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- After a long winter, consumers are ready to tackle the clutter - 60% still regularly engage in spring cleaning, survey says.
- Sweeping can be downright simple if you follow a few basic principles.
- Wow guests for much less than the price of a remodel!
- 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.
- Pumping dirt is the new exercise craze combining aerobics, calisthenics, weight lifting, and, yes, housecleaning.
- 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.
- CRI's Seal of Approval (SOA) program uses precise science to test carpet cleaning products to help ensure certified products will get your carpets clean.
- How to reach tip-top clean with less caustic chemicals.
- Hardwood and other floors a hassle? The IICRC experts share tips on cleaning and maintaining wood and hard surface floors.
- Knowing your stone is key to cleaning it.
- More people are Spring Cleaning. Find out how and why.
- Steam vapor cleaning differs from traditional "steam cleaning" of carpet.
- When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.
- "Live steam" is not employed in this cleaning method, only warm or hot water.
- Vacuuming is an essential part of limiting exposure to asthma and allergy triggers such as pet dander, dust mites, pollen and other allergens.
- The Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration explains cellulosic browning.