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• Hit the Deck!

  Get your deck in shape for summer.

• Finding Service With a Smile

  Get a reliable cleaning service.

• Select a Professional Carpet Cleaning Firm

  What to look for when you bring in the pros

• If Your (Dirty) Walls Could Talk

  Should you spot clean or paint? And if you wage wall dirt war, what's the best way to remove offending marks without creating more problems? Our HC experts weigh in on the best ways to clean your walls.

• Caring for Your Carpet

  Checklist for routine carpet maintenance carpet cleaning

• Motivating the Hired Help

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

• 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.

• How to Vacuum a Carpet

  Brush up on the basics of vacuuming.

• Motivating Kids to Work

  Dave Ramsey offers techniques to build a good work ethic in your children as they tackle their household chores.

• Spring Cleaning Still in Season for Most Americans

  The Soap and Detergent Association’s (SDA) spring cleaning survey reveals consumers’ cleaning personalities, purchasing patterns
• Cleaning Services

  Maid to Order (How to hire a cleaning service)

  How to hire a cleaning service

• Save Suds, Water and Energy

  Specially designed laundry detergent and high-efficiency washing machines can reduce water and energy use to as low as 20 percent of that consumed by the conventional load of laundry.

• Get Moving on Organizing

  10 ways to dangle your own carrot.

• Use 'Dry' Steam Vapor Treatment for Healthier Carpet, Upholstery

  Steam vapor cleaning differs from traditional "steam cleaning" of carpet.

• Candles — Are They Good for Your Indoor Air?

  They may smell good, but are they good for you and your home?

• Smarter Not Harder

  Speed is less about muscles than about busting time wasters and poor techniques.

• Is There a Fungus Among Us?

  Be in the know before panicking about mold.

• UL: Keep Your Family Safe With Carbon Monoxide Alarms

  Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer that can stalk any home with fuel-burning appliances. Within minutes, high concentrations of this odorless, colorless and invisible gas can become lethal. Here's advice from UL on how to protect your loved ones.

• New Enzyme Alternative to Bleach - Keeping Whites Whiter Naturally

  Anyone who has washed or worn white clothes knows that white shirts stop looking white after a few washes and start to turn a shade of gray. A new laundry-detergent enzyme helps prevent this from happening, without the use of bleach.

• No-Fail Organizing Tips

  Ten classic strategies will help you maintain order all year round.

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