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How Deep Cleaning Improves Indoor Air Quality During the Fall Season

Okay so… fall’s here again. Cold mornings, leaves everywhere, everyone running the heater. It is kinda the cozy season but, honestly, it’s the season where your house air gets kinda gross. You close all the windows, pets spend more time inside, dust piles up, and boom — you’re sneezing again. 

That’s where a Home Deep Clean really helps. We at Star Bright Cleaning & Janitorial Services, LLC do this every fall for lots of families. And every single time people go like “wow the air actually feels lighter.” No joke.

Why does the air feel heavy in fall?

You ever walk in your living room in October and it just… smells weird? Like stale or something? That’s because you’ve been running AC or fans all summer and then you shut everything down. The air just sits there. Dust that’s been hiding in vents starts flying around when the heater kicks on again.

And then there are pollen, mold, ragweed, all those common fall triggers that can make it hard to breathe easy. It comes inside on shoes, pets, kids, groceries, everything. You don’t even see it but it’s there. A good Home Deep Clean gets all that hidden stuff out before it makes you sick or gives you headaches.

What even is a “Home Deep Clean”?

People say “deep clean” but lots of times they just mean “I vacuumed twice.” 😂 But a real one goes deeper — like under the couch deep.

We’re talking about things like:

  • washing baseboards, doors, and vents 
  • cleaning behind heavy furniture (yes, that big dresser too) 
  • wiping down light fixtures, fans 
  • scrubbing inside ovens & fridges (you don’t wanna know what’s hiding in there) 
  • steam cleaning carpets, sofas 
  • disinfecting bathrooms, tiles, sinks 

At Star Bright Cleaning & Janitorial Services, LLC we use non-toxic cleaners, so you won’t get that chemical smell that makes your eyes water. It just smells fresh and clean.

How does deep cleaning fix your air?

Not rocket science really. Dust, pet hair, pollen — it all lands on stuff and when you move or walk or turn the fan on, it goes flying back in the air. You breathe it all day.

When you do a deep clean, you remove the stuff that’s making the air dirty in the first place.

  • Less dust = less sneezing. 
  • No mold = easier breathing. 
  • Clean vents = your heater doesn’t blow junk all over the place. 
  • And your house just smells better. 

After we do a big clean, people literally say “I feel like I can breathe again.” and yeah, that’s the point 

How often should you do a deep clean during the fall?

If you ask me, twice a year’s a good rule. Once in spring when you open the house up, and once in fall before winter hits.

If you get pets or allergies or messy kiddos, probably every 3 months is recommended. Also please change your furnace filter when you start using the heat. That thing gets gross, major allergy trigger.

What areas matter the most?

Don’t kill yourself cleaning every corner, but these spots make the biggest difference:

  1. Carpets & Rugs – biggest dust collectors ever. 
  2. Couches & Curtains – they hold smells, hair, and everything else. 
  3. Ceiling Fans – they just fly dust around if you don’t clean ’em. 
  4. Vents & Air Returns – huge one for air quality. 
  5. Bathrooms – mold central if you skip it. 
  6. Kitchen corners – crumbs, grease, dust… yeah. 

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Can you DIY or should you call pros?

You can totally do your own Home Deep Clean , but I’m gonna be honest… It’s exhausting. Like all-day, maybe two days if you’ve got a big place.

Hiring pros like us at Star Bright Cleaning & Janitorial Services, LLC saves you a lot of time. We got better vacuums, better cleaning stuff, and we know where the dirt hides.

If you want to do it yourself, just don’t try to do the whole house in one go. Do a room or two, take breaks, grab coffee. Cleaning burnout is real.

Does it help allergies or asthma?

Oh yeah, for sure. Once we do a deep clean, a lot of people tell us their sinuses clear up and they sleep better. It’s all the dust and dander and pet hair that messes you up.

Even if you don’t have allergies, breathing cleaner air just feels better. Like walking into a new house kinda feeling.

How to keep it clean longer?

Once your place is clean, keep it simple:

  • change air filters every month or so 
  • keep windows cracked a bit when weather’s nice 
  • use air purifiers if you got ’em 
  • vacuum once a week (even if you hate it) 
  • don’t burn too many candles — they actually gunk up the air a bit 

Little stuff like that helps a lot.

Ready for a cleaner home?

If your house feels stuffy or smells a bit “off,” it’s probably time for a Home Deep Clean .

We’ve been cleaning homes for years at Star Bright Cleaning & Janitorial Services, LLC , and we love what we do. Nothing beats seeing people’s faces when they walk in and say “oh wow.”

You relax — we’ll handle the dirty stuff 

Visit or Contact us today for consultation 

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