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Carpet Cleaning
What is the Standard Drying Time When Carpet is Cleaned?
Just-cleaned carpet should dry within six to eight hours or less, and should never stay damp more than 24 hours, or microbial growth and odor may occur.
Radon
Nonsmokers Can Get Preventable Lung Cancer — at Home?
You can't see it. You can't smell it. But you can take steps against radon in your home, starting with an inexpensive test.
CRI
Olympic Cleaning? Has Your Vacuum Been Awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze?
Check the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) for top performers in soil removal, indoor air quality and carpet protection.
Furniture
Can Prolonged Sitting Be Dangerous to Health?
How much time does a person sit at home and how does it affect his or her overall health? Some studies note that worldwide the average person spends roughly 300 minutes, or 21% of their day sitting; many people spend much longer. What can remain after we get up? In many cases, “fallout”...
Motivation
Clean Up and Slim Down!
Science says cleaning burns calories! Build a fitness program for you and for your home!
Child Safety
Childproofing: Protect Your Family's Breathable Air
Indoors and outdoors, here are steps you can take to protect your children.
Spring Cleaning
Eight Tools for Spring Cleaning
To help Americans make the most out of their spring cleaning efforts, the Institute for Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has identified eight tools that all spring cleaners should keep handy.
Water
Water Testing Helps Ensure Better Water For Homeowners
Homeowners use water for many purposes, including drinking, cooking, washing, heating, humidifying, flushing (the No. 1 use of water in a home) and their pets. Those are just a few reasons homeowners should make sure they understand what’s in their water.
Carpet Cleaning
Maintaining High-Traffic Carpet Areas
What steps should you take to maintain carpet in a high-traffic area?
Swimming Pool
Pointers on Pools and Swimming Safety
Experts recommend setting the stage for swimming safety before a single bathing suit ever gets wet.
Handwashing
Public Handwashing Takes a Hike
More adults (85%) than ever were observed washing hands in public restrooms. Which gender was more handwashing conscious?
EPA
Spanish Health Site
EPA offers Spanish Web pages telling what you (or your Spanish-speaking friends) need to know about the home environment and family health.
Mold
Five Principles of Mold Cleanup
There are five general principles of cleaning up - or remediating - mold.
Water Filtration
Consumer Reports Reveals How To Make Water Cleaner
How to choose a water filter.
Motivation
9 Ways to Get More Done!
Finally get around to ... fill in the blank!
Carpet Cleaning
Q&A on Carpet Cleaning
The IICRC answers several commonly asked questions about professional carpet cleaning.
Safety
Poison Prevention Pointers for Spring
It is important to keep safety in mind as you begin your spring cleaning and gardening.
Stain Removal
Stain Removal During and After the Party - A Professional's View
Act Quickly! Ninety percent of the spots on carpet and upholstery can be removed completely if they are absorbed, blotted and flushed within two or three minutes.
The Cleantrust
Need Help? Contact the IICRC
If you need expert help with carpet care, water-damage restoration or any of 21 expertise areas, the IICRC can help.
Flowers
The Home Ecology of Flowers
Behavioral research concludes: Living with flowers strengthens feelings of compassion and decreases anxiety and worry.