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• Duct

  These metal conduits distribute heated or cooled air from a furnace or central air conditioner. No one’s sure whether they need regular professional cleaning.

• 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.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Blinds, vertical

  Introducing a handy tool for making quick work of this task.

• Wet (soak) mopping

  What to do when damp mopping no longer effectively cleans a vinyl, tile or sealed-stone floor.

• Bleach

  It's not just from a chlorine bottle anymore.

• Laminate floor

  These pre-finished surfaces are easily maintained by sweeping or vacuuming, and damp mopping. Avoid going overboard with cleaners and polishes.

• Gutter, rain

  Dirt streaks on gutter facings are hints that this job is overdue.

• Dust, dusting

  It's everywhere, all the time. Here's how to keep it to a tolerable minimum.

• Glassware

  Another straightforward task, but be careful with crystal and other fine glasses.

• Dry mopping

  A cousin to dusting as it applies to hard flooring.

• Dust mites

  You can’t see them, but they can cause allergies and other respiratory problems.

• Automotive exterior

  Vehicle paint is another durable, yet easily scratched surface.

• Vacuum filtration

  Keeping the dust inside your vacuum.

• Blinds, window

  How to be proud of their appearance again, the easy way.

• Wet-dry vac

  Wet-dry vacuum cleaners are best suited to garages and unfinished basements since they tend to spew fine dust out with the exhaust air if you don’t install an optional filter. They can come in handy for limited jobs in the home, such as clearing out a clogged sink, sucking up pet accidents, etc.

• Toys

  Experts recommend making sure you can clean toys before buying them.

• Ladder safety

  How to do it right when you have to work high off the ground.

• Grout

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

• Plexiglass

  You may not want to use even paper towels for this cleaning task.

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