Cleaning my bathroom ranks right up there with raking leaves and shoveling snow, all things I hate to do. These 5 tricks will help make that job a little easier.
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Let’s start with getting rid of mold on grout.
Please don’t judge me but I have mold on my grout – yuk – and I’ve tried to get rid of it but it just keeps coming back. Our shower is enclosed with only a fan for ventilation so it’s a breeding ground for this stuff.
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Clean using hydrogen peroxide and baking soda for a DIY shower tile cleaner.
1) Pour hydrogen peroxide into a spray bottle and generously spray all of the moldy areas.
2) Pour baking soda onto a stiff brush and scrub.
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Mold is gone and won’t come back!
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Stubborn grout stains? Use toilet bowl cleaner with bleach.
1) Wearing gloves, generously apply toilet bowl cleaner with bleach to the grout lines.
2) Scrub with a stiff brush
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Grout is nice and clean.
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Mineral deposits on your shower head? Use baking soda & white vinegar
1) Over sink, pour 1/3 cup of baking soda into a plastic bag
2) Pour 1 cup of white vinegar into the bag. This will create a foaming action – don’t be scared!
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3) Put the bag over the shower head and tie tightly.
4) Allow the bag to remain on the shower head at least 12 hours
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5) Remove the bag and your shower head is clean and will work like new
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Clogged drain? Use salt, baking soda, white vinegar, & boiling water
1) Remove the drain cover (if you have one)
2) Using a tweezers, pull any gunk, hair, etc out of the drain
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3) Pour 1/2 cup salt down the drain. This will help to dissolve blockage.
4) Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down the drain.
5) Pour 1/2 cup white vinegar down the drain. This will create a foaming action which will help to push the blockage.
6) Wait 10 minutes
7) Pour 2 quarts of BOILING water down the drain. This will push everything down.
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Drain is now unclogged.
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Jetted tub need to be deep cleaned? Use baking soda & white vinegar.
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1) Scrub the entire tub with baking soda.
2) Without rinsing the baking soda, fill the tub with water making sure the water covers the jets
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3) Pour 3 cups of white vinegar into the tub
4) Turn on the jets and run for 3 minutes
5) Empty the water from the tub.
Depending of the amount of buildup in the jets, you might have to do this a few times until the jets now longer blow out the gunk that is in the jet pipes.
Now that my bathrooms are clean, I have more time to rake leaves 🙁