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Schools
Not Just for Looks: Outlining Reasons for Clean Schools
When a school looks clean and healthy, people tend to have a positive attitude about it. But looks can be deceiving: a clean-looking school may have been cleaned merely for appearance and not for health. Desks may have heavy chemical residues and bacterial contamination. Restrooms may have been treated with a harsh disinfectant — the sink handles wiped but not sanitized. A fragranced deodorizer or air freshener may be hanging in the air emitting chemicals without addressing the source of the odor.
CRI
Olympic Cleaning? Has Your Vacuum Been Awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze?
Check the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) for top performers in soil removal, indoor air quality and carpet protection.
Vacuum Cleaners
One More Reason to Get a Quality Vacuum Cleaner
After learning about dust mites, you too, may want to see if your vacuum cleaner is a CRI certified product.
Winterizing
Organize to Survive the Cold
If you live where the winter is harsh, it's all the more important to be prepared.
Organizing Strategies
Organize Your Cleaning Supplies 1-2-3
The only tools and products you need are the ones you use, and organizing your cleaning supplies will make it easier to find what you need.
Oven
Oven Cleaning Made Easier
An easy and economical way to clean your oven is to put it off until tomorrow.
Oxygen Bleach
Oxi-type Bleach Stains
Stain removal products containing oxygen bleaches must be used correctly or bleach spots may result.
Storage
Photo Care
Make your professional or family photographs last.
Safety
Poison Prevention Pointers for Spring
It is important to keep safety in mind as you begin your spring cleaning and gardening.
Harmful Chemicals
Poisonous Intruders
An Environmental Protection Agency list of indoor pollutants and solutions that could affect your health.
Acoustic Ceiling
Popcorn Ceilings 101
For health's sake, know your ceiling's ingredients before dusting up a storm.
Spring Cleaning
Prevent Spring Cleaning
Start working efficiently now to take the "big" out of the big spring projects.
Water Damage
Prevention and Cleanup: Water Damage From Winter Storms and Cracked Pipes
Every year the combination of winter storms and frozen pipes causes millions of dollars in water damage to homes and buildings. Here's what you can do to prevent problems or clean up.
Dishwashing
Pricey Dish Soaps are Not Better at Cleaning
Despite the variety in dish liquid scents, colors, prices, and claims, each one works about as well as the next one.
Protect Your Property From The Elements
Careful maintenance of your home's outer shell prevents costly indoor messes caused by water damage later.
Green Cleaning
Protecting People and Planet Through Better Cleaning Choices
Families are questioning the presence of chemical products in their homes and taking steps to replace them with healthier alternatives made from more benign ingredients.
Energy Savings
Put Your House On An Energy Diet
Is your budget squeezed by high electric bills? Put your house on an energy “diet.”
Carpet Cleaning
Q and A - Exploring Myths About Carpet
Few flooring materials have generated more vigorous discussion than carpet. Why? Many people misunderstand its maintenance requirements or assume that carpet is just an unhealthy product. This Q&A dispels common myths about carpet.
Carpet Cleaning
Q&A on Carpet Cleaning
The IICRC answers several commonly asked questions about professional carpet cleaning.
Spring Cleaning
Redefining Spring Cleaning
Is spring cleaning obsolete? Here's a new definition.