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• Disaster Cleanup

  Recovering from a Flood or Other Disaster? Hire a Certified Firm

  Do not attempt to treat major water or fire, smoke and odor damage yourself. A far more practical solution is to hire a certified restoration firm for professional advice and assistance.
• Fire Retardants

  Removing Forest Fire or Wildfire Retardants

  Technical tips on removing fire retardants.
• Stain Removal

  Removing Stains From Stone, Tile and Concrete

  Oh, those nasty stains! How do you go about removing that red stain from the fruit drink your son spilled on the floor? What do you use to remove black marker ink from your white marble floor? Does lipstick stain? The list can go on and on.
• Pest Control

  Repelling Rodents

  With mice and rats, the best cure is prevention. The best "Plan B" is immediate action.
• Healthcare

  RID's 15 Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Risk of a Hospital Infection

  Most of us will have to go into the hospital some day. Here are specific steps you can follow to protect yourself from hospital infections.
• Cleaning Science

  Ring Around the Carpet

  Discover how soil-filtration lines develop and how to address them.
• The Cleantrust

  Risks of Water, Fire, and Mold Damage

  Life is full of surprises, and not all of them good! Depending on the severity of the incident, picking up the pieces and putting things back as they were can be a challenge many homeowners would rather avoid.
• Disaster Safety

  Safety Tips for Flood Victims

  A safety alert from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
• Water Damage

  Salvaging Sewage?

  Common myths about what can be saved after a sewage disaster.
• Water Filtration

  Selecting the Right Water Treatment System for Your Family

  Carbon filter? Reverse osmosis? Water softener? Ultraviolet system? Find answers here.
• Carpet

  Severely Dirty and Abused Carpet...Deep Clean or Replace?

  It looks like a 'Friday Night Tractor Pull' was performed in the living room; and the traffic lanes look like scars that didn't fully heal. Should your carpet be professionally deep cleaned or replaced?
• Asthma And Allergies

  Should Asthmatics and Allergy Sufferers Have Pets?

  That depends, but either way they can take the proper steps to reduce exposure to pet allergens.
• Air Duct Cleaning

  Should I Clean My Air Ducts?

  If not properly installed, maintained and operated, air duct components may become contaminated with particles of dust, pollen or other debris.
• Carbon Monoxide

  Silent Menace in Your Home: Carbon Monoxide

  It’s silent, colorless, odorless and tasteless, but it can be fatal.
• Mold

  Silent Menace in Your Home: Mold

  Hannah Keeley offers this first installment in her Healthy Home series about hidden dangers in your home — and what to do about them.
• Dishwasher

  Six Cascade Detergents with Enzymes Top Consumer Reports' Ratings

  Two Kenmore models top dishwasher ratings but dishwasher tests reveal you don’t have to spend more than $500 to get clean dishes.
• Smoke Alarms

  Smoke Alarm Savvy

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

  Smoke Damage - A Menace to Civilization: What to Do?

  Where there's fire, there's usually smoke. Although experts do their best to contain a fire, they are all but helpless in controlling the billowing clouds of smoke that fire creates. What can you do once the damage has been done?
• Tobacco Smoke

  Smoking in the House - How Bad is It, Really?

  You may be surprised to learn what it brings into the home environment.
• Stain Removal

  Spots and Stains

  Treat them right to persuade them to go away.

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