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Hardwood Floors
Caring For Wood Floors
Protect your investment by taking simple precautions, and properly clean floors.
Flooring
Floor Care Tips
Here are some tips from the International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) on how to properly care for and maintain one of the hardest working surfaces in your house.
Motivation
The Lighter Side — Pumping Dirt: Cleaning Your Way to a Sleeker Physique
Pumping dirt is the new exercise craze combining aerobics, calisthenics, weight lifting, and, yes, housecleaning.
Flooring
Tips for Wood Flooring and Hard Surface Flooring
Hardwood and other floors a hassle? The IICRC experts share tips on cleaning and maintaining wood and hard surface floors.
Basement
Cleaner Concrete
Smooth finish in the basement

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Steam Mop
Review: HAAN Slim & Light Steam Mop
How does this simple steam mop fare against messes? Find out!
Asthma And Allergies
Cleaning with Allergies - Quick Tips
Fall allergy season is here. Use these quick tips to prevent the build-up of allergens in your home and to effectively remove them.
Automatic Soap Dispenser
simplehuman Automatic Liquid Soap/Lotion Dispenser
While some technology can be a real letdown - this automatic liquid soap/lotion dispenser did not disappoint. Find out why.
Humidifier
Crane Cool Mist Humidifiers
These humidifiers are attractive, easy-to-use, safe, and provide needed moisture to dry indoor air and to treat cold and flu symptoms naturally.
Disinfecting
Q & A: To Disinfect or Not Disinfect?
Q: I purchased an all-purpose cleaner at a janitorial supply store that doesn't require rinsing, but I noticed that it makes no claims about killing germs. Do I need to use a germ-killing cleaner for regular cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom in my home? Or do I only need that occasionally? - Carolyn E.

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Laminate floor
These pre-finished surfaces are easily maintained by sweeping or vacuuming, and damp mopping. Avoid going overboard with cleaners and polishes.
Wet (soak) mopping
What to do when damp mopping no longer effectively cleans a vinyl, tile or sealed-stone floor.
Mop, mopping
A guide to the best tools and techniques for keeping many hard floor surfaces sparkling.
Damp Mopping
Damp mopping
Used where lots of water could damage the floor or the subfloor.
Pre-finished floor
Sweep or vacuum the floor at least weekly.

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Speed Cleaning 101
Cut your cleaning time in half.
Clean Like a Man
A straight-talking cleaning manual for men.
Green Cleaning
Cheaper, Greener, Cleaner: Ceiling to Floor Savings
Easy-to-follow recipes for inexpensive, homemade cleaners that are better for the environment and for your health.
Organize Your Office In No Time
An organized office and more productive day is just a book away.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.

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Shower
How To Clean a Shower
If the grime in your shower looks like something that would be more at home in a horror flick than in, well, your home, it’s time to take control.
Baking Soda
How To Clean With Baking Soda
When it comes to household versatility, baking soda is king. Here are just some of the many cleaning uses for sodium bicarbonate.
Leather
How To Clean Leather Seats
Leather seats are expensive. Keep them looking that way with a little cleaning and conditioning.
Bathtub
How To Clean a Bathtub
Whether you shower in it or use it for long, luxurious baths, there’s nothing clean—or relaxing—about a tub full of grime, mold, or mildew.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Using Green Cleaners
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.