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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.
Tile
How To Clean Bathroom Tiles
Moisture makes a fertile breeding ground for mold and mildew.
Toilet Bowl Brush
Pick a Brush Four Out of Five Janitors Recommend
Maintain a pearly white toilet rim.
Hardwood Floors
Hardwood Floors — Easy Tips for Cleaning
According to the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), hardwood floors are low maintenance, beautiful and can last for years with the right care.
Steam Vapor
Use 'Dry' Steam Vapor Treatment for Healthier Carpet, Upholstery
Steam vapor cleaning differs from traditional "steam cleaning" of carpet.

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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.
Steam Mop
Review: HAAN Slim & Light Steam Mop
How does this simple steam mop fare against messes? Find out!
Vacuum Cleaner Reviews
Cleaning Up After Our Furry Friends - Dyson DC41 Review
As us pet owners are well aware, it can be a task to remove the pet hair and dander that quickly accumulate in our homes. Fortunately, the Dyson DC41 Animal vacuum has been designed with our furry friends in mind, or rather the mess they leave behind.
Spring Cleaning
Survey: Love or hate cleaning?
How much do we really like or dislike cleaning?
Car
Road Trip!
Whether you’re taking a driving vacation or just spending a lot of time driving around to all of the kids’ summer activities, the family car starts to feel like home. It also can get just as dirty and disorganized as any busy home!

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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.
Vinyl Floors
No-Wax Floor
A vinyl floor with a tough, clear finish.
Wet (soak) mopping
What to do when damp mopping no longer effectively cleans a vinyl, tile or sealed-stone floor.
Edge Cleaning
Edge Cleaning
Cleaning the edges of a floor, a task that may seem daunting but is rather simple.
Flooring
Flooring
Formal floor covering over a subfloor, which can include carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, and tile.

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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.
Speed Cleaning 101
Cut your cleaning time in half.
The Complete Household Handbook
A comprehensive guide to cleaning, maintaining and organizing your home.
Decorating Style
How to make a house a home - in affordable style.
Clean Like a Man
A straight-talking cleaning manual for men.

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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.
Carpet Cleaning
Special Tools for Green Carpet Cleaning
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.
How To Clean a Toilet
The gross-out factor of cleaning a toilet cannot be underestimated—but the gross-out factor of not cleaning a toilet is even worse. Better clean the toilet.
Bathtub
How To Clean a Ring From Your Bathtub
Save hand-washing houseguests the horror of having to stare at a line of dirt and dead skin ringing the bathtub.
DIY
Green Cleaning All-Purpose Spray
HC Producer series winner Leslie Reichert demonstrates how to make your own DIY green cleaning all purpose spray.