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• Soap

  The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.

• Builders

  These additives build on the power of detergent in a number of ways.

• Grout

  It’s a pesky cleaning problem. Here’s a tip for making it less of a drag in the future.

• Disinfectant

  Solutions that kill the bugs, but not necessarily any spores.

• Rubber gloves

  Some jobs require greater hand protection than others.

• Organic chemical, compound

  Any substance that has carbon molecules in its structure.

• Concrete floor

  Seal these floors, and you’ll simplify this cleaning hassle once and for all.

• High traffic area

  Flooring that gets the most foot traffic needs extra attention.

• Floor Care: No Wax Floor

  Not so fast with the finishing polish or wax! Do this first.

• Dry mopping

  A cousin to dusting as it applies to hard flooring.

• Books

  Routine maintenance to emergency care.

• Green cleaning

  Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.

• De-scaler

  These products help remove crusty scale from plumbing fixtures and other surfaces.

• Rinse

  This step in the cleaning process has the biggest impact on final results.

• Rust Remover, Plumbing

  These products help remove crusty scale from porcelain fixtures and other surfaces.

• Hot water extraction

  Carpet cleaning that’s highly effective at flushing out dirt.

• XRF

  X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is a fast, highly accurate method for analyzing the soil removal capability of cleaning products such as vacuum cleaners.

• Extraction cleaning

  A method that’s highly effective at flushing out dirt from many carpets and some rugs.

• R.E.H.

  The highest educational designation offered by the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA).

• Ice maker

  Good ice depends on a clean freezer.

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