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- How can homeowners undo the mess and ensure their home is safe, clean, and livable once again?
- In today’s fiscal climate, there is no shortage of often ill-qualified people offering to clean and restore your valuable possessions, but how do you determine who truly knows what they are doing – i.e., how do you tell the “Masters” from the “Jacks-of-all-Trades”? In a word: Certification.
- Many of today's homes are built with products difficult to clean (stone, ceramics, specialty woods). Also, carpet or leather and upholstered furniture can be expensive to replace if irreversibly damaged by harsh chemicals or techniques.
- Housekeeping Channel and the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) have entered into an educational partnership to assist consumers in the care of wood floors.
- Not every job requires professional assistance. However, when a professional is needed, not all professionals measure up. How can consumers choose whom to hire?
- Hard surfaces can deteriorate due to climate, abuse, natural disaster, even improper installation; increasing the costs of repair or replacement if left unchecked.
- Perhaps the traffic areas begin to look crushed or flattened, or you've recently moved your furniture around and there are indentations in the carpet. Are those “dents” permanent? What can be done to preserve carpet’s nap or pile?
- You might expect a doctor to say: "What You Can't See Can Hurt You!" But who would expect it from a carpet cleaning professional?
- Study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
- The IICRC provides a consumer referral service to locate trained and certified cleaning and restoration firms and technicians.
- Place the right type and length of walk-off matting outside and inside exterior doors to stop dust, dirt and moisture from entering.
- Complete avoidance may be difficult, but simple steps can be taken to reduce exposure.
- Why and how to work smarter, not harder, to keep your carpet looking great for years to come.
- The IICRC is a non-profit organization that sets standards for the cleaning and restoration industry. Many professionals follow these guidelines when cleaning a commercial or residential property.
- How do you keep carpet looking great? Easy. The simplest way to protect your carpet investment is preserving its quality using products with the green and blue label of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval Program (SOA).
- Spring cleaning is a misnomer! Fall is by far the best time to clean.
- Hardwood and other floors a hassle? The IICRC experts share tips on cleaning and maintaining wood and hard surface floors.
- Carpet is one of the best noise-absorbing acoustical materials.
- Observing its 125th anniversary in 2010, Good Housekeeping has served as a source of practical information to successfully run a home.
- The Clean Trust has a few tips to make cleaning easier.