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🧽Home Deep Cleaning 🌟

sidsmom — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:45:26 GMT

Hypothetical:

If you were having a holiday dinner party of, say, a dozen/so people,

would you ‘deep clean’ your home before or after the party?

About 3 months ago, I had Stanley Steemer clean my carpets.

Last 3 weeks, I have been bombarded w/ email coupons from

Stanley Steemer w/ before 12/25 expiration dates.

Got me thinking....

With a large get-together, it’s Murphy’s Law someone

will spill something or track dirt in on your floors/carpets.

Kinda seems counterproductive to clean before,

though I understand why someone would.

I believe I would clean after.

Before or After...or both?

Which would you do...or have done?

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:50:36 GMT

I would clean my home.I always do that before company comes.But I would put off paying to have the carpets cleaned until after your guests leave.A good vacuuming ought to be enough.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 21:57:04 GMT

I would do a thorough cleaning before the party. Then do a deep cleaning after everyone is gone.

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queendiva — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:08:16 GMT

Holiday dinner party: Lights are low, candles and holiday lights- everything looks beautiful.

I would thoroughly clean my house before, especially bathrooms and kitchen and would save the carpet for after. No one will notice as long as it's vacuumed beforehand.

I scrub all the bathrooms- the guys often use the most remote one in search of privacy. That's what I experienced at my holiday dinner.

Enjoy your party!

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Jannyg — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:19:00 GMT

I would do the deep cleaning after the party. Run the vacuum, clean the bathrooms and make sure there's no clutter around. Once the party is over, then do the deep cleaning

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Cakers3 — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:25:01 GMT

Deep cleaning, to me, means windows, walls, etc. not just carpets.

I wouldn't go that far even if the Pope was coming for dinner. LOL

The most I ever did was dust, sweep (I only had carpets once in my lifetime as a homeowner) and make sure the bathrooms were uber clean.

Of course my kitchen had to be spotless, even though cooking.

If carpets were cleaned for spring or fall cleaning, I'd let it go. It's not like people are going to eat off them. Do a carpet cleaning after unless they are obviously dirty from other spills or dirt.

Now it's just the kids-counting me and DH we total 6 people, so nobody cares. No nosy in-laws or other annoying relatives. (Actually had an in-law aunt who would "white glove" people's windowsills.)

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cherry — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 22:35:03 GMT

I used to have a carpet steamer. If I still had it ,I would use it on the carpets, and then have them cleaned commercially, after the event

If you have an area that you are uncomfortable about, get some dry rug cleaner, and use it before the party

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Chicagosuburbangirl — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:26:56 GMT

@sidsmom If it were me, I would deep clean before.

Instead of Stanley Steamer ( which we have used) we bought a Bissel Green Clean Machine. This is a must with 3 dogs and so worth the money.

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Citrine1 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:40:34 GMT

I will clean my home fairly good prior to the Christmas dinner I'm hosting, but I will clean my home thoroughly AFTER Christmas is over. I'm expecting new living room furniture in the beginning of the new year, so I'll be looking forward to putting away the decorations and giving my house a good cleaning before my new furniture comes.

And, yes, I had the option of getting the furniture before Christmas, but opted to wait until after the holidays.

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chrystaltree — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:47:27 GMT

I would do it before the party, you would everything clean and fresh for your guests. If someone spills something, clean it up. You won't need to have the entire carpet cleaned because of a little spill. I don't know how dirty your carpets are but if mine were done just three months ago, I wouldn't be getting them done so soon. We'd freshen them up ourselves. We have Stanley Steemer in every 6 months.

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reiki604 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:49:00 GMT

Like most here, I'd make sure the kitchen and bathrooms were spotless and the rest of the house dusted ,swept or vaccumed. I'd clean the carpets (if you need to) after. Just try to relax and enjoy your company, the holiday and your home. Just like these boards, if someone's going to pick, they will no matter what. The others just want to enjoy themselves.

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GCR18 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 03:37:26 GMT

Clean everything, but carpets before. Carpets after.

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KathyM23 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 04:48:58 GMT

I think my house is clean all the time - not necessary to do any deep cleaning before guests come. Of course kitchen, baths, dust, vacuum, but thils is normal cleaning done all the time, not just for special occasions.

So I don't see a reason for extra cleaning. Deep cleaning is moving out furniture, cleaning kitchen cabinets, washing curtains, windows, cleaning closets - certainly no need for any of this before guests.

As far as carpet cleaning, I have mine done professionally once a year and that is plenty with regular vacuuming. Over cleaning is not good for the wear of your carpet. Clean spots as they occur. Of course if your carpet gets especailly dirty for some reason - have it cleaned more often.

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Sublime Saumya — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:37:15 GMT

Me and my best friend live close by. Our Christmas parties alternate at each other's place since we have a lot of common friends. But party or no party my deep cleaning with carpet, couches, and curtains only starts post the celebrations. For the past two years its been on 2nd Jan...sort of a new-year-beginning ritual.

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Desertdi — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:01:46 GMT

I just trust that nobody looks under the bed, or behind the fridge..........

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qualitygal — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:06:01 GMT

Carpet both on this.

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missy1 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:43:05 GMT

Choice C:

Eat at a restaurant.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:11:31 GMT

There's no way I would want Stanley Steemer in my house this week or next week.

If I were having a party, I would make sure there were no cobwebs or dust. I wouldn't get into curtains and windows and walls and all that stuff.

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patofl — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:50:48 GMT

I would do my normal cleaning then deep clean afterward. Actually, I only DEEP clean once a year , in the spring.

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missy1 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:54:09 GMT

Just do this and put plastic all over the floors.