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• Water Damage

  $2 Dollar Hose Causes $1000s in Damage

  Water is the lifeblood of civilization - a necessity for life and health of man, animal, and plants. However, water also has the power to wreak havoc as a silent thief, stealing peace of mind and ruining property.
• Kitchen Cabinets

  10 Care Tips for Hardwood Cabinets

  Though found in kitchens and bathrooms, hardwood cabinets are not immune to water. Here's how to care for them.
• Kitchen

  10 Steps to Streamline the Kitchen

  A good storage plan goes a long way toward smoothing out your whole life.
• Hardwood Floors

  10 Truths About Wood Floors

  Protect your planks!
• Integrated Pest Management

  10 Ways to Control Pests at Home Without Poisons

  Integrated pest management (IPM) is a preventive method for controlling pests or "bugs" by removing their food supply and keeping them out of homes - or from traveling within or between homes - instead of relying on pesticides.
• Organizing Strategies

  13 Ideas to Control Household Clutter

  A baker's dozen ideas for getting control of clutter.
• Organizing Strategies

  5 Mistakes that Will Keep You Disorganized

  Organizing expert Maria Gracia tells how to sidestep the pitfalls on your way to the organized life.
• Wallpaper

  5 Tips for Decorating with Wallpaper

  Careful planning, preparation, and applying can make wallpapering a much easier task.
• Cleaning Products

  A Guide to Choosing Cleaning Products – Seeing Past the Marketing Hype

  Don't let the marketing hype pull the wool over your eyes. Make sure your cleaning products and methods are actually getting things clean.
• Antibacterial

  A Perspective on Antibacterials — Please Don't Routinely Use Pesticides

  One cleaning expert shares his views on antibacterial products.
• Door Mat

  A Simple Welcome Mat Defeats Winter Dirt

  Protecting your floors saves you both time and money.
• Water Damage

  After the Emergency

  How to handle food stuffs, kitchen surfaces, and fabrics that come into contact with flood water.
• Air Cleaner

  Air Cleaners 101

  Air cleaners are usually classified by the method employed for removing particles of various sizes from the air.
• Laundry

  Airing Dirty Laundry Issues

  A 1999 University of Arizona study found 25% of home washing machines were contaminated with fecal bacteria. Several factors were implicated in contributing to the contamination of the washers.
• Wallpaper

  All About Wallpaper

  If it's dirty, should you wash it, or what?
• Chores

  An Easy Chore Schedule

  Don't keep your family (or yourself) in the dark about what needs to be done today.
• Garbage Disposal

  An Easy, Greener Way To Recycle Food Waste?

  Disposers may offer more than just convenience. In several respects, they’re an environmentally responsible alternative to putting food waste in a landfill.
• Antibacterial

  Antibacterial Soap - Does it Really Help?

  Gleaning the facts amid the controversy.
• Infection Prevention

  APIC Launches Consumer Awareness Campaign to Prevent Healthcare Infections

  A major educational campaign, launched June 23, 2011 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), informs the public of the infection preventionist’s role in healthcare settings and ways in which patients can stay safe from infections.
• Asbestos

  Asbestos in the Home

  Your health deserves a basic understanding of where asbestos can be found and what you should do if your home has it.

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