How to Clean Difficult Textured Ceilings with Ease

When it's time to clean your home, one of the first places you think of to clean probably will not be the ceiling. The ceiling probably isn't the first and most important on our cleaning list. We do seem to forget this location in our homes. Most of the time it only catches our attention when there is a problem, such as a leak. Ceilings can come in different styles and textures and are not the easiest to clean. Here are some quick and easy tips for cleaning difficult to clean flat, popcorn, and textured ceilings.

How to clean painted flat ceilings

To begin you need to first prepare the area for cleaning; you will need to remove all items on the wall, including hanging pictures, blinds, and curtains. Move all the furniture to one side of the room, and then lay a protective covering over the furniture to protect it from water and cleaning solutions you will be using. The best type of protective covering would be a cloth material rather than plastic. Plastic can get pretty messy when it comes time to remove the covering, water will be everywhere because plastic is slippery. Cloth has the capabilities to absorb most of the water and cleaning solution.

Next you will mix your cleaning solution by combining one cup of borax with one gallon of water, then you will add ¼ cup of any mild dishwasher detergent and mix well.

Now you are ready to start cleaning the ceiling. You will want to clean the ceiling by sections and by using a clean, soft cloth. Remember do not use microfiber, which microfiber can scratch the paint. Rinse the ceiling as you clean with a second bucket of water that has ½ cup of white vinegar in it, and make sure to dry the area immediately.

How to clean textured, popcorn, and wood beam ceilings

A quick and easy way to clean popcorn ceilings and your wooden beams is to get a paint roller and slip about three lint roller replacement tubes over the metal base of the paint roller. Next you will attach the roller to an extension handle and then simply roll the ceiling or the wooden beams to remove the dust and cobwebs. Make sure to put duct tape to the end of the paint roller to help protect the walls from being scraped and marred by the roller as you clean.

Follow these simple steps and your ceilings will be sparkling clean and there won't be any cobwebs or dirt in sight.

Sources: The Complete Idiots Guide to Cleaning book