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- How an egg timer gets your whites cleaner, plus more important tips about chlorine bleach.
- Cleaning your home is essential for maintaining a sanitary and pleasant environment. So the last thing you want to do is to introduce harmful chemicals in a place you are trying to make safer.
- Common laundry detergents may perform better at stain and dirt removal than higher priced ones.
- Finding ways to be more energy efficient and eco-positive isn’t just good for the environment — it can be good for your home, your family and your bottom line.
- Why using too much detergent can send products’ benefits down the drain, and easy fixes that can save consumers’ money on laundry costs.
- Consumer Reports helps homeowners choose deck treatments that can "weather" summer and winter.
- Get 85% of your cleaning done before you start!
- Look around your house and yard for inventive ways to accent flowers for your home.
- While motivation to clean often comes easier in the Spring, with sunny days, warmer weather and nature in bloom; the right attitude, tools and know-how truly make the difference.
- There's more to the sorting game than just keeping dark garments away from the gleaming whites.
- What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
- Relative humidity levels rising above 50 percent stimulate the growth of mold, mildew, bacteria and other biological allergens, which generate musty odors and can aggravate allergies.
- Do smaller cleaning and repair jobs now to prevent big expenses down the road.
- The non-profit IICRC continues to reach out to consumers, insurance companies, and government agencies to raise awareness of the value of using well trained, certified technicians and firms to perform restoration and remediation work.
- Narrow enough to escape frequent notice, aluminum window frames need cleaning, too.
- Careful maintenance of your home's outer shell prevents costly indoor messes caused by water damage later.
- The main benefits of energy-efficient appliances include saving money on operating costs and utility bills and protecting the environment by conserving energy. Energy-efficient models save money with lower operating costs — using 30 to 50 percent less energy than many older appliances, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- Entertaining is a great way to warm up the Winter weather, and everyone’s favorite part of get-togethers is often admittedly the food! However, no one’s cheer should be interrupted due to contracting foodborne illness.
- Home improvement expert Danny Lipford reveals a quick trick to protect your hands while cleaning the roof gutters.
- Protect your planks!

