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Stone
Expert Stone, Tile and Grout Care
Inside tips for making these hard surfaces easy to maintain.
The Cleantrust
Need Help? Contact the IICRC
If you need expert help with carpet care, water-damage restoration or any of 21 expertise areas, the IICRC can help.
Flooring
Hard Floor Care Made Easy
When you get down to it, a hard-surface floor is easy to care for.
IICRC
Why Hire Certified Cleaning Services?
The IICRC provides a consumer referral service to locate trained and certified cleaning and restoration firms and technicians.
Disaster Cleanup
Recovering from a Flood or Other Disaster? Hire a Certified Firm
Do not attempt to treat major water or fire, smoke and odor damage yourself. A far more practical solution is to hire a certified restoration firm for professional advice and assistance.

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Spring Cleaning
Survey: Love or hate cleaning?
How much do we really like or dislike cleaning?
Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning: Where to start?
With a plan.
Food Safety
Safe Feasting
Planning ahead can prevent five situations from causing food poisoning.
Cleaning Tips
Keeping Shiny Things Shiny
How to restore that gleam to silver, copper, brass, stainless steel and more.
Spring Cleaning
What do you intend to clean this spring?
What modern homes need in a good spring cleaning.

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Grout
Grout
It’s a pesky cleaning problem. Here’s a tip for making it less of a drag in the future.
Asbestos
Asbestos
What it is, and what to do — and not do — about it.
Fungicide
Fungicide
Mildew and mold are fungi. Bleach, borax, and other common chemicals effectively fight outbreaks.
Flooring
Flooring
Formal floor covering over a subfloor, which can include carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, and tile.
Acoustic Ceiling
Acoustical tile ceiling
A ceiling that absorbs sound — plus a whole lot more.

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Home Comforts
A comprehensive, classic work on housekeeping.
Clean Like a Man
A straight-talking cleaning manual for men.
Kitchen Remodeling For Dummies
Guidance for redoing the kitchen, whether you do it yourself or hire a contractor.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
Garbage Land - On the Secret Trail of Trash
It turns out there is much more to the story of garbage than the truck that picks it up at your curb.

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DIY
Green Cleaning All-Purpose Spray
HC Producer series winner Leslie Reichert demonstrates how to make your own DIY green cleaning all purpose spray.
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.