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It's summer, the kids are home, and the house is turning into a pigpen. Clothes are piling up, the garbage is accumulating at a frightening pace, and all you want to do is relax, take a breather and enjoy your summer vacation. So how do you get your kids to help along with the chores, and to help make your house a better, more livable area?

Kids have a notoriety for shunning chores and house duties like the plague -- we all did it when we were younger -- but with a few easy and simply steps, ones you might not have thought of, you can have your kids running along with you, getting chores done in no time, leaving plenty of time for fun activities in the summer sun.

Ever wanted to know how to keep your house clean during your kid's summer vacation? Or do you just want to know some insider tips on how to keep your home clutter free and clean all year round? At First Coast Home Pros, we employ only the finest in the industry to ensure you get the best possible cleaning service. To better serve you, we’ve compiled this list of tips from our team to keep your home looking its best – even when we can’t be there!

We love our pets, and they are inevitably members of of our family. Unfortunately, unlike fellow humans, our furry friends leave behind various odors that are not pleasing to our olfactory sense. Before pet owners make the decision to simply grin and bear it, however, they should consider how the right choice in carpet cleaning can remove the odor and return the home's original, pleasant aroma.

No matter how clean we think our home is, there are always tasks that we forget about if they don’t scream “clean me” every day the way dirty dishes and cluttered floors do. It is only when we visit others that we are reminded, for our eyes seem automatically drawn to the lonely spider web in the top corner of a room, the dust and dead flies in the overhead light fixture when it gets turned on or the layers of dust on the ceiling fan blades when they are at rest.

Everybody likes to breathe in fresh, clean air. However, clean air is not always what homeowners are getting in their home, especially if they haven’t had their air ducts cleaned recently. If you’re concerned about the quality of air in your home, there is a simple solution. Many readily available products such as air purifiers, specialized air conditioner and furnace filters, plug in air fresheners, and similar products can be purchased easily and promise to clean up your indoor air.

Over time, your driveway can take an extreme beating. Think about it. Your driveway deals with falling limbs, motor oil leaks, paint, mold, grime, dust, and mud. This doesn’t even mention the beating that it takes from the elements on a daily basis. That’s why as time goes by, your driveway’s clean look may become stained and dirty looking. However, you can ensure that your dirty driveway looks brand new again by pressure washing it. A pressure washer is a high pressure sprayer used to remove layers of dirt and grime from certain surfaces and objects.

No one enjoys doing chores. After a long day at work or with the kids, the last thing you want to do is pick up a mop and get to more work. What’s worse is spending your entire weekend indoors with a broom in your hand. After four hours of deep cleaning, do you ever stop to think, what is your time worth? At First Coast Home Pros, we believe that your time more is more valuable than to spend the whole day cleaning your home. Leave the deep cleaning to the professionals.

You work hard to keep the interior of your home clean. You scrub, you mop, you sanitize and at the end of the day, you’re satisfied with the work you’ve completed. However, what about windows in your home? Home window cleaning provided by First Coast Home Pros is an optimal solution to ensure the exterior of your home is as sparkly clean as the inside.

Your home is the epicenter of your life – it’s where you sleep, play, cook, and sometimes dance (when no one else is around.) Needless to say, with everything that goes on in your home, it’s no wonder that some cleaning can become neglected. For instance, when’s the last time you’ve cleaned your blinds?

Summer has come to an end and the fall and winter months are approaching. It’s time to put away those swimming toys and bathing suits and replace them with holiday decorations and sweaters. I always find it helpful to do a “spring cleaning” for the fall.