If one lives alone, you may have a tendency to let cosmetic things like house upkeep slide because you are the only one that sees it. After 23 years in this house, I decided to do some catch up to bring my house's appearance up to snuff. I started with the landscaping, then kitchen and deck painting. I did all of the initial painting and landscaping for years but in my old age I hired someone to do the work, money well spent.
I never go in and out of the front door and always use the garage as does everyone else, consequently this part of the house tends to be a haven for spiders, nesting birds and mildew.
Yesterday I reached a level of disgust with the mess and went to work with Clorox, soap, a long-handled brush and a pressure washer, I made the entrance and stairs look new again.
The before and after pictures, I had cleaned most of the stairs before I took the picture but you can get an idea of how bad they looked.
