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- Careful maintenance of your home's outer shell prevents costly indoor messes caused by water damage later.
- The main benefits of energy-efficient appliances include saving money on operating costs and utility bills and protecting the environment by conserving energy. Energy-efficient models save money with lower operating costs — using 30 to 50 percent less energy than many older appliances, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
- Five ways to be prepared for disasters and emergencies in no time.
- Entertaining is a great way to warm up the Winter weather, and everyone’s favorite part of get-togethers is often admittedly the food! However, no one’s cheer should be interrupted due to contracting foodborne illness.
- Inexpensive products outperform some more costly brands in CR’s tests.
- Protect your planks!
- Assign appropriate jobs by age and maturity.
- Be prepared for quick action to save your carpet from a spill...and a serious carpet cleaning bill.
- Stain-resist treatments provided on most carpets are designed to repel most acid-based dyes in many, but not all, foods and beverages. With proper patience and prompt attention, most common household spills can be removed.
- Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
- The IICRC provides a consumer referral service to locate trained and certified cleaning and restoration firms and technicians.
- Room-by-room green cleaning and sustainable living tips for men (and women too).
- If your dishwasher is leaving spots on the glasses or detergent clumped in the dispenser, the Soap and Detergent Association offers a list of common problems — along with their solutions.
- A little light work keeps floors protected and clean.
- How to care for high quality area rugs.
- Step by step, whip the water closet into a clean place to be.
- By showing it a little TLC and implementing these IICRC suggestions, our furniture can continue doing what it does best - supporting us and looking good!
- Defend a cozy — and healthy — home when the weather blows in.
- In today’s fiscal climate, there is no shortage of often ill-qualified people offering to clean and restore your valuable possessions, but how do you determine who truly knows what they are doing – i.e., how do you tell the “Masters” from the “Jacks-of-all-Trades”? In a word: Certification.
- Look around your home for these items that tend to become household hazardous waste. Plus, try a few recipes for homemade alternatives.

