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• Carpet Cleaning

  How to Extend the Life of Your Carpet

  By implementing good cleaning techniques and proper frequency of maintenance, your carpet's life can be greatly extended.
• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  Deep Cleaning and Selecting A Carpet Cleaning Professional

  If you find that no matter how much you vacuum, your carpet still does not look like it used to, it may be time for deep cleaning. While there are do-it-yourself cleaning methods on the market, hiring a professional is often the safest, fastest and easiest option.
• Stone Floors

  Understanding Natural Stone - and How to Clean It

  Knowing your stone is key to cleaning it.
• Wipes

  SDA Survey: Wipes Increasingly Work Their Way Around the House

  Wipe Usage is on the Rise Countrywide – 71% Say They Use Wipes.
• Cleaning Resources

  The Right Advice at the Right Price

  Get free housekeeping guidance by phone.
• Flooring

  Home-Selling Tips

  Restoring carpets and floors can help get a home ready for sale.
• Laundry

  Sorting Secrets

  There's more to the sorting game than just keeping dark garments away from the gleaming whites.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Inside Tricks to Cleaning Window Shades and Blinds

  Preventing excess build up remains the single most important key to easier, faster cleaning.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Be Proactive in Carpet Care

  Your carpet installation is a significant investment, both in monetary terms and overall home image. It is important to implement a maintenance program from the beginning.
• Enzymes

  Laundry Detergent — How Enzymes are Changing Your Wash

  Adding enzymes to laundry detergents provides consumers with the cleanest wash yet.
• Wood

  How to Care for Wood Furniture

  Tips to make your wood furniture last for generations.
• CRI

  Olympic Cleaning? Has Your Vacuum Been Awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze?

  Check the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) for top performers in soil removal, indoor air quality and carpet protection.
• Earth Day

  Celebrating Earth Day...in the Laundry Room

  Wash, fold, and remain environmentally conscious.
• Leather

  Leather Care

  Leather cleaning methods are sometimes best left to professionals.
• Deck

  Top Deck Treatments

  Consumer Reports helps homeowners choose deck treatments that can "weather" summer and winter.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning ABCs

  Mastery of the basics will help ensure your carpet stays clean and healthy.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Is There Life After Housework?

  Don't let cleaning take over your schedule.
• Laundry Detergent

  Laundry Trends

  Where we are and what can help us.
• Laundry

  Wash Daze: Laundry Gadgets Won't Lighten the Load

  These gadgets do little more than clean out your wallet.
• 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.

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