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The 2015 “Bold City Best” competition is gaining steam!  The Florida Times-Union designed and launched this exciting contest to give Jacksonville residents the chance to vote for their favorite restaurants, doctors, museums, hangouts, and more.  This is the time to celebrate your Jacksonville, Florida favorites with a vote!  One of the most popular categories is the “Home & Professional Services” category, where you can vote for the best carpet cleaning company in town - First Coast Home Pros!

Finding the right house cleaner for your home is a big decision.  After all, the cleaners you hire will be coming into your home and space and handling and cleaning your personal belongings.  Some homeowners choose to hire an individual worker to clean the house, while many other homeowners rely on a team of professional cleaners to do the work.  All homeowners want the same result - a clean home - but depending on whether you hire an individual or a team of professionals to clean your house, you may have wildly different experiences.

The Florida Times-Union has officially launched its “Bold City Best” 2015 contest!  The “Bold City Best” lets Jacksonville residents vote on their favorite restaurants, shopping spots, doctors, law firms, and more.  Best of all, there is a “Home & Professional Services” category, where you can vote for the best carpet cleaners in town - First Coast Home Pros!  

We often get asked about our favorite cleaning products and recommendations. Some of our clients like to spruce up their homes themselves between deep clean appointments, and others are just curious about the wonderful products we use to make their appliances, floors, faucets, and everything else so clean. Below you’ll find our “Five First Coast Home Pros Favorites” - the five products we love, trust, and use the most. They might become your favorites, as well!

A clogged dryer vent is a nuisance. When the vent is clogged, it can cost you anywhere from an extra $0.50 to and extra $3.00 per load to do your laundry! Even more importantly, a clogged dryer vent is a hazard. When lint builds up in your dryer hose and vent, the duct becomes clogged, the airflow is blocked, and the built up exhaust gasses create a combustible environment. The nuisance, risk, and overall inconvenience of a clogged dryer vent can all be mitigated by a visit from a professional dryer vent cleaning company.

Here in Florida, we are known for our extreme weather conditions. Intense sunlight, thunderstorms, high temperatures, and humidity each plays a significant role in our lives, to say nothing of the salt, sand, and ocean overspray we get to enjoy throughout our state. These features make our region special, but at the same time they affect our homes and our responsibilities as homeowners. The windows of your home, for example, are greatly affected by the elements and need to be cleaned from time to time, not only to keep them looking good, but also to protect them from damage.

Keeping air ducts clean and clear is important in maintaining the air quality in your home. When dust accumulates in your ventilation system, trouble will occur. Some issues are highly visible, for example, the accumulation of excess dust on the furniture and fixtures in your home. Some issues, however, are less tangible. For example, when you or someone in your family experiences allergies that are worse than usual, it could be related to the air quality in your home, and thus,possibly to your ductwork. Replacing and repairing your duct system may solve your problem, but can be a costly and invasive process. Effectively cleaning your ducts may also have a positive effect, and at a much lower cost. If you know the type of ductwork you have and the problem that is affecting your system, you’ll know whether to replace the system or simply schedule an appointment to have it professionally cleaned.

Upholstered furniture receives almost constant use. We sit on it, lounge on it and put our feet on the fabric, let the pets lay on it, and the kids play on it. Dust and pet hair settle into the cracks and corners, and the daily wear and tear can really start to show. It’s possible to keep your upholstery looking tidy, but like many other features in your home, it benefits from regular professional deep cleaning. Don’t let the “dry clean only” tags deter you; getting your upholstered furniture thoroughly clean is easier than you think!

Scrub the tub and toilet, deep clean the kitchen sinks and countertops, and vacuum each and every corner, including the stairs. These are just a few of the cleaning tasks on everyone’s Spring Cleaning checklist. Deep cleaning chores are taxing and time consuming, and as a result, often get overlooked. Then, when Spring rolls around, we have to stock up on sponges, rubber gloves, and cleaning supplies, roll up our sleeves, and get to it.

If you’re like most homeowners, these deep cleaning tasks sound miserable, and it’s easy to think of twenty things you’d rather be doing. Our advice is to hire the best professional house cleaning service you can find and hand the cleaning lists over to them. Leave all unwanted cleaning chores to the professionals, and focus on those twenty things you’d rather do!