Sherry Taylor

Q: A new survey says that 58% of us plan to spring clean this?

A: The blinds and curtains

The website Angie’s List polled people to find out what the top spring-cleaning chores are.  The average person said they’ll do six different chores.  And 41% will hire a professional to help with at least one of them.

Here are the top five chores we take care of when it’s spring-cleaning time . . .

  1. The windows.  69% of people who plan to do some spring-cleaning said they’ll clean their windows.
  1. The blinds and curtains, 58%.  So the windows are definitely the most popular AREA to clean.
  1. Deep-cleaning the bathrooms, 56%.
  1. Cleaning major appliances, like the refrigerator, 54%.
  1. The carpets and rugs, 41%.

The survey also found the top three OUTDOOR chores are getting our lawn in shape . . . making sure the air conditioner works . . . and cleaning the gutters.

(PR Newswire)

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