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• Braving the Bleach

  Tips you need to know before using bleach or bleach-containing products.

• For Dummies® — Getting to Know Wallpaper-Removal Techniques

  Determine your course of action by the type of wall found underneath.

• Clean Wooden Wall Paneling Like a Pro

  Sealed wood is easy to clean since you're really cleaning the finish — not the wood itself.

• Natural Cleaning Products

  Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.

• Clean Like A Pro

  Basic cleaning tools that save time and money.

• Time to Act on Allergens

  Beat the seasonal and year-round sniffles.

• For Dummies® — Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

  A clean home is a comfortable home — for both you and your pet.

• Before Guests Arrive: A Checklist

  Here is a short checklist to help make sure you are prepared for company.

• Caring for Wood, Silver, Copper and Brass Antiques

  Secrets to preserving those antiques, heirlooms and collectibles.

• Carpet Cleaning Products — How to Buy the Best Ones

  The Carpet & Rug Institute tests and certifies carpet cleaning products to help the consumer sort out fact from marketing hype.

• All About Wallpaper

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

• For Dummies® — Caulking Your Tub and Shower

  How to remove old caulking, treat for mold and apply a new, protective caulk line.

• Getting that Warm Wooden Glow

  Tips on cleaning and caring for wood furniture.
• 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.

• How to Vacuum a Carpet

  Brush up on the basics of vacuuming.

• Caring for Your Carpet

  Checklist for routine carpet maintenance carpet cleaning

• Ring Around the Carpet

  Discover how soil-filtration lines develop and how to address them.

• Hit the Deck!

  Get your deck in shape for summer.

• Home Restoration After the Smoke Clears

  The IICRC provides tips for fire victims facing clean up.

• 10 Tips for Less-Toxic Spring Cleaning — With Kids

  Safely mobilize your family task force this spring.

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