Get Your Home Ready For Christmas

Updated November 10th 2023

With the festive season just around the corner we’ve no doubt you’ll be busy with plenty of gatherings for family and friends. After all, what is Christmas for if not to get your loved ones around the dinner table to enjoy the festivities?

Homes up and down the country are going to be on the receiving end of the traditional Christmas makeover. You’ve probably thought about dusting off your special crockery, and where the tree is going, but have you thought about putting your outdoor decorations up, cleaning your carpets, or maybe you have a more drastic plan to change the style of your home before your guests arrive? Take a look at our handy list of ideas to help you get your house looking its best this Christmas.

Deep Clean your Carpets

Yes the vacuuming gets done regularly enough, but if you want to truly transform your floors HSS Hire has got you covered with our carpet cleaner. So you’ve no need to worry about those unmovable dog hairs, or that coffee stain you’ve been hiding under the sofa, because the easy-to-use carpet cleaner will have your floor coverings looking 5-star in no time.

Get your Sink Sparkling

With visitors galore at Christmas your bathroom will be seeing plenty of action, so make sure to undertake a deep clean and work on every nook and cranny so there are no nasty surprises lurking. Get your glass gleaming with a Karcher Window Vac, ideal for shower doors and mirrors, you can also get rid of grubby marks and finger prints on your windows.

Festive Decorating

If you are thinking about doing a bit more than just hanging some tinsel around the house, we have everything you need for a home refresh, whether you’re looking to tackle your floors, walls, or ceilings.

Our easy-to-use floor sander is perfect for renovating old board, traditional parquet and wood block floors, removing imperfections, old finishes and most decorative stains to leave the surface ready for varnishing or polishing.

Our professional wallpaper stripper is a fast and effective way to remove all types of wallpaper, vinyl, woodchip and decorative wall coverings ready to add a new splash of colour to your walls. Make a statement with an eye-catching print, go bold with a berry shade, or keep it cool and bright with a classic white finish – our range of painting tools and wallpapering equipment will help you get the look you are after. And our ladders and steps will help you reach heights safely so your room will be refreshed from floor to ceiling.

Our huge range of power tools and hand tools will help whether you are assembling a new dining table, making last-minute repairs, building more storage, replacing the toilet seat, unblocking the shower drain, checking up on your radiators, measuring the space in the spare room to check the fold out bed you want to buy will fit.

Santa's Runway

Don’t forget the outside! If your patio area or driveway is in need of a rinse in the run up to Christmas, HSS’s pressure washers are ideal for a range of cleaning jobs. You won't want anyone slipping on the dirt, moss and algae that builds up over the cold, wet months, so don't forget this important job.

We also have a range of ladders and steps to assist with installing your outdoor lights and decorations so Santa can safely see where to land his sleigh. Our range of outdoor lighting including floodlights will help visitors arrive safely at your front door.

Once you’ve cleaned, polished, painted, or sanded your home then why not consider making some whimsical home-made Christmas decorations? Or simply sit back with a cheeky mince pie and enjoy some festive music, and take in your sparkling new surroundings after all your hard work.

Person using jet pressure washer to clean paving outside

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About the Author

Cat Burke

Cat is a member of the E-commerce team and is passionate about all things product, from power tools and TVs to cushions and curtains. She enjoys tackling basic DIY tasks at home and has taken on jobs such as stripping wallpaper, painting rooms, and upcycling furniture.

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