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• 10 Truths About Wood Floors

  Protect your planks!

• Lead in Your Drinking Water?

  Lead, rarely a concern at water's source, may indeed be present by the time that water pours out of your tap. Here's what to do.

• Can a To-Do List Help Me?

  Maybe. Here's how to make it serve you — not the other way around.

• Backpack Vacuums — New Secret Weapon

  10 cleaning solutions with a backpack model vacuum cleaner

• Get Moving on Organizing

  10 ways to dangle your own carrot.

• Chore Planning Saves the Weekend!

  Establish a weekly routine that saves you time — when you want it.

• Consumer Reports Finds Vacuums' Claims to Remove Allergens Mean Less Than They Suggest

  Extensive CR testing also finds some stylish vacuums to be sub-par performers.

• Winterizing Your Patio

  As the weather turns cold, we gradually move back indoors for the winter. But before you desert your patio altogether, get it ready for the big chill.

• Ice Guidelines for Healthier Beverages

  Clean up your cubes with tips from the hotel, restaurant and hospital industries.

• 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.

• Back to the Grind

  Maintaining your garbage disposal.

• To Be or Not To Be: Organized

  Five settings where it makes a difference.

• Home Restoration After the Smoke Clears

  The IICRC provides tips for fire victims facing clean up.

• Organizing for a Pleasing Playroom

  The quick pick up is almost useless without an organizing strategy and infrastructure — involving your children to ensure success.

• Is There Life After Housework?

  Don't let cleaning take over your schedule.

• Carpet Cleaning Tips - Rug Cleaning

  How to clean area rugs.

• Motivating the Hired Help

  Getting the most from your outside cleaning service may boil down to your own managing and motivational skills.

• Smoke Alarm Savvy

  Choices, choices. With more than one variety ... which will get you and your family out of the house fastest?

• Overcoming a Disorderly Childhood

  Is the past keeping you disorganized?

• Patio Gardens

  Transform your patio into an outdoor room.

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