Housekeeper services from Virginia Housekeepers can include cleaning of your refrigerator. To clean it by yourself, consider these techniques: Defrost the freezer section of your fridge when the frost gets to be about a half-inch thick, not when you have to chip away at it to insert a half-gallon of [...]

Housekeeper services from Virginia Housekeepers can include a top-to-bottom oven cleaning. Our residential housekeepers thoroughly clean every room based on your custom cleaning plan. But to clean the oven yourself, consider these techniques: Older stoves Older stoves with ovens that are neither self- nor continuous-cleaning need to be scrubbed using [...]

Housekeeper services from Virginia Housekeepers can include cleaning of your microwave oven. To clean it by yourself, consider these techniques: This is a pretty straightforward appliance to clean, but there are a few tricks, such as this one, for an especially difficult (messy, caked-on grief) microwave situation: Add a quarter [...]

Beyond the normal maintenance spelled out in your owner’s manual, sometimes dishwashers need cleaning. You'll know it's time to clean if your dishwasher: Begins to lose its effectiveness Gets calcium-looking stains from hard water Gives all your dishes an odor or an onion-y essence because you washed a glass bowl [...]

At Virginia Housekeepers, we take pride in our professional cleaning services, and we like to share our house cleaning expertise. If you have a coffee maker, the coffee pot is likely to have stains. How It’s Done The only cleaner needed is powdered dishwasher detergent. Put the detergent into the [...]

Tile floors may be durable and a cinch to maintain, but sand and grit can scratch the surface if not removed. If you don’t clean your tile floors, they may suffer permanent damage. What’s more, dirty tile can make an otherwise clean room look dirty, especially because the grout darkens [...]

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the cleanest house of all? If water spots, streaks and smudges are staring back at you while you wait for the answer, then it’s time to clean your mirror. A dirty mirror can make an otherwise clean bathroom look filthy. While sometimes it’s [...]

Who wants to take a relaxing soak in a dirty bathtub? No one. Ignoring a dirty tub only makes it harder to clean. A regular bathtub cleaning routine can turn a semiannual one-hour job into a quick and simple 10-minute job every month. Removing soap scum from your tub will [...]

Dirty shower door glass and shower glass walls can make an otherwise clean bathroom look dirty. Unfortunately, cleaning shower glass isn’t as easy as grabbing a soapy sponge or glass cleaner and a cloth. But with a little cleaning know-how and determination, those hard water spots don’t stand a chance! [...]

It’s time to turn that dribble in your shower into a waterfall! If your showerhead is clogged from mineral deposits and covered in soap scum, you’ve come to the right place to learn how to clean it. Follow these showerhead cleaning tips to enjoy the splendor of high water pressure [...]