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• Green Cleaning

  Milder Alternatives

  Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.
• Windows

  Assailing Aluminum Frames

  Narrow enough to escape frequent notice, aluminum window frames need cleaning, too.
• National Wood Flooring Association

  The Housekeeping Channel (HC) and National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Form Educational Partnership

  Housekeeping Channel and the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) have entered into an educational partnership to assist consumers in the care of wood floors.
• Hardwood Floors

  Caring For Wood Floors

  Protect your investment by taking simple precautions, and properly clean floors.
• Water Damage

  After the Emergency

  How to handle food stuffs, kitchen surfaces, and fabrics that come into contact with flood water.
• Leather

  Loving Leather

  The kinds and care of leather upholstery.
• Decorating

  Clean Decorating

  Beautify your home with easy-to-maintain décor.
• Remediation

  How Moisture Meters Can Help After Flooding

  Why many cleantrust-Certified professionals use moisture meters during and after completion of flood cleanup or other water restoration.
• Countertops

  Corian, Earthstone, Pergo ... Oh My!

  HC asked makers of special surfaces how to clean their products. Here are their tips.
• Furniture

  For Dummies® — Cleaning Outdoor Furniture

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

  Removing Forest Fire or Wildfire Retardants

  Technical tips on removing fire retardants.
• Stone

  Stone Care Tips - Before and After the Party

  Protecting your stone surfaces — countertops, walls, vanities and floors — is a must before and after entertaining.
• Self Storage

  Self Storage: Mini Storage Packing Tips

  Protect your belongings by packing correctly.
• Fireplace

  Fireplace Safety Tips

  Be sure to take a few safety steps before stoking the flames.
• Stain Removal

  Consumer Reports Tests Reveal Which Stain Treatments Really Work

  Which stain removers work best at removing a variety of stains? CR tested them on coffee, blood, wine, sebum, motor oil, and grass stains.
• Fireplace

  Wise Wood Burning

  If you intend to burn wood to help this winter's heating bill, check out these safety tips from the Chimney Safety Institute of America.
• Cleaning Products

  Soaps Vs. Detergents

  What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
• Cleaning Product Ingredients

  Industry Amends Ingredient Communication Model

  Companies are voluntarily sharing with consumers more information about the ingredients in their products.
• Cleaning Leather

  Leather Needs Your Help

  How to keep your leather furniture looking its best.
• Deck

  Top Deck Treatments

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

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