Springtime Brings On Spring Cleaning!

My pressure cleaner gizmo died around 8 months ago so when one came on special online I grabbed it.  The price was $100 reduced to $80, so not too bad a deal for a bottom of the line unit suitable for a home handyman's needs.  But they sold out before they got to my order so sent me the $199 model instead!

What a stroke of luck.  You wouldn't buy a cheap one again, the $199 Bosch pressure cleaner is great.  The white blind at the end of the pergola had a distinct light green hue to it from build up of mould.  (And most of it was on the other side and real hard to get to)!  It has come up quite well.

The largest blind along on the side looks like something built a nest in it over winter while it was all rolled up.  It took some determined spraying but it has cleaned up quite well.

I even dragged the BBQ out to the front lawn and gave it a going over as well.  Hopefully the grass under where I cleaned it won't die! And I am not convinced it is a real lot cleaner anyway!  There must be around 14 years of BBQ muck on it and it has never been really pressure cleaned before.

I even did the windows under the pergola too!  Thirsty work in this part of the world with it around 30° in our enclosed backyard!

Despite the glorious day we continue to be plagued with cooler nights.  It was even down to 8° the other morning.  This level of low temperature robs the pool of any warmth gained from the sunny day before so even on a lovely day like today the pool water is only a little over 21°.

When we built the house we put lower end quality carpet into the bedrooms.  The rest of the place is floor tiles.  If we were doing it again we would most likely use wood laminate instead.  A couple of spills of coffee, and 15 years use means the bedroom carpet is due for a change.  We popped into a local flooring provider yesterday to check out what was available.  The guy actually recommended vinyl over the laminates as he believed it would wear better in our situation.

Monday week the "Boston White" vinyl will be laid in bedrooms 1 and 2.

We tend to go for lighter colors to keep our little house bright and breezy.  This part of the world doesn't suit itself to dark sombre colors!  The Sunday before will be spent emptying both bedrooms of furniture that we can move.  We should be able to do most of it and the flooring guys will move whatever we can't.  The garage will be where we will store it all.