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How to Clean and Maintain Your Sofa Bed and Extend Its Lifespan

Image by artursafronovvvv Sofa beds have always been a popular choice for guest rooms. However, recently, we've been noticing an increasing trend of people using this style of sofa in place of a bed in their homes. There's a good reason for this shift! These pieces of furniture are practical, comfortable, and space-saving, and, not least, they come in a wide range of beautiful and high-quality models. As upholstery care specialists, we see a good deal of sleeper sofas in our work. But as we encounter sofa beds more frequently, it becomes evident that people often overlook the [...]

How to Remove Limescale From Your Toilet

Ah, the humble lavatory. The place where we go to relieve ourselves, not only from the usual bodily needs, but from the stress of a long day. Our trusty friend and companion, the loo, is a wonderful refuge from our day-to-day life. That’s why we need to take care of it. Limescale is a devilish little thing that lurks in the water. It loves to grip onto our lovely white toilet bowl, which in time, leads to an unseemly discolouration of the porcelain. That’s why we’ve decided to put together a guide of the do’s and dont’s on how to [...]

How to Keep Upholstery Stain and Odour-Free

After a long day, you just want to kick back and rest. The worst thing ever is when you get to that point of the day, and there’s an unpleasant odour coming from your comfy couch. Sometimes keeping on top of odours can be a tough and constant job. That’s why we’re here to give you the know-how to suppress the bad smells that love to lurk in the fibres of upholstered furniture. Read also: Precautions and Prevention of Contracting and Spreading COVID-19 (coronavirus). The Best Shelf Products for Keeping Upholstery Stain and Odour-Free: Scotchgard Fabric Upholstery Cleaner - £10 [...]

5 Simple Ways to Save Money When Cleaning Your Home

If you trace your expenses, you will be shocked to discover you are spending a small fortune on home cleaning tools and products every year. Keeping your home sanitised is crucial for your family’s health, and you shouldn’t cut corners while doing it. However, you will definitely reduce some of your expenses and save some money with these 5 tips from our domestic cleaning experts. Read also: How to Make Your Home Greener and Healthier? This is about all the cleaning tools you need to maintain your home. Stop Buying Unnecessary Home Cleaning Tools Nowadays you can easily [...]

September 18th, 2019|Blog|

The Most Important Things You Should Know Before You Do an End of Tenancy Cleaning

All walls should be spotless, so you might have to plan a small renovation before the move-out cleaning. If you happen to be one of the not so lucky people to have a place of your own, you sure know that you must clean up your rental before you move out. Trying to do the end of tenancy cleaning on your own can be risky because you could lose your deposit if the property is not in good condition. Many renters never obtain a considerable amount of their deposit money due to lack of knowledge on what they [...]

10+ Packing Hacks For a Stress-Free Moving Out Experience – Part 2

In the previous part of this post, we’ve shared with you 5 packing tips that would make your next moving-out a bit simpler. Here are the rest of the advice you can follow for a smooth and stress-free relocating. Balanced weight in the moving vehicle mean safer transportation. Load the Heaviest Items First Weight distribution is essential when you want all your belongings to arrive safe and sound. After you are done packing put the heaviest boxes aside to be loaded first in the moving truck. This way you will prevent them from smashing other packages containing fragile [...]

April 2nd, 2019|Blog|

10+ Packing Hacks For a Stress-Free Moving Out Experience – Part 1

Relocating can be a stressful and exhausting experience, especially if you are on the clock. However, with these 10+ packing and organisational tips from KTMA Ltd. team will turn you into a move-out expert for your next move. A pre-move-out garage sale is a good idea when dealing with the things you won't need anymore. Throw a Garage Sale ASAP Every item you decide to take with you when relocating means a lot of work – packing, labelling, and lifting. Not to mention the more things you move, the more you will have to invest in [...]

March 13th, 2019|Blog|

4 Simple Ways to Keep Your Home Clean and Tidy

There is a stress-free way to a comfortable and cosy home! Sometimes tidying and cleaning the house can seem like an impossible, overwhelming task and we tend to postpone it as long as we can. Luckily our experts decided to share 4 simple ways to keep your home organised and cleaned with ease. Read also: 30 Things You Need to Throw Away Before Spring Cleaning of the House Keeping dry foods in stackable containers will save you a lot of space in the kitchen. Get Rid of the Packaging Original packaging of groceries tends to be [...]

January 18th, 2019|Blog, One off cleaning|

15+ Lifehacks from Professional Cleaners That Will Blow Your Mind Part 2

Our expert cleaners are always eager to find out alternative cleaning methods and love to experiment to see the results. In our previous post, we have shared the first 6 cleaning hacks that allow you to clean almost anything with limited supplies. Today we continue with 5 more amazing cleaning tricks. Use paper tape to deal with pet hair on furniture and clothes fast and easy. Tape Out The Annoying Pet Hair Only pet owners know how frustrating is to remove all the fur from the furniture and clothes, especially when you are in a hurry. Fortunately, there [...]

October 7th, 2018|Blog|

15+ Lifehacks from Professional Cleaners That Will Blow Your Mind Part 1

These cleaning and organisation tricks will make your jaw drop. Our professional cleaners are always interested in learning more cleaning methods and experimenting to see the results. Searching for surprising tricks and recipes has become a hobby for some of our technicians, and we can often hear them discussing their strangest findings. We have asked our cleaning team to pick the most efficient and handy tricks they know for our readers, and the result is the list below. Check also: 5 Upholstery Cleaning Tricks to Help You Keep Your Sofa as New How to Clean Anything, Anywhere, Anytime [...]

September 13th, 2018|Blog|