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- Is your budget squeezed by high electric bills? Put your house on an energy “diet.”
- Few flooring materials have generated more vigorous discussion than carpet. Why? Many people misunderstand its maintenance requirements or assume that carpet is just an unhealthy product. This Q&A dispels common myths about carpet.
- The IICRC answers several commonly asked questions about professional carpet cleaning.
- Do not attempt to treat major water or fire, smoke and odor damage yourself. A far more practical solution is to hire a certified restoration firm for professional advice and assistance.
- Is spring cleaning obsolete? Here's a new definition.
- Tips from the pros.
- Technical tips on removing fire retardants.
- Q & A with Fred Hueston
- With mice and rats, the best cure is prevention. The best "Plan B" is immediate action.
- Most of us will have to go into the hospital some day. Here are specific steps you can follow to protect yourself from hospital infections.
- Discover how soil-filtration lines develop and how to address them.
- Life is full of surprises, and not all of them good! Depending on the severity of the incident, picking up the pieces and putting things back as they were can be a challenge many homeowners would rather avoid.
- A safety alert from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- Specially designed laundry detergent and high-efficiency washing machines can reduce water and energy use to as low as 20 percent of that consumed by the conventional load of laundry.
- What never moves but disturbs your peace, eats up your time and fills your home with sneeze-inducing dust? It may sound like an elementary school riddle but it’s no joking matter when the answer is clutter.
- Develop safety habits that get your home clean without doing you in.
- Wipe Usage is on the Rise Countrywide – 71% Say They Use Wipes.
- What to look for when you bring in the pros
- Carbon filter? Reverse osmosis? Water softener? Ultraviolet system? Find answers here.
- Building materials have come a long way in housework prevention.

