House Cleaning and Stain Removal Tips
Cleaning Jetted Tub Jets If you love soaking in a Jacuzzi or whirlpool bath after a workout, you’re not the only one enjoying the water—soap scum, mold, mildew, and bacteria love it too! Even after you drain the tub, water remains in the pipes, creating a breeding ground for bacteria and biofilm (a slimy buildup…
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How to Remove Rust Stains Rust stains can appear both inside and outside your home. Inside, they take the form of hard water stains in your sinks, bathtub or toilet. While they’re unsightly, indoor rust stains will not usually cause any damage to porcelain or ceramic fixtures. Outside, however, rust stains need to be dealt…
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Cleaning Vinyl Floor Tile To the untrained eye, vinyl floor tile can look like stone, ceramic or wood. The beauty of cleaning vinyl floor tile is that it is much easier. Plus, it’s amazingly durable and much less expensive than real stone, ceramic or wood. Some vinyl tiles can be installed with grout, others don’t…
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Cleaning Cloth Diapers Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy. Choosing to go with cloth diapers or disposable diapers is a personal preference. If you do choose cloth diapers it will mean you have extra laundry and it may seem that washing them sounds a little gross but there are benefits. One, you’re not…
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How to Clean Hard Water Stains When I was a girl, I got an allowance for doing chores and one of them was to clean the bathroom. We had hard water in my area and part of my job involved removing hard water stains from the sink, bathtub and toilet bowl. I absolutely hated to…
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Mildew Remover for Fabric I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought of mold and mildew as the “l,m,n,o,p” of fungi. Just as pre-schoolers put “l,m,n,o,p” together when they’re learning the alphabet, I’ve always put mold and mildew together. But, as it turns out, there are differences. Among them is that mold is often…
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Marble Floor Cleaning If they’ve been able to keep the marble floors in St. Mark’s Basilica clean since the middle of the 9th century, we should certainly be able to keep ours clean. But there are tricks to cleaning marble floors. Marble is porous, soft and easily stained or damaged by acids. Sealed marble floors…
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How to Make Laundry Soap There are usually three reasons people are interested in making laundry soap. Saving money, reducing their allergies, and environmental impact. You will save making homemade laundry detergent versus buying commercial products and you will eliminate some of those allergic reactions that can be caused by chemicals, dyes, and perfumes that…
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How to Clean Ceramic Tiles A new ceramic tile floor. Tile is a durable and beautiful addition to any home, and you should know the proper way to clean it. To keep your ceramic tile floor looking great for years to come, a little maintenance is required. Sweeping: Thoroughly sweeping the floor or vacuuming (use…
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How To Clean Up Mold Deciding on the best way to clean mold depends on the surface the mold has taken over. For example, you’ll clean mold from patio furniture a little differently than you’ll clean shower tiles because the cushions can’t take abrasive cleaners like tiles can. How to Clean Patio Furniture: If you…
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