Quick tips for tidying each room of your house

It’s easy to lose track of just how much junk is accumulating in your home – as leading house clearance specialists here at Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk), we know that too well.

There is, though, some good news, which is that even those of us who lack time can just take little steps, every now and then, to keep individual rooms of the house tidy. Here, our experts in house clearance in London tell you how – but before you start, make sure that you have all of the necessary cleaning supplies to hand. 

  

Living room

Put all of the items that are not supposed to be in the living room in a container. Brush off the cushions of the sofa, retrieving any missing items that have fallen into it. Brush off dirt from the sofa’s interior onto the floor, and replace and fluff the cushions. Quickly dust down the coffee table, neatly arrange any books and magazines and then vacuum or sweep up the floor.

Kitchen

Run a sink of hot, soapy water and place all of the dirty dishes into the water to soak. While the dishes are soaking, work your way through the kitchen, clearing out random junk from areas like the worktop, cupboards and floor.

Gather all of the items that shouldn’t be in the kitchen in one basket. For the items that should be in the kitchen but are not in their correct places, be sure to put them away. Wash down the worktop, sinks and appliances before sweeping and mopping or vacuuming the kitchen.

Bathroom

Pick up all of the dirty clothing and put it inside a washing basket. If there is litter around like empty toothpaste tubes, throw it in the bin. Wipe down the sink and bathtub area with a disinfectant wipe. Then, use a toilet brush and toilet cleaner to quickly scrub out the inside of the toilet.

This can be followed by wiping down the outside of the toilet with a disinfectant wipe, before wiping down the mirror with glass cleaner or vinegar. Gather the items that belong in another room into a basket, return those that do belong in the bathroom to their rightful places and finally sweep or mop.

Bedroom

Grab all of your dirty clothing and put it into a basket, then refold or re-hang all clean clothes. Put all litter in the bin, make the bed and pick up all misplaced items before placing them in a box. Straighten surfaces before sweeping and mopping or vacuuming.

As you can see, these are only very brief maintenance tips, but they shouldn’t generally take you more than 15 minutes per room if you want to keep your house reasonably presentable. If the job that needs to be done is bigger than this, then you are free to get in touch with Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) about affordable, efficient and eco-friendly house clearance or office clearance in London.

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Can you see outside your office window for all of that junk?

Each day, many of us love those moments when we can glance outside the nearest office window, perhaps in-between stressful major assignments. Whether what you see out of that window is relaxing, the average urban street or a construction site, we all like to see the external world from time to time - and now, our office clearance clients here at Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) might be interested in new research suggesting just how good for us that could be. 

While looking out of the window might not appear entirely good news from a productivity point of view, especially for those of us who are prone to daydreaming, the research has addressed that as well. Yes, that's right... exposure to bright light could not only make the employees of our office clearance clients feel and sleep better, but also boost their productivity. Scientists have claimed that an individual could help to double their alertness if they sit next to an office window on a sunny day, rather than remain stuck in the centre of the room dependent on artificial lights.

There's also evidence that your office employees could sleep better, therefore waking up more refreshed in readiness for work each day, if they simply spent 30 minutes walking in the bright morning sunlight. Sunlight exposure is especially important for older people, given that age brings a decline in their sensitivity to light. The average building gets less than five per cent of daylight, and don't think that energy-efficient light bulbs help much, as Oxford University neuroscientist Russell Foster has declared that their lack of intensity makes them an "unmitigated disaster".

Speaking at the recent Cheltenham Science Festival, Foster added that studies had uncovered a link between light and the release of serotonin - the happy hormone - which may help to explain why so many of us are attracted to office windows in the first place. It's all the more interesting given another recent study that links the amount of daylight that employees are exposed to in their workplaces with the standard of their sleep.

But what does it all mean to you, the humble director of an office-based business? Well, it definitely suggests that you should prioritise getting rid of anything and everything that could be blocking your workers from natural daylight while working - including that junk that may have accumulated in your office over time. With an office clearance in London from Just-Clear, you can even dispense of larger unnecessary items like furniture, including any filing cabinets that may be partially blocking the sun.

Of course, the findings also suggest the importance of carefully considering the design of your office before you move into it in the first place - but for those of us who don't have the luxury of moving, a thorough office clearance from Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) could make a greater difference than you think.    

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Tips for ensuring the tidiness of your office

Let’s be honest... offices can be places of real chaos. Office-based businesses in general can have a real propensity to accumulate stuff that soon needs to be cleared, from random pens that you forgot to throw away when they ran out and post-it notes with urgent reminders that have long gone out of date, to now-unnecessary filing cabinets and that whiteboard that you ended up never needing. Here, the experts in office clearance at Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) give you some quick tips for ensuring your office’s continuing tidiness.

First of all, you should recognise just how important a tidy office is. Even if you merely work from home, an untidy workspace can be distracting and disorientating, and can make it difficult to find important documents or even result in you slipping on items that have been left on the floor. If you work in an office into which you regularly welcome prospective clients and/or customers, then you should also be concerned about the image that is being presented to these very important people. Such messiness suggests that you don’t really care, and in many cases, such organisations really don’t, which often leads to the need for comprehensive office clearance in London, sooner or later.

Of course, if you work from home, it will ultimately be you who has responsibility for all aspects of office cleanliness, but for those that do the traditional ‘9 to 5’ surrounded by colleagues, it’s all too tempting to try to pass the buck – which is why you should delegate tasks to different staff members from the start, perhaps asking them to keep their particular area of the office clean. If there are communal kitchens and other areas that might take too much time to clean without detracting unduly from the core business, it may make more sense to hire a cleaner.

You should, though, at least take pride in ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of your own workspace, which will set an example to others. If you tidy and order your desk before you go home each day, you’ll often unearth important documents that you could have otherwise lost. Provide readily available cleaning equipment and litter bins, and commit to doing just a little bit of tidying and cleaning each day so that office mess does not get out of hand.

Thankfully, Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) offers a well-priced and environmentally friendly service for those who do find themselves struggling with their office mess. Whether there’s a room that you need to clear out so that you can make it your new home office, or you have electronic waste and WEEE to get rid of from multiple workstations, we have an office clearance or house clearance service that keeps that tat at bay with the minimum of fuss. 

Editor’s Note: Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) are represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Email: info@jumpingspidermedia.co.uk or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.

Are you ready to take advantage of the 'Budget for businesses'?

If you run a business in the United Kingdom, then it's fair to say that one of the most important news stories to you in recent weeks will have been the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne unveiling his Budget. He certainly described it as a 'Budget for businesses', and sure enough, there was plenty for potential clients of Just-Clear's (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) office clearance services to saviour, from the fuel duty freeze and tax cut promises to incentives for hiring staff.

However, it's worth considering the business value of office clearance in London at this, of all times. With so many British firms finding it difficult to stay afloat even with Osborne's latest measures, more and more of them are considering how they can streamline operations, reduce costs and increase their competitiveness. Achieving all of these things at once might seem a tall order, but one of the best ways of doing this is, oddly enough, having a thorough office clear-out, which also ought to clear the minds of your workers.

Office businesses, much like the households that use our house clearance service, have a tendency to hoard stuff. Whether it's a flashy whiteboard or two that you just didn't need in the end, a load of excess stationery, an empty filing cabinet or even some sophisticated electronics equipment, there's always something lying around that is serving absolutely no use to your firm. So why not sell some of it, donate it or even recycle it?

There's only one problem with that plan for many businesses: a lack of time. When you have a very demanding core business to tend to, complete with clients that expect an answer to their queries within the hour, irrespective of the time of day, it's understandable if you haven't got round to your own office clearance. That's why so many British firms outsource such a task, much as they do for so many other services these days. Just-Clear clears offices for landlords, catering tenants, retail tenants, corporate and commercial tenants and so many other parties, both affordably and professionally.

You might have a large, bulky item to get rid of, or you may need to clear multiple workstations. Whatever you need to remove, Just-Clear can do it in a way that fully complies with necessary legislation. For each collection, a detailed 'Junk report' is provided. Certainly, this is relevant because many companies are also anxious these days to demonstrate a certain level of social responsibility to their prospective clients, so it can be nice to know precisely what, and how much, was reused, recycled and sent to landfill.

With a nice, thorough office clearance in London carried out, you'll probably find that you have a lot more space all of a sudden. Perhaps you can use that space for a few new employees, taking advantage of Osborne's 'tax off jobs'? Just-Clear (http://www.just-clear.co.uk) wishes your firm a highly profitable 2013.