House Cleaning and Stain Removal Tips
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 kid, my allowance depended on doing chores – one of which was cleaning the bathroom. We had hard water, and part of my job was tackling the stubborn stains left behind in the sink, bathtub, and toilet bowl and removing those hard water stains. I…
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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 Ceramic floor tiles are a durable, stylish, and low-maintenance choice for flooring, and with a little effort, you can keep them looking as good as new for years to come. Whether it’s your kitchen, bathroom, or another area of your home, clean and well-maintained ceramic tiles add charm and functionality.…
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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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How to Clean Your Dishwasher The dishwasher cleans our pots, pans, plates, glasses and silverware. You would think it’s clean because we run it all the time. Not so. It gets dirty too. Regular cleaning and maintenance are essential for keeping your dishwasher running efficiently. Over time, food particles, grease, undissolved detergent, and mineral deposits…
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How To Clean and Remove Odors From Your Mattress Did you know that you spend one third of your life sleeping (or trying to sleep)? For you trivia buffs, that’s about 200,000 hours over an average life span. Since we spend so much time sleeping it’s important to know how to clean a mattress and keep…
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