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• Washing Machine

  Turning Laundry on Its Side

  Benefits of the front-loading washing machine.
• Hardwood Floors

  Keep that Warm Glow on Your Hardwood Floor

  Clean hardwood floors according to the type of finish.
• 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.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Half Hour Before Company Arrives

  Give your home a once-over to bring it back into order.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Mud Mania: Cleaning Muddy Carpet

  Carpet cleaning advice for those really muddy, dirty carpet situations.
• Deck

  Top Deck Treatments

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

  All About Wallpaper

  If it's dirty, should you wash it, or what?
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning ABCs

  Mastery of the basics will help ensure your carpet stays clean and healthy.
• Laundry Detergent

  Laundry Detergent Test: High Price Doesn’t Guarantee High Performance

  Common laundry detergents may perform better at stain and dirt removal than higher priced ones.
• Organizing Strategies

  Organize Your Organizing for Success

  Organizing your whole home can be overwhelming, but by prioritizing and breaking down projects into small doable tasks, it can be much easier.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Go for the Deep Carpet Dirt

  Your carpet's fibers, whether natural or man-made, dictate the method you should use for regular deep cleanings.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Is There Life After Housework?

  Don't let cleaning take over your schedule.
• Furniture

  For Dummies® — Cleaning Outdoor Furniture

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

  Consumer Reports® — Pressure Washers: Quick Cleaning for Less

  Consumer Reports confirms that gas-powered pressure washers have a clear performance edge over electric models. But more pressure also means more chance for injury with any pressure washer.
• Organizing Strategies

  Spring into Action and Stow Away your Winter Wardrobe

  Organize your winter wardrobe to stow away for next year.
• Stone

  Expert Stone, Tile and Grout Care

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

  Laundry Boosters

  Special care products to make fabric cleaning easy, fast and economical.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Using Proper Carpet Cleaning Products Pays Off

  How do you keep carpet looking great? Easy. The simplest way to protect your carpet investment is preserving its quality using products with the green and blue label of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval Program (SOA).
• Cleaning Resources

  The Right Advice at the Right Price

  Get free housekeeping guidance by phone.

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