Galaxy Maids was recently featured in Reader’s Digest as an expert for their all-encompassing house cleaning article, 42 Cleaning Tips from People Who Always Have a Spotless Home. The article captures tips from industry experts and covers all aspects of home cleaning. Here’s a snippet of what the article covered. The full article can be read here.

Whether you’re looking for deep-cleaning solutions or tidying tricks, we asked the experts for their most-used cleaning tips. Here’s what they had to say.

Walking into a spotless home can prompt amazement, and a slight feeling of inadequacy. Surfaces gleam, windows sparkle and fresh smells fill the air. How do they do that?, you wonder incredulously, remembering the crusty stove top and sink full of dishes waiting for you at home. Do they have a housekeeper? What cleaning tips do they know that you don’t?…

Cleaning is hard enough. Don’t make it harder, or take longer, by fumbling for the right tools and cleaners. Not sure what you need? “A quick inventory of the surfaces that need to be cleaned will be a great guide,” says Dan Deonarain, owner of Galaxy Maids, a New York City–based cleaning and maid service. Are you dusting? Sweeping? Disinfecting? All of the above? Gather what you need before the cleaning begins…

By applying your cleaners and giving them the proper time to do the work, “you will save time and effort, and get a way better cleaning result,” Deonarain says…

“Kitchen cleaning becomes a whole lot easier when you clean right after meal preparation,” Deonarain says. Wipe up fresh spills with a little dish soap and warm water, using a soft sponge or microfiber cloth to avoid scratching your countertops.

And if you’re keeping score, here’s another point for vinegar. Deonarain says that white vinegar is “an excellent aid in the removal of food and ingredients-based stains on almost any surface.”