Hygiene At Home: Keeping Clean & COVID-Safe

The COVID-19 pandemic is an experience that we all wish we could put behind us. However, with large parts of Australia still in lockdown and many restrictions still in place, we need to do everything we can to protect ourselves and others from this terrible virus.

The best precautions start at home, especially now that some of us have a little more freedom to go out more often. Cleaning your home thoroughly and regularly has never been more important than it is now. But what are the best COVID home cleaning methods to use? And which products are the best to use? Here we answer all your COVID-19 hygiene questions and offer some essential household cleaning tips to help you to protect yourself and your loved ones — and hopefully get us all through the pandemic more quickly.

Clean house tips during COVID 

No matter how often you usually clean, you can never be too careful when it comes to protecting yourself and your family from the coronavirus. You need to make an extra effort at this time. Your usual cleaning regime is unlikely to be enough — you need to disinfect your home on a regular basis, too.

Deep cleaning or sanitising your home will get rid of most bacteria, fungi and allergens. However, this type of cleaning is usually only surface level. If you want to kill viruses like COVID-19, your home needs to be disinfected properly. This is a much deeper clean using stronger, more powerful products capable of killing viruses and making it much more difficult for them to return or spread.

If you aren’t able to do this yourself or you are worried that you won’t do it properly, you can always consider having your COVID home cleaning carried out by professional cleaners. They will perform a deep disinfectant clean on all surfaces in your home, and they have the skills, experience and tools to do the job to the highest standards. This can increase your peace of mind when it comes to protecting your family from COVID and for peace of mind, our Jim’s Disinfectant is TGA approved for being effective against COVID-19.

Find out more about cleaning your home during COVID-19

If you would like more information or want to book a professional home clean, please contact the team at Jim’s Cleaning today for a FREE quote. We are always here to help.

FAQs

What is the best household disinfectant for surfaces during COVID-19? 

There is a lot of contradictory information online surrounding household cleaning tips and the best products to use to combat COVID. The most important thing is to disinfect all the surfaces in your home as often as you can.

It is not advisable to make your own cleaning products, as these are unlikely to be strong enough to destroy the coronavirus. Many of the better-quality household disinfectants and office cleaning products available from regular stores are sufficient to kill viruses, including the coronavirus, in your home. The bigger problem is likely to be your technique — if you’re cleaning your home by yourself, it is easy to miss a few small areas within the home. This can be enough for the virus to spread. 

If you really want to feel safe, calling in the professionals can be the best way forward. They are accustomed to performing COVID home cleaning and have all the right protective equipment. They also use hospital-grade disinfectant products on every surface, giving you confidence that your home is as safe and hygienic as it can possibly be.

What are the guidelines for proper hygiene to protect against COVID-19?

The Australian government has set out a list of guidelines on the right hygiene procedures to keep us safe from COVID. These guidelines include the following:

• Wash your hands thoroughly at regular intervals using good-quality soap and warm water. This is particularly important before you eat and after using the toilet, but it should also be something you do after contact with any surfaces.
• If you don’t have access to soap and water at any time, clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser. There is not much evidence that alcohol-free sanitisers are capable of killing the coronavirus, so it is best to stick with alcohol-based products.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Disinfect all surfaces you regularly touch, such as doorknobs, light switches and kitchen benchtops.
• Disinfect all objects you regularly touch, including your mobile phone, wallet and keys.
• Catch coughs and sneezes in a tissue, and dispose of it safely.
• Stay at home if you feel unwell.

Following these personal hygiene guidelines and clean house tips is vital if we want to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Can the coronavirus survive on surfaces?

Yes, research has shown that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces around the home, which is why cleaning your home thoroughly is so important at this time. It is also important to remember that the virus can survive on some surfaces longer than others, so you need to clean and disinfect your home regularly if you want effective protection against COVID.

Here are some of the findings of recent research into how long the coronavirus can survive on different surfaces:

• Plastics: between 2 to 3 days
• Wood: 4 days
• Metals: 5 to 9 days
• Stainless steel: 2 to 3 days
• Ceramics and glass: 5 days

These figures are only a rough guide, but they will give you some insight into the areas of your home where the virus could be a threat. Of course, you need to clean and disinfect all surfaces and objects to make sure there are no traces of the virus anywhere in your home.

What should I consider when choosing a home COVID professional cleaning service?

Calling in the professionals is always the safest and most effective way to protect your home from COVID. But you need to make sure you are choosing a company capable of providing the highest quality of service. This means you need to look into a number of different factors so you can make an informed decision. 

1. Are they experienced? 

The company you choose should have been established for a number of years and have a great reputation with previous clients. They should have experience of COVID home cleaning and possibly office cleaning too. This demonstrates that they have the right people and equipment capable of cleaning your home to the highest standards.

2. How quickly can they come to you?

Some cleaning companies spread themselves too thinly, taking on too many jobs and too large an area for the size of their workforce. This means they are unlikely to arrive on time and will rush the job, possibly cutting corners so they can reach the next client more quickly. Obviously, this is unacceptable when you’re dealing with COVID. At Jim’s Cleaning, we have franchises based all over Australia, so we can send our nearest team to you quickly whenever you need us.

3. Are they fully insured and police checked? 

Unfortunately, the pandemic has led to a number of scams, with criminals targeting people’s homes. You need to feel completely safe and secure when it comes to letting people into your home. All Jim’s Cleaning staff are police checked and wear uniforms, as well as having all the right protective gear to enter your home safely at this time. We are also fully insured, giving you increased peace of mind.

4. Do they offer a guarantee?

You need to be completely satisfied with the COVID home cleaning you receive. Any reputable company will offer a Jim’s Work Guarantee, giving you the right to a refund if you are unhappy with the service.