Autumn Cleaning Tips For Wisconsin Residents

Published: 22nd June 2009
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Fall leaves and mud from October rain can leave a mess for many property owners in Wisconsin. This type of material can make walkways slippery and unsightly and can end up engrained in carpeting and can scratch hard flooring. Wisconsin also has many black walnut trees. Natural dye from black walnut tree fruit pods can stain cement, indoor carpeting and fabric permanently if the newly dropped walnuts are not cleared away before they have a chance to decompose. The deep purple dye from black walnuts was one of the first dyes used by the people originally native to Wisconsin. Wisconsin in the fall is very beautiful but some of the messes that need cleaning, not so much. Being prepared makes a big difference in how well the cleaning up goes in Wisconsin.

The most obvious thing to have on hand is a good natural corn broom for cement sweeping. This heavy duty broom is effective on sidewalks and can handle dusty garage and car-park floors as well. A companion to a good corn broom would be a dustpan with an extended handle, sometimes also known as a hotel dustpan. This style of dustpan is popular with property owners and cleaners who have a difficult bending over and is invaluable when cleaning up debris outside. Wisconsin property owners with a lot of black walnut trees will find this tool helpful because it allows the person cleaning to clean up the dye-laden walnuts without touching them, avoiding the deep purple dye that stains skin as well as anything else it touches.


Another handy thing to have on hand if you will be cleaning in Wisconsin in the fall is a good stain-remover. A good one to try, especially for more dreadful stains like purple walnut dye and red kool-aid is called "Stain-Off". It is a solution that can be applied directly and allowed to sit for a short period of time before removal. It is recommended in the manufacturer's instructions to test a small area first before a more broad application in order to prevent damage to certain materials.

No fall clean up would be complete without good trash liners, otherwise called garbage bags. There are heavy duty liners available that can withstand rough materials like leaves and twigs. Large sticks can poke through any bag but for extra durability opt for a trash liner that is 1.5 to 2 mil thick. Bags that thick are also nice for grass clippings. Garbage bags come in many sizes but for fall cleaning in Wisconsin, the larger the better. 50-60 gallon liners are a wonderful size for bagging tree leaves and garden debris because so much is able to fit in one bag. The only precaution is to not overfill the bags based on what can be easily carried or transported if a wheel barrow or cart is unavailable.


Cleaning Wisconsin in the autumn can actually be enjoyable if the person doing the cleaning is well-prepared and clean-up is started as soon as the leaves fly in order to maintain tidiness. Another great investment in order to prevent tracked in mud from accumulating indoors is a rough boot mat available in a variety of materials. This allows guests to wipe their feet off before entering a property and reduces tracked in dirt from redistributing itself all over indoor carpeting and hard-flooring.

Quality information about Wisconsin cleaning and commercial cleaning in the Madison Wisconsin Area. Diverse topics with information about many Wisconsin cleaners and supply companies. Lee Harris has been creating cleaning industry related websites for over 5 years with many successful cleaning related sites such as monsterjanitorial.com and vacuumcleanersworld.com.

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