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Green Cleaning
Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning
How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.
Food Safety
Spring Clean Your Kitchen to "Be Food Safe"
Give a good spring cleaning to your kitchen, including refrigerators and freezers, to prevent foodborne illness.
Washing Walls
Washing Flat Paint or Enamel?
Attack a wall with the right approach.
Caulking
For Dummies® — Caulking Your Tub and Shower
How to remove old caulking, treat for mold and apply a new, protective caulk line.
Toilet Sneeze
Do Toilets Sneeze?
According to two studies, flushed toilets spew aerosolized plumes of moisture, bacteria and viruses over many bathroom surfaces.
Stain Removal
Pet Meets Carpet (and Furniture)
Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.
Mold
Is There a Fungus Among Us?
Be in the know before panicking about mold.
Windows
Assailing Aluminum Frames
Narrow enough to escape frequent notice, aluminum window frames need cleaning, too.
Health
Ice Guidelines for Healthier Beverages
Clean up your cubes with tips from the hotel, restaurant and hospital industries.
Sewer Back-up
Clean-up After Sewage Back-up? Not for the Squeamish, But Important to Get Right
Key facts homeowners should know about handling sewage back-ups.
Energy Efficiency
Why Buy Energy-Efficient Appliances?
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.
Indoor Contaminants
A Clean Home is a Healthy Home — Or Is It?
We take for granted that a clean home is a healthy home. But appearances can be deceiving!
Gutters
Gutter Thinking
Home improvement expert Danny Lipford reveals a quick trick to protect your hands while cleaning the roof gutters.
Waxing
Buying the Right Car Wax
Inexpensive products outperform some more costly brands in CR’s tests.
Schools
Not Just for Looks: Outlining Reasons for Clean Schools
When a school looks clean and healthy, people tend to have a positive attitude about it. But looks can be deceiving: a clean-looking school may have been cleaned merely for appearance and not for health. Desks may have heavy chemical residues and bacterial contamination. Restrooms may have been treated with a harsh disinfectant — the sink handles wiped but not sanitized. A fragranced deodorizer or air freshener may be hanging in the air emitting chemicals without addressing the source of the odor.
Radon
It's Fall - Hunting Season for the Indoor Killer: Radon
Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
Dishwasher
Dishwasher Trouble?
If your dishwasher is leaving spots on the glasses or detergent clumped in the dispenser, the Soap and Detergent Association offers a list of common problems — along with their solutions.
Rugs
Treat Your Rug Right
How to care for high quality area rugs.
Bathroom
The Bathroom Zoom
Step by step, whip the water closet into a clean place to be.
Upholstery Cleaning
How to Protect Upholstery From Damage
By showing it a little TLC and implementing these IICRC suggestions, our furniture can continue doing what it does best - supporting us and looking good!