ᐅ Ideas for a Low-Maintenance Home

Created on: 5 Jul 2020 21:05
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Shiny86
Hello,

I’m hoping to get lots of great ideas here.
I hate spending a lot of time cleaning but don’t want to hire a cleaning service. Ok, I will hire someone for the windows though.

That’s why I’m thinking about what to consider during both building and furnishing a house to always have a clean home with minimal effort.

Tips from any area are welcome, including for the garden.

I’ll start with my thoughts:

- No tiles at all, everything seamless
- Prefer spotlights rather than hanging lights
- Brick or masonry showers instead of glass shower enclosures
- Rimless toilets
- Wall-mounted furniture and sofas on legs so dust and robot vacuum can easily pass underneath; basically, arrange all furniture to accommodate the robot vacuum
- Lots of storage space, minimal decoration. Prefer hanging a photo collage rather than many separate photo frames
- In the kitchen, no countertops wrapping around corners. Rather smaller countertops and open space. Store all kitchen appliances and dust collectors inside cabinets
Pinky030121 Jul 2020 12:48
There will be a balcony directly above, so it can be easily rinsed off from above.
debaser21 Jul 2020 13:11
Well, maybe you have cleaner air. Mine already looks quite dirty after just one year. Washing it off doesn’t help; I’ll have to get up there and use a pressure washer or scrub it. The slope is also quite low at 5%.
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pagoni2020
21 Jul 2020 13:23
debaser schrieb:

Well, maybe you have cleaner air. After just one year, mine already looks quite dirty. Spraying it off doesn’t help; I’ll have to get on it and clean it with a pressure washer or scrub it. The slope is quite shallow, only about 5% (5%).
Don’t worry... this will take care of itself over time as your eyesight gets worse. That way, some disadvantages actually have their upside.
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haydee
21 Jul 2020 14:14
We don’t have a roof covering. I also don’t see how it would save any plastering work. Either way, you wipe the table clean. I don’t like menus.
11ant21 Jul 2020 14:35
pagoni2020 schrieb:

Rain generally takes care of that.
If the garden fence acts as a pollen filter and it’s raining pure water from osmosis, then yes.
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