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Restoration
Extreme Weather and Disaster Relief
How can homeowners undo the mess and ensure their home is safe, clean, and livable once again?
Winterizing
Organize to Survive the Cold
If you live where the winter is harsh, it's all the more important to be prepared.
Draperies
The Drapery Department
Find out what you can realistically expect from cleaning window draperies.
Handwashing
Nation Gets a "C" for Hand Washing
Clean Hands Week provides a refresher course in handwashing.
Water Damage
Prevention and Cleanup: Water Damage From Winter Storms and Cracked Pipes
Every year the combination of winter storms and frozen pipes causes millions of dollars in water damage to homes and buildings. Here's what you can do to prevent problems or clean up.
Carpet Installation
Installing and Maintaining Your New Carpet
A quality installation can make all the difference in the performance of your new carpet, while proper maintenance will extend the time you can enjoy your carpet and help keep its fresh appearance.
Carpet
Health Perspectives: Choosing and Installing New Carpet
Going green when choosing and installing new carpet.
Health
Consumer Reports: 8 Out Of 10 Chickens Tested Harbor Dangerous Bacteria
Largest study of its kind shows highest percentage of dirty birds since CR began testing in 1998.
Leather
Cleaning Leather Furniture
Tips from the pros.
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.
Smoke
Smoke Damage - A Menace to Civilization: What to Do?
Where there's fire, there's usually smoke. Although experts do their best to contain a fire, they are all but helpless in controlling the billowing clouds of smoke that fire creates. What can you do once the damage has been done?
Antibacterial
Antibacterial Soap - Does it Really Help?
Gleaning the facts amid the controversy.
Saving Money
Sticking to Your “Save Money” Diet
Ten steps to saving money and keeping it saved.
Food Safety
Beat BBQ Food Safety Blues
Defend good, clean food when you take dining outdoors.
Upholstery Cleaning
Information for Consumers of Upholstery Cleaning Services
Routine maintenance is vital as is periodic help from skilled professionals.
Rugs
Oriental Rugs and More
Rug weaving is a tradition that spans the centuries and many cultures.
Home Improvement
Improve Your Floor Coverings - Get a Tax Deduction and Credit?
The HIRE Act, if passed, would provide hefty tax deductions and breaks for consumers who purchase qualified building products and home furnishings.
Cleaning Products
Soaps Vs. Detergents
What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
Organizing Strategies
The Pruning Principle
Something about eliminating useless stuff just feels right.
Food Safety
Barbecue and Food Safety
Cooking outdoors was once only a summer activity shared with family and friends. Now more than half of Americans say they are cooking outdoors year round. So whether the snow is blowing or the sun is shining brightly, it’s important to follow food safety guidelines to prevent harmful bacteria from multiplying and causing foodborne illness.