaken at every angle to get rid of stuff, like when you vacuum, you have to vacuum in different directions to get the carpet really clean.
These types of rugs hold onto things like glue.
@@CleaningtheECway I agree 💯! That's why I took it from every angle, eventually the rug came out clean.
The developer put the stupid flat bottom sinks and square edged mouldings into my place and, agree x1000000, they are a total pita to keep clean. To this list I'd add Shaker style cabinet and closet doors which also collect dust like nobody's business - and in the case of the ones the developer installed in my place - the corners need to be meticulously cleaned with a cotton swab or toothbrush. No amount of vacuuming or wiping with a cloth will get the corner grime out. I hate them with a passion.
Well there's your problem! You should never have a bathroom in your house. WAY too hard to clean.
Lol I did try and suggested to the males in my house to go outside to go potty. That didn't work.
On the long nap rugs, the only thing I could do was get on hand and knees and use the vacuum hose to do a couple square inches at a time. Totally useless. Arrrgh!!!
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I HATE those fur rugs with a passion... my robot vacuum cleaner tangles up all the fur and then gets stuck. Almost the same with the handheld vacuum. Has to be shaken out and - if possible - hand-washed. My mom always gets me those horrible furry rugs for our bathroom - probably the last place you should have them. Tangled hair all over, water, soap and toothpaste spilling over them and a whole army of dust bunnies inbetween the fine fur - those things almost never leave that rug again 🙈 So, I hate them with a passion - NEVER AGAIN 😤
I used to volunteer in the kitchen at my son’s school, and they had a flat-bottom stainless sink and it was TERRIBLE! Absolutely idiotic design.
With square molding you run the broom across the top and vacuum the corners easy peasy. The standard molding that contractors use have many nooks and crannies in their design. So you either bend over with a very wet cloth or get down on your knees to get the dust out of that “cute🤮” little design they cut with a saw. Not so easy peasy.
Shower doors! Ugh.
Square edge molding is and looks cheap…
Excuse me but you do get paid to take care of someone else’s dirt? Just checking 😮
and we charge more for the difficult people or the difficult work.
@@robin8773 That's the way to deal with a$$holes. Or Charles/Karens.
That's why it's called C.L.E.A.N.I.N.G.
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