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• Cleaning Strategy

  Do I Dust or Vacuum First?

  Answers to this and other important housekeeping questions from cleaning expert Don Aslett.
• Pest Control

  Invasive Bugs Can Cause Serious Damage to Your Home

  National Pest Management Association reports an increase in insects of foreign origin.
• Organizing Strategies

  Stick to Your Resolution to Get Organized

  Thinking something has got to change and making it change are often two different things. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can indeed resolve to get more organized and make it happen.
• Child Safety

  Childproofing: Protect Your Family's Breathable Air

  Indoors and outdoors, here are steps you can take to protect your children.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Is There Life After Housework?

  Don't let cleaning take over your schedule.
• Organizing Strategies

  You're Just One Excuse Away from Organization

  Organizing means pitching out clutter. It also means ditching the excuses that keep you disorganized.
• 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.
• Kids Cleaning

  Is Your Child Too Young to Clean?

  Assign appropriate jobs by age and maturity.
• Antiques

  Caring for Wood, Silver, Copper and Brass Antiques

  Secrets to preserving those antiques, heirlooms and collectibles.
• Organizing Strategies

  Creating a Simple Household Inventory

  It might surprise you to learn that a household inventory really doesn’t have to be that complicated.
• Pets

  Pet Protection: Rat and Mouse Poisons Could Also Harm Pets

  Place rodent-killing baits in places inaccessible to companion animals.
• Child Safety

  Cleaning and Child Safety: Tips for Parents of Young Children

  Ten simple year-round reminders for consumers to help keep their families safe.
• 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.
• Laundry

  Laundry Boosters

  Special care products to make fabric cleaning easy, fast and economical.
• Safety

  Save Your Shins and Other Needed Body Parts

  Develop safety habits that get your home clean without doing you in.
• Soft Water

  Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

  Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
• Motivation

  Clean Away those Extra Calories

  And as far as fitness programs go, cleaning is inexpensive. It requires very little equipment, you won’t need pricey athletic wear, and there is no monthly membership fee.
• Bed Bugs

  Bed Bugs and What to Do About Them

  If the thought of bed bugs attacking your home has you scratching already, here are tips to help you figure out if you have bed bugs, and what to do about them.
• Lead

  Lead-based Paint Disclosure a Must

  EPA fines landlord $13,675 for lead-based paint disclosure violations.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Messy Times And How To Handle Them

  At-home parties and other get-togethers can nearly triple the weekly cleaning time spent by women.

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