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Pest Control
Invasive Bugs Can Cause Serious Damage to Your Home
National Pest Management Association reports an increase in insects of foreign origin.
Pantry
Keep Pantry Moths Out of Your Party
National Pest Management Association helps homeowners to keep pests out of the pantry.
Pest Control
Repelling Rodents
With mice and rats, the best cure is prevention. The best "Plan B" is immediate action.
Ants
Get Rid of Ants
The most common home invader spoils the sugar and may be destroying wood in the walls.
Pest Control
Falling Temperatures Send Pests Indoors
Fall yard maintenance helps keep intruders out.

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Pest Control
Creepy-Crawlies
As temperatures get cooler, insects and other pests start looking for someplace warm and dry.
Security
Why False Alarms Should Not Be Alarming
Why the ability to make noise can be a good thing.
Carpet Cleaning
How often should you have your carpets professionally cleaned?
Can you get the same results by doing it yourself?
Organizing Products
Storage Solutions - Looking Up
Running out of space in your garage? Consider if an overhead garage storage rack will work for your home.
Green Cleaning
Only 44 percent of American Consumers Trust Companies' Green Claims

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Bed bugs
You’ll need the services of a pest-control professional to eliminate an infestation.
Fungus
Fungi
Mold and mildew are common forms of fungi that cause problems when present in homes.
Humidifier, whole house
Basic tips follow on keeping your unit in tip-top shape. Don’t have one? You might not need it after all.
Carpet Cleaning
Cattle tracks
These paths aren’t caused by livestock.
Chimney
Chimney
For most people, this is not a do-it-yourself cleaning task.

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The Complete Household Handbook
A comprehensive guide to cleaning, maintaining and organizing your home.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
House About It
Choose materials wisely when remodeling your home or building a new one.
Leather
Leather Care Technician Manual
Detailed photographic guide to leather care, stain removal, and restoration.

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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.
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
Green Carpet Cleaning - Spot Removal
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.