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A Wipe Across the Front Is Not Cleaning a Venetian

Blinds are the thing everybody means to get to and nobody does. The dust builds evenly across every slat, so there is nothing to compare it against until you clean one and hold it next to the next window.

Ferntree Gully sits in the foothills of the Dandenongs, and the bush is the defining factor. Sloping blocks, mature gums overhead, and homes that are mostly sixties and seventies brick veneer.

Bark, leaf litter and fine grit come inside constantly, and because the blocks slope, a lot of homes have a back door that opens onto damp ground. That combination puts more abrasive soil into carpet here than in a flat suburb with a paved yard.

Shade is the other factor. Tree cover keeps these houses cool and damp through winter, which slows natural drying and is why we bring more air movement to jobs in the Gully than we would to an open block in the west. It is also why mould and musty odours come up more often in conversation here.

Vertical blinds fail differently from venetians. The vanes collect dust along the leading edge, the weights and chain at the bottom gather grime, and the carrier track above jams with the same dust, which is why old verticals start dropping vanes long before the fabric itself has worn out.

The part that matters is the edges. Running a cloth across the face of a venetian moves dust from the middle of each slat and leaves a dark line along both edges, which is why home-cleaned blinds still look grey. Slat by slat, both faces and the edges, is the only method that actually works.