A few months ago my husband and I started considering buying a new house as our old one was becoming too small for the family. After some searching, it seemed that we have found the right one. As our whole family liked it, we decided to buy it. However, when it was time to go there to clean a little and bring our stuff, it turned out the previous owners had left an unpleasant surprise for us.
Apparently, they have taken all of their furniture and belongings without paying any attention to what is left behind. While taking away the cupboards, they had totally ruined the wallpapers and, on top of that, the remnants of the wallpapers were spread all over the floors. Furthermore, after removing the carpets, the floors were left covered in a thick layer of dust. Also, there were much more not very nice scenes in the rooms.
We could do nothing but put up with the situation and do the cleaning. I started with the hoovering, while my teenage daughters were sweeping the areas that the vacuum cleaner could not reach. It was a tiring task but as we were a small team, it got accomplished quickly. In the meantime, my husband had managed to remove what was left from the wallpapers from the walls and threw it away. He had filled nearly five garbage bags with paper, my daughters and I have also filled two bags with some wooden blocks and bars that were left around the house, so the public trash bins in front of the house could not hold all of this rubbish and my husband had to drive to the dump.
While he was away, with the help of my girls, I managed to spotlessly polish the dirty kitchen floor and return its true colour. Although I am not a fan of the commercial chemical cleaning agents, I had to use one as the accumulated dirt could not be treated with water only. The sink in the kitchen also needed a lot of scrubbing with the scouring pad, so some time had to be spent there. The window panes needed to be cleaned as well, so we rolled our sleeves up and started. The microfiber towels we used performed miracles to the dull windows and they became as shiny as new.
When my husband got back, he started refreshing the walls which were previously covered in wallpapers. I have to admit that he is a really skilled man, so he quickly put on the new wallpapers.
It was a very long day and although we had to do a lot of unexpected cleaning, at the end of the day, we were feeling very satisfied, though exhausted, as our new house was bright and clean.