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• Hit the Deck!

  Get your deck in shape for summer.
• Carpet Cleaning

  What is the Standard Drying Time When Carpet is Cleaned?

  Just-cleaned carpet should dry within six to eight hours or less, and should never stay damp more than 24 hours, or microbial growth and odor may occur.

• Building Your Weather Wall

  Defend a cozy — and healthy — home when the weather blows in.

• Success Formula

  How to gain a clean victory

• Dust-free Drilling

  Doing odd jobs around the house need not create more housework.
• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  How Often Should I Get My Carpets Cleaned?

  Frequently-used carpet should be professionally cleaned annually or more often, depending on conditions.

• Self-Cleaning Carpeting?

  Not quite, but promicrobial technology enables carpet makers to build in a tiny labor force to keep carpets cleaner.

• Spring Clean Your House in a Weekend

  Get it over and done with!

• Green Up Your Household

  Dr. Arthur Weissman offers tips that can protect your health and surroundings — and just might save you money!

• 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.

• What is Lurking in Your Bathroom?

  Germs invisible to the naked eye may be faceless, but they are not nameless. Nor are the diseases they can cause. Here's how to keep a safer bathroom.

• Dressing Up Your Plants

  The right pot can make or break a plant.

• Beating the School-Morning Madness

  Don't let before-school crunch time break your stride.

• How to Find a Clean and Healthy Hotel

  Be choosy about your temporary home away from home.

• Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning

  How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.

• Spring Home Maintenance Saves Money

  Do smaller cleaning and repair jobs now to prevent big expenses down the road.

• Kid Safety in Disaster Areas

  EPA offers guidance to caregivers with children returning to hurricane-impacted areas

• Vacuum Cleaner Testing at Consumer Reports

  When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.

• Evict Indoor Air Pollution

  Use methods, products and tools that work for you, not against you, to make your home a healthier place. HousekeepingChannel.com interviews David Mudarri, formerly of the Indoor Environments Division of the EPA.

• Fire Sprinklers — Not All Wet

  These devices can save your life.

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