Tips For Opening A Cottage In The Niagara Region

The May long weekend is upon us and this may be the time when you open your cottage somewhere in the Niagara region! We hope you have an enjoyable long weekend!

Where To Start?

Gathering the supplies needed to get the job done is usually our first task. If you are opening your cottage after it has been shut-down over winter, you may need to prepare for more than a regular cleaning experience. As you are opening your cottage for the season, you may want to give your cottage an especially thorough cleaning!

Here are some things you might need:

• A vacuum, especially one with a HEPA filter

• A good multi-purpose cleaner for general cleaning of hard surfaces

• Cleaners that are specific to any special materials in your cottage, so they won’t cause damage when you are making your cottage clean

• Paper products, like paper towels, surface and disinfecting wipes, toilet paper, and any other paper products you will need for your long weekend. This could include paper plates too!

• Window cleaner to make those windows sparkly and clear!

• Microfiber cloths - These are the versatile workhorse of Uplift Cleaning Company! We have a blog post about how to care for these so they will last for a very long time.

•  A good mop with a pail

• A duster, like a Swiffer duster with dusting pads

• To read the instructions for all the products you are using to clean your home! This is so important and can help make your cleaning efforts more effective and of course safer!

Where Do I Start With All Of This?

We have reviewed many Canadian cleaning products that are made in Canada, by Canadian companies. These range from toilet cleaners to disinfecting wipes. Please see our blog posts from earlier this year to learn more about the products we have reviewed. Most of the products are from ATTITUDE or Eco-Max. There are so many good cleaning products from these companies to choose from and they are not paying us to say that! That is our honest opinion!

A big advantage to using Canadian cleaning products, is that most of the ones we have tested have been eco-friendly, worked well, and were available from major Canadian retailers and online. These are not niche products that are difficult to find. Nor are they particularly expensive, compared to similar products.

Choosing Canadian cleaning products to use on Victoria Day long weekend seems like a particularly patriotic way to open your cottage!

What About Bugs And Rodents?

As we live in the Niagara region, we have to take into consideration ants, mice, squirrels, and other bugs and rodents that might have damaged your cottage or even made it their residence too!

It is important that when you arrive at your cottage, inspect all areas inside and out for signs that bugs and / or rodents are present. That way, you can make a trip to the hardware store once to get anything you need to clean-up and handle the situation. 

Uplift Cleaning Company doesn’t do bugs or rodents, as we are a cleaning company. We suggest that you talk to someone knowledgeable about this in order to get the best results. Perhaps it is simply asking a salesperson at the hardware store for advice about mouse traps or remedies for ants, or if it is really bad, an exterminator or pest control company. 

We recommend making sure that the inside and outside of your home are intact or getting repaired, if you have trouble with bugs and rodents. That way it doesn’t get worse and you can get your cottage back to being pest-free as soon as possible.

Take The Easy Way!

If all of this sounds like something you would rather avoid doing, you can always contact Uplift Cleaning Company and we can clean your cottage for you! We have a crew able to handle even the largest cleaning jobs, the equipment and supplies to provide a professionally cleaned cottage when we are finished, and the knowledge about how to clean all kinds of surfaces in a home or cottage!

Have A Great Long Weekend!

Uplift Cleaning Company hopes that you have a great long weekend, whether you are opening your cottage or not! Warm weather is upon us and the start of summer is nearly here!