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  • Don’t Use This New TikTok ‘Hack’ to Clean Your Grout

    Don’t Use This New TikTok ‘Hack’ to Clean Your Grout

    Why does it feel like every week, we’re coming to you with a plea to ignore the latest TikTok cleaning hack because it’s dangerous, faulty, or useless? Well, probably because we are, and this week is no different: There’s a hack going around advising people to tackle their tile grout with toilet bowl cleaner and…


  • How to Keep Carpets From Polluting Your Indoor Air

    How to Keep Carpets From Polluting Your Indoor Air

    For every person who loves the feel of carpet on their bare feet, there are others who regard carpet as the Worst Flooring and the First Thing We’re Ripping Out When We Move In. Hating carpet isn’t just aesthetic, either — carpet can be difficult to keep clean, and often is only superficially “clean” no…


  • How to Remove Stubborn Carpet Padding From Your Hardwood Floors

    How to Remove Stubborn Carpet Padding From Your Hardwood Floors

    If you aren’t the first owner of your home, you are likely to encounter out-of-date and worn carpeting. But sometimes, if you’re lucky, there are beautiful hardwood floors under the old carpet that are just crying out for their chance to shine once more. The tricky part, though, is removing the old carpet padding without…