After construction is completed on your home, you are likely ready to enjoy your new space. However, before you can enjoy it, you will have to clean up all the dust to see the amazing work. Post-construction cleaning can be exhaustive and time-consuming to do it properly, but it is necessary to enjoy your new space. Here are some tips to help you get into your space quickly but safely.
Where to Start
First, you must make sure you have and use your protective equipment (PPE). This will allow you to walk throughout your renovation or new build safely. The minimum amount of PPE you should have and wear to enter the space is:
- Dust mask
- Eye protection
- Hard hat
- Rubber gloves
- Rubber sole shoes
What’s Next?
Once you are properly dressed and prepared to enter your home, you will need to do a few tasks before you can start cleaning. It would be best to open your windows to allow some dust to leave and allow any chemical smells to help dissipate quickly. Now you can start to take inventory of your spaces and see what items you may need to gather up to clean and reclaim your space. Even if you only renovated one space, you will need to check the attached spaces to see if there is cleanup there.
What Items Will I Need?
The items you specifically need will depend upon the spaces affected by your construction. However, here is a simple list of cleaning supplies that you could need to get you started:
- Brooms
- Carpet cleaning supplies
- Commercial vacuum
- Dustpans
- Heavy-duty trash bags
- Microfiber cloths
- Mopping materials
- Scrub pads
- Scrub brushes
- Shop-vac
- Step ladder
- Upholstery tools
- Variety of chemical cleaners
Post Construction Cleaning
To help prevent more cleaning, you will need to perform certain tasks in order. The most important part is ensuring you properly clean up the dust without spreading it further. This is the recommended order to perform a proper post-construction cleaning:
- Sweep all the floors first. This will kick up some of the dust and then allow it to settle before moving on to the next task.
- Dust everything top to bottom. Use microfiber cloths to help attract the dust.
- Leave the room for about 30 minutes to allow the dust to settle before moving on to the next task.
- Slowly vacuum everything you can using the attachments to get all the small spaces.
- Dust and then vacuum all air vents and change any filters to prevent the dust from getting pushed back into the air.
- Wipe and sanitize all hard surfaces. Be sure to clean out all cabinets and cupboards and leave them open to dry.
- Slowly vacuum everything again to ensure you have removed as much dust as possible.
If you don’t have the time or energy to perform your post-construction cleaning, we can help you out. Post Construction Cleaning Toronto can help you out with all your cleaning needs.
