Unlike a traditional home that does not need any form of cleaning on the exterior side, a mobile home is different and can be cleaned on the outside.
When you clean the exterior of the mobile home regularly, you help keep the mobile home looking new and in better shape for people who come across it.
The cleaning of the mobile home does not require you to hire a cleaning company for it. Of course, you can decide to hire one if you think that you will not have the time for the cleaning yourself.
In this case, hiring someone to get the job done will be the best thing to do. But if you know that you mostly have some free time on the weekends, then you can get this done on your own without hiring anyone for it.
You also do not need to get any expensive tools to get the job done. You can do this with the tools in your home such as buckets and pressure hoses.
Washing your mobile is pretty easy to do if only you have the time for it. So if you own a mobile home and you never thought about cleaning it before, you now know that you should clean it once in a while.
In this article, we are going to take a look at the streets through which you can get your mobile home cleaned and have it look new all the time. Let us get down to business now.
Tools you will need:
When washing your mobile home, you do not need a lot of tools to get the work done. All you will need is:
- Bucket
- Pressure washer
- Detergent
- A mob
The pressure washer is one of the best and easiest ways to get your mobile home cleaned. The best ones normally come with a chemical injector that works by pulling the soap from the container and mixing it with the water before it sprays on the mobile home.
Many cleaning products can be used with the pressure washer such as bleach, liquid soap, and several other detergents.
How To Clean Your Mobile Home
Let us now look at how you can get your mobile home cleaned through the following steps. It is not something hard at all and you would be done with it before you know it.
You can even get the family to help along to make it more fun. Who knows, it could turn into a game of water splashing after the main job is done. Let us now look at the steps below.
Examining The Exterior Of The Mobile Home
The first thing to do will be to examine the outside of your mobile home. Look out for any areas on the exterior of the mobile home that will need extra attention when you start cleaning.
You could sometimes come across some areas under the eaves that will need extra attention than other areas because those places are looking dirty.
You could also find some areas around the windows where there are streaks of dirt. You could also find some sections of walls that need to be made more secure.
Examining the exterior of the mobile home before you start cleaning will allow you to know where you need to focus more attention and where you will not have to worry too much.
This will allow you to clean the mobile home better and quicker since you will know where to start first.
Removing All Obstacles
After examining the outside of the home and pointing out all the areas that will need more attention while you are cleaning, the next step will be to remove any obstacles that might get in your way while you are cleaning.
Getting rid of anything that will be an obstacle to the work you are doing will allow you to work easier since there will be nothing blocking your way as you work.
Anything that leans on the walls or grows up the walls will have to be removed to make way for the cleaning process.
Scrub The Dirtiest Areas
Now that you have gotten rid of anything that would have been an obstacle to your cleaning, the next thing to do is to start cleaning the mobile home.
You should start by cleaning the dirtiest areas on the mobile home. Tackling the dirtiest places first will allow you to get the hard part of the job done so that you can finish off easily with the less dirty areas.
For the dirtiest areas, you can use a scrubbing brush to help you get rid of the dirt faster. The scrubbing brush should be one that can fit on a long pole so that you can scrub all parts of the walls that are looking very dirty.
Using a solution of bleach will also help in getting rid of the dirt by loosening the strength of the dirt.
Using The Pressure Spray
After you are done with the dirtiest part of the mobile home, one of the easiest ways to get the rest of the job done would be to use a pressure spray.
This is one of the easiest ways to get the walls cleaned thoroughly. You can use a broad fan-shaped pressure spray for this side of the job.
It will be able to clean large areas and go easy on the walls of the mobile home as well.
Starting At The Top With The Pressure Sprayer
With the sprayer 12 to 18 inches away from the walls of the mobile home, you begin spraying from one side to the other side.
You work your wall down along the walls while keeping the spray head in a smooth rhythm. This will make the whole job easier for you and you will be done in no time at all.
As you do this, you should close attention to the areas you scrubbed at the beginning to make sure that the dirt has been cleaned off.
Work Your Way Around The Mobile Home
Now, you should work your way around the mobile home in a methodical manner. Do it this way all around the mobile home until you see that you have washed all the walls.
The walls will then be looking clear of all dirt. You should look carefully to see if all the dirt has been cleaned off, especially the areas where you scrubbed in the beginning.
Cleaning The Steps And The Deck
If your mobile home has steps and a deck, then the next place to be cleaned will be there. You should use the pressure washer to clean these as well.
Make sure not to allow any splashing of water onto the walls you just finished cleaning while you are working on the steps and the deck of the mobile home.
Cleaning The Doors
After you have finished cleaning the walls and the steps of the mobile house and they are drying, the next place to be cleaned is the doors.
You first check the hardware of the doors and then clean off any rust or verdigris that you see on the metal.
If you have a fanlight or any sort of window on the door, you can use vinegar on a small piece of paper to clean it up and get sparkling again. You may also have to clean the inside of the window as well.
Cleaning The Windows
Now, the next place on the mobile home to clean will be the windows. You should make sure to clean them very well.
You can use soap and a little water to do this. While cleaning the window, you will need to pay closer attention to the window frames.
When you are cleaning the outside of the window and you see that it exposes the dirt to the inside, you should make sure to clean the inside of the windows as well.
Tips To Know When Cleaning Mobile Home
Here are some tips that you should keep in mind when you are cleaning your mobile home. Please pay close attention to them.
- The scrubbing brush you choose should have stiff bristles with a head that is between 12 to 18 inches wide. Using bigger brushes will be hard to control.
- You can make use of other cleaners to clean the mobile home instead of vinegar. Always make sure to follow all the safety instructions written on the containers of the cleaners that you decide to use so that you can get a safe job done.
- You should also be aware of cleaning solutions that can spatter on your clothing and could even get into your eyes if taking is not taken. Always make sure to wear eye protection when you are cleaning your mobile home. If the solution gets into your eye, rinse the eye with cool clean water and see a doctor if it persists.
- When you are cleaning the mobile home, you should make sure to clean all surfaces including the trim and the windows.
- The cleaning chemical you choose should be friendly to the environment because it will be washed into the ground as you clean.
Conclusion
So, ladies and gentlemen, this is how you clean your mobile home effectively to get it looking new all the time.
As you can see, it is an easy task that can be accomplished on a fine Saturday afternoon. With this guide in your hand, you will end up with your mobile home looking as if it just got delivered to you.
