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• Motivating the Hired Help

  Getting the most from your outside cleaning service may boil down to your own managing and motivational skills.

• Don't Sneeze and Drive

  Ban sniffling and sneezing behind the wheel. Make your car an allergen-free zone!

• Whitening Your Whites

  How an egg timer gets your whites cleaner, plus more important tips about chlorine bleach.

• Clean Like a Man — Top Tips for Men

  These are housecleaning basics, retooled to be as guy-friendly as possible.

• Consumer Reports Tests Lawn Mowers and Tractors

  Find out Consumer Reports' picks, plus tips for keeping (or making) your lawn beautiful.

• Household Hazardous Waste Products

  Look around your home for these items that tend to become household hazardous waste. Plus, try a few recipes for homemade alternatives.

• Cleaning Garage Floors

  Cleaning your garage floor is the first step if you want to change the room into a livable space, lay down new flooring, or just to improve overall appearance and safety.

• Maximize Your Closet

  Many times the space you have is more than enough for your belongings.
• Carpet Cleaning

  What is the Standard Drying Time When Carpet is Cleaned?

  Just-cleaned carpet should dry within six to eight hours or less, and should never stay damp more than 24 hours, or microbial growth and odor may occur.

• Ice Guidelines for Healthier Beverages

  Clean up your cubes with tips from the hotel, restaurant and hospital industries.

• Eleven Spring Cleaning Projects

  Take advantage of the seasonal impulse to get moving!

• Your Housecleaning Style

  Are you a clean freak or a more easy-going type? Customize your cleaning habits to your personality and self-expectations.

• Ten Timesaving Habits

  Simplify your day.

• For Dummies® — Unclogging a Sink Drain

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

• The Less-Stress Emergency Trip

  Prevent a world of small worries while you deal with the big ones.

• How Do I Find Mold?

  Q & A with Thad Godish, Ph.D.

• Dry Cleaning: Hazards of Perchloroethylene or Perc

  EPA's Science Advisory Board has identified perchloroethylene as a possible to probable human carcinogen.

• Housework and Back Pain

  Is it safe to do physical work when your back is hurting?
• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  How Often Should I Get My Carpets Cleaned?

  Frequently-used carpet should be professionally cleaned annually or more often, depending on conditions.

• Nonsmokers Can Get Preventable Lung Cancer — at Home?

  You can't see it. You can't smell it. But you can take steps against radon in your home, starting with an inexpensive test.

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