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6 Tips & Tricks to Help Get Your Bathroom Back on Track

We should all understand by now that the more you ignore a problem, the worse the problem will get and with many of us this applies to household cleaning. In the UK 1 in 4 people are frustrated with their daily chores and will delay them for up to 3 days before they are completed.If you don't have the luxury of being at home during the week, then you're probably trying to fit in all the cleaning as and when you can, or delaying cleaning until it becomes too much to handle! UK homeowners will spend around 5 hours cleaning in a typical week; that's either 5 hours at the weekend or 1 hour spent every night after work during the week... So if you don't enjoy cleaning or have limited time in your day, these hours are better spent elsewhere!From time to time we all have issues with keeping our bathrooms clean throughout the week, especially if they're used every single day! Ideally, all bathrooms would look as spotless as the one below — cleaned by someone else... and styled ready for a close up — but that's just not possible on a regular day to day basis. 27% of people in the UK revealed that they wish they had help with their cleaning, so there's probably a lot more undocumented people out there who need help; whether that's hired and paid for help, or help from some quick and easy tips and tricks that won't cost you your time or your money!All 6 tips and tricks below are designed with regular household items in mind and can be carried out on a weekly basis to keep your bathroom clean, functional and maintained. These creative tricks will help to cut those hours worth of chores right down to something more manageable! 

6 tips & tricks to help you get your bathroom back on track:

 1.  Quickly prepare for anything!Solution: Run round with the hoover nozzle and suck up any dust, hair and unwanted dirt. Then wipe your bathroom around with various old clothes or a big towel to remove any loose soap residue and dirt. 2. Got a toilet in need of TLC?Solution: Grab a can of coke, empty it into the toilet bowl, leave for as long as you can and then scrub, scrub, scrub. 3. Mysterious leftover odors?Solution: Place an almost finished, scented candle jar on top of/under your radiator, turn up the heat and then crack open the window a little! You could also add in half an orange to the jar for an extra burst of natural aroma. 4. Scuzzy grimy shower screen?Solution: Use white vinegar, furniture polish or shaving foam for a super fast clean...Yes, really! These products will provide a protective film coating to prevent build-up during future use. Use an old cloth or t-shirt to wipe away any dirt, or use a microfiber cloth for an even faster clean! 5. Is your dirty mirror giving you a distorted view?Solution: Make up a simple 50/50 white vinegar and warm water mix, spray on and then wipe clean with an old cloth or even better, use a microfiber cloth. This mix will also clean tiles, counters, cabinet fronts and shower doors! 6. Toilet not flushing the way it used to? Don't have a plunger?Solution: Pour shampoo and then hot water straight down the loo, leave for about an hour and then flush!  If your bathroom's still too large to handle and you're looking for some extra help, click on the links below:

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