What to Clean and When to Do it

Have you ever asked yourself, when should I clean this or that? It’s easy to overwhelm yourself by trying to clean everything all at once. It’s best to break down your cleaning schedule by day, week, month and year to maintain your home. Maintenance is the key to avoid paralyzing chores. Housewifebliss.com successfully breaks down a feasible cleaning schedule. Markatos Services provides detailed, professional cleaning services if you find yourself too busy to take care of the job. Markatos Services also provides window washing, power washing and handyman services. Call 302.792.0606 today for a free quote!

How To Manage Pet Stains and The Mess They Leave Behind

For this week’s blog, we decided to give you a video. Markatos Services rep talks all about how to maintain a clean home when you have pets. We love our pets but we hate the mess they leave behind. Pet stains? Pet Hair? NO PROBLEM! Be proactive in preventing your home from looking like your pet owns it. Markatos Services provides professional, detailed cleaning services for both residential and commercial properties. We also offer window washing, pressure washing and handyman services. No surface goes untouched! Call 302.792.0606 or visit markatosservices.com for a free quote.

Solving Summer Camp Stains

With the blink of an eye, spring is flying by and we are landing at summer. The flowers are in full bloom and summer activities are making life a little more fun.

Importance of Summer Camp

As the school year comes to a close, it’s important to keep children in a structured learning environment in order to sustain proper child development. According to the Syracuse City School District, “all young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer”.

Delaware Summer Camp Programs

For local Delaware residents, there are tons of exciting and stimulating summer camp opportunities for your little explorers.

University of Delaware offers 4-H, academic, health, music and sports camps programs, for both day and overnight campers of all ages. Delaware Online also provides an expanded list of summer camp opportunities in the Delaware area. These programs range from art to music to science to sports. In addition, YMCA offers an array of summer programs. There is a summer program available for your child regardless of their specific interest.

Removing Pesky Stains

With summer fun comes summer stains, such as grass and perspiration. One of the best ways to remove grass stains is rubbing the stained area with a diluted rubbing alcohol solution. Sponging the stained area with white vinegar also works wonders on grass stains. Soaking perspiration stained clothing in an aspirin solution, for a few hours, is also a very underused stain removing technique. The aspirin solution consists of two crushed tablets and a ½ cup of water. 

Maintaing a Tidy Home

Keeping your children’s clothing clean in the summer tends to be a tad bit easier than keeping your home clean. Enjoying summer activities leaves little time to keep a tidy home. Markatos Services offers professional, detailed residential cleaning.

Markatos Services also provides window washing, pressure washing, and handyman services for both commercial and residential properties. Call 302.792.0606 today for a free quote! Call before June 21^st to take advantage of the spring bundle package to save BIG! 

The Importance of Hand Washing in Schools

Hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of viruses and illnesses. Poor hand washing is often a major problem in schools where students are not taught the importance of handwashing. Maintaining a clean and safe school environment is key to proper learning. Viruses can live from 24 to 48 hours on surfaces, such as door handles, which are one of the most touched surfaces, with the most germs. How do you wash your hands? Visit Center for Disease Control to learn how and when to properly wash your hands.

Markatos Services provides detailed, professional commercial cleaning for schools in the Delaware and Pennsylvania area. Markatos Services understands the importance of the Healthy Schools Project in promoting clean environments for youth and teaching them importance of hygiene. Markatos Services also provides window washing, pressure washing and handyman services for both commercial and residential properties. Call 302.792.0606 today for a free quote! Be sure to ask about the spring bundle package to save BIG!

Best Mother’s Day Gift Idea

Buying your mom a mother’s day present can be the most rewarding, yet difficult task for most people. “My mom already has everything. What else could she possibly need?”

One of the most popular new trends for mother’s day gifts is a homemade basket. The basket should be filled with all of your mothers’ favorite things. Be creative! Color combinations and decorative touches will make your basket even better. Buying many smaller gifts is often easier than buying one big gift. But, what are your mother’s favorite things?

Visit gifts.com to search popular gifts by the category your mom fits into. These categories include:

• Super Mom

• Professional

• Do-It-Yourselfer

• Hostess

• Trendanista

• Fitness and Health Nut

• Creative Thinker

• Hipster

Another wonderful addition to your mother’s day basket is a full, detailed home cleaning. What mom actually enjoys cleaning? Give your mom the best gift of all – a day off. Markatos Services provides detailed, professional residential cleaning that will make the perfect mother’s day gift.

Markatos Services also provides window washing, pressure washing, commercial cleaning and handyman services. Call 302.792.0606 today for a free quote. Be sure to ask about the spring bundle package to save BIG and give your mom the ultimate gift!

Graduation Party Planning Tips

Local Delaware University Graduation Dates

Wesley College – May 11^th

Wilmington University – May 19^th

Delaware State University – May 19^th

University of Delaware – May 25^th

Party Planning Tips

-Keep it simple:

• While you should have a variety in the menu selection, keep the menu to 5-7 items. Countless menu choices will lead to a lot of wasted food.
• At events like graduation parties where people will be mingling, finger foods are the best way to go!

-Be creative:

• Your guest will most likely be attending more than one graduation party, so it best to try to stand out amongst the crowd.
• Creating a unique party experience can be done through the food selection or the theme selection. Dare to be different!

-Shop around:

• Parties can be expensive and it’s easy to go with the first option you find for venues, invitations, decorations etc. but it’s best to shop around and find bargains.
• Oriental Trading is a great site to find bargains on decorations and party favors.
• Take your time to find the best options possible.

-Pay attention to detail:

• As the party planning begins to get hectic, it’s easy to forget about smaller details, such as, guest seating, how to maintain food temperatures, and the pre/post party clean up.
• Markatos Services can take care of the pre/post party clean up to ensure it is of the best quality.

Markatos Services also provides window washing and pressure washing if your party will take place outdoors. The company also provides handyman services and commercial cleaning if needed. Call 302.792.0606 today to schedule a free quote and ask about our Spring Bundle Package to save BIG!

The Importance of Window Washing

Why should I clean my windows?

• Cleaning windows provides more natural light to enter the home.
• More natural light creates heat in the winter and decreases electricity bills.
• Cleaning windows regularly prevents residue build up that can lead to greater problems, such as rotting.
• Ultimately cleaning windows regularly is less expensive than replacing old, rotting windows.

How often should I clean my windows? 

• The suggested time to clean windows is twice a year – once in the fall and once in the spring.
• Cleaning twice a year prevents residue and grime build up.

Window Cleaning Tips

• Be sure to remove window screens before cleaning windows.
• Use a brush to wipe away dirt and dust before using soap, water and squeegee.
• Remove excess water from squeegee after each stroke.
• If using paper towels, be sure they are lint-free.

Markatos Services Inc. provides detailed, professional window washing services that will make your windows sparkle. In addition, Markatos Services Inc. also provides pressure washing, residential & commercial cleaning and handyman services. Call 302.792.0606 today for a free quote. Be sure to ask about the spring bundle package to save BIG!