Organize, Clean, and Dispose to Make Room for a Home Renovation

Do you have trouble with a cluttered home or need motivation to complete your Spring Cleaning? This article is your one-stop solution! We’ll discuss areas in your home to remember to clean, organize, or cleanout and what fresh changes you can make space for.

Don’t Forget These Six Spots!

Homeowners tend to neglect a few areas when they’re Spring Cleaning.

1. The pantry. When cleaning your pantry, Martha Stuart recommends emptying the entire thing and throwing away unused or expired items as you go. Meanwhile, inspect all of your products for damage and spoiling. Then, vacuum or dry brush the shelves and dip a microfiber cloth in dish soap and warm water. Wipe up spills and sticky spots. Then, rinse the shelves with clean water. For a more straightforward cleaning process in the future, consider buying shelf liners.
2. The laundry room. Clean the film from detergent and softener buildup on your laundry appliances, inside and out, and vacuum or mop underneath them.
3. Your vanity. Throw away your expired cosmetics. Most powder makeup lasts for a year. Mascara and liquid eyeliner usually expire in three to four months, while pencil products last three to five years.
4. The coat closet. Throw out or donate coats, boots, and mittens that don’t fit anyone anymore. Keep your season essentials in front of the closet and put your Winter gear away in labeled bins.
5. The shed and garage. Organize your seasonal items, moving your Winter recreational gear and property maintenance tools, such as your snow blower and shovels, to an out-of-the-way area to make room for your garden tools and potting supplies. If you have tools that are broken beyond repair, throw them away. Take other broken tools into a shop.
6. The basement. Are there storage bins you haven’t opened in 5 years? Ask yourself if you will ever use the contents again. Check to make sure pests have not built nests or destroyed your put away belongings as well. It may be better to purge them and make room for something better!

Transform Your Trash Into Five Home Additions

When you’re decluttering, if you fill at least a 15-yard dumpster, you’ll have room to add one of these five things to your home:

1. A half bathroom. With your space cleared out, you would have room for two half bathrooms, which have a toilet and a sink.
2. A full bathroom. A full bathroom includes a shower, bath, sink, and toilet.
3. A workbench with a lot of storage. You will have room for a workbench with 30 drawers that hold 400 lbs. of storage. Additionally, you’ll have excess room to install 24 shelves that hold 90 lbs. each.
4. A craft corner. You could add a craft corner with a craft table, carts, and shelving.
5. A seating or reading nook. Add a cozy nook with a window seat between bookshelves. You could also opt for a small den with a table in the middle and a Rustic chair.

Clean your house and take your pick of a home addition! If you live in Canada or the U.S., the process is super achievable by making a FREE Request on GetAssist. With a click of a button, you could Request a local house cleaner, organizer, renovation contractor, and dumpster rental!

Happy Spring Cleaning!