How to sweep the broom effectively and beat the dust?
Maintaining a clean home is essential. Starting with the floors, an essential step in any cleaning and sweeping session. But there is no need to spend whole days there: you just need to know how to do it and use the right tool: the broom
The broom designates a tool made of a flexible sheet, composed of plant or synthetic fibers, attached to the end of a long handle and intended to clean dust and waste that has fallen to the ground.
As an Artisan Brushmaker since 1947, Andrée Jardin gives you “the” secret to sweeping the broom efficiently and quickly : you must start by choosing the right accessories (and your technique) carefully.
Step 1: Choose the right broom!
For 3 generations we have been working with the hair on our brushes. For the interior we recommend a soft bristle to sweep delicately . In fact, the surfaces to be dusted are often delicate. We advise you :
- Pure horsehair : the noblest hair, soft and natural. It is very effective in collecting dust and respectful of all floors, even the most delicate.
- Mixing horsehair and synthetic . Just as effective and delicate for the interior. It can also be used outdoors for the terrace.
- Mixing horsehair and tampico plant fibers : a plastic-free alternative to mixing horsehair and synthetics. Just as effective, it also offers a different aesthetic side with the blonde color of the tampico.
Andrée Jardin brooms
Discover the entire range of Andrée Jardin brooms, master brushmaker since 1947. Dive into our diverse selection of brooms, meticulously designed to adapt to your specific requirements. Opt for natural or synthetic fibers, with each material chosen to provide optimal performance depending on your floor type.
- Beech wood
- Thermo heated ash
- Beech wood
100% natural horsehair
Natural and synthetic black horsehair
Natural and synthetic black horsehair
- 28cm
- 33cm
- 43cm
French made
French made
French made
Parquet
Tiles and parquet
Tiles and parquet
Step 2: Choose the right technique!
Everyone has their own preferences for how to sweep . You may prefer to start with certain rooms in your house, for example, or you may like to divide rooms into small sections.
Regarding movement, we advise you to sweep the floor using small movements . Hold the broom with both hands, one hand at the top and the other in the middle, and move it from the outside of the body to the inside. In doing so, the bristles will push any trash on the floor in the direction you are sweeping.
The shorter your swipe, the more control you will have. The idea is to collect all the debris in a central location.
Do not sweep too quickly , you risk sending dust flying.
Step 3: Choose the right accessories for your Broom
The Shovel and the Broom
The usefulness of the shovel and the brush no longer needs to be proven. Indeed, after sweeping a large area with a broom, these are the household accessories that we tend to use to collect dust and waste , or to clean relatively inaccessible places.
The Shovel and the Long-Handled Broom
Always on hand, near your work surface, the long-handled dustpan and brush set can help you in life's little accidents. With its height of 90 cm, you no longer need to bend over to grab it. For small spaces, it can even replace the Broom.
Thanks to its unique design, born from the collaboration between Andrée Jardin and the Nantes designers Mr & Mrs Clynk, you will no longer have to store this household accessory in the back of a cupboard.
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