Ways to Clean a Wet Memory Foam Mattress
Filed under Bedroom and Beds, Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
A memory foam mattress is created with the science of Visco-elastics. Once the foam has been able to adjust to your body temperature, it follows the contours of your body. This leads to a substantial decrease in your body pains and is also helpful in correcting your posture. But memory foam mattresses come with an [...]
Tips on Removing Blood stains
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
Having your favorite outfit stained with blood may really ruin your day. Blood stains can be very hard to remove compared to other stains. However, you should not worry because there are several ways for you to save your clothes from looking like you’ve been through a blood bath. When removing such stain, soaking a [...]
Why You Should Shampoo Your Carpets
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
Keeping your home clean is not just about appearances. Of course, a clean house looks good, but it is important for your family’s health and wellbeing as well. One of the things you can do to keep your home clean and safe is shampoo your carpets. There are many reasons to keep up with this [...]
Top 3 Carpet Cleaning Companies
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
Let’s face it. Although running the vacuum over the floor once a week makes it feel like you are keeping your home clean, you actually aren’t. Much like clothes, germs and dirt get embedded in the fibers of every carpet and pressed further down with each step on top of it. Using carpet cleaning equipment [...]
How To Keep Your Microwave Out Of Appliance Repair Shops
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Products and Furnishings
The microwave oven is one of the most useful kitchen appliances ever invented. However, since it is often used, there will come a point that it will become exhausted and in need of a good appliance repair company to bring it back in shape. However, there are some things that can help you save on [...]
How to care for wood flooring
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Flooring, Home 101
Two of the biggest advantages of wood flooring are that it’s naturally durable and easy to take care of. Unlike wall-to-wall carpeting that shows every little speck of mud, wood floors stay looking new for years, with just a little maintenance. It doesn’t take much to keep your floors looking their best. Following these simple [...]
Using A Chimney Cowl Will Help Keep Your Home Smoke Free
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Products and Furnishings
Use of a chimney cowl will help keep the home smoke free when the fireplace is in use. As most know when a fireplace is lit smoke moves upward through the chimney so it can pass through the top to the outside. The chimney is often referred to as a chimney pot, the top of [...]
How to Keep Your Chandelier Looking New
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Lights
Perhaps a while ago you got yourself a nice chandelier to act as a lovely focal point in your lounge room. But over time, you may have noticed that it dulls slightly as there is a build up of dust and grime. You really need to stay on top of this to keep your chandelier [...]
Permatex Cold Weld Compound
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
Metal tools deliver reliable strength around the house and on the job, but what happens when one breaks? Tools crafted from metal can be very expensive on the retail market, so it would make sense to repair them instead of buying new. However, once metal is broken it can be very difficult to rejoin the [...]
Heating The Home With Classical Cast Iron Radiators
Heating the home with the use of cast iron radiators has been preferred by many home owners these days despite the availability of several types of other home heating solutions. One reason, perhaps, is that they are cost efficient alternatives and with almost everybody tightening the belt when it comes to household expenses, these radiators [...]
A Guide to Fireplace Tools
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Products and Furnishings
The flickering flames which bring dancing rays of light into the home on cold, dreary days possess the power to hypnotize and charm us. Some tools are necessary to maintain both the fire and the fireplace. The four basic tools for fireplaces are the poker, tongs, shovel, and broom. The poker is used to position [...]
The Advantages of Pressure Washing
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Do It Yourself, Home 101
What is Pressure Washing you might ask? Pressuring washing is a useful and unique process using a high pressure water spray to clean or clear away just about anything. The pressure is generated by a special pump to create a forced water flow action strong enough to remove the most challenging debris or particulars from [...]
Plumbing 101: Sewage Pumps
Filed under Bathroom, Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Plumbing
Sewage pumps are often necessary in houses which are low-lying or which need help moving waste to a septic tank. Because of the cost, expense and horrible smells associated with replacing malfunctioning pumps it is important to always select and install a pump which is reliable and designed to last for decades, if not longer. [...]
Inground Robotic Pool Cleaners
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Outdoor, Pool
There is nothing worse than getting up early in the morning to clean your swimming pool. Swimming pools can be quite the chore if you don’t already know. I think that the most daunting task is vacuuming your swimming pool. You need to have a big hose, a vacuum head and a large telescopic pole [...]
How to choose an emergency plumber
Filed under Bathroom, Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101, Plumbing
So you’ve walked into your kitchen this morning and the floor is soaked. Or perhaps you woke in the middle of the night to find a busted pipe in the basement along with several inches of water. Or it could be that you let the tub drain and instead of the water flowing out to [...]
The Advantages Of Propane Water Heaters
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
At present, propane gas heaters are used widely because they are less expensive and easy to use. Electricity has become quiet expensive and these days people are trying to save money than ever before. To cut down the cost of living people have started to use propane heaters instead of electric heaters. Another reason of [...]
Dry Carpet Shampoos
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
There are two different types of carpet shampoo including dry carpet shampoos and liquid carpet shampoos. In my opinion, it is better to use the dry variety when possible for two reasons. First, using a liquid carpet shampoo means introducing water to your carpet and if you do not get your carpet completely dry after [...]
Choosing A Bathroom Exhaust Fan
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Do It Yourself, Home 101, Remodeling
A bathroom exhaust fan is a necessity in any home, not just for its useful functions but also for the extra touch, it adds to your bathroom décor. Bathroom exhaust fans decrease moisture and odor in the air of the room, cutting down the chances of mold buildup and other cleanliness issues. Because extra humidity [...]
Plumbing Advice From the Atlanta Plumbing Expert
Filed under Bathroom, Cleaning and Maintenance, Do It Yourself, Home 101, Plumbing
After working for several years in the Atlanta plumbing industry I have seen more than my share of crooked plumbers. In this article I would like to give you the tools that you will need to make simple plumbing repairs on your own. Let’s begin by going over a few simple plumbing tips that can [...]
Why Hiring A Housekeeper Is A Good Idea
Filed under Cleaning and Maintenance, Home 101
Finding the motivation to do housework is really tough especially since it is never ending. Things constantly need to be scrubbed, washed, wiped, and vacuumed. To top it off, if you live with family or friends, sometimes there are arguments on another person’s cleaning habits and the equitable division of household chores. And if you [...]

