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• Stone

  Expert Stone, Tile and Grout Care

  Inside tips for making these hard surfaces easy to maintain.
• Home Exterior

  Exterior House Cleaning

  Your home’s exterior takes a beating from mother nature, but you can intervene. A once-or-twice-yearly cleaning may also reveal a gutter or roof in need of attention.
• Laundry

  Fabric Fundamentals

  Your wardrobe is tailored from a variety of fabrics. Do you know how to care for each?
• Motivation

  Family Housekeeping: How to Get Your Man to Help

  Is the man of your house a little reluctant to wash dishes? Here are a few tips on picking up his motivation.
• Dust Mites

  Fighting Dust Mite Allergies — With Vacuuming & Steam Vapor

  Study shows vacuuming & steam vapor sanitizing effective.
• Stain Removal

  Fighting Formula Stains

  While infant formula with iron may be good for your baby's nutrition, chances are it's wreaking havoc on your laundry.
• Time Saving

  Five Steps for a 15-Minute Meal Cleanup

  Cleanup can be done faster than you think.
• Green Cleaning

  Five Tips for Greener Cleaning

  Simple ways to go green when you clean.
• Indoor Air Quality

  Five Ways to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home

  The good news is that the most difficult and expensive measures are not always the most effective – nor are they always necessary.
• Flooring

  Floor Care Tips

  Here are some tips from the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) on how to properly care for and maintain one of the hardest working surfaces in your house.
• Flu

  Flu-Fighting Facts and Pandemic Prep

  Safety begins at home.
• Furniture

  For Dummies® — Cleaning Outdoor Furniture

  Wooden, resin or iron garden furniture — do you know the best way to care for yours?
• Caulking

  For Dummies® — Caulking Your Tub and Shower

  How to remove old caulking, treat for mold and apply a new, protective caulk line.
• Organizing Strategies

  For Dummies® — Down in the Depths: Organizing Your Basement

  Pithy advice for getting control of your basement.
• Pets

  For Dummies® — Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

  A clean home is a comfortable home — for both you and your pet.
• Drains

  For Dummies® — Unclogging a Sink Drain

  With or without chemicals, the right approach clears the blockage so water can drain freely.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Form a Family Cleaning Team

  Motivate your family! Borrow a technique from the commercial cleaning world to do the best, most efficient cleaning job possible.
• Garage Sale

  Get Garage Sale Savvy

  Spruce up your forgotten stuff and you can have a garage sale to remember, says home fix-up expert Beverly DeJulio.
• Time Saving

  Get Organized & Gain Thirty More Minutes a Day

  Not enough free time in your day? Use these ten tips to help you get more organized, simplified, and add minutes to your day.
• Stain Removal

  Get The Latest “Dirt” on Stain, Soil Removal

  The Soap and Detergent Association Offers Online fact sheet for useful laundry and fabric care products

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